Happy Monday! I have a question for you: Do you remember the 21st night of September? Today’s movie is the 1985 vampire horror-comedy Fright Night—streaming on Prime Video. Like last week, I’m including a full review with an added “10-second cut” section for those of you that like shorter reviews. Here’s the trailer. ⏱ 10-second cut: Fright Night is…
Palm Springs updates the time loop comedy as two wedding guests get stuck repeating the wedding day over and over again Quick review: Palm Springs finds new life in the Groundhog Day-inspired time loop movie by bending the formula and finding both laughs and heart in a romantic comedy story anchored by great lead performance…
The Half of it is a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac that explores sexuality, identity, friendship, and growing up queer Quick cut: The Half of it is a melancholy, but an ultimately joyful, exploration of growing up and exploring your identity told through a thoughtful, meditative, and heartwarming story. ★★★★★ To steal a term…
Game Night uses its talented cast to deliver one of the most hilarious broad comedies in years. ★★★★★ Similarly to 2010's Date Night and 2016's Meet the Joneses, Game Night follows Annie (Rachel McAdams) and Max (Jason Bateman), a normal married couple whose game night tradition with their best friends somehow turns into a tangle with…
The Lovebirds follows a failing couple who find themselves on the run after witnessing a murder that ropes them into a criminal enterprise Quick cut: When The Lovebirds gives Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani room to exercise their mastery in comedic timing and delivery it is enormously enjoyable, but the simplistic plot and uninspired writing…
Set it Up follows two overworked and underpaid assistants as they "parent trap" their horrible bosses. 30-second review: I think anyone that grew up in the 2000s has a soft spot for that perfect romantic comedy. The kind that has perfect one-liners that you can work into everyday life and characters who live lives that you…
Big Time Adolescence follows the friendship between a stoner burnout and a high school student whose debaucherous Quick review: Big Time Adolescence is a surprisingly sweet character study about growing up and not growing up. Big Time Adolescence is the perfect vehicle for a comedy star like Pete Davidson to make the jump to film.…
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is a swoon-worthy teen romantic comedy with a heart of gold and a trailblazing protagonist. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before comes on the heels of Set it Up and Crazy Rich Asians, which seems to cement 2018 as the comeback of the romantic comedy. And while To…
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl in Birds of Prey Quick review: Birds of Prey has all of the chaotic energy that a movie about Harley Quinn should have packaged in a frenetic action-filled romp that's impossible to resist. Where to…
Sorry to Bother You is uncategorizable as a movie because nothing has taken the same risks, but the outcome is stunning Sorry to Bother You is overwhelming, mesmerizing, confusing, terrifying, and perhaps, almost too smart for its own good. That being said, there’s never been a more stunning takedown of capitalism than this movie. Get Out…
