THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT– 3 STARS There’s a very telling exchange about a third of the way through The Secret Art of Human Flight that illustrates the thematic teeter-totter happening between quirky pragmatism
SPACE CADET— 1 STAR Throughout the history of movies, there has always been different types of intentional caricature characters, built to play the proverbial fish-out-of-water in various settings. Take Abbott and Costello meeting movie monsters
COTTONTAIL– 4 STARS The international journey at the center of Cottontail calls to mind the phrase “to the ends of the earth.” Originating in the 9th chapter and 10th verse of book of Zechariah in
DANDELION– 4 STARS LESSON #1: THE TROPE OF A STARVING ARTIST– Dandelion carries the merging of two “starving artists” from opposite origins who very much live up to the circumstances of that old adage. They
MOVIE REVIEW: Twisters TWISTERS– 4 STARS One of this writer’s favorite lines from 1996’s Twister was Helen Hunt, fresh from surviving a tornado hunkered down in a ditch, answering Philip Seymour Hoffman’s question of “What
BEFORE DAWN– 2 STARS The tight-knit group of World War I soldiers from Australia and New Zealand depicted in Before Dawn—in theaters and on digital July 19, 2024— are shown to have adopted a certain
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE— 5 STARS Despite its proven record of success and wondrous riches amassed in nearly a quarter-century, the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe has needed some kind of a jolt. The writing’s been on
SING SING— 5 STARS There’s a key scene around the middle of Sing Sing where you watch a bouquet of cinematic flowers bloom in real time. Matching the title, the setting is the dubious Sing
PEAK SEASON– 4 STARS When people form expressive bonds with each other, a combination of ideal circumstances is often met or even required. Proverbial existential lighting can strike with the right time and place for
THE INSTIGATORS– 2 STARS About an hour into the Apple Original film The Instigators, the shit has hit the fan already more times than there fans on sale at The Home Depot. Academy Award winners