Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare
Cinematic Sommelier
7.6
A much better than expected thriller. Tight runtime, tight story… kept me engaged from beginning to end! Do they all start to rhyme with “Die Hard” after a while? Sure! The main thing is that the movie is entertaining, and this one delivers. Taron Egerton is a bit clunky as the lead at times, but Jason Bateman more than makes up for it, playing a bad guy no less! Well worth checking out.
6.8
With this being Anna Kendrick’s debut in the director chair, and me loving Anna Kendrick, I went a little easier on it. Overall, I expected more… but I wasn’t completely disappointed. It has its moments where it really takes off and becomes truly creepy. That said, this subject had so much potential that I felt was missed and left us hanging a bit. A solid movie that had the potential to be great. “Late Night With the Devil” was my comp, and a much better film in my opinion.
8.4
ADORABLE. And the chemistry between multiple couples in this show is off the charts! It’s perfectly balanced awkwardness and adorable moments as Netflix returns to one of its strengths with the romantic comedy genre. I can’t wait to see where Kristen Bell and Adam Brody go next season!
7.5
Tim Dillon at the height of his powers for an hour. Ridiculousness on another level.
7.8
Just a good old fashioned raunchy high school coming of age comedy. Chef’s kiss. No more, no less. I was pleasantly surprise by how well this one nailed the ambiance of the genre and played it’s part perfectly. It didn’t take itself too seriously and didn’t overthink things.
Appropriate? Not in the slightest.
Hilarious? You bet your ass.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 