Nobody (2021)

Moral of the story. Best to avoid picking fights with nobodys just in case they turn out to be somebodys. Ultra violent beat em up/shoot em up mayhem. May teeter on being unrealistic at times, but still bloody fun. 

Rating: C+

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Even at four hours long, it still feels like massive amounts of backstory and plot development went missing. The film jumps from one scene to the next, glossing over plot holes and reason. It seems every devoted fanboy and girl has shut their collective brains off in fealty to Marvel, which continues to reward their devotion with one nonsensical film after the another. 

Rating: D+

Finding 'Ohana (2021)

Aimed directly at the Disney tween crowd. Instead of a few winks to Goonies, they should have included some nods as well; adding more of the fun and humor of the original masterpiece. Finding 'Ohana stretched the bounds of reality a little too far, moving the genre from adventure into brainless fantasy. 

Rating: C-

Land (2021)

A story of grief, loss, isolation, and eventually; healing. Robin Wright put herself completely into this project. It’s quite heavy, but not overly bleak. 

Rating: C+

Soul (2020)

A little of everything, like jazz. Some Freaky Friday, Heaven Can Wait, and What Dreams May Come blended together with unique animation. Surprised they didn’t tie everything together with his purpose being to inspire others by helping them find their spark, like with 22 and his music students. 

Rating: C+

Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021)

Like an episode of SNL, it has its moments, but a lot falls flat. 

Rating: C-

Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

A muted Cage appears to feel right at home inside an evil Chuck-E-Cheese knockoff where he battles possessed animatronic characters. The humans are one dimensional at best. Their actions make little sense in the context of the film. There’s very little in the way of scares. The dark humor element was missing. The script needed a complete rewrite. 

Rating: D-

The White Tiger (2021)

A deep dive into the everyday struggles, politics, and culture of India. A strong reminder that life is hard and unfair. It’s an eye opening film with a morally suspect story. 

Rating: C+

Adverse (2020)

The acting is not good. It’s a literal who's who of--Who? The corpse of Mickey Rourke stumbles and mutters its way through a film that clearly should have been called Tire Iron. A real missed opportunity there. 

Rating: F+

The Informer (2019)

Undercover informant gets burned and has to take matters into his own hands. Uneven, but watchable. 

Rating: C

Psycho Goreman (2020)

An entertaining B-movie in the vein of The Dirtbike Kid and TV series Future Man. If you recognize those titles and enjoyed them, as I did, you will like this film. It’s ridiculous, crazy, fun, and violent. A lot of deadpan humor. 

Rating: B-

Human Nature (2019)

A documentary on human genome manipulation, CRISPR technology, and the debate over the current and future science in this field. Despite their efforts to jazz up the production, it’s still rather dry and clinical. Something this data heavy is bound to be. It’s more about informing and less about entertaining, which may be what you're looking for. 

Rating: C

The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (2020)

It’s all just history repeating itself. The fight continues. Sorkin Sorkins. 

Rating: C+

Minari (2020)

A Korean American family moves to Arkansas in hopes of a better life, but per usual, one set of hardships are traded for a new set. Quite heavy and depressing with bits of humor to keep things from becoming too dreary. Wish they could have traded in more of the depressing for fun. 

Rating: C

Bacurau (2019)

What a strange Brazilian film. A mishmash of genres and plotlines that keep you wondering just where things are going. On one hand it’s a snapshot of rural life in Brazil. On the other it’s a bloodbath between sport killers and local townsfolk. 

Rating: C+

Nomadland (2020)

A very lonely film that will have you thinking about your life decisions and in what manner you want to live the rest of it. 

Rating: C

Gifted (2017)

A feel good film about trying to do what's best for a gifted little girl. There’s no perfect answer except to maybe find the right balance, which is ultimately where things land. A talented young actress. 

Rating: B-

Synchronic (2019)

I wish I could pop some Synchronic right now so I could go back in time to tell myself not to watch this movie. 

Rating: F

Run Hide Fight (2020)

Blonde hottie fights the bad teens in a school shooter situation. The film foolishly attempts to explain their ridiculous motivations. It’s watchable, but the ending was dumb. 

Rating: C-

Tigertail (2020)

A slow moving drama revolving around the history of a Taiwanese family and their regretful decisions. Grab the popcorn!! 

Rating: C