Review-Lite: Bros (2022)

Luke Macfarlane and Billy Eichner in Bros The fact that Bros exists shouldn't be the progressive milestone it is. It serves as the first gay romantic comedy developed by a major motion picture studio starring two openly gay men. It is a film that should have existed years ago and while it's a welcome change …

Review: Last Letter From Your Lover (2021) – Stuck on Paper

Shailene Woodley in The Last Letter From Your Lover On paper, where it first started as a novel by Jojo Moyes, The Last Letter From Your Lover seems like ideal romantic escapism. Mediterranean locales, a charming 1960s look and some stellar costume design all seem like the perfect recipe for a solid romantic drama, one …

Review: Promising Young Woman (2021) – A Toxic System

Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman Cassie Thomas (Carey Mulligan) works in a coffee shop, but she hates it. She is in her 30s and lives with her parents (Jennifer Coolidge and Clancy Brown), who hate it. Once a promising med school student, Cassie spends her nights prowling bars, pretending to be hammered, unable to …

Review: Palm Springs (2021) – Same Old Time Loop?

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti in Palm Springs I struggled for a long time with how to start this as we all know how this goes, the age old saga of the time loop movie and the reviews talking about in one way or another how they don't live up to Groundhog Day or some …

Catching Up on the Classics: Roman Holiday – The First of Many?

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday I'm sure its the case for many my age (It has a 3 in it somewhere for context) that when a huge glut of movies is released a year and you look to write about the majority of them, catching up on old features, even ones described …

Review-Lite: Life in A Year (2021)

Jaden Smith and Cara Delevingne in Life In A Year Its been close to eight years since Jaden Smith's last attempt at taking on a leading role in a feature but since then he has matured with time and a major role in Baz Luhrmann's Netflix drama The Get Down. Life In A Year, originally …

Review-Lite: Squared Love (2021)

Adrianna Chlebicka and Mateusz Banasiuk in Squared Love It might just be my choices in recent years but when it comes to Polish cinema, I can't seem to find an in road. Either they are intentionally crass (365 Dni) or trying too hard to be comic (Fierce) to be genuinely enjoyable to watch. While Squared …

Review-Lite: To All The Boys. Always and Forever (2021)

Lana Condor and Noah Centineo in To All The Boys: Always and Forever The first of two conclusions to Netflix's collection of teen romances, To All The Boys: Always and Forever ends a trilogy that unlike other teen franchise The Kissing Booth actually allowed its characters to grow and change over the course of its …

Review-Lite: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things There is nothing more timeless than the time loop movie. Be it Groundhog Day or Edge of Tomorrow (both name checked here with gleeful abandon) and honestly, considering lately, each day has the tendency to roll into the last one and so on …

Review-Lite: Happiest Season (2020)

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis in Happiest Season Every year the christmas season brings about the inevitable slew of Lifetime and Hallmark festive movies. Even Netflix has gotten in on the game in recent years. The film you can watch not only to bask in seasonal cheer but also point out the glaring production errors …