Monster Summer

October 1st, 2024 MOVIE: MONSTER SUMMER STARRING: MASON THAMES, KEVIN JAMES, LORRAINE BRACCO, MEL GIBSON DIRECTED BY: DAVID HENRIE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG-13 RUN TIME: 97 MINUTES  David Henrie’s Monster Summer has good intentions, channeling the spirit of classic “kids on bikes” stories reminiscent of Stephen King. The film follows […]

Little Bites

October 1st, 2024 MOVIE: LITTLE BITES STARRING: KRSY FOX, JON SKLAROFF, BARBARA CRAMPTON, HEATHER LANGENKAMP, BONNIE AARONS DIRECTED BY: SPIDER ONE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 98 MINUTES Sometimes, a horror movie thrives on a simple premise. In director Spider One’s Little Bites, the story revolves around a demon […]

Joker: Folie à Deux

October 3rd, 2024 MOVIE: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX STARRING: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, LADY GAGA, BRENDAN GLEESON, CATHERINE KEENER DIRECTED BY: TODD PHILLIPS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The first Joker film had its merits, particularly the hyperrealistic portrayal of the iconic Batman villain and Joaquin Phoenix’s committed performance. Its aesthetic drew heavily from […]

V/H/S Beyond- Fantastic Fest 2024

October 1st, 2024 MOVIE: V/H/S BEYOND STARRING: PHILLIP ANDRE BOTELLO, ALANAH PEARCE, LIBBY LETLOW, MITCH HOROWITZ DIRECTED BY: JAY CHEEL, JORDAN DOWNEY, CHRISTIAN LONG, JUSTIN LONG, JUSTIN MARTINEZ, VIRAT PAL, KATE SIEGEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 114 MINUTES It’s becoming increasingly difficult to have a definitive stance on […]

Lee

September 29th, 2024 MOVIE: LEE STARRING: KATE WINSLET, ANDY SAMBERG, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH DIRECTED BY: ELLEN KURAS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 116 MINUTES Regarding 2024 films about photojournalists, I would give a higher nod to Alex Garland’s Civil War for its portrayal of the insane pressure and […]

Amber Alert

September 25th, 2024 MOVIE: AMBER ALERT STARRING: HAYDEN PANETTIERE, TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS, KEVIN DUNN DIRECTED BY: KERRY BELLESSA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG-13 RUN TIME: 90 MINUTES Amber Alert is a tragedy in the sense that it has the potential for a gripping genre piece but ultimately feels more like a […]

Megalopolis

September 24th, 2024 MOVIE: MEGALOPOLIS  STARRING: ADAM DRIVER, NATHALIE EMMANUEL, GIANCARLO ESPOSITO, AUBREY PLAZA, LAURENCE FISHBURNE DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA  AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 138 MINUTES It’s not The Godfather or Apocalypse Now that comes to mind when watching Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. Instead, I’m reminded of […]

Bone Lake- Fantastic Fest 2024

September 19th, 2024 MOVIE: BONE LAKE STARRING: MARCO PIGOSSI, MADDIE HASSON, ALEX ROE, ANDRA NECHITA DIRECTED BY: MERCEDES BRYCE MORGAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 94 MINUTES Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut may not be categorized as a horror film, but for anyone who has been married or faced […]

The Draft!- Fantastic Fest 2024

September 20th, 2024 MOVIE: THE DRAFT! (Setan Alas!) STARRING: ADHIN ABDUL HAKIM, ANASTASIA HERZIGOVA, PUTRI ANGGIE, HAYDAR SALISHZ, WINNER WIJAYA DIRECTED BY: YUSRON FUADI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Sometimes, the meta aspect of a horror film is the entire point. It poses the intriguing question: “Do horror movie characters realize they […]

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

September 20th, 2024 MOVIE: THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY STARRING: JIM BROADBENT, PENELOPE WILTON, EARL CAVE DIRECTED BY: HETTIE MACDONALD AMovieGuy.com’s Rating: 2 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG-13 RUN TIME: 108 MINUTES In The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a man leading a simple life, retired at home with his wife, receives a […]

Transformers One

September 16th, 2024 MOVIE: TRANSFORMERS ONE STARRING: CHRIS HEMSWORTH, BRIAN TYREE HENRY, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, JOHN HAMM, LAURENCE FISHBURNE DIRECTED BY: JOSH COOLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG RUN TIME: 104 MINUTES What’s happening? I’m giving a glowing review of a Transformers movie! Perhaps I’ve softened in my middle […]

The 4:30 Movie

September 12th, 2024 MOVIE: THE 4:30 MOVIE STARRING: AUSTIN ZAJUR, SIENA AGUDONG, REED NORTHRUP, KEN JEONG, NICHOLAS CIRILLO DIRECTED BY: KEVIN SMITH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 88 MINUTES Kevin Smith’s films are undeniably his brand. His movies are interconnected, featuring a recurring cast of actors, the ever-present Jay […]

My Old Ass

September 12th, 2024 MOVIE: MY OLD ASS STARRING: MAISY STELLA, AUBREY PLAZA, PERCY HYNES WHITE, MARIA DIZZIA DIRECTED BY: MEGAN PARK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN TIME: 88 MINUTES It’s fascinating to think about how we once lived in an era where movies like My Old Ass were relatively common. […]

I'll Be Right There

September 5th, 2024 MOVIE: I’LL BE RIGHT THERE STARRING: EDIE FALCO, JEANNIE BERLIN, BRADLEY WHITFORD, MICHAEL RAPAPORT, MICHAEL BEACH DIRECTED BY: BRENDAN WALSH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG-13 RUN TIME: 97 MINUTES Sometimes, a movie is simply satisfying. That’s how I’d describe I’ll Be Right There. It offers just the […]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

September 4th, 2024 MOVIE: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE STARRING: MICHAEL KEATON, WINONA RYDER, CATHERINE O’HARA, JENNA ORTEGA, JUSTIN THEROUX, WILLEM DAFOE, MONICA BELLUCCI DIRECTED BY: TIM BURTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) RATED: PG-13 RUNTIME: 104 Minutes Another title for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice might be, “How Tim Burton Got His Groove Back.” After a 36-year […]

1992

August 26th, 2024 MOVIE: 1992 STARRING: TYRESE GIBSON, SCOTT EASTWOOD, RAY LIOTTA DIRECTED BY: ARIEL VROMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUNTIME: 96 MINUTES Set against the backdrop of South Central Los Angeles on the night of the Rodney King verdict, which ignited community unrest, 1992 shifts focus from the […]

Greedy People

August 20th, 2024 MOVIE: GREEDY PEOPLE STARRING: HIMESH PATEL, JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, LILY JAMES, TIM BLAKE NELSON, UZO ADUBA DIRECTED BY: POTSY PONCIROLI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN-TIME: 1 HR. 52 MIN. With Last Stop in Yuma County and now Greedy People, it’s surprising to see films that excel at […]

Between the Temples

August 20th, 2024 MOVIE: BETWEEN THE TEMPLES STARRING: JASON SCHWARTZMAN, CAROL KANE, DOLLY DE LEON, ROBERT SMIGEL DIRECTED BY: NATHAN SILVER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RATED: R RUN-TIME: 1 H 51M The title Between the Temples offers a clever play on words, reflecting both the story’s focus and its deeper themes. This […]

Skincare

August 15th, 2024 MOVIE: SKINCARE STARRING: ELIZABETH BANKS, LEWIS PULLMAN, LUIS GERARDO MÉNDEZ, MICHAELA JAÉ (MJ) RODRIGUEZ, NATHAN FILLION DIRECTED BY: AUSTIN PETERS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) RUNTIME: 1 HR. 37 MIN. RATED: R The world of makeup and beauty is notoriously cut-throat, and Austin Peters’ new film Skincare captures this tension […]

Duchess

August 9th, 2024 MOVIE: DUCHESS STARRING: CHARLOTTE KIRK, PHILIP WINCHESTER, COLM MEANEY, STEPHANIE BEACHAM DIRECTED BY: NEIL MARSHALL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) RATED R RUN-TIME: 1H 54M Duchess follows Scarlett (played by Charlotte Kirk), a petty thief, who falls in love with Robert (Philip Winchester), a smooth-talking gangster in the diamond smuggling […]

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

March 26th, 2024 MOVIE: GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE STARRING: REBECCA HALL, BRIAN TYREE HENRY, DAN STEVENS, KAYLEE HOTTLE DIRECTED BY: ADAM WINGARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Much like the title, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (apparently the X is silent) is one big, loud, dumb concoction. That’s exactly what […]

Shirley

March 21st, 2024 MOVIE: SHIRLEY STARRING: REGINA KING, LANCE REDDICK, TERRENCE HOWARD, LUCAS HEDGES DIRECTED BY: JOHN RIDLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The life of a person cannot truly be measured in a movie but it does cement that they did make an impact. Shirley Chisholm was a woman I had never […]

The Greatest Hits- SXSW 2024

March 16th, 2023 MOVIE: THE GREATEST HITS STARRING: LUCY BOYNTON, DAVID CORENSWET, JUSTIN MIN DIRECTED BY: NED BENSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Being a romantic has always been a part of me. I picked it up from my mother when she introduced me to musicals, such as Oklahoma!, Singin’ in the Rain, […]

I Wish You All the Best- SXSW 2024

March 19th, 2024 MOVIE: I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST STARRING: COREY FOGILMANIS, ALEXANDRA DADDARIO, COLE SPROUSE DIRECTED BY: TOMMY DORFMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) One of the greatest parts of cinema is how it challenges us to step outside our comfort zone. I tell others to be brave and find a […]

Late Night With the Devil

March 20th, 2024 MOVIE: LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL STARRING: DAVID DASTMALCHIAN, LAURA GORDON, RHYS AUTERI DIRECTED BY: CAMERON CAIRNES, COLIN CAIRNES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There is something incredibly comforting about Late Night With the Devil. Here is a movie, clearly made with a lower budget, starring an actor that […]

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

March 20th, 2024 MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE STARRING: MCKENNA GRACE, PAUL RUDD, CARRIE COON, DAN AYKROYD, ERNIE HUDSON DIRECTED BY: GIL KENAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) This is the 5th installment in the Ghostbuster universe. I also can’t believe there is a Ghostbusters universe. At this point what was once a series […]

Road House

March 19th, 2024 MOVIE: ROAD HOUSE STARRING: JAKE GYLLENHAAL, DANIELA MELCHIOR, CONOR MCGREGOR, JESSICA WILLIAMS, BILLY MAGNUSSEN DIRECTED BY: DOUG LIMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) A movie can be both good and bad simultaneously. Typically, when you enjoy a bad movie ironically, the reality is that it’s just actually bad, and you […]

Frogman

March 4th, 2024 MOVIE: FROGMAN STARRING: NATHAN TYMOSHUK, BENNY BARRETT, CHELSEY GRANT DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY COUSINS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The conversation that surrounds the found footage genre fascinates me. What The Blair Witch Project did in 1999 has never been repeated and most likely never will. Instead of trying to replicate […]

Things Will Be Different- SXSW 2024

March 15th, 2024 MOVIE: THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT STARRING: RILEY DANDY, ADAM DAVID THOMPSON, JUSTIN BENSON, SARAH BOLGER DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL FELKER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A co-worker once asked, “Hey Leo, how come they don’t make more time travel movies these days?” The best answer I could come up with […]

Love Lies Bleeding

March 11th, 2024 MOVIE: LOVE LIES BLEEDING STARRING: KRISTEN STEWART, KATY O’BRIAN, DAVE FRANCO, JENA MALONE, ED HARRIS DIRECTED BY: ROSE GLASS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The strength of Love Lies Bleeding is unpredictable. Like The Incredible Hulk or a monster on a rampage, it’s not about strength, it’s about loss of […]

The Fall Guy- SXSW 2024

March 13th, 2024 MOVIE: THE FALL GUY STARRING: RYAN GOSLING, EMILY BLUNT, HANNAH WADDINGHAM, AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON, WINSTON DUKE DIRECTED BY: DAVID LEITCH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) That Ryan Gosling has the IT factor. The reality is that he is a movie Star- with a capital S- and he’s still just getting […]

Immaculate- SXSW 2024

March 13th, 2024 MOVIE: IMMACULATE STARRING: SYDNEY SWEENEY, SIMONA TABASXO, BENEDETTA PORCAROLI, ALVARO MORTE DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL MOHAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The use of religion and horror go together like peanut butter and jelly. Jump scares can be the crust, and for some, they either want to keep the crust or […]

Monkey Man- SXSW 2024

March 12th, 2024 MOVIE: MONKEY MAN STARRING: DEV PATEL, SHARLTO COPLEY, PITOBASH, SIKANDAR KHER DIRECTED BY: DEV PATEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Monkey Man created a massive buzz on a cool Monday night at SXSW. Once everyone was finally locked into their seats the buzz never left. The directorial debut of […]

The Black Sea- SXSW 2024

March 8th, 2024 MOVIE: THE BLACK SEA STARRING: DERRICK B. HARDEN, IRMENA CHICHIKOVA DIRECTED BY: DERRICK B. HARDEN, CRYSTAL MOSELLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The films of Crystal Moselle are a slice of life. Something you can step into as an outsider and be grateful to walk in other people’s shoes. […]

Damsel

March 6th, 2024 MOVIE: DAMSEL STARRING: MILLIE BOBBY BROWN, RAY WINSTONE, ANGELA BASSETT, NICK ROBINSON, ROBIN WRIGHT, SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO DIRECTED BY: JUAN CARLOS FRESNADILLO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The fantasy genre hasn’t been around much these days. When we get something that has those elements it feels like a B12 shot of […]

Kung Fu Panda 4

March 6th, 2024 MOVIE: KUNG FU PANDA 4 STARRING: JACK BLACK, AWKWAFINA, VIOLA DAVIS, DUSTIN HOFFMAN, BRYAN CRANSTON, JAMES HONG DIRECTED BY: MIKE MITCHELL, STEPHANIE STINE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) We have another situation where everything was perfect and we had to go and mess it up and this time it’s with […]

Silver Haze

March 1st, 2024 MOVIE: SILVER HAZE STARRING: VICKY KNIGHT, ESME CREED-MILES, ANGELA BRUCE DIRECTED BY: SACHA POLAK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The word “authenticity” is such a frustrating word. From a writing standpoint, it is an overused word, often the only word I can find to describe a movie when it just […]

5lbs of Pressure

March 4th, 2024 MOVIE: 5LBS OF PRESSURE STARRING: LUKE EVANS, ALEX PETTYFER, RORY CULKIN, STEPHANIE LEONIDAS DIRECTED BY: PHIL ALLOCCO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The redemption story is always a good place to start. I always think of Rocky, how Sylvester Stallone had the guts to not allow his character to […]

Bring Him to Me

March 1st, 2024 MOVIE: BRING HIM TO ME STARRING: BARRY PEPPER, JAMIE COSTA, SAM NEILL, RACHEL GRIFFITHS DIRECTED BY: LUKE SPARKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When a movie has gangsters, thugs, ruthless killers, hitmen, goons, and all the other words you can think of, the excitement is initially there. Bring Him to […]

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

February 23rd, 2024 MOVIE: LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP STARRING: GEORGINA CAMPBELL, NICK BLOOD, WAI CHING HO, EDGAR MORAIS DIRECTED BY: TERESA SUTHERLAND AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Going camping or taking a walk in the forest is a risky activity. No matter how prepared or leisurely the saunter is, there is always a […]

Asleep in My Palm

February 29th, 2024 MOVIE: ASLEEP IN MY PALM STARRING: TIM BLAKE NELSON, CHLOE KERWIN, JARED ABRAHAMSON DIRECTED BY: HENRY NELSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Asleep in My Palm is the feature writing and directorial debut of Henry Nelson. He is the son of legendary actor Tim Blake Nelson and what you […]

Outlaw Posse

February 28th, 2024 MOVIE: OUTLAW POSSE STARRING: MARIO VAN PEEBLES, JOHN CARROLL LYNCH, JAKE MANLEY, MANDELA VAN PEEBLES DIRECTED BY: MARIO VAN PEEBLES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The hope is that the Western never dies. I don’t think it would ever fully disappear but the great ones are too far and in […]

Spaceman

February 28th, 2024 MOVIE: SPACEMAN STARRING: ADAM SANDLER, CAREY MULLIGAN, PAUL DANO, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI DIRECTED BY: JOHAN RENCK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) To be floating in space alone is a much different kind of loneliness. We’ve seen it in Gravity, The Martian, and now in Johan Renck’s new film Spaceman, the question […]

Adam the First

February 15th, 2024 MOVIE: ADAM THE FIRST STARRING: OAKES FEGLEY, DAVID DUCHOVNY, T.R. KNIGHT, LARRY PINE DIRECTED BY: IRVING FRANCO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I’ve recently been finding a great appreciation for films about the relationships between a father and his son. Adam the First is all about the relationships someone can […]

Cold Meat

February 22nd, 2024 MOVIE: COLD MEAT STARRING: NINA BERGMAN, ALLEN LEECH, YAN TUAL DIRECTED BY: SEBASTIEN DROUIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Sometimes you are just in the mood for a good B-movie. That’s a funny statement for me to write because a week ago I was not a fan of the throwback […]

Drive-Away Dolls

February 20th, 2024 MOVIE: DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS STARRING: MARGARET QUALLEY, GERALDINE VISWANATHAN, BEANIE FELDSTEIN, COLMAN DOMINGO, BILL CAMP, MATT DAMON DIRECTED BY: ETHAN COEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When the Coen brothers had their creative split it felt like all of cinema was impacted. Joel Coen had gone his way by making The […]

Stopmotion

February 19th, 2024 MOVIE: STOPMOTION STARRING: AISLING FRANCIOSI, STELLA GONET, TOM YORK, CAOILINN SPRINGALL DIRECTED BY: ROBERT MORGAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The tortured artist putting themselves through pain for a passion will always be a great base for horror. Stopmotion, the feature debut from director Robert Morgan, reveals just how […]

Dune: Part Two

February 20th, 2024 MOVIE: DUNE: PART TWO STARRING: TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, ZENDAYA, REBECCA FERGUSON, JAVIER BARDEM, JOSH BROLIN, AUSTIN BUTLER, FLORENCE PUGH, DAVE BAUTISTA DIRECTED BY: DENIS VILLENEUVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) At the end of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, there was still so much story to tell. It was only the beginning and […]

Ordinary Angels

February 19th, 2024 MOVIE: ORDINARY ANGELS STARRING: HILARY SWANK, ALAN RITCHSON, NANCY TRAVIS DIRECTED BY: JON GUNN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) At the end of Ordinary Angels, we get to see the actual news coverage that captured the miraculous story of a small Kentucky town coming together to help sick little Michelle […]

Bleeding Love

February 15th, 2024 MOVIE: BLEEDING LOVE STARRING: CLARA MCGREGOR, EWAN MCGREGOR, JAKE WEARY, VERA BULDER DIRECTED BY: EMMA WESTENBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The conversation of the “nepo-baby” is everywhere. I don’t think film critics are against it as much as you can’t watch movies these days without someone being related to […]

Monolith

February 15th, 2024 MOVIE: MONOLITH STARRING: LILY SULLIVAN DIRECTED BY: MATT VESELY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Everybody has a podcast these days. But making a podcast cinematic is an incredibly hard thing to do. Director Matt Vesely was up to the task with his film Monolith. It will undoubtedly be a […]

Land of Bad

February 12th, 2024 MOVIE: LAND OF BAD STARRING: LIAM HEMSWORTH, RUSSELL CROWE, MILO VENTIMIGLIA, CHIKA IKOGWE DIRECTED BY: WILLIAM EUBANK AMovieGuy’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In recent years there has been a conversation around action movies and how the gold standard has become the John Wick series. Objectively, I reference the Keanu Reeves […]

Lights Out

February 12th, 2024 MOVIE: LIGHTS OUT STARRING: FRANK GRILLO, MEKHI PHIFER, JAIME KING, DERMOT MULRONEY DIRECTED BY: CHRISTIAN SESMA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) As someone who has watched his fair share of direct-to-video or VOD productions, it’s safe to say, I know what I’m talking about when critiquing the newest low-budget […]

How to Have Sex

February 8th, 2024 MOVIE: HOW TO HAVE SEX STARRING: MIA MCKENNA-BRUCE, LARA PEAKE, ENVA LEWIS, SHAUN THOMAS DIRECTED BY: MOLLY MANNING WALKER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, there is a brief moment, amid all the debauchery, where the main character Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) has […]

Upgraded

February 6th, 2024 MOVIE: UPGRADED STARRING: CAMILA MENDES, ARCHIE RENAUX, MARISA TOMEI, LENA OLIN DIRECTED BY: CARLSON YOUNG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If the romantic comedy is going to survive, I think we need more like Carlson Young’s newest effort, Upgraded. This is a rom-com that succeeds with all the typical trappings […]

Out of Darkness

February 5th, 2024 MOVIE: OUT OF DARKNESS STARRING: CHUKU MODU, KIT YOUNG, SAFIA OAKLEY-GREEN, IOLA EVANS DIRECTED BY: ANDREW CUMMING AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When a movie places the chips it has on a big reveal the risk is insurmountable. It’s the equivalent of going for it on fourth down to win […]

Departing Seniors

January 29th, 2024 MOVIE: DEPARTING SENIORS STARRING: IGNACIO DIAZ-SILVERIO, YANI GELLMAN, IREON ROACH DIRECTED BY: CLARE COONEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The high school slasher film peaked with Scream but there has been plenty of room for new blood. Departing Seniors is the feature directorial debut from Chicago’s Clare Cooney, a regular […]

Fitting In

January 31st, 2024 MOVIE: FITTING IN STARRING: MADDIE ZIEGLER, EMILY HAMPSHIRE, DJOULIET AMARA, KI GRIFFIN DIRECTED BY: MOLLY MCGLYNN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The cultural ripple effects that Greta Gerwig’s Barbie should have on movies for women will (hopefully) reverberate for many years to come. We are already seeing it in 2024 […]

Sometimes I Think About Dying

January 26th, 2024 MOVIE: SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING STARRING: DAISY RIDLEY, DAVE MERHEJE, PARVESH CHEENA DIRECTED BY: RACHEL LAMBERT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When I was in elementary school there was a girl in my class named Maura Ahern. Although I had been in school with her since kindergarten, the most […]

Argylle

January 30th, 2024 MOVIE: ARGYLLE STARRING: BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, SAM ROCKWELL, HENRY CAVILL, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BRYAN CRANSTON DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW VAUGHN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Argylle ended and there is a mid-credit scene explaining that what had transpired the previous two hours was connected to another movie series I had no […]

Miller's Girl

January 25th, 2024 MOVIE: MILLER’S GIRL STARRING: MARTIN FREEMAN, JENNA ORTEGA, BASHIR SALAHUDDIN, GIDEON ADLON, DAGMARA DOMINCZYK DIRECTED BY: JADE HALLEY BARTLETT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In 1967, Mike Nichols lit a flame with The Graduate, not just for those who had fantasies of sleeping with someone’s mother, but with acute observation […]

American Star

January 22nd, 2024 MOVIE: AMERICAN STAR STARRING: IAN MCSHANE, NORA ARNEZEDER, ADAM NAGAITIS, OSCAR COLEMAN, FANNY ARDANT DIRECTED BY: GONZALO LÓPEZ-GALLEGO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It didn’t take long but American Star is slick, incredibly cool, and the first good movie of 2024. It’s a film where you spend time with the […]

Which Brings Me to You

January 18th, 2024 MOVIE: WHICH BRINGS ME TO YOU STARRING: NAT WOLFF, LUCY HALE, JOHN GALLAGHER JR. DIRECTED BY: PETER HUTCHINGS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The romantic side of me wanted to click with Which Brings Me to You. A romantic comedy, following two people that connect at a wedding, and reminisce […]

Wanted Man

January 16th, 2024 MOVIE: WANTED MAN STARRING: DOLPH LUNDGREN, KELSEY GRAMMER, CHRISTINA VILLA DIRECTED BY: DOLPH LUNDGREN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) At the start of the new year, I told myself that 2024 would be a year for Dolph Lundgren movies. I watched Men of War, Red Scorpion, and Rocky IV […]

I.S.S.

January 15th, 2024 MOVIE: I.S.S. STARRING: ARIANA DEBOSE, CHRIS MESSINA, JOHN GALLAGHER JR., PILOU ASBÆK DIRECTED BY: GABRIELA COWPERTHWAITE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) You can consider me an easy target for movies about outer space disasters. The Martian, Gravity, and Ad Astra thrilled me with stories about humans handling an emergency among […]

Mean Girls

January 11th, 2024 MOVIE: MEAN GIRLS STARRING: ANGOURIE RICE, RENEÉ RAPP, JON HAMM, JENNA FISCHER, TINA FEY, TIM MEADOWS DIRECTED BY: SAMANTHA JAYNE, ARTURO PEREZ JR. AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A new version of 2004’s teenage high school comedy Mean Girls hits theaters this weekend and the big surprise for audiences […]

The Beekeeper

January 8th, 2024 MOVIE: THE BEEKEEPER STARRING: JASON STATHAM, EMMY RAVER-LAMPMAN, JOSH HUTCHERSON, JEREMY IRONS, PHYLICIA RASHAD, MINNIE DRIVER DIRECTED BY: DAVID AYER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) We used to live in a world where Roger Ebert might complain about a film’s cartoon violence or parents feared that children would be […]

The Book of Clarence

January 8th, 2024 MOVIE: THE BOOK OF CLARENCE STARRING: LAKEITH STANFIELD, ANNA DIOP, RJ CYLER, OMAR SY, ALFRE WOODARD DIRECTED BY: JEYMES SAMUEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The biblical films of old Hollywood were an intense kind of white. Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and King of […]

Night Swim

January 4th, 2024 MOVIE: NIGHT SWIM STARRING: WYATT RUSSELL, KERRY CONDON, AMÉLIE HOEFERLE, GAVIN WARREN DIRECTED BY: BRYCE MCGUIRE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) January is often a dumping ground for movies that can float around while audiences catch up on awards season viewings. We were blessed last year with M3gan, the killer […]

Rebel Moon- Part One: A Child of Fire

December 20th, 2023 MOVIE: REBEL MOON- PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE STARRING: SOFIA BOUTELLA, CHARLIE HUNNAM, ED SKREIN, MICHIEL HUISMAN, DJIMON HOUNSOU DIRECTED BY: ZACK SNYDER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the worst things a movie can be is boring. The boredom can be heightened when the genre has […]

Migration

December 20th, 2023 MOVIE: MIGRATION STARRING: KUMAIL NANJIANI, ELIZABETH BANKS, DANNY DEVITO, AWKWAFINA, KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY DIRECTED BY: BENJAMIN RENNER, GUYLO HOMSY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Family vacations will always be comedy gold. It doesn’t matter the animal, from the penguins in Happy Feet, the prehistoric gang in Ice Age, or a lion […]

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

December 20th, 2023 MOVIE: AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM STARRING: JASON MOMOA, YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II, PATRICK WILSON, RANDALL PARK, DOLPH LUNDGREN DIRECTED BY: JAMES WAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The DC cinematic universe coming to a close feels like a blessing. A series of films, which kicked off with Zach Snyder’s 2013 […]

Fast Charlie

DECEMBER 6TH, 2023 MOVIE: FAST CHARLIE STARRING: PIERCE BROSNAN, MORENA BACCARIN, JAMES CAAN, GBENGA AKINNAGBE DIRECTED BY: PHILLIP NOYCE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Movies about hitmen, secret agents, spies, cleaners, and bag men, all share similar traits, but it’s often the man that makes it work. Pierce Brosnan is one of those […]

The Iron Claw

December 4th, 2023 MOVIE: THE IRON CLAW STARRING: ZAC EFRON, JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, HARRIS DICKINSON, MAURA TIERNEY, HOLT MCCALLANY DIRECTED BY: SEAN DURKIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) When I was 11 years old, WWF (now WWE) wrestling was real, not that I didn’t have a hint that it was all staged, but […]

The Boy and the Heron

December 6th, 2023 MOVIE: THE BOY AND THE HERON STARRING: SOMA SANTOKI, MASAKI SUDA, TAKUYA KIMURA, KÔ SHIBASAKI DIRECTED BY: HAYAO MIYAZAKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The films of Hayao Miyazaki can never be taken for granted. The animation master of films such as Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, and […]

The Sacrifice Game

December 4th, 2023 MOVIE: THE SACRIFICE GAME STARRING: MENA MASSOUD, OLIVIA SCOTT WELCH, CHLOE LEVINEMADISON BAINES, GEORGIA ACKEN DIRECTED BY: JENN WEXLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There is a wonderful connection between the horror genre and the Christmas season. From Black Christmas to Krampus, the cold winter season can conjure up […]

Leo

November 19th, 2023 MOVIE: LEO STARRING: ADAM SANDLER, BILL BURR, CECILY STRONG, JASON ALEXANDER DIRECTED BY: ROBERT MARIANETTI, ROBERT SMIGEL, DAVID WACHTENHEIM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) A movie about a lizard named Leo? Now that is a story I can get behind. It’s not the only movie of 2023 called Leo either, […]

Leave the World Behind

December 6th, 2023 MOVIE: LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND STARRING: JULIA ROBERTS, MAHERSHALA ALI, ETHAN HAWKE, MYHA’LA, KEVIN BACON DIRECTED BY: SAM ESMAIL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There is a point in Leave the World Behind where the characters do things but the story goes nowhere. Like the color wheel when your computer […]

Eileen

December 1st, 2023 MOVIE: EILEEN STARRING: THOMASIN MCKENZIE, ANNE HATHAWAY, SHEA WHIGHAM, MARIN IRELAND DIRECTED BY: WILLIAM OLDROYD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) William Oldroyd’s Eileen never leaves your mind. It certainly hasn’t left mine from Fantastic Fest in September. The acting, the settings, the cinematography, the characters, the drama, and a dynamite […]

Silent Night

November 30th, 2023 MOVIE: SILENT NIGHT STARRING: JOEL KINNAMAN, CATALINA SANDINO MORENO, KID CUDI DIRECTED BY: JOHN WOO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS The concept of Silent Night is an exercise I respect. It’s also a frustrating activity because I hoped the return of legendary action movie director John Woo would make more noise. At about […]

May December

November 16th, 2023 MOVIE: MAY DECEMBER STARRING: NATALIE PORTMAN, JULIANNE MOORE, CHARLES MELTON DIRECTED BY: TODD HAYNES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A film like Ingmar Bergman’s Persona is not likely to be known by the common moviegoer. What is known, however, is that the process of method acting sits between the […]

Wish

November 22nd, 2023 MOVIE: WISH STARRING: ARIANA DEBOSE, CHRIS PINE, ALAN TUDYK, ANGELIQUE CABRAL DIRECTED BY: CHRIS BUCK, FAWN VEERASUNTHORN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Disney’s newest animated original Wish can be described as the cinematic equivalent of the gift shop you’re forced to walk through at the end of the ride. It’s […]

Crumb Catcher

November 1st, 2023 MOVIE: CRUMB CATCHER STARRING: RIGO GARAY, ELLA RAE PECK, JOHN SPEREDAKOS, LORRAINE FARRIS DIRECTED BY: CHRIS SKOTCHDOPOLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There is a subgenre of films where the kindness of others is being used against them to horrific results. It comes to mind in films such as Triangle […]

Trolls Band Together

November 14th, 2023 MOVIE: TROLLS BAND TOGETHER STARRING: ANNA KENDRICK, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, AMY SCHUMER, ERIC ANDRE DIRECTED BY: WALT DOHRN, TIM HEITZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Outside of Across the Spider-Verse and Mutant Mayhem, the 2023 animation field has been nestled in the sweet spot of its intended purpose. It typically […]

Napoleon

November 14th, 2023 MOVIE: NAPOLEON STARRING: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, VANESSA KIRBY, RUPERT EVERETT, TAHAR RAHIM DIRECTED BY: RIDLEY SCOTT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Writers note: I feel with each film installed into Ridley Scott’s filmography that I must clarify my stance on his work. He is unequivocally my favorite director and what he […]

Dream Scenario

November 10th, 2023 MOVIE: DREAM SCENARIO STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, JULIANNE NICHOLSON, TIM MEADOWS, DYLAN BAKER, DYLAN GELULA DIRECTED BY: KRISTOFFER BORGLI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There is a psychological component to the films of director Kristoffer Borgli. His two recent works, Sick of Myself and now Dream Scenario, both dig into […]

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

November 8th, 2023 MOVIE: ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT STARRING: KYLEE NICOLE JOHNSON, SHEILA ATIM, CHARLEEN MCCLURE, MOSES INGRAM, ZAINAB JAH DIRECTED BY: RAVEN JACKSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the constant images that runs through Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is the clasping of hands. […]

The Marsh King's Daughter

November 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER STARRING: DAISY RIDLEY, BEN MENDELSOHN, BROOKLYNN PRINCE, GARRETT HEDLUND, GIL BIRMINGHAM, CAREN PISTRORIUS DIRECTED BY: NEIL BURGER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Outside of the Star Wars trilogy, we still don’t know much about Daisy Ridley as an actor, but moving beyond the lightsaber […]

The Marvels

November 7th, 2023 MOVIE: THE MARVELS STARRING: BRIE LARSON, TEYONAH PARRIS, IMAN VELLANI, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, ZAWE ASHTON DIRECTED BY: NIA DACOSTA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The Marvels just might be the first superhero movie, of the long-running Marvel Cinematic Universe, where you can see things cracking. The edges are frayed, the […]

The Problem with People

October 28th, 2023 MOVIE: THE PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE STARRING: PAUL REISER, COLM MEANEY, JANE LEVY, LUCIANNE MCEVOY DIRECTED BY: CHRIS COTTAM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Family is everything and it is a lesson you only learn when you are older. In director Chris Cottam’s film, The Problem with People, the story becomes […]

The Killer

October 25th, 2023 MOVIE: THE KILLER STARRING: MICHAEL FASSBENDER, TILDA SWINTON, CHARLES PARNELL, ARLISS HOWARD DIRECTED BY: DAVID FINCHER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The Killer begins with the main character setting up his shot. David Fincher’s newest film is about an assassin but I’m pretty sure it is about being a […]

Mister Organ

October 19th, 2023 MOVIE: MISTER ORGAN STARRING: MICHAEL ORGAN, DAVID FARRIER DIRECTED BY: DAVID FARRIER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There are a lot of jerks in the world but director and journalist David Farrier may have discovered the biggest jerk ever. Mister Organ is not the type of documentary you expect. […]

Silver Dollar Road

October 18th, 2023 MOVIE: SILVER DOLLAR ROAD STARRING: GERTRUDE REELS, MAMIE ELLISON, LICURTIS REELS, MELVIN DAVIS DIRECTED BY: RAOUL PECK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In my nearly 40 years of existence, I have never once thought about the ownership of land. The ground I walk on, the house I live in, […]

Nyad

October 18th, 2023 MOVIE: NYAD STARRING: ANNETTE BENING, JODY FOSTER, RHYS IFANS DIRECTED BY: JIMMY CHIN, ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) To swim one lap in an Olympic-sized pool is a lot to me. For Diana Nyad that’s less than nothing. It’s as simple as taking a step. The story […]

Dicks: The Musical

October 13th, 2023 MOVIE: DICKS: THE MUSICAL STARRING: AARON JACKSON, JOSH SHARP, NATHAN LANE, MEGAN MULLALLY DIRECTED BY: LARRY CHARLES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The notoriously independent and historically daring production company of A24 takes a stab at a musical in the most A24 way. Dicks: The Musical is certainly a […]

Suitable Flesh

September 25th, 2023 MOVIE: SUITABLE FLESH STARRING: HEATHER GRAHAM, BARBARA CRAMPTON, JUDAH LEWIS, BRUCE DAVISON, JONATHAN SCHAECH DIRECTED BY: JOE LYNCH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) You could say I have a crush on Joe Lynch’s Suitable Flesh. It’s a revival of erotic horror and a rejuvenation for everyone involved. That especially goes […]

Killers of the Flower Moon

October 15th, 2023 MOVIE: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON STARRING: LEONARDO DICAPRIO, LILY GLADSTONE, ROBERT DE NIRO, JESSE PLEMMONS DIRECTED BY: MARTIN SCORSESE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) At the spirited age of 80, Martin Scorsese still has the passion of a teenager, with the ethos of a director on fire. His newest […]

The Burial

October 11th, 2023 MOVIE: THE BURIAL STARRING: JAMIE FOXX, TOMMY LEE JONES, JURNEE SMOLLETT, ALAN RUCK, MAMOUDOU ATHIE, BILL CAMP DIRECTED BY: MAGGIE BETTS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The way I describe the acting of Jamie Foxx is similar to a great athlete. Michael Jordan on the basketball court or Tom Brady […]

Foe

October 11th, 2023 MOVIE: FOE STARRING: PAUL MESCAL, SAOIRSE RONAN, AARON PIERRE DIRECTED BY: GARTH DAVIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There may not be a more disappointing movie in 2023 than Foe. Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in a science fiction drama from director Garth Davis. Two young exciting new […]

Last Straw- Beyond Fest 2023

October 4th, 2023 MOVIE: LAST STRAW STARRING: JESSICA BELKIN, JEREMY SISTO, GLEN GOULD, TAYLOR KOWALSKI DIRECTED BY: ALAN SCOTT NEAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There is a great movie inside of Alan Scott Neal’s Last Straw but it will be overshadowed by frustrating narrative choices and an ending that fails to land. […]

Reptile

September 29th, 2023 MOVIE: REPTILE STARRING: BENICIO DEL TORO, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, ALICIA SILVERSTONE, ERIC BOGOSIAN, FRANCES FISHER, MICHAEL PITT DIRECTED BY: GRANT SINGER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Reptile has this excellent performance at the center, stuck inside of a murder mystery that doesn’t know how to elevate everything else around it. The […]

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines

October 3rd, 2023 MOVIE: PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES STARRING: JACKSON WHITE, DAVID DUCHOVNY, HENRY THOMAS, SAMANTHA MATHIS, PAM GRIER DIRECTED BY: LINDSEY ANDERSON BEER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Pet Sematary: Bloodlines can’t be accused of trying to do something against horror cinema. It’s another Stephen King adaptation, but this time it’s a […]

The Royal Hotel

October 4th, 2023 MOVIE: THE ROYAL HOTEL STARRING: JULIA GARNER, JESSICA HENWICK, HERBERT NORDRUM, HUGO WEAVING DIRECTED BY: KITTY GREEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When the camera pushes into the main setting of Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel, it feels like we’re doused in gasoline, shaken up, and placed onto a […]

Totally Killer

October 4th, 2023 MOVIE: TOTALLY KILLER STARRING: KIERNAN SHIPKA, JULIE BOWEN, LOCHLYN MUNRO, OLIVIA HOLT DIRECTED BY: NAHNATCHKA KHAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) This is a Totally Killer review. I’m talking about the newest horror-comedy on Amazon Prime, which follows in the path of films such as Happy Death Day, Happy Death […]

Your Lucky Day- Fantastic Fest 2023

September 25th, 2023 MOVIE: YOUR LUCKY DAY STARRING: ANGUS CLOUD, JESSICA GARZA, SPENCER GARRETT, ELLIOT KNIGHT, MOUSA HUSSEIN KRAISH DIRECTED BY: DAN BROWN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The question isn’t just, “What would you do with over a million dollars?” The actual question is “What would you do if you were standing […]

Fair Play

September 28th, 2023 MOVIE: FAIR PLAY STARRING: PHOEBE DYNEVOR, ALDEN EHRENREICH, EDDIE MARSAN, RICH SOMMER DIRECTOR: CHLOE DOMONT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Against my therapist’s better judgment, I’ve decided to write about Chloe Domont’s Fair Play, discussing the impact it left on me. I talked about the film for our entire session. […]

The Creator

September 26th, 2023 MOVIE: THE CREATOR STARRING: JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, GEMMA CHAN, ALLISON JANNEY, KEN WATANABE DIRECTED BY: GARETH EDWARDS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The battle in The Creator is between humans and AI. It’s set in the future but it may as well be the present. With creations such as […]

Strange Darling- Fantastic Fest 2023

September 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: STRANGE DARLING STARRING: WILLA FITZGERALD, KYLE GALLNER, BARBARA HERSHEY, ED BEGLEY JR. DIRECTED BY: JT MOLLNER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The initial opinions of JT Mollner’s Strange Darling will be conflicted. It was certainly the most divisive film at Fantastic Fest, some who I talked with absolutely loved […]

V/H/S/85- Fantastic Fest 2023

September 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: V/H/S/85 STARRING: FREDDY RODRIGUEZ, JAMES RANSONE, JORDAN BELFI, ALEX GALICK DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRUCKNER, SCOTT DERRICKSON, NATASHA KERMANI, MIKE P. NELSON, GIGI SAUL GUERRERO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There are a total of six installments in the V/H/S franchise. At this point, you know what these movies are, […]

The Last Stop in Yuma County- Fantastic Fest 2023

September 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY STARRING: JIM CUMMINGS, JOCELIN DONAHUE, RICHARD BRAKE, NICHOLAS LOGAN, MICHAEL ABBOTT JR., BARBARA CRAMPTON DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS GALLUPPI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Sometimes all you need is to put a collection of characters in a room and see how things unfold. That […]

The Toxic Avenger- Fantastic Fest 2023

September 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER- FANTASTIC FEST 2023 STARRING: PETER DINKLAGE, JACOB TREMBLAY, TAYLOR PAIGE, ELIJAH WOOD, KEVIN BACON DIRECTED BY: MACON BLAIR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When I was a kid, I would see advertisements for The Toxic Avenger, often on the back page of a comic book. Lloyd […]

Cassandro

September 14th, 2023 MOVIE: CASSANDRO STARRING: GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, ROBERTA COLINDREZ, PERLA DE LA ROSA, RAÚL CASTILLO DIRECTED BY: ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When you look at WWE or Lucha Libre wrestling, you notice that it is a flamboyant, and often erotic kind of entertainment. Men and women, wearing […]

It Lives Inside

September 13th, 2023 MOVIE: IT LIVES INSIDE STARRING: MEGAN SURI, NEERU BAJWA, BETTY GABRIEL, MOHANA KRISHNAN DIRECTED BY: BISHAL DUTTA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Demons in horror movies have been as standard as it gets. From The Exorcist to The Conjuring, a most recent favorite of mine is The Offering, all of […]

Rebel

September 13th, 2023 MOVIE: REBEL STARRING: ABOUBAKR BENSAIHI, LUBNA AZABAL, AMIR EL ARBI DIRECTED BY: ADIL EL ARBI, BILALL FALLAH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) By the time 2023 comes to an end it is going to be directors Adil & Bilall’s newest film Rebel that surprised me the most. The directors […]

A Million Miles Away

September 11th, 2023 MOVIE: A MILLION MILES AWAY STARRING: MICHAEL PEÑA, ROSA SALAZAR, JULIO CESAR CEDILLO, GARRET DILLAHUNT DIRECTED BY: ALEJANDRA MÁRQUEZ ABELLA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) One of the questions that a young Jose Hernández asks his teacher is “What are stars for?” It’s a question that his teacher cannot answer […]

Outlaw Johnny Black

September 12th, 2023 MOVIE: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK STARRING: MICHAEL JAI WHITE, ERICA ASH, BARRY BOSTWICK, GLYNN TURMAN DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL JAI WHITE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) What Outlaw Johnny Black is as a film is more than just a comedy or a western. It’s more than just a vehicle for writer, director, […]

McBain- Synapse Films Blu-Ray Review

July 14th, 2023 MOVIE: MCBAIN- SYNAPSE FILMS BLU-RAY REVIEW STARRING: CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO, MICHAEL IRONSIDE, STEVE JAMES DIRECTED BY: JAMES GLICKENHAUS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As someone who grew up religiously watching The Simpsons, why didn’t anybody tell me there was an actual movie called McBain? And to make it […]

Dead Shot

August 18th, 2023 MOVIE: DEAD SHOT STARRING: COLIN MORGAN, AML AMEEN, MARK STRONG, FELICITY JONES DIRECTED BY: CHARLES GUARD, THOMAS GUARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There are many times when the marketing of a movie can be its downfall. Dead Shot is not at all the movie it has advertised as. Looking […]

My Animal

September 8th, 2023 MOVIE: MY ANIMAL STARRING: BOBBI SALVÖR MENUEZ, AMANDLA STENBERG, STEPHEN MCHATTIE, HEIDI VON PALLESKE DIRECTED BY: JACQUELINE CASTEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Similar to how Birth/Rebirth was a new imagining of Frankenstein, My Animal is a reimagining of The Wolfman. It’s not like the Lon Chaney Jr. stuff. There’s […]

The Dive

September 8th, 2023 MOVIE: THE DIVE STARRING: SOPHIE LOWE, LOUISA KRAUSE DIRECTED BY: MAXIMILIAN ERLENWEIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In the subgenre of films that involve humans stuck in terrifying circumstances, for most viewers, the easy response is that they shouldn’t have been there in the first place. The Dive is the […]

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose

September 8th, 2023 MOVIE: NANDOR FODOR AND THE TALKING MONGOOSE STARRING: SIMON PEGG, MINNIE DRIVER, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, PAUL KAYE DIRECTED BY: ADAM SIGAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The subject of Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose is about what a person is willing to believe. Like any tall tale or mythical story, […]

Between Two Worlds

August 31st, 2023 MOVIE: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS STARRING: JULIETTE BINOCHE, HÉLÈNE LAMBERT, AUDE RUYTER DIRECTED BY: EMMANUEL CARRÈRE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It has become a yearly occurrence for Juliette Binoche to have a movie released and with each new performance her legend grows, rightfully receiving the tag as one of our […]

Bank of Dave

August 30th, 2023 MOVIE: BANK OF DAVE STARRING: RORY KINNEAR, JOEL FRY, PHOEBE DYNEVOR, HUGH BONNEVILLE DIRECTED BY: CHRIS FOGGIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Some stories are better suited for a sweet, puffy human interest story, and not for a full-length feature film. The unfortunate part about being cynical is that it […]

Perpetrator

September 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: PERPETRATOR STARRING: KIAH MCKIRNAN, ALICIA SILVERSTONE, CHRISTOPHER LOWELL, IREON ROACH DIRECTED BY: JENNIFER REEDER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Finding your voice as a writer or a director is an important part of becoming a filmmaker. In an industry where studio oversight can ruin an artist’s voice, it’s […]

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

August 24th, 2023 MOVIE: YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH STARRING: SUNNY SANDLER, SAMANTHA LORRAINE, ADAM SANDLER, IDINA MENZEL DIRECTED BY: SAMMI COHEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Adam Sandler likes to have his friends and family be a part of his movies. Shooting in exotic locations, exquisite gifts […]

Golda

August 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: GOLDA STARRING: HELEN MIRREN, LIEV SCHREIBER, CAMILLE COTTIN, HENRY GOODMAN DIRECTED BY: GUY NATTIV AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I’m more often than not intrigued with a biopic that highlights a person I know very little about. Oscar winner Guy Nattiv’s newest film Golda is about the former Israeli […]

Retribution

August 25th, 2023 MOVIE: RETRIBUTION STARRING: LIAM NEESON, MATTHEW MODINE, EMBETH DAVIDTZ DIRECTED BY: NIMRÓD ANTAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) You have to scroll all the way back to 2008 when the action career of Liam Neeson took hold in Taken. The legendary Irish actor, nominated for an Oscar in Schindler’s […]

Birth/Rebirth

August 18th, 2023 MOVIE: BIRTH/REBIRTH STARRING: MARIN IRELAND, JUDY REYES, BREEDA WOOL, A.J. LISTER DIRECTED BY: LAURA MOSS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) For a long time, I have had a fascination with Frankenstein, the various versions, the deeply rooted themes about life and death, and how it continues to make an […]

Aporia

August 11th, 2023 MOVIE: APORIA STARRING: JUDY GREER, EDI GATHEGI, PAYMAN MAADI DIRECTED BY: JARED MOSHE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The time travel movie is a tricky thing to get right. Not everyone can make Back to the Future or Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Even in the good ones, continuity can be […]

Jules

August 11th, 2023 MOVIE: JULES STARRING: BEN KINGSLEY, HARRIET SANSOM HARRIS, ZOE WINTERS, JANE CURTIN DIRECTED BY: MARC TURTLETAUB AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In the past few years, the conversations on if alien life does exist have grown larger. Reports from Congress about UFOs certainly have everyone talking but as the […]

Blue Beetle

August 15th, 2023 MOVIE: BLUE BEETLE STARRING: XOLO MARIDUENA, BRUNA MARQUEZINE, SUSAN SARANDON DIRECTED BY: ANGEL MANUEL SOTO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) A funny fact about superhero movies is that there have been so many of them that we have now circled back around and now new comic book movies remind us […]

The Pod Generation

August 11th, 2023 MOVIE: THE POD GENERATION STARRING: EMILIA CLARKE, CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, ROSALIE CRAIG DIRECTED BY: SOPHIE BARTHES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There may not be a more frustrating movie in 2023 than The Pod Generation. Here is a science fiction story presenting a brilliant look at what the future of conception […]

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

August 11th, 2023 MOVIE: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER STARRING: COREY HAWKINS, AISLING FRANCIOSI, DAVID DASTMALCHIAN, LIAM CUNNINGHAM DIRECTED BY: ANDRE OVREDAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Dracula is all the rage these days. He’s actually been the rage since forever. From Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Gary Oldman, and more recently […]

Gran Turismo

August 11th, 2023 MOVIE: GRAN TURISMO STARRING: ARCHIE MADEKWE, ORLANDO BLOOM, DAVID HARBOUR, DJIMON HOUNSOU DIRECTED BY: NEILL BLOMKAMP AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The general makeup of Gran Turismo is equal to a stew of current Hollywood movie conversations. Here is a movie, based on a video game, based on a true […]

Sympathy for the Devil

July 28th, 2023 MOVIE: SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, JOEL KINNAMAN DIRECTED BY: YUVAL ADLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The one thing that Sympathy for the Devil has going for it is that it has Nicolas Cage. If your movie has a legendary actor, you’re halfway to something that works, […]

Shortcomings

August 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: SHORTCOMINGS STARRING: JUSTIN H. MIN, SHERRY COLA, ALLY MAKI, DEBBY RYAN DIRECTED BY: RANDALL PARK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When it comes to romcoms or just movies for adults about adult relationships, the options can be relatively scarce. The directorial debut for fantastic character actor Randall Park is […]

The Passenger

August 4th, 2023 MOVIE: THE PASSENGER STARRING: KYLE GALLNER, JOHNNY BERCHTOLD, LIZA WEIL DIRECTED BY: CARTER SMITH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) To call a movie “mean-spirited” is a hard term to get out of me. I loved Terrifier and Terrifier 2 and they don’t get more mean-spirited than those. I’m never shocked […]

The Monkey King

August 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: THE MONKEY KING STARRING: JIMMY O. YANG, JOLIE HOANG-RAPPAPORT, STEPHANIE HSU, BOWEN YANG DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY STACCHI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When we get an Across the Spider-Verse or a Mutant Mayhem we become spoiled and must remember that from time to time animation can be rough. […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

July 30th, 2023 MOVIE: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM STARRING: NICOLAS CANTU, BRADY NOON, MICAH ABBEY, SHAMON BROWN JR., AYO EDEBIRI, JACKIE CHAN DIRECTED BY: JEFF ROWE, KYLER SPEARS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back and they arrive at an interesting time at this point in […]

The Unknown Country

July 28th, 2023 MOVIE: THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY STARRING: LILY GLADSTONE, RAYMOND LEE DIRECTOR: MORRISA MALTZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The Unknown Country was the movie that I needed at the moment. I had been having a rough week. Tired from work and my depression had been stronger than usual. Then I […]

Afire

July 14th, 2023 MOVIE: AFIRE STARRING: THOMAS SCHUBERT, PAULA BEER, LANGSTON UIBEL, ENNO TREBS DIRECTED BY: CHRISTIAN PETZOLD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The films of Christian Petzold have often sent my thoughts swirling through my mind. There is a deep humanity that rests in the center of his stories, often dissecting […]

Talk to Me

July 25th, 2023 MOVIE: TALK TO ME STARRING: SOPHIE WILDE, ALEXANDRA JENSEN, MIRANDA OTTO, ZOE TERAKES DIRECTED BY: DANNY PHILIPPOU, MICHAEL PHILIPPOU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In the circles of horror cinema, it seems more and more that originality is key. The genre itself has always been the most original to […]

Haunted Mansion

July 25th, 2023 MOVIE: HAUNTED MANSION STARRING: LAKEITH STANFIELD, ROSARIO DAWSON, OWEN WILSON, TIFFANY HADDISH, DANNY DEVITO DIRECTED BY: JUSTIN SIMIEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) This is the third version of a Haunted Mansion movie. The 2003 original with Eddie Murphy, followed by the 2021 Muppet version, and now we have an […]

They Cloned Tyrone

July 21st, 2023 MOVIE: THEY CLONED TYRONE STARRING: JOHN BOYEGA, JAMIE FOXX, TEYONAH PARRIS, KIEFER SUTHERLAND DIRECTED BY: JUEL TAYLOR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) They Cloned Tyrone lands on the same weekend as Barbie and Oppenheimer so audiences will have to wade through the pink mushroom clouds to see it. The directorial […]

Oppenheimer

July 21st, 2023 MOVIE: OPPENHEIMER STARRING: CILLIAN MURPHY, EMILY BLUNT, MATT DAMON, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., FLORENCE PUGH DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) There is a moment when watching a movie where the narrative on the screen and the mind of the viewer locks into place. It could take twenty minutes, […]

Barbie

July 18th, 2023 MOVIE: BARBIE STARRING: MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING, AMERICA FERRERA, SIMU LIU DIRECTED BY: GRETA GERWIG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Writers Note: At this important moment in time, the writers (WGA) and actors (SAG) are on strike and film critic Leo Brady and AMovieGuy.com whole-heartedly stand behind everyone striking. […]

The Miracle Club

JULY 21ST, 2023 MOVIE: THE MIRACLE CLUB STARRING: LAURA LINNEY, KATHY BATES, MAGGIE SMITH, DIRECTED BY: THADDEUS O’SULLIVAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It has been spoken about in some of my other reviews before but for those that might not know, I lost my faith at the end of my four years […]

The Channel

July 21st, 2023 MOVIE: THE CHANNEL STARRING: CLAYNE CRAWFORD, MAX MARTINI, NICOYE BANKS, JULIENE JOYNER DIRECTED BY: WILLIAM KAUFMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In 2023 we have seen the return of the action movie. The only question is if we can keep it going. Director William Kaufman’s newest film The Channel is […]

The League

July 14th, 2023 MOVIE: THE LEAGUE STARRING: SATCHEL PAIGE, JACKIE ROBINSON, JOSH GIBSON DIRECTED BY: SAM POLLARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The line from James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams often echoes in my head, “The one constant through all the years, has been baseball.” It’s a phrase that remains true […]

Biosphere

JULY 7TH, 2023 MOVIE: BIOSPHERE STARRING: STERLING K. BROWN, MARK DUPLASS DIRECTED BY: MEL ESLYN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) We’ve seen movies before about the last two people on Earth. Where one man and women figure out how to survive together at the end of it all. But that is often […]

Joy Ride

July 7th, 2023 MOVIE: JOY RIDE STARRING: ASHLEY PARK, SHERRY COLA, STEPHANIE HSU, SABRINA WU DIRECTED BY: ADELE LIM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As I walked out of my screening of Joy Ride, I heard two older women stating that they thought the comedy was “gratuitous” and “too much”. I couldn’t help […]

Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One

June 30th, 2023 MOVIE: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE- DEAD RECKONING PART ONE STARRING: TOM CRUISE, REBECCA FERGUSON, HAYLEY ATWELL, SIMON PEGG, VING RHAMES, ESAI MORALES DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER MCQUARRIE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) His nickname should be The Unstoppable Tom Cruise. After the amazing success of Top Gun: Maverick, a film that many […]

Prisoner's Daughter

June 30th, 2023 MOVIE: PRISONER’S DAUGHTER STARRING: KATE BECKINSALE, BRIAN COX, ERNIE HUDSON, CHRISTOPHER CONVERY, TYSON RITTER DIRECTED BY: CATHERINE HARDWICKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The career of Kate Beckinsale has always been a mystery to me. I think she is a very good actress and could be great, but she seems […]

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

June 30th, 2023 MOVIE: RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN STARRING: LANA CONDOR, TONI COLLETTE, JANE FONDA, COLMAN DOMINGO DIRECTED BY: KIRK DEMICCO, FARYN PEARL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Over the past few years, the attention put on the genre of animated films has grown extensively. Guillermo del Toro expressed his passion for […]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

June 19th, 2023 MOVIE: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY STARRING: HARRISON FORD, PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, MADS MIKKELSEN, TOBY JONES DIRECTED BY: JAMES MANGOLD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) From the opening sequence of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, you can tell that this is not a Steven Spielberg film. […]

God Is a Bullet

June 19th, 2023 MOVIE: GOD IS A BULLET STARRING: NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU, MAIKA MONROE, JAMIE FOXX, KARL GLUSMAN, JANUARY JONES DIRECTED BY: NICK CASSAVETES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When a movie is grimy and gritty, it tends to be something that I gravitate to, something that feels like a risk. God Is a […]

No Hard Feelings

June 20th, 2023 MOVIE: NO HARD FEELINGS STARRING: JENNIFER LAWRENCE, ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN, MATTHEW BRODERICK, NATALIE MORALES DIRECTED BY: GENE STUPNITSKY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) At this moment we are starved for comedy. Nothing is funny anymore and when we get a good comedy we need to appreciate it while it lasts. […]

Extraction 2

June 15th, 2023 MOVIE: EXTRACTION 2 STARRING: CHRIS HEMSWORTH, GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI, IDRIS ELBA, OLGA KURYLENKO DIRECTED BY: SAM HARGRAVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) To go “deep” into Extraction 2 would be a silly exercise. It’s more or less a 2-hour constant action sequence. But the one thing I would like to compare […]

Elemental

June 14th, 2023 MOVIE: ELEMENTAL STARRING: LEAH LEWIS, MAMOUDOU ATHIE, RONNIE DEL CARMEN, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY DIRECTED BY: PETER SOHN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There’s often a sense that you get from the initial announcement of a Pixar film that the stakes are higher than most animated pictures. That’s what comes with the […]

The Flash

June 6th, 2023 MOVIE: THE FLASH STARRING: EZRA MILLER, MICHAEL KEATON, SASHA CALLE, MICHAEL SHANNON DIRECTED BY: ANDY MUSCHIETTI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There are varying outside issues that occurred with The Flash that it’s shocking to see that it’s mildly competent. What it attempts to salvage is commendable but the final […]

Brooklyn 45

June 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: BROOKLYN 45 STARRING: ANNE RAMSAY, LARRY FESSENDEN, JEREMY HOLM, RON E. RAINS DIRECTED BY: TED GEOGHEGAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The works of director Ted Geoghegan have never been what you expect. His first film We Are Still Here was a powerful debut that left audiences wondering […]

Past Lives

June 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: PAST LIVES STARRING: GRETA LEE, TEO YOO, JOHN MAGARO DIRECTED BY: CELINE SONG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) People-watching is a favorite thing I like to do. Not in a creepy, “stop staring at me ya weirdo” kind of way. I’m talking about having lunch downtown on a patio […]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

June 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE STARRING: SHAMEIK MOORE, HAILEE STEINFELD, OSCAR ISAAC, JAKE JOHNSON, ISSA RAE DIRECTED BY: JOAQUIM DOS SANTOS, KEMP POWERS, JUSTIN K. THOMPSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) With each new version of Spider-Man that arrives- animated, live-action, Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Tobey Maguire or Tom […]

Kandahar

MAY 26TH, 2023 MOVIE: KANDAHAR STARRING: GERARD BUTLER, NAVID NEGAHBAN, ALI FAZAL, TRAVIS FILMMEL, COREY JOHNSON DIRECTED BY: RIC ROMAN WAUGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The void that has been left by great action movies has grown deeper and wider since the glory days of Stallone and Schwarzenegger. Comic book movies swooped […]

The Little Mermaid

May 26th, 2023 MOVIE: THE LITTLE MERMAID STARRING: HALLE BAILEY, JAVIER BARDEM, MELISSA MCCARTHY, DAVEED DIGGS DIRECTED BY: ROB MARSHALL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) We are only a few weeks removed from Peter Pan & Wendy and now we get Rob Marshall’s live-action dive under the sea with Disney’s The Little Mermaid. […]

You Hurt My Feelings

May 26th, 2023 MOVIE: YOU HURT MY FEELINGS STARRING: JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, TOBIAS MENZIES, MICHAELA WATKINS, ARIAN MOAYED DIRECTED BY: NICOLE HOLOFCENER AMovieGuy’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s rare these days to see a movie made specifically for people ages 40 and up. It’s even more rare for a movie to be about […]

Sanctuary

May 19th, 2023 MOVIE: SANCTUARY STARRING: CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT, MARGARET QUALLEY DIRECTED BY: ZACHARY WIGON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In Zachary Wigon’s film Sanctuary, we are locked in a penthouse suite with two people. It’s a tight two-hander, with a pair of characters that can’t help themselves from pushing each other’s buttons, […]

Fast X

May 19th, 2023 MOVIE: FAST X STARRING: VIN DIESEL, JASON MAMOA, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, TYRESE GIBSON, CHARLIZE THERON, LUDACRIS, JOHN CENA, BRIE LARSON DIRECTED BY: LOUIS LETERRIER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) At this moment in time, the conversation surrounding cinema has become about the battle between technology and human creativity. At one point […]

A Thousand and One

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: A THOUSAND AND ONE STARRING: TEYANA TAYLOR, WILLIAM CATLETT, AVEN COURTNEY, JOSIAH CROSS DIRECTED BY: A.V. ROCKWELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) What instantly came across with A.V. Rockwell’s Sundance award-winning film A Thousand and One, is that it visually transcends you to the 1990s. And while it […]

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

May 12th, 2023 MOVIE: STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE STARRING: MICHAEL J. FOX, TRACY POLLAN DIRECTED BY: DAVIS GUGGENHEIM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) We remember Michael J. Fox the actor. The image that we have of him in Back to the Future or Teen Wolf, that’s a much different person than […]

The Mother

May 12th, 2023 MOVIE: THE MOTHER STARRING: JENNIFER LOPEZ, GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, PAUL RACI, JOSEPH FIENNES, OMARI HARDWICK DIRECTED BY: NIKI CARO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Earlier this year in my review of Shotgun Wedding, I mentioned that at this point in her career, Jennifer Lopez could do no wrong. I still […]

BlackBerry

May 12th, 2023 MOVIE: BLACKBERRY STARRING: JAY BARUCHEL, GLENN HOWERTON, MATT JOHNSON, CARY ELWES, MICHAEL IRONSIDE DIRECTED BY: MATT JOHNSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Did you have a BlackBerry phone? I never had one. I was a Razr phone guy and then it was the iPhone all the way from there. […]

To Catch a Killer

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: TO CATCH A KILLER STARRING: SHAILENE WOODLEY, BEN MENDELSOHN, JOVAN ADEPO, RALPH INESON DIRECTED BY: DAMIAN SZIFRON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When you watch To Catch a Killer the first comparison that might be conjured up will be to Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs. A serial […]

Carmen

May 5th, 2023 MOVIE: CARMEN STARRING: MELISSA BARRERA, PAUL MESCAL, ELSA PATAKY, ROSSY DE PALMA DIRECTED BY: BENJAMIN MILLEPIED AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Carmen is a new interpretation of the famous opera directed by Benjamin Millepied. It won’t receive the commercial appeal as other films such as Scream VI, but this […]

What's Love Got to Do with It?

May 5th, 2023 MOVIE: WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? STARRING: LILY JAMES, SHAZAD LATIF, EMMA THOMPSON, SHABANA AZMI DIRECTED BY: SHEKHAR KAPUR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) With romantic comedies, you don’t want them to be cliche. And if they are going to be cliche, they need a certain kind of […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

May 5th, 2023 MOVIE: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 STARRING: CHRIS PRATT, ZOE SALDANA, DAVE BAUTISTA, VIN DIESEL, BRADLEY COOPER, KAREN GILLAN, POM KLEMENTIEFF DIRECTED BY: JAMES GUNN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The impact the Guardians of the Galaxy have made on the Marvel cinematic universe was not something I ever […]

Peter Pan & Wendy

April 28th, 2023 MOVIE: PETER PAN & WENDY STARRING: EVER ANDERSON, ALEXANDER MOLONY, JUDE LAW, JIM GAFFIGAN DIRECTED BY: DAVID LOWERY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The constant question that will be asked with every live-action Disney movie that they parade into theaters or onto streaming is- Did we really need this? […]

Polite Society

April 28th, 2023 MOVIE: POLITE SOCIETY STARRING: PRIYA KANSARA, RITU ARYA, NIMRA BUCHA, SERAPHINA BEH, ELLA BRUCCOLERI, AKSHAY KHANNA DIRECTED BY: NIDA MANZOOR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) With a title like Polite Society, you will be surprised to hear that it’s one of the most kick-ass movies of 2023. It’s also quite […]

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

April 28th, 2023 MOVIE: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. STARRING: ABBY RYDER FORTSON, RACHEL MCADAMS, KATHY BATES, BENNY SAFDIE DIRECTED BY: KELLY FREMON CRAIG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Last week was the release of the documentary Judy Blume Forever and this week it’s the release of the feature adaptation […]

Sisu

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: SISU STARRING: JORMA TOMMILA, AKSEL HENNIE, JACK DOOLAN, MIMOSA WILLAMO DIRECTED BY: JALMARI HELANDER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The advertisements for Sisu stated that it was “John Wick meets Mad Max”. That’s not an entirely off statement but it does work at catching my attention. Those are two […]

Chevalier

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: CHEVALIER STARRING: KELVIN HARRISON JR., SAMARA WEAVING, LUCY BOYNTON, MARTON CSOKAS, RONKE ADEKOLUEJO DIRECTED BY: STEPHAN WILLIAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) We don’t see enough movies like Chevalier these days and this soars above any standard story of a young Black man rising to prominence. This is […]

Quasi

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: QUASI STARRING: STEVE LEMME, JAY CHANDRASEKHAR, KEVIN HEFFERNAN, PAUL SOTER, ERIK STOLHANSKE DIRECTED BY: KEVIN HEFFERNAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The crew that makes up the writing team known as The Broken Lizard has undeniably turned out some hilarious comedies in their time. Super Troopers is still a […]

Judy Blume Forever

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: JUDY BLUME FOREVER STARRING: JUDY BLUME, MOLLY RINGWALD, SAMANTHA BEE DIRECTED BY: DAVINA PARDO, LEAH WOLCHOK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I wasn’t a big reader of Judy Blume’s books but they were always around. I loved the Fudge series and read those but that’s about it. But […]

Evil Dead Rise

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: EVIL DEAD RISE STARRING: LILY SULLIVAN, ALYSSA SUTHERLAND, GABRIELLE ECHOLS, MORGAN DAVIES, NELL FISHER DIRECTED BY: LEE CRONIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s too easy to say, ‘It’s an Evil Dead movie” or claim, “You know what you are getting” when you walk into Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead […]

Beau Is Afraid

April 21st, 2023 MOVIE: BEAU IS AFRAID STARRING: JOAQUIN PHOENIX, PARKER POSEY, NATHAN LANE, ZOE LISTER-JONES, AMY RYAN DIRECTED BY: ARI ASTER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Where to begin with Beau Is Afraid? The newest film from director Ari Aster is an overwhelming epic. A journey through the mind of an artist, […]

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

March 4th, 2023 MOVIE: HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE STARRING: ARIELA BARER, KRISTINE FROSETH, LUKAS GAGE, FORREST GOODLUCK, SASHA LANE, JAYME LAWSON, MARCUS SCRIBNER, JAKE WEARY DIRECTED BY: DANIEL GOLDHABER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The narrative structure of How to Blow Up a Pipeline is how it hooks you. The story […]

Mafia Mamma

April 11th, 2023 MOVIE: MAFIA MAMMA STARRING: TONI COLLETTE, MONICA BELLUCCI, SOPHIA NOMVETE, GIULIO CORSO DIRECTED BY: CATHERINE HARDWICKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A movie like Mafia Mamma was tailor made for the 1980s and 1990s. A concept that would have fit the likes of Kirstie Alley, Cher, or Kathleen Turner […]

Showing Up

March 20th, 2023 MOVIE: SHOWING UP STARRING: MICHELLE WILLIAMS, HONG CHAU, JUDD HIRSCH, ANDRE BENJAMIN DIRECTED BY: KELLY REICHARDT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The work of Kelly Reichardt is about nouns. People, places, and many things come into focus. With patience and time spent, her stories bloom with humanity. The characters are […]

Paint

April 5th, 2023 MOVIE: PAINT STARRING: OWEN WILSON, MICHAELA WATKINS, STEPHEN ROOT, WENDI MCLENDON-COVEY DIRECTED BY: BRIT MCADAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Just one look at Owen Wilson sporting a Bob Ross-style afro will make you laugh. It’s a funny image and a great concept but unfortunately Paint is relying too much […]

Air

April 5th, 2023 MOVIE: AIR STARRING: MATT DAMON, BEN AFFLECK, JASON BATEMAN, VIOLA DAVIS, CHRIS TUCKER DIRECTED BY: BEN AFFLECK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) I told myself I would slow down giving movies 4-stars and then Air showed up. Ben Affleck’s newest film– working both in front and behind the camera– captures […]

Murder Mystery 2

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: MURDER MYSTERY 2 STARRING: ADAM SANDLER, JENNIFER ANISTON, MARK STRONG, MELANIE LAURENT DIRECTED BY: JEREMY GARELICK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The number of sequels that Adam Sandler has made have been regulated to the Grown Ups movies and his work on the animated Hotel Transylvania series. There are […]

Space Oddity

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: SPACE ODDITY STARRING: KYLE ALLEN, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, MADELINE BREWER, SIMON HELBERG, CARRIE PRESTON, KEVIN BACON DIRECTED BY: KYRA SEDGWICK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s abundantly clear that my way of escape has always been movies. We all have something we go to when we want to get away. […]

Spinning Gold

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: SPINNING GOLD STARRING: JEREMY JORDAN, MICHELLE MONAGHAN, JASON ISAACS, JAY PHAROAH DIRECTED BY: TIMOTHY SCOTT BOGART AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) There have been statements from actors such as Seth Rogan and Rachel Zegler about the fierce commentary by film critics towards a movie they dislike. I’ve even had […]

Acidman

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: ACIDMAN STARRING: DIANNA AGRON, THOMAS HADEN CHURCH DIRECTED BY: ALEX LEHMANN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Over the past 10-years the divides and rifts caused between family members have been insurmountable. Disagreements of politics and beliefs can tear us apart. What director Alex Lehmann asks, in his new film […]

Tetris

March 31st, 2023 MOVIE: TETRIS STARRING: TARON EGERTON, NIKITA EFREMOV, TOBY JONES, ROGER ALLAM DIRECTED BY: JON S. BAIRD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I always wondered why the Kremlin was on the opening screen for Tetris. Thanks to Jon S. Baird’s film, now I know why, and then some. The story of […]

Smoking Causes Coughing

March 17th, 2023 MOVIE: SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING STARRING: GILLES LELLOUCHE, VINCENT LACOSTE, ANAIS DEMOUSTIER, JEAN-PASCAL ZADI, ADÈLE EXARCHOPOULOS, JEROME NIEL DIRECTED BY: QUENTIN DUPIEUX AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The films and mind of Quentin Dupieux is not for everyone. What could never be said is that his work is unoriginal. At […]

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

March 15th, 2023 MOVIE: SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS STARRING: ZACHARY LEVI, HELEN MIRREN, LUCY LIU, RACHEL ZEGLER DIRECTED BY: DAVID F. SANDBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) With each superhero movie that arrives every other week there comes a new expectation or a hope that something will surprise us. The first Shazam! […]

Inside

March 17th, 2023 MOVIE: INSIDE STARRING: WILLEM DAFOE DIRECTED BY: VASILIS KATSOUPIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The isolation in Vasilis Katsoupis’ film Inside is the point. The setting is a massive high-rise penthouse, with gorgeous artwork adorning the walls, a pool of water in the living room for exotic fish, and all […]

Boston Strangler

March 10th, 2023 MOVIE: BOSTON STRANGLER STARRING: KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, CARRIE COON, CHRIS COOPER, ALESSANDRO NIVOLA, DAVID DASTMALCHIAN DIRECTED BY: MATT RUSKIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) From All the President’s Men, Spotlight, and Zodiac, there has been plenty of films on journalism and most with minimal representation of women in the newsroom. Matt […]

John Wick: Chapter 4- SXSW 2023 Review

March 17th, 2023 MOVIE: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 STARRING: KEANU REEVES, DONNIE YEN, BILL SKARSGARD, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, IAN MCSHANE DIRECTED BY: CHAD STAHELSKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) John Wick: Chapter 4 establishes that the series about a man dressed in an all-black suit and exacting revenge for the death of his wife […]

Art for Everybody- SXSW 2023 Review

March 13th, 2023 MOVIE: ART FOR EVERYBODY STARRING: THOMAS KINKADE DIRECTED BY: MIRANDA YOUSEF AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The question, “what is art” continues to be elusive to have a concrete answer. Can it even be answered? There is a definition in Webster’s Dictionary, sure, but even that can’t truly be […]

Scrambled- SXSW 2023 Review

March 13th, 2023 MOVIE: SCRAMBLED STARRING: LEAH MCKENDRICK, CLANCY BROWN, EGO NWODIM, ANDREW SANTINO DIRECTED BY: LEAH MCKENDRICK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the running themes about Leah McKendrick’s Scrambled is that women can be treated like an avocado. “They’re ripe for one minute and then thrown in the trash.” […]

Molli and Max in the Future- SXSW 2023 Review

March 12th, 2023 MOVIE: MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE STARRING: ZOSIA MAMET, ARISTOTLE ATHARI, ERIN DARKE, ARTURO CASTRO DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL LUKK LITWAK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If space is the final frontier then how come we rarely see romantic science fiction films? Director Michael Lukk Litwak has given us an […]

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves- SXSW 2023 Review

March 12th, 2023 MOVIE: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES STARRING: CHRIS PINE, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, REGE-JEAN PAGE, JUSTICE SMITH, SOPHIA LILLIS, HUGH GRANT DIRECTED BY: JOHN FRANCIS DALEY, JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The knowledge needed to understand Dungeons & Dragons is not fantasy world quantum-mechanics. It’s standard magic, wizardry, half-bird-humans, […]

Only the Good Survive- SXSW 2023 Review

March 11th, 2023 MOVIE: ONLY THE GOOD SURVIVE STARRING: SIDNEY FLANIGAN, DARIUS FRASER, D’PHARAOH WOON-A-TAI, FREDERICK WELLER, WILL ROPP DIRECTED BY: DUTCH SOUTHERN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Only the Good Survive starts with two characters in a room. It may seem like writer/director Dutch Southern is attempting to box his characters in […]

Champions

March 10th, 2023 MOVIE: CHAMPIONS STARRING: WOODY HARRELSON, KAITLIN OLSON, ERNIE HUDSON, CHEECH MARIN DIRECTED BY: BOBBY FARRELLY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Champions has heart and good intentions. If movies were graded alone on the kindness of those making them, there might not be any bad movies, or maybe just kinder […]

Scream VI

March 5th, 2023 MOVIE: SCREAM VI STARRING: MELISSA BARRERA, JENNA ORTEGA, COURTENEY COX, MASON GOODING, JASMIN SAVOY BROWN, HAYDEN PANETTIERE, DERMOT MULRONEY DIRECTED BY: MATT BETTINELLI-OLPIN, TYLER GILLETT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) At this point it seems like the Scream series can never die. This marks the second installment without the […]

Luther: The Fallen Sun

March 3rd, 2023 MOVIE: LUTER: THE FALLEN SUN STARRING: IDRIS ELBA, CYNTHIA ERIVO, ANDY SERKIS, DERMOT CROWLEY DIRECTED BY: JAMIE PAYNE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There is a feeling of excitement to review a movie from a TV-series when you’ve never seen a single episode. Will I know what’s going on? Can […]

Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre

March 1st, 2023 MOVIE: OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE STARRING: JASON STATHAM, AUBREY PLAZA, CARY ELWES, HUGH GRANT, JOSH HARTNETT DIRECTED BY: GUY RITCHIE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) For a brief moment it looked like Guy Ritchie was on the right track, with The Gentleman and Wrath of Man, he had made […]

Creed III

March 1st, 2023 MOVIE: CREED III STARRING: MICHAEL B. JORDAN, TESSA THOMPSON, JONATHAN MAJORS, WOOD HARRIS, PHYLICIA RASHAD DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL B. JORDAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The shadow of Rocky Balboa has hovered above the Creed installments. Ryan Coogler beautifully introduced us to the rising stardom of Adonis Creed, yet […]

Juniper

February 23rd, 2023 MOVIE: JUNIPER STARRING: CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, MARTON SCOKAS, GEORGE, FERRIER, EDITH POOR DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW J. SAVILLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The choices laid out before us in Juniper is to get busy living or get busy dying and the clear decision is both. Writer/director Matthew J. Saville is allowing […]

We Have a Ghost

February 22nd, 2023 MOVIE: WE HAVE A GHOST STARRING: JAHI DI’ALLO WINSTON, ANTHONY MACKIE, DAVID HARBOUR, TIG NOTARO, JENNIFER COOLIDGE DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER LANDON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) We Have a Ghost is the seventh film from director Christopher Landon and it’s safe to say that he has found his style. His […]

When You Get to the Forest

February 20th, 2023 MOVIE: WHEN YOU GET TO THE FOREST STARRING: ALICIA POWER, MARCELLA CAMPOS DIRECTED BY: ERIC POWER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) At the start of the 2022 award season, one of the talking points for director Guillermo del Toro has been to state that animation is not just a […]

American Murderer

February 16th, 2023 MOVIE: AMERICAN MURDERER STARRING: TOM PELPHREY, RYAN PHILLIPPE, IDINA MENZEL, PAUL SCHNEIDER DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW GENTILE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Out of the blue, writer/director Matthew Gentile sent me an email, asking me to review his film American Murderer. I had never heard about it and when I searched […]

Marlowe

February 15th, 2023 MOVIE: MARLOWE STARRING: LIAM NEESON, DIANE KRUGER, JESSICA LANGE, DANNY HUSTON, ALAN CUMMING DIRECTED BY: NEIL JORDAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The final result of Neil Jordan’s Marlowe is instantly depressing. Here is a noir picture, with an Oscar winning director at the helm, Oscar winning screenwriter William […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

February 13th, 2023 MOVIE: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA STARRING: PAUL RUDD, JONATHAN MAJORS, MICHELLE PFEIFFER, KATHRYN NEWTON, EVANGELINE LILLY, MICHAEL DOUGLAS DIRECTED BY: PEYTON REED AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) At this point, the complaints, and issues that one might take with the Marvel superhero movies are just a part of the […]

Sharper

February 10th, 2023 MOVIE: SHARPER STARRING: JUSTICE SMITH, BRIANA MIDDLETON, SEBASTIAN STAN, JULIANNE MOORE, JOHN LITHGOW DIRECTED BY: BENJAMIN CARON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Greed is not just a deadly sin. If countless stories have informed us it’s that greed can become an addiction. You don’t hear much about billionaires saying, “hey, […]

Your Place or Mine

February 7th, 2022 MOVIE: YOUR PLACE OR MINE STARRING: REESE WITHERSPOON, ASHTON KUTCHER, TIG NOTARO, STEVE ZAHN, JESSE WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY: ALINE BROSH MCKENNA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The recent movies on Netflix are a test of strength. Between The School for Good and Evil, You People, Slumberland, White Noise, and […]

Magic Mike's Last Dance

February 8th, 2023 MOVIE: MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE STARRING: CHANNING TATUM, SALMA HAYEK, CAITLIN GERARD DIRECTED BY: STEVEN SODERBERGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Even Magic Mike needs to move on from his party boy ways. The third installment– Magic Mike’s Last Dance– is undoubtedly the biggest narrative surprise of the trilogy, which […]

You People

February 2nd, 2023 MOVIE: YOU PEOPLE STARRING: JONAH HILL, EDDIE MURPHY, LAUREN LONDON, JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS, NIA LONG, DAVID DUCHOVNY DIRECTED BY: KENYA BARRIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) There is often a discussion on if comedy is dead or statements made by your drunk uncle such as, “you couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today”. […]

Infinity Pool

January 26th, 2023 MOVIE: INFINITY POOL STARRING: ALEXANDER SKARSGARD, MIA GOTH, CLEOPATRA COLEMAN, JALIL LESPERT DIRECTED BY: BRANDON CRONENBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The baton was passed instantly from David Cronenberg to his son Brandon. But with Infinity Pool one can pick up the sense that the child has been set […]

When You Finish Saving the World

January 17th, 2023 MOVIE: WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD STARRING: JULIANNE MOORE, FINN WOLFHARD, BILLY BRYK, ALISHA BOE, JAY O. SANDERS DIRECTED BY: JESSE EISENBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If you watched When You Finish Saving the World without knowing, you might think Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed it. The quirky […]

The Old Way

January 13th, 2023 MOVIE: THE OLD WAY STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, NOAH LE GROS, RYAN KIERA ARMSTRONG, CLINT HOWARD DIRECTED BY: BRETT DONOWHO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The very concept of Nicolas Cage in a western had me sold. The revival of the actor’s career has been something to be grateful for after […]

The Pale Blue Eye

January 6th, 2023 MOVIE: THE PALE BLUE EYE STARRING: CHRISTIAN BALE, HARRY MELLING, SIMON MCBURNEY, TIMOTHY SPALL, TOBY JONES DIRECTED BY: SCOTT COOPER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Author Edgar Allen Poe is the closest thing the horror genre has as a grandfather. His writing has always been of the grim, dark senses, […]

M3GAN

January 6th, 2023 MOVIE: M3GAN STARRING: ALLISON WILLIAMS, VIOLET MCGRAW, RONNY CHIENG, JEN VAN EPPS DIRECTED BY: GERARD JOHNSTONE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) January is typically a dumping ground for movies. Not in 2023, for we are blessed with the first hit of the new year and it comes in the form […]

The Whale

December 29th, 2022 MOVIE: THE WHALE STARRING: BRENDAN FRASER, HONG CHAU, SADIE SINK, TY SIMPKINS DIRECTED BY: DARREN ARONOFSKY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Darren Aronofsky’s work has been worthy of discussion. His style and narrative choices challenge the viewer, pushing the boundaries on topics of religion, relationships, and addiction. Past decisions […]

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

December 25th, 2022 MOVIE: WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY STARRING: NAOMI ACKIE, STANLEY TUCCI, ASHTON SANDERS, TAMARA TUNIE DIRECTED BY: KASI LEMMONS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) At some point there should be an entire box-set of the music biopic. Walk the Line, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman, All Eyes on Me, Ray, […]

2nd Chance

December 9th, 2022 MOVIE: 2ND CHANCE STARRING: RICHARD DAVIS DIRECTED BY: RAMIN BAHRANI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The filmography of Ramin Bahrani is truly remarkable. Making independent films to start, gaining major acclaim from his second film Man Push Cart, and continuing to climb from there. And even though he has […]

Women Talking

October 21st, 2022 MOVIE: WOMEN TALKING STARRING: ROONEY MARA, CLAIRE FOY, JESSIE BUCKLEY, FRANCES MCDORMAND DIRECTED BY: SARAH POLLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The setting is in a dusty barn and the topic of conversation is about being treated as human beings. It’s a conversation that we are all having, in our […]

Slumberland

November 17th, 2022 MOVIE: SLUMBERLAND STARRING: MARLOW BARKLEY, JASON MOMOA, CHRIS O’DOWD, KYLE CHANDLER DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS LAWRENCE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The title of the movie is Slumberland. Out the gate the thoughts should be of dream-like states of wonder, whisking us away to a magical world, or something beyond our […]

Going All the Way- The Director's Edit

November 11th, 2022 MOVIE: GOING ALL THE WAY- THE DIRECTOR’S EDIT STARRING: JEREMY DAVIES, BEN AFFLECK, RACHEL WEISZ, ROSE MCGOWAN DIRECTED BY: MARK PELLINGTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In literature there are many stories of lost innocence. The Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, and notoriously The Catcher in the Rye. […]

Retrograde

December 9th, 2022 MOVIE: RETROGRADE STARRING: MATTHEW HEINEMAN DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW HEINEMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The designation of filmmaker or journalist is a blurry line for some documentary filmmakers. One of them is Matthew Heineman, the director behind films such as The Boy From Medellin, First Wave, Cartel Land, and City […]

Double Down South

December 1st, 2022 MOVIE: DOUBLE DOWN SOUTH STARRING: LILI SIMMONS, KIM COATES, JUSTIN MCMANUS DIRECTED BY: TOM SCHULMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Prior to watching Double Down South, I had watched the Norman Jewison high stakes poker movie, The Cincinnati Kid with Steve McQueen. You instantly wish more movies were like this, […]

Violent Night

December 1st, 2022 MOVIE: VIOLENT NIGHT STARRING: DAVID HARBOUR, BEVERLY D’ANGELO, JOHN LEGUIZAMO DIRECTED BY: TOMMY WIRKOLA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s not a new concept to make Santa Claus a beer swilling, foul mouthed, aggressive version of the jolly giver of gifts is not new. Just in 2020 there was […]

White Noise

December 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: WHITE NOISE STARRING: ADAM DRIVER, GRETA GERWIG, DON CHEADLE, RAFFEY CASSIDY, JODIE TURNER-SMITH DIRECTED BY: NOAH BAUMBACH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The title is White Noise for a purpose. That exact reasoning becomes evident after the first twenty minutes into Noah Baumbach’s newest film. The story is a […]

Bones and All

November 17th, 2022 MOVIE: BONES AND ALL STARRING: TAYLOR RUSSELL, TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, MARK RYLANCE DIRECTED BY: LUCA GUADAGNINO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The subject matter of Bones and All is not about cannibals. Yes, the two lead characters are dealing with the issue that they have an insatiable appetite to eat human […]

When the Screaming Starts

November 11th, 2022 MOVIE: WHEN THE SCREAMING STARTS STARRING: ED HARTLAND, JARED ROGERS, KAITLIN REYNELL, OCTAVIA GILMORE DIRECTED BY: CONOR BORU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The mockumentary has always been a great filter for comedy and it has even become an extension in the found-footage scope for horror. Conor Boru’s When the […]

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

November 16th, 2022 MOVIE: GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY STARRING: DANIEL CRAIG, EDWARD NORTON, KATE HUDSON, DAVE BAUTISTA, JANELLE MONAE, KATHRYN HAHN, LESLIE ODOM, JR. JESSICA HENWICK, MADELYN CLINE, NOAH SEGAN DIRECTED BY: RIAN JOHNSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) How was Rian Johnson going to top his achievements with Knives […]

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

November 17th, 2022 MOVIE: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO STARRING: EWAN MCGREGOR, GREGORY MANN, RON PERLMAN, DAVID BRADLEY, TILDA SWINTON DIRECTED BY: GUILLERMO DEL TORO, MARK GUSTAFSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The story of Pinocchio, the wooden toy that would one day become a real boy; It has been told too many times […]

Devotion

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: DEVOTION STARRING: JONATHAN MAJORS, GLEN POWELL, CHRISTINA JACKSON, JOE JONAS DIRECTED BY: J.D. DILLARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When we honor the men and women that have served in our military, from the Army, Marines, and U.S. Navy, there is an added pressure to make sure the story […]

A Christmas Story Christmas

November 16th, 2022 MOVIE: A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS STARRING: PETER BILLINGSLEY, ERINN HAYES, JULIE HAGERTY, R.D. ROBB DIRECTED BY: CLAY KAYTIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The anticipation for a sequel to the 1983 holiday classic, A Christmas Story wasn’t being asked about on Twitter every day, in fact it wasn’t even a […]

The Territory- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 18th, 2022 MOVIE: THE TERRITORY DIRECTED BY: ALEX PRITZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 1/2 STARS (Out of 4) The story of the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon rain forest represents a continuing fight to save the planet. That is, in part, Alex Pritz’s perspective in his new documentary The Territory. As an Earth Scientist, Pritz […]

Holy Spider

November 18th, 2022 MOVIE: HOLY SPIDER STARRING: ZAR AMIR-EBRAHIMI, MEHDI BAJESTANI, ARASH ASHTIANI DIRECTED BY: ALI ABBASI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3½ STARS (Out of 4) Serial killer focused films are not typically among my favorite genres to view. Ali Abbasi’s film Holy Spider goes much deeper than most though and tells a disturbing yet revelatory story […]

Blood Relatives

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: BLOOD RELATIVES STARRING: NOAH SEGAN, VICTORIA MOROLES, JOSH RUBEN, DOUG BENSON DIRECTED BY: NOAH SEGAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When Bella Lugosi claimed to hear “children of the night”, it was a time when Dracula, the most notorious vampire of all time, was the only fanged character we […]

The Menu

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: THE MENU STARRING: ANYA TAYLOR-JOY, RALPH FIENNES, NICHOLAS HOULT, JOHN LEGUIZAMO DIRECTED BY: MARK MYLOD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) We are living in times of hate and anger. Sometimes you need a movie to express all that hate, a certain kind of vitriol, or catharsis to what we […]

Bad Axe- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 16th, 2022 MOVIE: BAD AXE DIRECTED BY: DAVID SIEV AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Bad Axe is quickly becoming one of the most celebrated documentaries of 2022. This past weekend it won the Critics Choice Documentary Award for Best First Documentary Feature. It has also won Audience Awards at the prestigious […]

Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: LAMBORGHINI: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND STARRING: FRANK GRILLO, GABRIEL BYRNE, ROMANO REGGIANI, MIRA SORVINO DIRECTED BY: BOBBY MORESCO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s plenty of intrigue in the world of automotives. In the lens of cinema it has been done through the competitive spirit, such as […]

The Art of Rebellion- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 16th, 2022 MOVIE: THE ART OF REBELLION DIRECTED BY: LIBBY SPEARS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Most documentaries have a solid idea, message, or action they are pursuing. This is what makes such films so worthwhile to view. The Art of Rebellion is a bit questionable in this regard. It follows […]

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS STARRING: DANIEL GIMENEZ CACHO, GRISELDA SICILIANI, XIMENA LAMADRID, IKER SANCHEZ SOLANO DIRECTED BY: ALEJANDRO G. INARRITU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s clear that Alejandro G. Inarritu heard the voices. The whispers and criticism that he wasn’t as good as […]

Sam Now- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 14th, 2022 MOVIE: SAM NOW DIRECTED BY: REED HARKNESS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Previously created home movies are all over many of the documentaries at this year’s DOC NYC festival. Reed Harknesss and his half-brother Sam made many such movies in their teens. Reed being the older brother got Sam […]

Loan Wolves- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 14th, 2022 MOVIE: LOAN WOLVES DIRECTED BY: BLAKE ZEFF AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Student loan debt is a hot topic right now that, surprisingly, hasn’t been fully addressed in a documentary until now. Blake Zeff’s new film Loan Wolves attempts to tackle the roots and solutions to this problem which […]

Queen of the Deuce- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 13th, 2022 MOVIE: QUEEN OF THE DEUCE DIRECTED BY: VALERIE KONTAKOS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The new documentary Queen of the Deuce tells the story surrounding Chelly Wilson, a grandma in New York City who owned several gay porn theatres during the 1970s through 90s. It’s the kind of film that […]

Big Fight in Little Chinatown- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 13th, 2022 MOVIE: BIG FIGHT IN LITTLE CHINATOWN DIRECTED BY: KAREN CHO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) While watching Karen Cho’s new documentary Big Fight in Little Chinatown, I couldn’t help but think about how often we take for granted immigrant neighborhoods. Do we really take the time to venture into […]

Last Flight Home- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 11th, 2022 MOVIE: LAST FLIGHT HOME DIRECTED BY: ONDI TIMONER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Death is a subject many don’t want to talk about or face. Yet we all know our time will eventually come. When it will happen is a whole other matter. Filmmaker Ondi Timoner takes us on a […]

My Sister Liv- DOC NYC Film Festival

November 11th, 2022 MOVIE: MY SISTER LIV DIRECTED BY: ALAN HICKS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Films about suicide or suicide attempts have become much more commonplace since Billy Wilder’s Oscar-winning Best Picture, The Apartment, featured a suicide attempt by a character played by Shirley MacLaine and Robert Redford’s similarly Oscar bestowed […]

Paradise City

November 9th, 2022 MOVIE: PARADISE CITY STARRING: STEPHEN DORFF, BRUCE WILLIS, JOHN TRAVOLTA, PRAYA LUNDBERG, BLAKE JENNER DIRECTED BY: CHUCK RUSSELL AMovieGuy,com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) With what we know about Bruce Willis, it’s incredibly difficult to review and watch his work. The legendary action star has been battling with a form of […]

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

November 10th, 2022 MOVIE: BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER STARRING: LETITIA WRIGHT, ANGELA BASSETT, TENOCH HUERTA, DANAI GURIRA, LUPITA NYONG’O, WINSTON DUKE DIRECTED BY: RYAN COOGLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) After the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman the question was, “how could Black Panther go on?” The powerful clawed hero made an instant […]

The Wonder

November 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: THE WONDER STARRING: FLORENCE PUGH, NIAMH ALGAR, KILA LORD CASSIDY, TOM BURKE, ELAINE CASSIDY DIRECTED BY: SEBASTIAN LELIO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The Wonder begins with a story that has captured the ears of the people, from Ireland to England, set in 1862, about a case involving […]

Aftersun

November 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: AFTERSUN STARRING: PAUL MESCAL, FRANKIE CORIO, CELIA ROWLSON-HALL DIRECTED BY: CHARLOTTE WELLS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I’ve been a parent for nearly five-years now and I still don’t know exactly what it takes to be a good one. I have more responsibilities. I have a human that I […]

Armageddon Time

November 1st, 2022 MOVIE: ARMAGEDDON TIME STARRING: BANKS REPETA, JAYLIN WEBB, ANNE HATHAWAY, JEREMY STRONG, ANTHONY HOPKINS DIRECTED BY: JAMES GRAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There is an intentional coldness to James Gray’s Armageddon Time. It’s a personal, nearly autobiographical film for the director, which never allows the manipulative trappings of […]

The Banshees of Inisherin

October 28th, 2022 MOVIE: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN STARRING: COLIN FARRELL, BRENDAN GLEESON, KERRY CONDON, BARRY KEOGHAN DIRECTED BY: MARTIN MCDONAGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The question that The Banshees of Inisherin proposes is “what do you value in your life.” Or maybe it is a question of what we do with […]

Causeway

October 21st, 2022 MOVIE: CAUSEWAY STARRING: JENNIFER LAWRENCE, BRIAN TYREE HENRY, LINDA EMOND, STEPHEN MICKINLEY HENDERSON DIRECTED BY: LILA NEUGEBAUER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There is a sequence in Causeway where Jennifer Lawrence’s character is walking slowly, almost as if she’s pushing through sand, timid in her approach, because she’s not sure […]

Waking Up Dead

November 1ST, 2022 MOVIE: WAKING UP DEAD STARRING: GABRIEL SOUSA, JUDY GEESON, TRACI LORDS DIRECTED BY: TERRACINO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) With a title such as Waking Up Dead one might assume Terracino’s new film is a horror thriller. The director is previously known for his 2012 indie comedy/romance hit, Elliot […]

My Policeman

October 21st, 2022 MOVIE: MY POLICEMAN STARRING: HARRY STYLES, EMMA CORRIN, GINA MCKEE, LINUS ROACHE, RUPERT EVERETT, DAVID DAWSON DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL GRANDAGE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The experiment of Harry Styles as an actor is not off to a good start. The music star has had two performances, first in […]

All Quiet on the Western Front

October 28th, 2022 MOVIE: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT STARRING: FELIX KAMMERER, ALBRECHT SCHUCH, DANIEL BRUHL DIRECTED BY: EDWARD BERGER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) War is hell. It’s a phrase we’ve heard time and again. It’s also been projected through the art of cinema since the beginning of the medium, from […]

Run Sweetheart Run

October 21st, 2022 MOVIE: RUN SWEETHEART RUN STARRING: ELLA BALINSKA, PILOU ASBAEK, CLARK GREGG, SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO DIRECTED BY: SHANA FESTE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As the movie industry continues to give opportunities for new voices, what follows is the sheer honesty of the world that surrounds us. That comes courtesy of more […]

Wendell & Wild

October 21st, 2022 MOVIE: WENDELL & WILD STARRING: LYRIC ROSS, KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY, JORDAN PEELE, ANGELA BASSETT, JAMES HONG DIRECTED BY: HENRY SELICK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Wendell & Wild is the newest stop-motion animated experience from director Henry Selick. His films are exactly that, an experience, and each piece of art that […]

Descendant

October 25th, 2022 MOVIE: DESCENDANT DIRECTED BY: MARGARET BROWN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) One of the most important messages of Descendant is to preserve our oral histories so that the past is not forgotten. If it wasn’t for some of these stories we might end up with a history that is slanted […]

Black Adam

October 20th, 2022 MOVIE: BLACK ADAM STARRING: DWAYNE JOHNSON, ALDIS HODGE, PIERCE BROSNAN, SARAH SHAHI DIRECTED BY: JAUME COLLET-SERRA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The phrase “less is more” does not seem to work its way onto the sets of most superhero movies. That especially applies to the DC Cinematic universe, where the […]

Ticket to Paradise

October 20th, 2022 MOVIE: TICKET TO PARADISE STARRING: GEORGE CLOONEY, JULIA ROBERTS, KAITLYN DEVER, BILLIE LOURD DIRECTED BY: OL PARKER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In Hollywood there is a shortage of movie stars and there is a shortage of romantic comedies. Ticket to Paradise has two of the biggest names in movies […]

Stars at Noon

October 14th, 2022 MOVIE: STARS AT NOON STARRING: MARGARET QUALLEY, JOE ALWYN, BENNY SAFDIE, DANNY RAMIREZ DIRECTED BY: CLAIRE DENIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Earlier this year director Claire Denis delivered an enthralling and sumptuous drama in Both Sides of the Blade. It involved a woman that finds herself caught between her […]

Halloween Ends

October 14th, 2022 MOVIE: HALLOWEEN ENDS STARRING: JAMIE LEE CURTIS, ANDI MATICHAK, ROHAN CAMPBELL, WILL PATTON DIRECTED BY: DAVID GORDON GREEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Minutes after the final frame of Halloween Ends, the discussion that went on in my head was how much they got wrong, and who to blame. After […]

TÁR

October 10th, 2022 MOVIE: TÁR STARRING: CATE BLANCHETT, NINA HOSS, NOEMIE MERLANT DIRECTED BY: TODD FIELDS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) A great sign of a good movie is not wanting it to end. That was immediately my thought with TÁR. I never wanted it to end. More music, more conducting, more conniving […]

The Kindred- DVD-Blu-ray Review

October 7th, 2022 MOVIE: THE KINDRED- DVD-BLU-RAY REVIEW STARRING: DAVID ALLEN BROOKS, ROD STEIGER, AMANDA PAYS, TALIA BALSAM DIRECTED BY: STEPHEN CARPENTER, JEFFREY OBROW AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) One of the greatest parts of being a lover of the art of cinema is the moment of discovery. It’s not equal to a […]

Terrifier 2- 2022 Fantastic Fest

October 5th, 2022 MOVIE: TERRIFIER 2 STARRING: LAUREN LAVERA, DAVID HOWARD THORNTON, SARAH VOIGT, CASEY HARTNETT DIRECTED BY: DAMIEN LEONE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Run and hide because Art the Clown is back and bringing with him more gore than ever. For the audience member that bit of information will be the […]

Hellraiser

October 5th, 2022 MOVIE: HELLRAISER STARRING: ODESSA A’ZION, JAMIE CLAYTON, GORAN VISNJIC, DREW STARKEY, ADAM FAISON DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRUCKNER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It was quite evident that director David Bruckner had his sights set on making a new Hellraiser film after what we saw from The Night House. What […]

Elephant- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

MOVIE: ELEPHANT (SLON) STARRING: JAN HRYNKIEWICZ, PAWEŁ TOMASZEWSKI DIRECTED BY: KAMIL KRAWCZYCKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Elephant is the English translation for the Polish word “slon”. It’s a curious name for a film about a gay character living near the mountains in Southern Poland. Yet back in 2009, a Polish zoo […]

Hocus Pocus 2

September 30th, 2022 MOVIE: HOCUS POCUS 2 STARRING: BETTE MIDLER, SARAH JESSICA PARKER, KATHY NAJIMY, WHITNEY PEAK, BELISSA ESCOBEDO DIRECTED BY: ANNE FLETCHER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) It’s wild that fan nostalgia has become such a commodity, such a concept for movie studios to bow down to, that Hocus Pocus, a movie […]

Nothing Compares

September 29th, 2022 MOVIE: NOTHING COMPARES STARRING: SINEAD O’CONNOR DIRECTED BY KATHRYN FERGUSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There are plenty of people today who can accept non-binary and other gender variations. As a college professor, I see this in my students on a daily basis. Pronouns, such as they and them, […]

Quantum Cowboys- 2022 Fantastic Fest

September 26th, 2022 MOVIE: QUANTUM COWBOYS STARRING: KIOWA GORDON, LILY GLADSTONE, JOHN WAY, DAVID ARQUETTE, FRANK MOSLEY, TRIESTE KELLY DUNN DIRECTED BY: GEOFF MARSLETT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) If the mood and production of a Jim Jarmusch film and the philosophical and creative sensibilities of a Richard Linklater piece had smashed […]

God's Cratures

September 29th, 2022 MOVIE: GOD’S CREATURES STARRING: EMILY WATSON, PAUL MESCAL, AISLING FRANCIOSI DIRECTED BY: SAELA DAVIS, ANNA ROSE HOLMER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s something about Ireland set films that never fails to capture a dark, rain swept, windy atmosphere. This is certainly true with God’s Creatures, a new film […]

The Swimmer- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 28th, 2022 MOVIE: THE SWIMMER STARRING: OMER PERELMAN STRIKS, ASAF JONES, OFEK NICKI-COHEN, ROY RESHEF DIRECTED BY: ADAM KALDERON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The Swimmer from writer/director Adam Kalderon explores, in part, homophobia in Israel’s Olympic training program for swimmers. In the film, there’s a small group of young men who […]

All Kinds of Love- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 28th, 2022 MOVIE: ALL KINDS OF LOVE STARRING: STEVE CALLAHAN, CODY DUKE, MICHAEL DUMAS DIRECTOR: DAVID LEWIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS ( Out of 4) All Kinds of Love is the kind of film with a title that pretty much says it all: it explores a variety of modern relationships yet still manages to […]

Please Baby Please- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 26th, 2022 MOVIE: PLEASE BABY PLEASE STARRING: ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, HARRY MELLING, DEMI MOORE, KARL GLUSMAN DIRECTED BY: AMANDA KRAMER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If there was anything that stood out about Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story last year it was the lavish production design which pulled the musical a […]

Manscaping- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 27th, 2022 MOVIE: MANSCAPING STARRING: JESSIE ANDERSON, RICHARD SAVVY, DEVAN SHIMOYAMA DIRECTED BY: BRODERICK FOX AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As I viewed the new documentary Manscaping, I started thinking about the films that feature barbershops as their primary focus. Sure, there is the quintessential 2002 Tim Story film, Barbershop and its […]

Smile- 2022 Fantastic Fest

September 25th, 2022 MOVIE: SMILE STARRING: SOSIE BACON, KYLE GALLNER, JESSIE T. USHER, ROBIN WEIGERT DIRECTED BY: PARKER FINN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The best way to describe Smile is that it’s a water cooler horror film. The kind of movie that catches the attention of everyone, with a simple concept of […]

Chrissy Judy- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 24th, 2022 MOVIE: CHRISSY JUDY STARRING: TODD FLAHERTY, WYATT FENNER, JOEY TARANTO, JAMES TISON DIRECTED BY: TODD FLAHERTY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There is something about the East Coast that always looks so beautiful in black and white. Todd Flaherty’s new film Chrissy Judy is a heartfelt gay love story […]

The Offering- 2022 Fantastic Fest

September 24th, 2022 MOVIE: THE OFFERING STARRING: NICK BLOOD, EMILY WISEMAN, ALLAN CORDUNER, PAUL KAYE DIRECTED BY: OLIVER PARK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The setting of The Offering is a morgue and there may not be a scarier setting in life than a morgue. That’s just the starting point of where […]

Apostles- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 24th, 2022 MOVIE: APOSTLES STARRING: SIMON ATHENA, GAVIN PHILIP CHE, MILO CHE DIRECTED BY: SCUD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I went into Apostles knowing nothing about its Hong Kong based filmmaker Scud. For those in the know, Scud is a male erotic auteur who is finishing his career with not […]

Nelly & Nadine- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 24th, 2022 MOVIE: NELLY & NADINE STARRING: NADINE HWANG, NELLY MOUSSET VOS DIRECTED BY: MAGNUS GERTTEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) We live in an era where personal stories from the past can be told through home movies, photos, and journals. Whether we’ll be able to continue doing so in the […]

El Houb- The Love- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 24th, 2022 MOVIE: EL HOUB- THE LOVE STARRING: FAHD LARHZAOUI, LUBNA AZABAL, SLIMANE DAZI DIRECTED BY: SHARIFF NASAR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s always interesting to see how other cultures deal with the coming out process. In the case of Shariff Nasr’s debut feature El Houb, translated as The Love, a […]

Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins- 2022 Reeling Film Fesitval

September 21st, 2022 MOVIE: CELEBRATING LAUGHTER: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF COLIN HIGGINS STARRING: DABNEY COLEMAN, BUD CORT, JANE FONDA, GOLDIE HAWN DIRECTED BY: NICHOLAS ELIOPOULOS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) While watching Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins I couldn’t help but think about the stories we have […]

8 Years- 2022 Reeling Film Festival

September 23rd, 2022 MOVIE: 8 YEARS STARRING: MIGUEL DIOSDADO, CARLOS MESTANZA, NATALIA RODRIGUEZ, ISABEL TORRES DIRECTED BY: JD ALCAZAR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There are relationship films that have traditional arcs: boy meets girl, boy meets boy, girl meets girl, etc. where the couples go through a series of trials and tribulations […]

Unidentified Objects- 2022 Fantastic Fest

September 23rd, 20222 MOVIE: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS STARRING: MATTHEW JEFFERS, SARAH HAY, KERRY FLANAGAN DIRECTED BY: JUAN FELIPE ZULETA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Unidentified Objects has a beautiful heart that’s inside a steel shell. The outside is tough to crack, a story about a pair of people on a road trip, brought about […]

Lou

September 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: LOU STARRING: ALLISON JANNEY, JURNEE SMOLLETT, LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN DIRECTED BY: ANNA FOERSTER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There are various things about Lou that are not good. The title is weak. The concept has been done before. The depth of it all might not be much. But what it […]

Railway Children

September 23rd, 2022 MOVIE: RAILWAY CHILDREN STARRING: JOHN BRADLEY, JENNY AGUTTER, SHERIDAN SMITH, TOM COURTENAY DIRECTED BY: MORGAN MATTHEWS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Railway Children is inspired by a beloved novel which was previously adapted for a 1970 film. The latest attempt takes place forty years later and features Jenny Agutter who […]

In from the Side- Reeling Film Festival 2022

September 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: IN FROM THE SIDE STARRING: ALEXANDER LINCOLN, ALEXANDER KING, PETER MCPHERSON, CHRISTOPHER SHERWOOD DIRECTED BY: MATT CARTER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) On a recent Sunday afternoon while the Chicago Bears were playing a highly anticipated football game, I had the great pleasure of looking at a different sport […]

Don't Worry Darling

September 21st, 2022 MOVIE: DON’T WORRY DARLING STARRING: FLORENCE PUGH, HARRY STYLES, CHRIS PINE, OLIVIA WILDE DIRECTED BY: OLIVIA WILDE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Watching Don’t Worry Darling was like watching a memoriam to something that had already passed away. Here lies Olivia Wilde’s much anticipated follow-up to Booksmart: Don’t Worry […]

Blonde

September 21st, 2022 MOVIE: BLONDE STARRING: ANA DE ARMAS, ADRIEN BRODY, BOBBY CANAVALLE, JULIANNE NICHOLSON DIRECTED BY: ANDREW DOMINIK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The life of Marilyn Monroe has been through enough and it continues long after her passing. In Andrew Dominik’s controversial, and often lethargic portrayal on the life of the […]

Do Revenge

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: DO REVENGE STARRING: CAMILA MENDES, MAYA HAWKE, SOPHIE TURNER, AUSTIN ABRAMS DIRECTED BY: JENNIFER KAYTIN ROBINSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The impact that movies such as Heathers or Clueless have had on cinema may seem like a small blip in the grand scheme of the artform but there […]

Moonage Daydream

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: MOONAGE DAYDREAM STARRING: DAVID BOWIE DIRECTED BY: BRETT MORGEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When Johnny Flynn portrayed David Bowie in the seldom seen Stardust, his performance wasn’t bad, he was just attempting something that can’t be done. He was trying to capture the unique person that was […]

See How They Run

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: SEE HOW THEY RUN STARRING: SAM ROCKWELL, SAOIRSE RONAN, ADRIEN BRODY, DAVID OYELOWO DIRECTED BY: TOM GEORGE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Everybody loves a good whodunnit. With the recent success of Death on the Nile, Knives Out and the upcoming Glass Onion sequel, the revival of the […]

Confess, Fletch

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: CONFESS, FLETCH STARRING: JON HAMM, MARCIA GAY HARDEN, KYLE MACLACHLAN, LORENZA IZZO DIRECTED BY: GREG MOTTOLA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The general state of comedy is always something to keep an eye on and nothing is a better gauge than cinema. Needless to say, it’s been bleak, where […]

The Woman King

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: THE WOMAN KING STARRING: VIOLA DAVIS, LASHANA LYNCH, JOHN BOYEGA, SHEILA ATIM DIRECTED BY: GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The depth of character in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King is deep into the roots of civilization. With Viola Davis leading the charge as the warrior Nanisca, […]

The Silent Twins

September 16th, 2022 MOVIE: THE SILENT TWINS STARRING: LETITIA WRIGHT, TAMARA LAWRANCE, MICHAEL SMILEY DIRECTED BY: AGNIESZKA SMOCZYŃSKA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The Silent Twins begins like it could be a backstory told about the twin girls in The Shining. The early tone of director Agnieszka Smoczynska’s film is flat out creepy […]

Clerks III

August 19th, 2022 MOVIE: CLERKS III STARRING: BRIAN O’HALLORAN, JEFF ANDERSON, ROSARIO DAWSON, TREVOR FEHRMAN, JASON MEWES, KEVIN SMITH DIRECTED BY: KEVIN SMITH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The career of Kevin Smith has been a winding road. A director that struck gold with his first movie- Clerks, which he made on a […]

Speak No Evil

September 9th, 2022 MOVIE: SPEAK NO EVIL STARRING: MORTEN BURIAN, SIDSEL SIEM KOCH, FEDJA VAN HUET, KARINA SMULDERS DIRECTED BY: CHRISTIAN TAFDRUP AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) As a parent watching Speak No Evil there should probably be a content warning prior to viewing. It’s about as bleak and disturbing as it […]

Barbarian

September 9th, 2022 MOVIE: BARBARIAN STARRING: GEORGINA CAMPBELL, BILL SKARSGARD, JUSTIN LONG, RICHARD BRAKE DIRECTED BY: ZACH CREGGER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) What should be studied and appreciated in Zach Gregger’s Barbarian is the changing of tones. It’s a horror movie that lives up to the phrase “go in cold” and […]

Pinocchio (2022)

September 8th, 2022 MOVIE: PINOCCHIO STARRING: TOM HANKS, BENJAMIN EVAN AINSWORTH, JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT, CYNTHIA ERIVO, LUKE EVANS DIRECTED BY: ROBERT ZEMECKIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) For the fat cats sitting on the other side of the table at Disney, one has to admit, the business model they have concocted is a […]

Hold Me Tight

September 9th, 2022 MOVIE: HOLD ME TIGHT STARRING: VICKY KRIEPS, ARIEH WORTHALTER, SACHA ARDILLY DIRECTED BY: MATHIEU AMALRIC AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The narrative of Hold Me Tight is as complex as any life, as difficult, heartbreaking, and winding as it is to be a human at any time. It begins […]

Mack & Rita

September 9th, 2022 MOVIE: MACK & RITA STARRING: DIANE KEATON, TAYLOUR PAIGE, ELIZABETH LAIL, SIMON REX DIRECTED BY: KATIE ASELTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There are plenty of films about characters who magically transform into someone of another age and learn a big lesson along the way: Freaky Friday, 13 Going on […]

Funny Pages

August 26th, 2022 MOVIE: FUNNY PAGES STARRING: DANIEL ZOLGHADRI, MATTHEW MAHER, MARIA DIZZIA, JOSH PAIS DIRECTED BY: OWEN KLINE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s hard to “recommend” the movie Funny Pages but that’s what I’m doing. It’s an obscure dive into the absurd, about a high school kid who loves comic-strip animation, […]

The Good Boss

September 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: THE GOOD BOSS STARRING: JAVIER BARDEM, MANOLO SOLO, ALMUDENA AMOR, SONIA ALMARCHA DIRECTED BY: FERNANDO LEON DE ARANOA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The perfect example of an actor going beyond the standard of their profession is when the roles and performances mix authenticity and reach new heights. Javier […]

Burial

September 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: BURIAL STARRING: CHARLOTTE VEGA, HARRIET WALTER, TOM FELTON, BARRY WARD DIRECTED BY: BEN PARKER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Burial has a unique mixture of taking the audience on a journey and then pushing us into a corner, leaving us to watch characters fight for their survival, and hopefully […]

Peter Von Kant

September 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: PETER VON KANT STARRING: DENIS MENOCHET, ISABELLE ADJANI, KHALIL BEN GHARBIA DIRECTED BY: FRANCOIS OZON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The new film from French director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool, Summer of ’85) is entitled Peter von Kant, a loose remake of a film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, […]

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.

September 2nd, 2022 MOVIE: HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL. STARRING: REGINA HALL, STERLING K. BROWN, NICOLE BEHARIE, CONPHIDANCE DIRECTED BY: ADAMMA EBO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A lot of comedy has come from simple observations in religion and the entire concept of it. Monty Python’s The Life of Brian always […]

Me Time

August 26th, 2022 MOVIE: ME TIME STARRING: KEVIN HART, MARK WAHLBERG, REGINA HALL, JOHN AMOS DIRECTED BY: JOHN HAMBURG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Similar to a few weeks ago in Jo Koy’s Easter Sunday, the newest Netflix comedy Me Time is also a sad representation on the state of comedy cinema. […]

Samaritan

August 25th, 2022 MOVIE: SAMARITAN STARRING: SYLVESTER STALLONE, JAVON WALTON, PILOU ASBAEK, DASCHA POLANCO DIRECTOR: JULIUS AVERY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Before there was the constant superhero genre, Sylvester Stallone was cinema’s own version of a superhero, but without the spandex and capes. He made audiences stand up and cheer as […]

Get Away If You Can

August 19th, 2022 MOVIE: GET AWAY IF YOU CAN STARRING: TERRENCE MARTIN, DOMINIQUE BRAUN, ED HARRIS DIRECTED BY: DOMINIQUE BRAUN, TERRENCE MARTIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Get Away If You Can could be described as an experiment. Not a bad one either, as the directorial debut for the married couple of Dominique […]

Breaking

August 12th, 2022 MOVIE: BREAKING STARRING: JOHN BOYEGA, NICOLE BEHARIE, SELENIS LEYVA, MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS, CONNIE BRITTON, JEFFREY DONOVAN DIRECTED BY: ABI DAMARIS CORBIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Recently, the subject of military veterans and the support they receive has been in the front of our minds, especially for the lack of […]

Beast

August 19th, 2022 MOVIE: BEAST STARRING: IDRIS ELBA, SHARLTO COPLEY, IYANA HALLEY, LEAH JEFFRIES DIRECTED BY: BALTASAR KORMAKUR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s a giant blood thirsty lion versus Idris Elba. The plot of Beast may not be much deeper than that, but for me that’s more than enough, and the […]

Nothing But Flowers

August 19th, 2022 MOVIE: NOTHING BUT FLOWERS STARRING: HAYDEN VAUGHN, AUGUST MEDINA, KELLI ANDERSON, AUSTIN BOSLEY DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS MERRIAS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Nothing but Flowers is the feature debut by director Nicholas Merrias. It begins as Max (August Medina) tells his boyfriend Ash (Hayden Vaughn) that he has been […]

Delia's Gone

August 19th, 2022 MOVIE: DELIA’S GONE STARRING: STEPHAN JAMES, MARISA TOMEI, PAUL WALTER HAUSER, TRAVIS FIMMEL DIRECTED BY: ROBERT BUDREAU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Delia’s Gone is the new film from writer/director Robert Budreau, based on a short story by Michael Mamblin. It concerns a young black man named Louis who […]

Bullet Proof

August 12th, 2022 MOVIE: BULLET PROOF STARRING: JAMES CLAYTON, LINA LECOMPTE, VINNIE JONES DIRECTED BY: JAMES CLAYTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In a world filled with DTV action or streaming movies that barely find viewership, I take a bit of comfort to check out new stuff, allowing me to stay sharp for […]

Resurrection

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: RESURRECTION STARRING: REBECCA HALL, TIM ROTH, GRACE KAUFMAN, MICHAEL ESPER DIRECTED BY: ANDREW SEMANS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The resume for Rebecca Hall continues to grow, shifting and changing with new roles, new genres and new performances to gush about. And if the majority of this review […]

Fall

August 12th, 2022 MOVIE: FALL STARRING: GRACE CAROLINE CURREY, VIRGINIA GARDNER, JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, MASON GOODING DIRECTED BY: SCOTT MANN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The term B-Movie often comes along with a negative connotation but in recent years it’s been the kind of movie we crave. Films such as 47 Meters Down, […]

Day Shift

August 12th, 2022 MOVIE: DAY SHIFT STARRING: JAMIE FOXX, DAVE FRANCO, SNOOP DOGG, KARLA SOUZA, MEGAN GOOD DIRECTED BY: J.J. PERRY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It seems like a perfect match to make Jamie Foxx a vampire hunter. The Oscar winning actor and comedian has a unique set of skills, from his […]

Emily the Criminal

August 12th, 2022 MOVIE: EMILY THE CRIMINAL STARRING: AUBREY PLAZA, THEO ROSSI, MEGALYN ECHIKUNWOKE DIRECTED BY: JOHN PATTON FORD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Quite possibly the biggest surprise in cinema is that Aubrey Plaza has become a force of performance power, the actor that was once the grumpy faced comedian from […]

Exposing Muybridge

August 10th, 2022 MOVIE: EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE STARRING: GARY OLDMAN, TOM GUNNING, EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE DIRECTED BY: MARC SHAFFER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the great pleasures of Jordan Peele’s recent film Nope is its subtle exploration of the African American contribution to film history. Emerald, the character played by Keke Palmer, […]

Bodies Bodies Bodies

August 5th, 2022 MOVIE: BODIES BODIES BODIES STARRING: AMANDLA STENBERG, MARIA BAKALOVA, RACHEL SENNOTT, PETE DAVIDSON, LEE PACE DIRECTED BY: HALINA REIJN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies is like a social experiment, where friends with a history must confront their rights and their wrongs, and answer for their […]

Luck

August 5th, 2022 MOVIE: LUCK STARRING: EVA NOBLEZADA, SIMON PEGG, JANE FONDA, WHOOPI GOLDBERG DIRECTED BY: PEGGY HOLMES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When you have kids there is a new wrinkle added to the viewing experience of animated features. There is your four-year old, who could care less about the deeper themes […]

Easter Sunday

August 5th, 2022 MOVIE: EASTER SUNDAY STARRING: JO KOY, LYDIA GASTON, BRANDON WARDELL, TIA CARRERE DIRECTED BY: JAY CHANDRASEKHAR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The new family comedy Easter Sunday is a case of it being me and not you. You might find it to be a funny affair of family mischief and […]

Prey

August 5th, 2022 MOVIE: PREY STARRING: AMBER MIDTHUNDER, DAKOTA BEAVERS, STEFANY MATHIAS DIRECTED BY: DAN TRACHTENBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the best action movies of 2022 will be on Hulu this weekend. And it’s not just a good movie that happens to be only on streaming, it also features […]

Bullet Train

August 5th, 2022 MOVIE: BULLET TRAIN STARRING: BRAD PITT, AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON, JOEY KING, BRIAN TYREE HENRY DIRECTED BY: DAVID LEITCH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Arriving at the station is Bullet Train, a hybrid of action, comedy, and an attempt at character rich thrills from director David Leitch (Atomic Blonde). Or […]

Paradise Highway

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: PARADISE HIGHWAY STARRING: JULIETTE BINOCHE, FRANK GRILLO, MORGAN FREEMAN, CAMERON MONAGHAN, HALA FINLEY DIRECTED BY: ANNA GUTTO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I’ll have to put this one on my shoulders. A few weeks ago in my review for Both Sides of the Blade, I spoke about how Juliette […]

Not Okay

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: NOT OKAY STARRING: ZOEY DEUTCH, DYLAN O’BRIEN, MIA ISAAC, EMBETH DAVIDTZ DIRECTED BY: QUINN SHEPHARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The times we are living in are certainly fucked up. And there might not be a better representation of how messed up it all is than Quinn Shephard’s […]

Vengeance

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: VENGEANCE STARRING: B.J. NOVAK, BOYD HOLBROOK, ISSA RAE, ASHTON KUTCHER DIRECTED BY: B.J. NOVAK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Out of left field arrives a movie from The Office star B.J. Novak, his directorial debut, in a movie that is many things at once, which is funny, sharp, and […]

Alone Together

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: ALONE TOGETHER STARRING: KATIE HOLMES, JIM STURGESS, MELISSA LEO, DEREK LUKE DIRECTED BY: KATIE HOLMES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The concept of a “COVID film” is still weird to me. A set of movies that were made during the pandemic, a time of inactivity, and fear because a […]

DC League of Super-Pets

July 29th, 2022 MOVIE: DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS STARRING: DWAYNE JOHNSON, KEVIN HART, VANESSA BAYER, NATASHA LYONNE, DIEGO LUNA, JOHN KRASINSKI, KEANU REEVES DIRECTED BY: JARED STERN, SAM LEVINE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Making an animated movie about the furry friends of our favorite DC superheroes isn’t only the next logical step, […]

The Phantom of the Open

June 6th, 2022 MOVIE: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN STARRING: MARK RYLANCE, SALLY HAWKINS, RHYS IFANS DIRECTED BY: CRAIG ROBERTS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The term “crowd-pleaser” tends to be a negative thing to say about a movie. Typically it fits into the range of awards season stuff such as Belfast […]

The Gray Man

July 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: THE GRAY MAN STARRING: RYAN GOSLING, CHRIS EVANS, ANA DE ARMAS, BILLY BOB THORNTON DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY RUSSO, JOE RUSSO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The state of cinema grows increasingly dire. Not just because the constant options at the megaplex is either a recent comic book tentpole or […]

Nope

July 20th, 2022 MOVIE: NOPE STARRING: DANIEL KALUUYA, KEKE PALMER, BRANDON PEREA, MICHAEL WINCOTT DIRECTED BY: JORDAN PEELE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Writer/Director Jordan Peele has become one of the great auteurs of the 21st Century. His Oscar-winning Get Out was one of the most deeply layered and entertaining films of the […]

Mr. Malcolm's List

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: MR. MALCOLM’S LIST STARRING: ZAWE ASHTON, FREIDA PINTO, SOPE DIRISU, THEO JAMES DIRECTED BY: EMMA HOLLY JONES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Bigger costumes, proper etiquette, and an English meadow are the typical standards you see for a British period piece. Sense and Sensibility, A Room With a View, […]

Don't Make Me Go

July 18th, 2022 MOVIE: DON’T MAKE ME GO STARRING: JOHN CHO, MIA ISAAC, KAYA SCODELARIO, JEMAINE CLEMENT DIRECTED BY: HANNAH MARKS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I have to admit that I generally try to avoid films featuring characters with terminal illnesses. Sometimes they’re great, like the Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment and […]

Fire of Love

July 18th, 2022 MOVIE: FIRE OF LOVE STARRING: MIRANDA JULY, KATIA KRAFFT, MAURICE KRAFFT DIRECTED BY: SARA DOSA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I recently attempted to watch the Apple TV series Prehistoric Planet. As fascinating and beautiful as it was, seeing the recreations of what life might have been like on […]

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK STARRING: MICHAEL CERA, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, RICKY GERVAIS, KYLIE KUIOKA, MEL BROOKS, GEORGE TAKEI DIRECTED BY: CHRIS BAILEY, MARK KOETSIER, ROB MINKOFF AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) One major test in my reviews for animated kids movies these days is how my […]

The Last Tourist

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: THE LAST TOURIST STARRING: ELIZABETH BECKER, COSTAS CHRIST, JANE GOODALL DIRECTED BY: TYSON SADLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It is not uncommon to hear someone boasting about their latest vacation and saying something like, “we went to Mexico.” When asked where, the response might be an all-inclusive […]

Persuasion

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: PERSUASION STARRING: DAKOTA JOHNSON, COSMO JARVIS, HENRY GOLDING, RICHARD E. GRANT DIRECTED BY: CARRIE CRACKNELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The combination of Dakota Johnson reading the words of Jane Austen sounds like a dream come true. But making the writing of Austen work is not always a given […]

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS STARRING: LESLEY MANVILLE, JASON ISAACS, ISABELLE HUPPERT, ALBA BAPTISTA, LUCAS BRAVO DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY FABIAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If you’re going to see Mrs Harris Goes to Paris this weekend you should be prepared to smile…a lot. I am talking about smiling […]

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN STARRING: GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, MARK KELLY DIRECTED BY: JULIE COHEN, BETSY WEST AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The bullet that struck Gabrielle Giffords, entered at the front of her head, and exited at the top of her skull. She was pronounced dead at one point […]

Gone in the Night

July 15th, 2022 MOVIE: GONE IN THE NIGHT STARRING: WINONA RYDER, JOHN GALLAGHER JR., DERMOT MULRONEY, BRIANNE TJU, OWEN TEAGUE DIRECTED BY: ELI HOROWITZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There is something about the sheer unpredictable nature of Gone in the Night that had me hooked. This was the directorial debut from Eli […]

Where the Crawdads Sing

JULY 1ST, 2022 MOVIE: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING STARRING: DAISY-EDGAR JONES, TAYLOR JOHN SMITH, DAVID STRATHAIRN, HARRIS DICKINSON DIRECTED BY: OLIVIA NEWMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) One of the obscure things about Where the Crawdads Sing is that it goes halfway in on every theme. It’s a bit of a romance, a […]

We Want the Airwaves

July 11th, 2022 MOVIE: WE WANT THE AIRWAVES STARRING: PAULINE ADAMEK, AMBER ARBUCCI, KEVIN CANDIDO DIRECTED BY: SCOTT RYAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Since I teach in a film and television program at a major university, students often ask for advice on how they can make it big in the entertainment […]

Leave No Trace

July 8th, 2022 MOVIE: LEAVE NO TRACE DIRECTED BY: IRENE TAYLOR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I was never a Boy Scout myself. The thought of camping, starting fires, and competing in rugged activities with other boys never interested me. This might explain why I teach and write about film and television […]

Both Sides of the Blade

July 8th, 2022 MOVIE: BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE STARRING: JULIETTE BINOCHE, VINCENT LINDON, GREGOIRE COLIN DIRECTED BY: CLAIRE DENIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In the pantheon of actors in cinema it should be a crime for any person to not mention Juliette Binoche. The French Oscar winner is arguably the […]

The Sea Beast

July 8th, 2022 MOVIE: THE SEA BEAST STARRING: KARL URBAN, JARED HARRIS, ZARIS-ANGEL HATOR, DAN STEVENS, MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE DIRECTED BY: CHRIS WILLIAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The past few weeks I have introduced my son to various animated kids movies, from Peter Pan, to 1940’s Pinocchio, and One Hundred and One […]

Thor: Love and Thunder

July 8th, 2022 MOVIE: THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER STARRING: CHRIS HEMSWORTH, NATALIE PORTMAN, CHRISTIAN BALE, TESSA THOMPSON DIRECTED BY: TAIKA WAITITI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s nothing new that Marvel movies like to play the hits. That’s their entire motivation, a universe where the heroes we love deliver the goods, the […]

The Invisible Thread

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: THE INVISIBLE THREAD STARRING: FRANCESCO GEGHI, FILIPPO TIMI, FRANCESCO SCIANNA, MATTEO OSCAR GIUGGIOLI, MAURO CONTE DIRECTED BY: MARCO SIMON PUCCIONI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Pride Month might be over but there are still plenty of LGBTQ themed stories to be heard and seen which address the changing definition […]

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: THE DOG WHO WOULDN’T BE QUIET STARRING: DANIEL KATZ, RAQUEL BANK, JULIETA ZYLBERBERG DIRECTED BY: ANA KATZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Summer is a great time to seek out films that have flown under the radar in the last year. Some, such as Argentinian Ana Katz’s The […]

The Forgiven

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: THE FORGIVEN STARRING: RALPH FIENNES, JESSICA CHASTAIN, MATT SMITH, CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT DIRECTED BY: JOHN MICHAEL MCDONAGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In Ridley Scott’s The Counselor there is a constant tone of dread. An aura to everything that surrounds it, from greed, to lust, and a cold dark world. […]

The Princess

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: THE PRINCESS STARRING: JOEY KING, DOMINIC COOPER, OLGA KURYLENKO, VERONICA NGO DIRECTED BY: LE-VAN KIET AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) A problem with movies today continues to be that the ideas have the right sentiment- more representation, more women behind the camera, and vehicles that give a star like […]

Minions: The Rise of Gru

July 1st, 2022 MOVIE: MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU STARRING: STEVE CARELL, ALAN ARKIN, TARAJI P. HENSON, MICHELLE YEOH, PIERRE COFFIN DIRECTED BY: KYLE BALDA, BRAD ABLESON, JONATHAN DEL VAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The gibberish speaking yellow pill shaped characters known as the Minions have become the McDonalds of kids animated […]

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

June 24th, 2022 MOVIE: MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON STARRING: JENNY SLATE, ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, THOMAS MANN DIRECTED BY: DEAN FLEISCHER-CAMP AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a test, a test of a person’s humanity, or a test to see if a person has a soul. […]

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

June 25th, 2022 MOVIE: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE STARRING: EMMA THOMPSON, DARYL MCCORMACK, ISABELLA LAUGHLAND DIRECTED BY: SOPHIE HYDE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I first saw Good Luck to You, Leo Grande when Sundance streamed several new films as part of its online festival this past January. The big […]

The Black Phone

June 24th, 2022 MOVIE: THE BLACK PHONE STARRING: MASON THAMES, MADELEINE MCGRAW, ETHAN HAWKE, JEREMY DAVIES DIRECTED BY: SCOTT DERRICKSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) My initial view of The Black Phone was to first pick at the flaws that it had and wondering if the anticipation for disturbing scares tempered my hopes. […]

Downton Abbey: A New Era

June 24th, 2022 MOVIE: DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA STARRING: HUGH BONNEVILLE, MICHELLE DOCKERY, ELIZABETH MCGOVERN, MAGGIE SMITH DIRECTED BY: SIMON CURTIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Downton Abbey: A New Era will far from disappoint fans of the original series and it’s a worthy follow-up to the previous feature film released […]

Elvis

June 24th, 2022 MOVIE: ELVIS STARRING: AUSTIN BUTLER, TOM HANKS, OLIVIA DEJONGE, DACRE MONTGOMERY DIRECTED BY: BAZ LUHRMANN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The king is in the building and the building is owned by Baz Luhrmann. You have to take that information and do with it what your opinion is about Elvis […]

Jerry and Marge Go Large

June 20th, 2022 MOVIE: JERRY AND MARGE GO LARGE STARRING: BRYAN CRANSTON, ANNETTE BENING, RAINN WILSON, MICHAEL MCKEAN, LARRY WILMORE DIRECTED BY: DAVID FRANKEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) There are ways to tell a story that will make an audience squirm, laugh, cry, or root for the characters to win. Then there […]

All Man: The International Male Story- 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

June 16th, 2022 MOVIE: ALL MAN: THE INTERNATIONAL MALE STORY STARRING: MATT BOMER, PARVESH CHEENA, SIMON DOONAN, DREW DROEGE DIRECTED BY: BRYAN DARLING, JESSE FINLEY REED AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Any gay man of a certain age will remember International Male (IM.) The colorful catalog featuring mostly straight looking models in very […]

Karaoke- 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

June 15th, 2022 MOVIE: KARAOKE STARRING: SASSON GABAY, RITA SHUKRUN, LIOR ASHKENAZI DIRECTED BY: MOSHE ROSENTHAL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Remember in high school when you met that cool charismatic person who had all the qualities you wish you had? It’s a feeling I vividly remember. Such people thrill us, inspire […]

Blessed Boys- 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

June 15th, 2022 MOVIE: BLESSED BOYS STARRING: GIANFELICE IMPARATO, LUIGI CHIOCCA, FRANCESCO PELLEGRINO DIRECTED BY: SILVIA BRUNELLI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There are numerous films being released this month that help us to celebrate and explore various aspects of LGBTQ pride. Blessed Boys, the feature film debut by Italian writer/director Silvia […]

Lynch/Oz- 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

June 13th, 2022 MOVIE: LYNCH/OZ STARRING: JUSTIN BENSON, KARYN KUSAMA, AARON MOORHEAD, RODNEY ASCHER, AMY NICHOLSON. JOHN WATERS DIRECTED BY: ALEXANDRE O. PHILIPPE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I saw The Wizard of Oz for the first time when I was 4 or 5-years old. It quickly became an annual event to […]

Lightyear

June 17th, 2022 MOVIE: LIGHTYEAR STARRING: CHRIS EVANS, KEKE PALMER, UZO ADUBA, PETER SOHN DIRECTED BY: ANGUS MACLANE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As far as the argument for originality when it comes to Pixar’s Lightyear, that concept went out the window when the movie was announced, with Disney taking the beloved Space […]

Rounding- 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

June 10th, 2022 MOVIE: ROUNDING STARRING: NAMIR SMALLWOOD, SIDNEY FLANIGAN, MICHAEL POTTS DIRECTED BY: ALEX THOMPSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) You can look at a film like Rounding and just experience the surface of its narrative: A young medical resident is struggling with his own ability to care in a traditional way […]

Eiffel

June 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: EIFFEL STARRING: ROMAIN DURIS, EMMA MACKEY, PIERRE DELADONCHAMPS DIRECTED BY: MARTIN BOURBOULON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I have never seen the Eiffel tower in person. I’ve never been to Paris, France, but if I ever get the chance I will be able to tell friends that I’ve seen […]

The Righteous

June 10th, 2022 MOVIE: THE RIGHTEOUS STARRING: HENRY CZERNY, MIMI KUZYK, MARK O’BRIEN, MAYKO NGUYEN DIRECTED BY: MARK O’BRIEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The stylish choice of using black & white for the cinematography of a film can be hit or miss. Greatness has been on display in Roma or recently […]

Relative

June 8th, 2022 MOVIE: RELATIVE STARRING: WENDY ROBIE, FRANCIS GUINAN, CAMERON SCOTT ROBERTS, CLARE COONEY, KEITH D. GALLAGHER, EMILY LAPE, MELISSA DUPREY, ELIZABETH STAM DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL GLOVER SMITH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The family we get is not a choice. We are born into it and we are stuck with them […]

Jurassic World Dominion

June 8th, 2022 MOVIE: JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION STARRING: CHRIS PRATT, BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD, LAURA DERN, SAM NEILL, JEFF GOLDBLUM, DEWANDA WISE DIRECTED BY: COLIN TREVORROW AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) If I close my eyes, I can see and hear everything from Jurassic Park, because it’s a film that has left an […]

Hustle

June 10th, 2022 MOVIE: HUSTLE STARRING: ADAM SANDLER, QUEEN LATIFAH, BEN FOSTER, JUANCHO HERNANGOMEZ DIRECTED BY: JEREMIAH ZAGAR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The evolution of Adam Sandler has been a phenomenal thing to witness. From his early days on The Cosby Show, his rise in comedy on Saturday Night Live, his brilliant […]

Look Me Over: Liberace- Pride Arts Summer Film Festival

June 4th, 2022 MOVIE: LOOK ME OVER: LIBERACE STARRING: LIBERACE, TONY PALMER, JERE RING DIRECTED BY: JEREMY J.P. FEKETE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) One of the most flamboyant and recognizable (if you’re over the age of 50) figures in the history of entertainment was Liberace. He was a master showman who […]

Watcher

June 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: WATCHER STARRING: MAIKA MONROE, KARL GLUSMAN, BURN GORMAN DIRECTED BY: CHLOE OKUNO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The topic of voyeurism in cinema is not a new concept. The camera is our eyes as it leers at a subject, sometimes crafted with brilliance by a cinematographer, or just […]

Crimes of the Future

June 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE STARRING: VIGGO MORTENSEN, LEA SEYDOUX, KRISTEN STEWART, SCOTT SPEEDMAN DIRECTED BY: DAVID CRONENBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) To watch a David Cronenberg movie is to delightfully enter into the mind of a genius. His voice is greatly needed in the world, an artist […]

Great Freedom

May 31st, 2022 MOVIE: GREAT FREEDOM STARRING: FRANZ ROGOWSKI, GEORG FRIEDRICH, ANTON VON LUCKE, THOMAS PRENN DIRECTED BY: SEBASTIAN MEISE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Last Fall, Great Freedom won the Gold Q Hugo (for Queer-themed films) at the Chicago International Film Festival. It was also Austria’s submission for this year’s Best International […]

Emergency

MOVIE: EMERGENCY STARRING: RJ CYLER, DONALD ELISE WATKINS, SEBASTIAN CHACON, SABRINA CARPENTER DIRECTED BY: CAREY WILLIAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There have been numerous films about college students and their strong belief that major partying must be part of a 4-year degree program. They’re often completely focused on characters getting as […]

Fire Island

une 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: FIRE ISLAND STARRING: JOEL KIM BOOSTER, BOWEN YANG, CONRAD RICAMORA, MARGARET CHO DIRECTED BY: ANDREW AHN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In 2022, the one genre that has made a return is the romantic comedy. Not just in the standard ways either, but an array of films, the […]

There Are No Saints

May 27th, 2022 MOVIE: THERE ARE NO SAINTS STARRING: JOSE MARIA YAZPIK, TIM ROTH, NEAL MCDONOUGH, PAZ VEGA, SHANNYN SOSSAMON DIRECTED BY: ALFONSO PINEDA ULLOA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (OUT OF 4) With a script written by Paul Schrader there was more expectation from There Are No Saints. Yes, the marketing screamed DTV junk, but […]

Dinner in America