Movie Reviews and Other Writings

DISCLAIMER: I didn't see this film in a theater. I watched it with my HBO Max subscription. I highly recommend you don't go see it in a theater even if it is playing near you. That's too risky with all the virus cases across the U.S. and the world. Stay safe! Godzilla vs. Kong is the bringing together of two of the most recognizable and beloved film monsters of all time. The two of them duke it out for supremacy as to which one will be the apex predator of Earth. There are al

Boss Level is about former special forces soldier, Roy, who is stuck in an endless time loop. Though, the trick is, there are assassins after him and he has no idea why. So, Roy has to figure out how to get out of the time loop, where the assassins are coming from, and why he's being targeted. The film stars Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Annabelle Wallis, Sheaun McKinney, Selina Lo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Meadow Williams, Mathilde Ollivier, Rio Grillo, Arminda L

I have a love/hate relationship with the Academy Awards (Oscars (see the Academy of One entries on this blog). More often than not that voting body has to be dragged into the zeitgeist kicking and screaming (see Green Book's Best Picture win). This year's nominees actually represent an intriguing diversity of talent (if they actually nominated 10 films a year rather than their nebulous "between five and ten" ranking bullshit there might have been more.). I'm sure a lot of pun

Coming 2 America is a continuation of the story of Zamunda, a fictional, wealthy African nation and its heir Prince Akeem. There is trouble brewing on Zamunda's border with the powerful General Izzi of Nextdoria (not a typo) threatening war unless an alliance is made. Having no legitimate male heir, Akeem must return to Queens to find the bastard son he never knew he had and save the royal line of Zamunda. The film stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Kiki Layne, Jermaine Fowler

Moxie is about Vivian, an introverted teenager who is just trying to get through high school. Though, when a new student arrives, she sees the sexism and rampant harassment that has always plagued her school. In response, she gets inspiration from her mother's riot grrrl past and starts a zine called Moxie, where she exposes the awful truth. The film stars Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Sabrina Haskett, Sydney Park, Anjelika Washington, Emily Hopper, Josie