Cinematic Sommelier
7.5
Ugh… this is everything wrong with biopics. Nothing new, and an runtime fit for a miniseries. I loved every bit of the music, and it has its moments, but this one ultimately falls flat in that it plays it safe at every turn, blending into its genre in a way that should be offensive to fans of the king of pop. The man deserves a much more interesting biopic!
6.8
If you’ve ever found yourself lonely while on the road – have I got the movie for you!
I got mostly what I expected here. A solid B movie with more jump scares than you can flash your high-beams at. A really fun deconstruction of the recently popular van culture and exploration of society’s degradation through the lens of no longer being able to pick up hitchhikers or stop to help someone on the side of the road. Too deep for this page? I hope not. That’s what I love about the horror genre. It’s ability to make even the deepest, darkest reflections of society palatable to the masses, giving us an opportunity to self-reflect and maybe grow from them.
Anyways – this is a solid watch if you’re looking for a scary flick you don’t have to think too much about.
7.5
Honestly, I don’t know what I was expecting… they have to rescue a princess. Pretty colors. Cheap laughs. No more, no less. Quick in and out 90 minute runtime. Intellectual property mining at its finest.
8.3
Something very bad does indeed happen. Promises delivered on.
I thoroughly enjoyed every twist and turn of this one. It got much more sinister than I expected while exploring similar space as the “Ready or Not” films. If you’re near your own nuptials, you might want to wait until safely down the aisle to watch this one. It might even help you feel better about minor mishaps during the big day…
7.9
Similar to “The Holdovers,” this series did such a great job of world building that I simply enjoyed hanging out at the country club for a couple of weeks while this all played out.
The summer love stories, awkward dates, lifelong friendship forging, and endless 80’s classics on the soundtrack took the caddyshack wannabe vibe and blew it out of the water.
The main problem I had was the fact that it had the most awkwardly abrupt ending this side of “Hung.” Really bummed that Prime Video pulled a Netflix here and rug pulled my could have been comfort show.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 