For all its dazzle and flair, it really doesn’t say anything at all. Jo and Raissa have been best friends their whole lives. They do everything together. So when Raissa is going to leave the country, Jo is distraught. But before anything can happen, a magical portal throws them to the Forgotten Island. A magical…
Tag: comedy
Review: Digger
My rating of this movie was on a rollercoaster. Up and down and all around. Digger is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu (who brought us the weird Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, and the chilling The Revenant) and stars Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, and Riz Ahmed. The film has already split…
Review: Hope
That was… absurd. A backwater fishing town in South Korea must defend itself when a monstrous attacker terrorises them. Hope is written and directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) and stars Hwang Jung-min, Hoyeon (Squid Game), and Zo In-sung. There are other actors, but I implore you to not look up the casting or anything…
Review: Resident Evil (2026)
Ever wonder how you would do as a protagonist in Resident Evil? This is your answer, probably. Bryan, a courier, is tasked in delivering a medical package to a hospital in Raccoon City. While it does involve driving out into a snowstorm, Bryan senses easy money. Unfortunately, hitting a pedestrian in the blizzard escalates far…
Review: Coyote Vs ACME
A court procedural but with Looney Tunes characters? After years of failed attempts to catch the Road Runner, the Coyote decides to sue the ACME corporation for all their failing gadgets. Coyote Vs ACME starts with the Warner Brothers logo with an additional asterisk. The notation being “Subsidiary of the ACME corporation.” Considering ACME are…
Review: Farscape
This show is an absolutely unhinged tornado of ideas and visuals. Yet it is kinda captivating for that reason. I have an odd relationship with Farscape. I remember when it first aired in 1999; I was neck deep in Star Trek at that time. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and the Star Trek: The…
Review: The End of Oak Street
I am grateful that Oak Street ended. An American family find their neighbourhood uprooted and surrounded by a prehistoric land. With predatory dinosaurs roaming their backyard, can they survive? The End of Oak Street is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. The same David Robert Mitchell that gave us 2014’s incredible horror It Follows….
Review: The Invite
A wicked comedy with an earnest core. Joe and Angela, husband and wife, live together in an apartment. They bicker and frustrate each other regularly. But this evening Joe is especially surprised; Angela has invited their upstairs neighbours to dinner… Directed by Olivia Wilde, written by a writing team including Rashida Jones (Parks & Recreation)…
Review: The Drama
A quirky, feisty, modern soap opera drama with plenty of entertainment value. While Charlie and Emma plan for their imminent wedding, and reflect on their life together, some unexpected truths emerge. While small, the consequential overthinking, doubt, and gossip threaten to ruin everything. Writer/director Kristoffer Borgli brought us the unorthodox Dream Scenario in 2023 with…
Review: Cold Storage
That was pretty silly. But an enjoyable kind of silly. A highly contagious, fatal fungus from space is sealed within a forgotten military bunker. But when it starts to break out, hapless heroes have to save the world. Cold Storage, directed by Jonny Campbell, stars Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Joe Keery (Stranger Things) and Liam Neeson…