Just a really cozy and cheesy movie that has all those nostalgic early 2000s Round the Twist vibes you could hope for, with a mix of some surprisingly quality elements.
Conceptually, the mermaid lore is so fleshed out and smacks you with a new concept every 10 minutes akin to multiple episodes of a children’s tv show like H20: Just Add Water. When done in succession like this, it can be overwhelming but so creatively satisfying. Then on top of…
Despite it’s horrifying grin, The Monkey has no teeth
Some great scenes and ideas mixed into a half-baked pot of just alright, and that’s pretty much how I feel about Longlegs as well.
You can tell it was a short story, because it feels like it overstays it’s welcome in this format, feeling like an especially long Tales from the Crypt episode. Now don’t get me wrong, short Stephen King books have been adapted into longer movies before (such as…
A film that has an important story to tell but can’t quite figure out how to tell it. The big problem a lot of films about teachers have is that they are about the joys of learning, but they don’t really get to show the process of learning. That problem on its own is a very difficult one to juggle, but when you then add half-baked plots of a child learning to love the teacher, the attitude of the town…
Garfield is a lazy, lasagne-loving, Monday-hating cat with zero social skills and an apparent sense of acceptance in this state of being. His owner is Jon Arbuckle, a man with so little in his life that he has taken on a subservient role in his relationship with his cat as a way to fill the void left by his truly abysmal love life, which then further hurts his chances. The entire concept lends itself to the idea of staying indoors.…
