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

May 27th, 2022 MOVIE: DINNER IN AMERICA STARRING: KYLE GALLNER, EMILY SKEGGS, PAT HEALY, MARY LYNN RAJSKUB, LEA THOMPSON DIRECTED BY: ADAM REHMEIER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Dinner in America is about obscure people, living in a world that’s just not built for them. They are the people that life pushes down […]

Deception

May 27th, 2022 MOVIE: DECEPTION STARRING: DENIS PODALYDÈS, LÉA SEYDOUX, EMMANUELLE DEVOS DIRECTED BY: ARNAUD DESPLECHIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Right off the bat, I have to say I’m a sucker for talky films – at least those with some technical and visual flair. French director Arnaud Desplechin’s Deception combines all […]

Top Gun: Maverick

May 24th, 2022 MOVIE: TOP GUN: MAVERICK STARRING: TOM CRUISE, MILES TELLER, JENNIFER CONNELLY, JON HAMM DIRECTED BY: JOSEPH KOSINSKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The term “American exceptionalism” isn’t exactly something we have said over the last six years. A divided country will do that to our culture, where nothing can […]

Our Father

May 23rd, 2022 MOVIE: OUR FATHER STARRING: DONALD CLINE, JACOBA BALLARD DIRECTED BY: LUCIE JOURDAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ out of 4 stars Our Father is a chilling and revealing documentary about the families forever affected by Donald Cline, a sperm doctor in Indiana who appears to be the biological father of dozens of his […]

Hold Your Fire- Chicago Critics Fest Review

May 20th, 2022 MOVIE: HOLD YOUR FIRE STARRING: SHUAIB RAHEEM, HARVEY SCHLOSSBERG DIRECTED BY: STEFAN FORBES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Having the ability to see a situation from all sides is a luxury that humans do not have. We don’t know the entire reason why a person would rob a bank. We […]

The Valet

May 20th, 2022 MOVIE: THE VALET STARRING: EUGENIO DERBEZ, SAMARA WEAVING, MAX GREENFIELD, BETSY BRANDT DIRECTED BY: RICHARD WONG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Earlier this year I complained about how Marry Me would have been a better rom-com if it wasn’t one big giant ad campaign for J-Lo and the various products […]

Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers

May 20th, 2022 MOVIE: CHIP ‘N’ DALE: RESCUE RANGERS STARRING: ANDY SAMBERG, JOHN MULANEY, KIKI LAYNE, WILL ARNETT, ERIC BANA, J.K. SIMMONS DIRECTED BY: AKIVA SCHAFFER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) If Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers is for an audience of one, then it is a big hit, because I am […]

Cha Cha Real Smooth- Chicago Critics Fest Review

May 13th, 2022 MOVIE: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH- CHICAGO CRITICS FEST REVIEW STARRING: COOPER RAIFF, DAKOTA JOHNSON, LESLIE MANN, ODEYA RUSH DIRECTED BY: COOPER RAIFF AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In 2022, to describe a movie as charming could be equal to putting a curse on it or a description that is more […]

Firestarter

May 13th, 2022 MOVIE: FIRESTARTER STARRING: ZAC EFRON, RYAN KIERA ARMSTRONG, SYDNEY LEMMON, GLORIA REUBEN DIRECTED BY: KEITH THOMAS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING; 1 STAR (Out of 4) I still have not seen the original 1984 version of Firestarter, the Stephen King novel, that displayed an angry child Drew Barrymore burning people alive with her mind. That […]

Senior Year

May 13th, 2022 MOVIE: SENIOR YEAR STARRING: REBEL WILSON, MARY HOLLAND, SAM RICHARDSON, ZOE CHAO, CHRIS PARNELL, ANGOURIE RICE DIRECTED BY: ALEX HARDCASTLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The easiest way to describe Senior Year is that it’s Forever Young mixed with Never Been Kissed. Or maybe there’s a better movie to […]

Tankhouse

May 13th, 2022 MOVIE: TANKHOUSE STARRING: STEPHEN FRIEDRICH, TARA HOLT, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, RICHARD KIND DIRECTED BY: NOAM TOMASCHOFF AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Tankhouse is a collection of hits and misses. The hits are that Noam Tomsachoff’s film has Richard Kind in a role where he can steal the spotlight every moment he’s […]

Operation Mincemeat

May 11th, 2022 MOVIE: OPERATION MINCEMEAT STARRING: COLIN FIRTH, MATTHEW MACFADYEN, KELLY MACDONALD, JOHNNY FLYNN, PENELOPE WILTON, JASON ISAACS DIRECTED BY: JOHN MADDEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) We have run through the gamut of war stories and hidden moments of heroism during WWII. Not that those stories are not inspiring or generating […]

Men

May 9th, 2022 MOVIE: MEN STARRING: JESSIE BUCKLEY, RORY KINNEAR, PAAPA ESSIEDU DIRECTED BY: ALEX GARLAND AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Men are the worst. I say that as a man and I fully believe that sentiment as a man. I’m shocked when someone doesn’t believe this. We’ve ruined everything, from sports, to […]

Escape the Field

May 6th, 2022 MOVIE: ESCAPE THE FIELD STARRING: THEO ROSSI, JORDAN CLAIRE ROBBINS, SHANE WEST, TAHIRAH SHARIF DIRECTED BY: EMERSON MOORE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The concept in horror films that involve a collection of people waking up in a mysterious location that turns into a place they must escape from […]

Happening

May 6th, 2022 MOVIE: HAPPENING STARRING: ANAMARIA VARTOLOMEI, KACEY MOTTET KLEIN, SANDRINE BONNAIRE, DIRECTED BY: AUDREY DIWAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I often speak about wanting viewers to be up for the challenge of cinema. In order to broaden our horizons, our taste in movies, a person needs to take the […]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

May 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS STARRING: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, ELIZABETH OLSEN, BENEDICT WONG, XOCHITL GOMEZ DIRECTED BY: SAM RAIMI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The last time Marvel gave an auteur the keys to the car, the final result didn’t entirely work for me with Chloe Zhao’s take […]

Liar's Moon- Blu-ray Review

April 15th, 2022 MOVIE: LIAR’S MOON- BLU-RAY REVIEW STARRING: MATT DILLON, CINDY FISHER, HOYT AXTON, MARGARET BLYE DIRECTED BY: DAVID FISHER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The kind of scripts that would be approved in 1981 are not the same as today, where it’s not that they don’t hold up, but something […]

Hatching

April 29th, 2022 MOVIE: HATCHING STARRING: SIIRI SOLALINNA, SOPHIA HEIKKILA, JANI VOLANEN DIRECTED BY: HANNA BERGHOLM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If you watch enough movies your taste in cinema tends to shift and change, where the absurd and weird becomes what you look for in a story. It’s because of these ever […]

Memory

April 29th, 2022 MOVIE: MEMORY STARRING: LIAM NEESON, GUY PEARCE, MONICA BELLUCCI, TAJ ATWAL DIRECTED BY: MARTIN CAMPBELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The cast, the director, the anticipation of an action drama, and all inbetween had me perked up for Martin Campbell’s Memory. With Liam Neeson in the lead spot, a supporting […]

Unplugging

April 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: UNPLUGGING STARRING: EVA LONGORIA, MATT WALSH, KEITH DAVID, LEA THOMPSON DIRECTED BY: DEBRA NEIL-FISHER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STARS (Out of 4) An important question that a director must ask themselves before production is, “does the audience want to spend their time with these characters?” That question was not asked or crossed […]

The Bad Guys

April 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: THE BAD GUYS STARRING: SAM ROCKWELL, MARC MARON, AWKWAFINA, CRAIG ROBINSON, ANTHONY RAMOS, ZAZIE BEETZ DIRECTED BY: PIERRE PERIFEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The Bad Guys has cemented itself being the first movie I was able to bring my four year old son to a press screening, so […]

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

April 22nd, 2022 MOVIE: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, PEDRO PASCAL, TIFFANY HADDISH, IKE BARINHOLTZ DIRECTED BY: TOM GORMICAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The first fear I had about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is that it feels wrong to commodify the artistry of Nicolas Cage. […]

Paris, 13th District

April 15th, 2022 MOVIE: PARIS, 13TH DISTRICT STARRING: LUCIE ZHANG, MAKITA SAMBA, NOEMIE MERLANT DIRECTED BY: JACQUES AUDIARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Movies such as Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District are a reminder that French cinema continues to have a great hold on telling adult stories. Stories about love and sex, the […]

Choose or Die

April 15th, 2022 MOVIE: CHOOSE OR DIE STARRING: IOLA EVANS, ASA BUTTERFIELD, EDDIE MARSAN, ANGELA GRIFFIN DIRECTED BY: TOBY MEAKINS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) You could categorize Choose or Die into a subgenre of horror that includes intelligent scenarios that humans must get themselves out of before a result of death. […]

Dual

April 15th, 2022 MOVIE: DUAL STARRING: KAREN GILLAN, AARON PAUL, BEULAH KOALE DIRECTED BY: RILEY STEARNS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The concept of duality, the battle between oneself, or the internal struggle that we all have within ourselves is something that fascinates me. It’s also been a major theme that directors […]

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

April 15th, 2022 MOVIE: FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE STARRING: JUDE LAW, EDDIE REDMAYNE, MADS MIKKELSEN, DAN FOGLER DIRECTED BY: DAVID YATES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s hard to believe this is the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts series and none of them have conjured up anything remotely memorable. […]

The Devil You Know

March 31st, 2022 MOVIE: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW STARRING: OMAR EPPS, MICHAEL EALY, WILLIAM CATLETT DIRECTED BY: CHARLES MURRAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I’ve often wondered why Omar Epps never became one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The veteran has been in excellent work, from Juice, Love & Basketball, and The […]

The Long Night- Blu-Ray Review

April 8th, 2022 MOVIE: THE LONG NIGHT- BLU-RAY REVIEW STARRING: SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON, NOLAN GERARD FUNK, JEFF FAHEY DIRECTED BY: RICH RAGSDALE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The word that came to mind with The Long Night was respect. I respected the hell out of it. I didn’t find it to be a good […]

Aline

April 8th, 2022 MOVIE: ALINE STARRING: VALERIE LEMERCIER, SYLVAIN MARCEL, DANIELLE FICHAUD DIRECTED BY: VALERIE LEMERCIER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Aline is a fictionalized biopic based on the life of Celine Dion. There could be something there, but what happens early on, within the first ten minutes, is such a monumental […]

Cow

April 8th, 2022 MOVIE: COW STARRING: LIN GALLAGHER, ANDREA ARNOLD DIRECTED BY: ANDREA ARNOLD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) How does a film critic go about convincing his audience that an hour-and-thirty-four minute movie that follows the days of a Cow and its newborn calf is one of the best movies of […]

Ambulance

April 8th, 2022 MOVIE: AMBULANCE STARRING: JAKE GYLLENHAAL, YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II, EIZA GONZALEZ DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL BAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) You could say that you don’t know what you got until it’s gone. That phrase fits for the recent output from director Michael Bay. He’s someone who had yet to make […]

All the Old Knives

April 8th, 2022 MOVIE: ALL THE OLD KNIVES STARRING: CHRIS PINE, THANDIWE NEWTON, JONATHAN PRYCE, LAURENCE FISHBURNE DIRECTED BY: JANUS PEDERSEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Director Janus Pedersen is making it about dialogue in All the Old Knives. It’s a talkative piece of cinema, where it involves a pair of CIA operatives, […]

The Bubble

March 31st, 2022 MOVIE: THE BUBBLE STARRING: KAREN GILLAN, DAVID DUCHOVNY, LESLIE MANN, PEDRO PASCAL DIRECTED BY: JUDD APATOW AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Earlier last week, one of my coworkers asked me about comedies and if I had watched anything good recently. I didn’t have an answer for him and that’s […]

You Won't Be Alone

March 31st, 2022 MOVIE: YOU WON’T BE ALONE STARRING: ALICE ENGLERT, NOOMI RAPACE, SARA KLIMOSKA DIRECTED BY: GORAN STOLEVSKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone is a horror movie under the skin of a Terrence Malick film. It’s a terrifying folk tale wrapped in a husk that […]

Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

April 1st, 2022 MOVIE: APOLLO 10 ½: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD STARRING: JACK BLACK, MILO COY, LEE EDDY DIRECTED BY: RICHARD LINKLATER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The nostalgia that Richard Linklater has in his films is the nostalgia I love. He’s a romantic at the very center of his heart. Romantic […]

Infinite Storm

March 24th, 2022 MOVIE: INFINITE STORM STARRING: NAOMI WATTS, DENIS O’HARE, BILLY HOWLE DIRECTED BY: MALGORZATA SZUMOWSKA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The metaphor in Infinite Storm is that it’s not just about surviving a mountain, torrential snow, rain, the wind, or any of the other elements that are happening around Pam Bales […]

Topside

March 24th, 2022 MOVIE: TOPSIDE STARRING: ZHALIA FARMER, CELINE HELD, JARED ABRAHAMSON DIRECTED BY: LOGAN GEORGE, CELINE HELD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s great to get a reminder of how powerful cinema can be. It can tell a powerful story or show us a side of life that we might never […]

Master

March 12th, 2022 MOVIE: MASTER STARRING: REGINA HALL, ZOE RENEE, TALIA RYDER, AMBER GRAY, BRUCE ALTMAN DIRECTED BY: MARIAMA DIALLO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There’s no doubt that Get Out lit a spark, reviving a trend where the horror genre reflected a true image of race in America, where the power of […]

The Lost City

March 24th, 2022 MOVIE: THE LOST CITY STARRING: SANDRA BULLOCK, CHANNING TATUM, BRAD PITT, DANIEL RADCLIFFE DIRECTED BY: AARON NEE, ADAM NEE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In Aaron and Adam Nee’s The Lost City there’s a brief moment when Brad Pitt captures all the momentum in the palm of his hand […]

Dio: Dreamers Never Die- SXSW Review

March 12th, 2022 MOVIE: DIO: DREAMERS NEVER DIE STARRING: RONNIE JAMES DIO, JACK BLACK, ROB HALFORD, LITA FORD DIRECTED BY: DON ARGOTT, DEMIAN FENTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) 2021 set the bar high for music documentaries. There was Summer of Soul, the Billie Eilish doc, and Todd Haynes gave the world […]

Deep Water

March 18th, 2022 MOVIE: DEEP WATER STARRING: BEN AFFLECK, ANA DE ARMAS, TRACY LETTS, JACOB ELORDI DIRECTED BY: ADRIAN LYNE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The erotic thriller has been a dead subgenre of cinema for a while now. It wasn’t the intention, but it died a bit with the Fifty Shades […]

X- SXSW Review

March 18th, 2022 MOVIE: X STARRING: MIA GOTH, JENNA ORTEGA, KID CUDI, BRITTANY SNOW, MARTIN HENDERSON DIRECTED BY: TI WEST AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It sounds like hyperbole to call Ti West’s newest horror film- X – “a new brand of horror”, but to me, that’s really what it is. There […]

The Outfit

March 18th, 2022 MOVIE: THE OUTFIT STARRING: MARK RYLANCE, ZOEY DEUTCH, DYLAN O’BRIEN, JOHNNY FLYNN, SIMON RUSSELL BEALE DIRECTED BY: GRAHAM MOORE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) A fascinating fact about The Outfit is that it shows you the cards before the game even begins. It’s a mob mystery, set in one location, […]

Sissy- SXSW Review

March 12th, 2022 MOVIE: SISSY STARRING: AISHA DEE, HANNAH BARLOW, EMILY DE MARGHERETI, YERIN HA DIRECTED BY: HANNAH BARLOW, KANE SENES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The very concept of an influencer on social media will never not be weird. Not that I don’t understand it. I get that it’s a new outlet […]

The Adam Project

March, 11th, 2022 MOVIE: THE ADAM PROJECT STARRING: RYAN REYNOLDS, WALKER SCOBELL, MARK RUFFALO, JENNIFER GARNER, ZOE SALDANA, CATHERINE KEENER DIRECTED BY: SHAWN LEVY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Last year, I wrote about Ryan Reynolds and his acting in Red Notice, how his schtick of quippy burns and sarcastic comedy was […]

Turning Red

March 11th, 2022 MOVIE: TURNING RED STARRING: ROSALIE CHIANG, SANDRA OH, AVA MORSE, JAMES HONG DIRECTED BY: DOMEE SHI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) We have been in a wild era of Pixar movies because Turning Red is the fourth movie in a row that is both original and not released in […]

Lucy and Desi

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: LUCY AND DESI STARRING: LUCILLE BALL, DESI ARNAZ, BETTE MIDLER, CAROL BURNETT DIRECTED BY: AMY POEHLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It may be a sign of my age, but I have a hard time remembering when I was introduced to I Love Lucy, a show I undoubtedly watched […]

After Yang

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: AFTER YANG STARRING: COLIN FARRELL, JODIE TURNER-SMITH, MALEA EMMA TJANDRAWIDJAJA, HALEY LU RICHARDSON DIRECTED BY: KOGONADA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I would describe After Yang as a cinematic picture book. It’s a dive into the mind and memory of a robot, but instead of finding zeros and ones, […]

Asking for It

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: ASKING FOR IT STARRING: KIERSEY CLEMONS, VANESSA HUDGENS, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, EZRA MILLER, RADHA MITCHELL DIRECTED BY: EAMON O’ROURKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The premise of Asking for It is enticing, about a women in a small-town, who is sexually assaulted by a guy she goes on a date […]

Pursuit

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: PURSUIT STARRING: EMILE HIRSCH, JOHN CUSACK, JAKE MANLEY, ELIZABETH FAITH LUDLOW DIRECTED BY: BRIAN SKIBA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 0 STARS (Out of 4) I don’t want to give any movie zero stars. I don’t want to hate movies or take the time to rip them apart. I took the time to watch […]

Fresh

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: FRESH STARRING: DAISY EDGAR-JONES, SEBASTIAN STAN, JOJO T. GIBBS, CHARLOTTE LE BON DIRECTED BY: MIMI CAVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) A movie like Fresh needs to be something you can stomach. The subject matter is of an acquired taste and yes, all of these delectable puns are being […]

Cry Macho- Blu-Ray Review

December 10th, 2021 MOVIE: CRY MACHO- BLU-RAY REVIEW STARRING: CLINT EASTWOOD, DWIGHT YOAKAM, EDUARDO MINETT DIRECTED BY: CLINT EASTWOOD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The late stage of directing in Clint Eastwood’s career has been a fascinating period to watch. The actor/director is 93-years young, and continues to churn out his brand of […]

Dunk or Die

February 25th, 2022 MOVIE: DUNK OR DIE STARRING: KADOUR ZIANI DIRECTED BY: NICOLAS DE VIRIEU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Last weekend was the NBA all-star game which is always preceded the day before by the historic Dunk Contest. But judging by how you view the contest of emphatic and inventive slams, […]

The Batman

March 4th, 2022 MOVIE: THE BATMAN STARRING: ROBERT PATTINSON, ZOE KRAVITZ, PAUL DANO, JEFFREY WRIGHT, COLIN FARRELL, ANDY SERKIS DIRECTED BY: MATT REEVES AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The signal goes up in the sky and the bat is calling you back. From the days of Adam West, to Michael Keaton uttering the […]

No Exit

February 25th, 2022 MOVIE: NO EXIT STARRING: HAVANA ROSE LIU, DENNIS HAYSBERT, DALE DICKEY, DANNY RAMIREZ DIRECTED BY: DAMIEN POWER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It feels incredibly tiring to state the phrase: they don’t make them like this anymore- but those words fit for No Exit. This is a movie I […]

The Desperate Hour

February 25th, 2022 MOVIE: THE DESPERATE HOUR STARRING: NAOMI WATTS, COLTON GOBBO DIRECTED BY: PHILLIP NOYCE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The recent trend in the pandemic world has been movies in singular locations, focusing on characters kept in a box, working a job or in a mode of transportation, with all the […]

Gasoline Alley

February 25th, 2022 MOVIE: GASOLINE ALLEY STARRING: DEVON SAWA, BRUCE WILLIS, LUKE WILSON, KAT FOSTER DIRECTED BY: EDWARD DRAKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I want to preface this review by saying Gasoline Alley is by far one of the better of Bruce Willis’ recent string of direct to VOD movies. That’s […]

Studio 666

February 25th, 2022 MOVIE: STUDIO 666 STARRING: DAVE GROHL, PAT SMEAR, TAYLOR HAWKINS, NATE MENDEL, WHITNEY CUMMINGS, WILL FORTE DIRECTED BY: BJ MCDONNELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s wild to see a rock n’ roll band have their own movie, but it’s not exactly a new moment in cinema. The Beatles had […]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

February 18th, 2022 MOVIE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE STARRING: ELSIE FISHER, SARAH YARKIN, JACOB LATIMORE, OLWEN FOUÉRÉ DIRECTED BY: DAVID BLUE GARCIA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) A new installation of Texas Chainsaw Massacre arrives this week and this might be the peak moment where the nostalgia machine has broken me. With The […]

The Cursed

February 18th, 2022 MOVIE: THE CURSED STARRING: BOYD HOLBROOK, KELLY REILLY, ALISTRAIR PETRIE DIRECTED BY: SEAN ELLIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The last five to ten years have seen a revival of folk horror and a splash of werewolf movies and it’s made the horror genre burst at the seams with excellence. […]

Dog

February 18th, 2022 MOVIE: DOG STARRING: CHANNING TATUM, KEVIN NASH, JANE ADAMS, ETHAN SUPLEE DIRECTED BY: REID CAROLIN, CHANNING TATUM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The premise is Channing Tatum and a dog. How could you lose? I have to admit, I was a bit worried at first, where the pairing seemed too […]

Uncharted

February 18th, 2022 MOVIE: UNCHARTED STARRING: TOM HOLLAND, MARK WAHLBERG, ANTONIO BANDERAS, SOPHIA ALI DIRECTED BY: RUBEN FLEISCHER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) What do you get when you have Tom Holland, one of Hollywood’s more charismatic movie stars working today, and Mark Wahlberg, one of Hollywood’s more redundant movie stars, running around […]

Kimi

February 11th, 2022 MOVIE: KIMI STARRING: ZOE KRAVITZ, RITA WILSON, ROBIN GIVENS, DEVIN RATRAY DIRECTED BY: STEVEN SODERBERGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Remember when the Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh was talking about retirement and taking a break from making movies? Thankfully that brief break is over, because this director is incredibly […]

Marry Me

February 10th, 2022 MOVIE: MARRY ME STARRING: JENNIFER LOPEZ, OWEN WILSON, JOHN BRADLEY, MALUMA, SARAH SILVERMAN DIRECTED BY: KAT COIRO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) From constant superhero movies, to the conflicting competition of streaming services, or the difficulty to get independent films funded, the state of cinema is rough. Not that I […]

Tall Girl 2

February 11th, 2022 MOVIE: TALL GIRL 2 STARRING: AVA MICHELLE, GRIFFIN GLUCK, SABRINA CARPENTER, STEVE ZAHN, ANGELA KINSEY DIRECTED BY: EMILY TING AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The main premise of the first Tall Girl was what the title states. It was about a tall girl in high school named Jodi Kreyman […]

Blacklight

February 11th, 2022 MOVIE: BLACKLIGHT STARRING: LIAM NEESON, AIDAN QUINN, EMMY RAVER-LAMPMAN, TAYLOR JOHN SMITH DIRECTED BY: MARK WILLIAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) It’s been slowly approaching, but I think Liam Neeson’s run as an action star has finally run its course. It seems nearly every year, around January or February, we […]

I Want You Back

February 11th, 2022 MOVIE: I WANT YOU BACK STARRING: JENNY SLATE, CHARLIE DAY, SCOTT EASTWOOD, GINA RODRIGUEZ DIRECTED BY: JASON ORLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s a fact that making a good romantic comedy today is even harder than making a massive blockbuster. Not just because we don’t get enough of them, […]

Catch the Fair One

February 11th, 2022 MOVIE: CATCH THE FAIR ONE STARRING: KALI REIS, KIMBERLY GUERRERO, KEVIN DUNN, DANIEL HENSHALL DIRECTED BY: JOSEF KUBOTA WLADYKA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Catch the Fair One is a knockout. It’s a right hand cross that I never saw coming and I am often grateful when an independent […]

Death on the Nile

February 10th, 2022 MOVIE: DEATH ON THE NILE STARRING: KENNETH BRANAGH, GAL GADOT, ARMIE HAMMER, ANNETTE BENING, TOM BATEMAN, ROSE LESLIE, LETITIA WRIGHT DIRECTED BY: KENNETH BRANAGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When it comes to problems for a movie on the public relations front, Death on the Nile might have set the […]

Little Girl- Blu-ray Review

February 4th, 2022 MOVIE: LITTLE GIRL- MUSIC BOX FILMS BLU-RAY REVIEW DIRECTED BY: SEBASTIEN LIFSHITZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Director Sebastien Lifshitz has made a film that should be required viewing. I would say that’s a ringing endorsement but his film will receive a fair share of detractors and critics of […]

Air Doll

February 4th, 2022 MOVIE: AIR DOLL STARRING: BAE DOO-NA, ITSUJI ITAO, ARATA IURA, JOE ODAGIRI DIRECTED BY: HIROKAZU KORE-EDA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I always welcome a movie that is a challenge and Air Doll is a challenge. Not necessarily because it hasn’t been done before, a movie about a person falling […]

Ghosts of the Ozarks

February 3rd, 2022 MOVIE: GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS STARRING: THOMAS HOBSON, PHIL MORRIS, TARA PERRY, TIM BLAKE NELSON, ANGELA BETTIS, DAVID ARQUETTE DIRECTED BY: MATT GLASS, JORDAN WAYNE LONG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It makes me feel old but we’ve arrived at a moment where M. Night Shyamalan’s films have inspired […]

Compartment No. 6

February 4th, 2022 MOVIE: COMPARTMENT NUMBER 6 STARRING: SEIDI HAARLA, YURIY BORISOV, POLINA AUG DIRECTED BY: JUHO KUOSMANEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I would call Compartment No. 6 an uncomfortable film. Uncomfortable because it’s authentic and uncomfortable because the story involves a long train ride. The crammed experience of traveling in a […]

Jackass Forever

February 4th, 2022 MOVIE: JACKASS FOREVER STARRING: JOHNNY KNOXVILLE, STEVE-O, JASON ‘WEE MAN’ ACUNA, EHREN MCGHEHEY DIRECTED BY: JEFF TREMAINE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) One might not classify the Jackass movies as high art but it certainly is a form of art. It’s performance theater, with gross out humor, and slapstick comedy […]

The Wolf and the Lion

February 4th, 2022 MOVIE: THE WOLF AND THE LION STARRING: MOLLY KUNZ, GRAHAM GREENE, CHARLIE CARRICK DIRECTED BY: GILLES DE MAISTRE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Movies about animals are often a tough sell. The focal point becomes the cute factor of cuddly fur babes for audiences to “ooh” and “aww” over, or […]

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild

January 28th, 2022 MOVIE: THE ICE AGE ADVENTURES OF BUCK WILD STARRING: SIMON PEGG, UTKARSH AMBUDKAR, VINCENT TONG, AARON HARRIS DIRECTED BY: JOHN C. DONKIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The more I watch animated movies with my son, the more I realize the biggest tragedy is when the movie isn’t good. Not […]

The Last Thing Mary Saw

January 25th, 2022 MOVIE: THE LAST THING MARY SAW STARRING: STEFANIE SCOTT, ISABELLE FUHRMAN, RORY CULKIN DIRECTED BY: EDOARDO VITALETTI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The eyes are the window to the soul. It’s a phrase that I wholeheartedly believe in, where the things we see are sucked in and then define us, […]

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

January 21st, 2022 MOVIE: WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY STARRING: KOTONE FURUKAWA, AYUMU NAKAJIMA, HYRUNI, KATSUKI MORI, FUSAKO URABE, AOBA KAWAI DIRECTED BY: RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) In 2021 there were a few directors that released two movies in the same year. One of those was Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who has […]

Munich: The Edge of War

January 21st, 2022 MOVIE: MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR STARRING: GEORGE MACKAY, JANNIS NIEWOHNER, JEREMY IRONS, LIV LISA FRIES DIRECTED BY: CHRISTIAN SCHWOCHOW AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I’m often impressed when a movie can thrill me without kidnappings, explosions, or bank robberies, but instead, with tense conversations or the transferring of documents […]

Escape From Mogadishu

January 21st, 2022 MOVIE: ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU STARRING: KIM YOON-SEOK, JO IN-SUNG, HUH JOON-HO, PARK KYUNG-HYE DIRECTED BY: RYU SEUNG-WAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The tempo of Escape From Mogadishu is upbeat and always moving. It’s a story about survival and although that is the major focal point, director Ryu Seung-wan also […]

The Free Fall

JANUARY 14TH, 2022 MOVIE: THE FREE FALL STARRING: ANDREA LONDO, SHAWN ASHMORE, JANE BADLER, MICHAEL BERRY JR. DIRECTED BY: ADAM STILWELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) After watching The Free Fall I kept wondering to myself that if I woke up from a coma or woke up in a place that I don’t […]

Belle

JANUARY 14TH, 2022 MOVIE: BELLE STARRING: KAHO NAKAMURA, RYO NARITA, SHOTA SOMETANI, TINA TAMASHIRO DIRECTED BY: MAMORU HOSODA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In the history of literature and movies, there have been countless amounts of iterations of Beauty and the Beast. Just because of that it does not mean the interpretations and […]

Scream

January 14th, 2022 MOVIE: SCREAM STARRING: NEVE CAMPBELL, MELISSA BARRERA, JENNA ORTEGA, COURTNEY COX, DAVID ARQUETTE, MARLEY SHELTON DIRECTED BY: MATT BETTINELLI-OLPIN, TYLER GILLETT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) When Wes Craven passed away, his style of horror, his brilliant brand of commentary on what the genre meant, all of that was taken […]

Shattered

January 14th, 2022 MOVIE: SHATTERED STARRING: CAMERON MONAGHAN, LILLY KRUG, JOHN MALKOVICH, FRANK GRILLO DIRECTED BY: LUIS PRIETO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I like to think that I have learned my lesson from looking down on the direct to On Demand movies by today’s standards. Especially with the fact that Nicolas […]

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

January 14th, 2022 MOVIE: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMANIA STARRING: BRIAN HULL, SELENA GOMEZ, ANDY SAMBERG, STEVE BUSCEMI, DAVID SPADE, JIM GAFFIGAN DIRECTED BY: DEREK DRYMON, JENNIFER KLUSKA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When I heard that Adam Sandler would not be involved in the new installment of Hotel Transylvania, my first thought was, […]

A Hero

January 7th, 2021 MOVIE: A HERO STARRING: AMIR JADIDI, SAHAR GOLDUST, MOHSEN TANABANDEH, SARINA FARHADI DIRECTED BY: ASGHAR FARHADI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) More than ever, words matter. They matter within context, they matter down to the very last detail, no matter if you are telling a story, explaining how to use […]

American Siege

January 7th, 2022 MOVIE: AMERICAN SIEGE STARRING: BRUCE WILLIS, ROB GOUGH, TIMOTHY V. MURPHY, ANNA HINDMAN DIRECTED BY: EDWARD DRAKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) Another Bruce Willis movie and another negative rating. It’s not something I enjoy doing. In fact, this one is a bit better than some of his other direct-to-VOD […]

The 355

January 6th, 2022 MOVIE: THE 355 STARRING: JESSICA CHASTAIN, DIANE KRUGER, LUPITA NYONG’O, PENELOPE CRUZ, BINGBING FAN, SEBASTIAN STAN DIRECTED BY: SIMON KINBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) If each actor in The 355 was offered their own spin-off series of spy thriller movies that might make this all worth it, but of […]

Hell Hath No Fury

January 1st, 2021 MOVIE: HELL HATH NO FURY STARRING: NINA BERGMAN, DANIEL BERNHARDT, TIMOTHY V. MURPHY, LOUIS MANDYLOR DIRECTED BY: JESSE V. JOHNSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There is still a place for a movie like Hell Hath No Fury. You have to dig a little, have an affection for intense action, […]

My Stepmother is an Alien- Arrow Video Blu-Ray Review

January 1, 2022 MOVIE: MY STEPMOTHER IS AN ALIEN STARRING: DAN AYKROYD, KIM BASINGER, JON LOVITZ, ALYSON HANNIGAN DIRECTED BY: RICHARD BENJAMIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s a lot to be said about someone having a certain look, a charisma, and a charm to the point where a movie should revolve […]

Jockey

January 1st, 2022 MOVIE: JOCKEY STARRING: CLIFTON COLLINS JR., MOISES ARIAS, MOLLY PARKER DIRECTED BY: CLINT BENTLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Horse racing has always been in it’s own little corner for sports movies. From Seabiscuit, Lean on Pete, National Velvet, and most recently Dream Horse, there is often a romantic lens […]

The Novice

December 17th, 2021 MOVIE: THE NOVICE STARRING: ISABELLE FUHRMAN, AMY FORSYTH, DILONE, JONATHAN CHERRY DIRECTED BY: LAUREN HADAWAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The way I related with Lauren Hadaway’s The Novice was a scary thing. The person that Isabelle Fuhrman portrays is the person that I once was. It’s terrifying really, […]

American Underdog

December 25th, 2021 MOVIE: AMERICAN UNDERDOG STARRING: ZACHARY LEVI, ANNA PAQUIN, DENNIS QUAID, BRUCE MCGILL DIRECTED BY: ANDREW ERWIN, JON ERWIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) As a person that played college football and had the same aspirations as Kurt Warner did, I like to think that I’m the target for a movie […]

The Tragedy of Macbeth

December 25th, 2021 MOVIE: THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH STARRING: DENZEL WASHINGTON, FRANCES MCDORMAND, BRENDAN GLEESON, COREY HAWKINS DIRECTED BY: JOEL COEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Will there be a time when the work of William Shakespeare becomes obsolete? Or a time where it can’t be interpreted differently? I don’t think so […]

The Matrix Resurrections

December 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS STARRING: KEANU REEVES, CARRIE-ANNE MOSS, JESSICA HENWICK, YAHYA ADBUL-MATEEN II DIRECTED BY: LANA WACHOWSKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) How do you go back into The Matrix after 18 years? After the technology has changed or the way an audience has viewed the series, which many […]

Sing 2

December 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: SING 2 STARRING: MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, REESE WITHERSPOON, SCARLET JOHANSSON, TORI KELLY, BOBBY CANNAVALE DIRECTED BY: GARTH JENNINGS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) One of the small jobs of a film critic is advising parents on what movies they should bring the kids to see. Clearly we’re not doing our […]

Spider-Man: No Way Home

December 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME STARRING: TOM HOLLAND, ZENDAYA, BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, JACOB BATALON DIRECTED BY: JON WATTS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) How do you not spoil a movie like Spider-Man: No Way Home? That’s the question on every film critic’s mind, including this critic. By the time you […]

Nightmare Alley

December 17th, 2021 MOVIE: NIGHTMARE ALLEY STARRING: BRADLEY COOPER, ROONEY MARA, CATE BLANCHETT, WILLEM DAFOE, TONI COLLETTE DIRECTED BY: GUILLERMO DEL TORO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) What often wins me over with a movie such as Nightmare Alley is the way director Guillermo del Toro hooks me into his plots. What […]

Being the Ricardos

December 10th, 2021 MOVIE: BEING THE RICARDOS STARRING: NICOLE KIDMAN, JAVIER BARDEM, J.K. SIMMONS, NINA ARIANDA DIRECTED BY: AARON SORKIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When it starts, Being the Ricardos seems promising, with a look at the background and stressful process of what it took to make the I Love Lucy show […]

Don't Look Up

December 10th, 2021 MOVIE: DON’T LOOK UP STARRING: LEONARDO DICAPRIO, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, JONAH HILL, CATE BLANCHETT, MERYL STREEP DIRECTED BY: ADAM MCKAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) What seems to be the main mistake with Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up is that it wants to be sharp with the things that it is […]

West Side Story

December 10th, 2021 MOVIE: WEST SIDE STORY STARRING: ANSEL ELGORT, RACHEL ZEGLER, ARIANA DEBOSE, DAVID ALVAREZ, RITA MORENO, MIKE FAIST DIRECTED BY: STEVEN SPIELBERG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The pressure was instantly high. Steven Spielberg, the legendary director, was set to take a shot at arguably the greatest musical of all time- […]

Wolf

December 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: WOLF STARRING: GEORGE MACKAY, LILY-ROSE DEPP, PADDY CONSIDINE, EILEEN WALSH DIRECTED BY: NATHALIE BIANCHERI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I must say that I respect and I understand the creative process with a movie like Wolf. A movie can be inventive, an artistic expression for both the actors and […]

Citizen Ashe

December 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: CITIZEN ASHE STARRING: ARTHUR ASHE, JOHN MCENROE, HARRY EDWARDS DIRECTED BY: REX MILLER, SAM POLLARD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There were only three athletes that made a cultural impact in my early ages. It was Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Arthur Ashe. Jordan because he was the greatest […]

Encounter

December 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: ENCOUNTER STARRING: RIZ AHMED, LUCIAN-RIVER CHAUHAN, ADITYA GEDDADA, OCTAVIA SPENCER DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL PEARCE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The premise of Encounter is a scary one. A father has developed such a state of paranoia that he puts the people he loves in danger, developing into a manhunt, […]

Benedetta

December 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: BENEDETTA STARRING: VIRGINIE EFIRA, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, DAPHNE PATAKIA, LAMBERT WILSON DIRECTED BY: PAUL VERHOEVEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) It’s easy to say that director Paul Verhoeven films push the boundaries of stories told in cinema. From Basic Instinct, to Super Troopers, and RoboCop, he’s always saying something, always […]

The Humans

November 26TH, 2021 MOVIE: THE HUMANS STARRING: BEANIE FELDSTEIN, JUNE SQUIBB, STEVEN YEUN, RICHARD JENKINS, AMY SCHUMER, JAYNE HOUDYSHELL DIRECTED BY: STEPHEN KARAM AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The holiday season is never easy for anyone. It’s a scary time. Families will gather for a meal, or a person will be alone with […]

Licorice Pizza

November 26th, 2021 MOVIE: LICORICE PIZZA STARRING: ALANA HAIM, COOPER HOFFMAN, BRADLEY COOPER, BENNY SAFDIE DIRECTED BY: PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) There’s quite a burden on the shoulders of Paul Thomas Anderson, who seems to be carrying the torch of cinema. He’s a unique voice, a hit maker of […]

The Outsiders: The Complete Novel- 4K Blu-Ray Review

November 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE OUTSIDERS: THE COMPLETE NOVEL STARRING: C. THOMAS HOWELL, MATT DILLON, DIANE LANE, RALPH MACCHIO, PATRICK SWAYZE, EMILIO ESTEVEZ DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There’s a fifty-fifty split on what a director can do to his movie when they tinker with a finished product. […]

House of Gucci

November 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: HOUSE OF GUCCI STARRING: LADY GAGA, ADAM DRIVER, AL PACINO, JARED LETO DIRECTED BY: RIDLEY SCOTT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The central figure in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci isn’t Patrizia Reggiani, or Maurizio Gucci, or even Aldo Gucci, but it is the whole of the matter, […]

Bruised

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: BRUISED STARRING: HALLE BERRY, ADAN CANTO, SHEILA ATIM, STEPHEN MCKINLEY HENDERSON DIRECTED BY: HALLE BERRY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I am starting to lose count of how many boxing movies, now MMA movies, that I see every year, and continue to see them go through familiar beats. Unfortunately, […]

I Spit on Your Grave (1978)- 4K Blu-Ray Review

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE STARRING: CAMILLE KEATON, ERON TABOR, RICHARD PACE, GUNTER KLEEMANN, ANTHONY NICHOLS DIRECTED BY: MEIR ZARCHI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The badge of honor for I Spit on Your Grave seems to be that it’s an awful movie, something that is incredibly difficult to […]

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN STARRING: FRANKIE FAISON, STEVE O’CONNELL, ENRICO NATALE, BEN MARTEN DIRECTED BY: DAVID MIDELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It often seems to me that pride is the leading cause of a lot of our problems. There are other reasons why people do the things […]

Zeros and Ones

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: ZEROS AND ONES STARRING: ETHAN HAWKE, VALERIO MASTANDREA, CRISTINA CHIRIAC DIRECTED BY: ABEL FERRARA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There is only a small sampling of people who might be interested in Abel Ferrara’s newest film- Zeros and Ones. What must intrigue you is an appreciation for an artist, […]

Tick, Tick...Boom!

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: TICK, TICK…BOOM! STARRING: ANDREW GARFIELD, ALEXANDRA SHIPP, ROBIN DE JESUS, VANESSA HUDGENS DIRECTED BY: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) For a new director to make his first piece of cinema a musical is quite the undertaking, but no mountain has been too high for Lin-Manuel Miranda […]

The Power of the Dog

November 11th, 2021 MOVIE: THE POWER OF THE DOG STARRING: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, JESSE PLEMONS, KIRSTEN DUNST, KODI SMIT-MCPHEE DIRECTED BY: JANE CAMPION AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The work of Jane Campion is incredibly professional, a genuine work of art, like a painting brought to life, or a novel adapted to perfect […]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE STARRING: MCKENNA GRACE, PAUL RUDD, CARRIE COON, FINN WOLFHARD DIRECTED BY: JASON REITMAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The battle within watching Ghostbusters: Afterlife is fighting against the never ending nostalgia. It’s a rotating machine, filled with memories and like Homer Simpson being force fed donuts […]

King Richard

November 19th, 2021 MOVIE: KING RICHARD STARRING: WILL SMITH, AUNJANUE ELLIS, JON BERNTHAL, TONY GOLDWYN, SANIYYA SIDNEY, DEMI SINGLETON DIRECTED BY: REINALDO MARCUS GREEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The comments I kept hearing before seeing King Richard was that it was a big crowd-pleaser. That’s not a term that I’m afraid of, […]

Belfast

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: BELFAST STARRING: JUDE HILL, CAITRIONA BALFE, JAMIE DORNAN, JUDI DENCH, CIARAN HINDS DIRECTED BY: KENNETH BRANAGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The concept of family for me has changed drastically over the last 10-years. I had major disagreements and issues with my family in the past, which led […]

Clifford the Big Red Dog

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG STARRING: DARBY CAMP, JACK WHITEHALL, JOHN CLEESE, TONY HALE DIRECTED BY: WALT BECKER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) A movie with a big red dog is already halfway there, where a giant adorable puppy can do most of the heavy lifting, just make him […]

Demons & Demons II- Blu-ray Review

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: DEMONS & DEMONS II- BLU-RAY REVIEW DIRECTED BY: LAMBERTO BAVA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: Demons- 3 ½ STARS- Demons II- 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The last name Bava is considered synonymous with the Italian horror genre. When your father is a major success the way Mario Bava was, it makes the […]

Home Sweet Home Alone

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: HOME SWEET HOME ALONE STARRING: ARCHIE YATES, ELLIE KEMPER, ROB DELANEY, AISLING BEA DIRECTED BY: DAN MAZER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) This is the sixth installment into the Home Alone movies- I can’t believe it either- but you wouldn’t be valuing your time if you watched anything beyond […]

Passing

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: PASSING STARRING: TESSA THOMPSON, RUTH NEGGA, ANDRE HOLLAND, BILL CAMP, ALEXANDER SKARSGARD DIRECTED BY: REBECCA HALL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The way that director Rebecca Hall places the colors of black & white on the screen is not just a simple process of color grading or a […]

Julia

November 12th, 2021 MOVIE: JULIA STARRING: JULIA CHILD, MARCUS SAMUELSSON, JACQUES PEPIN DIRECTED BY: JULIE COHEN, BETSY WEST AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) In my teenage years I used to joke about Julia Child, her bellowing voice, her maternal stature, and high puffed hair. She was certainly an easy target when PBS-Channel-11 was […]

Dangerous

November 5th, 2021 MOVIE: DANGEROUS STARRING: SCOTT EASTWOOD, KEVIN DURAND, FAMKE JANSSEN, MEL GIBSON, TYRESE GIBSON DIRECTED BY: DAVID HACKL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) This almost proves I’m not a stuck up film critic who can only appreciate period pieces or movies with pristine cinematography, when I’m giving a relatively positive […]

The Beta Test

November 5th, 2021 MOVIE: THE BETA TEST STARRING: JIM CUMMINGS, VIRGINIA NEWCOMB, PJ MCCABE, JESSIE BARR DIRECTED BY: JIM CUMMINGS, PJ MCCABE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s clear by now that Jim Cummings is a major voice in original filmmaking today. His voice is unique, his style ever changing, and his most […]

The Souvenir: Part II

November 5th, 2021 MOVIE: THE SOUVENIR: PART II STARRING: HONOR SWINTON BYRNE, TILDA SWINTON, RICHARD AYOADE, CHARLIE HEATON DIRECTED BY: JOANNA HOGG AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The Souvenir: Part II is a rare sequel where you can definitively say that you must see Part I before taking a look at Part II. […]

Red Notice

NOVEMBER 5TH, 2021 MOVIE: RED NOTICE STARRING: DWAYNE JOHNSON, RYAN REYNOLDS, GAL GADOT DIRECTED BY: RAWSON MARSHALL THURBER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) There has to be a better way for Hollywood to make movies work. On paper, Red Notice has three of the highest paid actors in Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and […]

Spencer

NOVEMBER 5TH, 2021 MOVIE: SPENCER STARRING: KRISTEN STEWART, SALLY HAWKINS, TIMOTHY SPALL, SEAN HARRIS DIRECTED BY: PABLO LARRAIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The best metaphor I can come up with for describing Spencer is that it’s like watching an animal in a cage at the zoo. I think that’s what director […]

Finch

November 5th, 2021 MOVIE: FINCH STARRING: TOM HANKS, CALEB LANDRY JONES DIRECTED BY: MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Finch answers the age-old question, “can Tom Hanks act beside a dog and a robot as good as he can against his fellow thespians?” Surprisingly, or at this point unsurprisingly, yes, Tom Hanks […]

The Harder They Fall

November 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: THE HARDER THEY FALL STARRING: JONATHAN MAJORS, IDRIS ELBA, ZAZIE BEETZ, REGINA KING, LAKEITH STANFIELD, DELROY LINDO DIRECTED BY: JEYMES SAMUEL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The praise I have for The Harder They Fall comes from a myriad of angles. The cast, the soundtrack, the cinematography, the sets, […]

Army of Thieves

October 26th, 2021 MOVIE: ARMY OF THIEVES STARRING: MATTHIAS SCHWEIGHOFER, NATHALIE EMMANUEL, RUBY O. FEE, STUART MARTIN DIRECTED BY: MATTHIAS SCHWEIGHOFER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) When it comes to making a movie spin-off, I would say the main factor needs to be that what you’re making is exactly spin-off worthy, which is […]

Becoming Cousteau

October 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: BECOMING COUSTEAU STARRING: JACQUES COUSTEAU, VINCENT CASSEL DIRECTED BY: LIZ GARBUS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s important to be curious, especially when it comes to education, and wanting to know more about what makes this wild world go round. Yet I wonder what Jacques Cousteau would have […]

Stillwater

October 26th, 2021 MOVIE: STILLWATER STARRING: MATT DAMON, CAMILLE COTTIN, ABIGAIL BRESLIN DIRECTED BY: TOM MCCARTHY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) For director Tom McCarthy he’s carved out his own style of the “ripped from the headlines” type film, which earned him a Best Picture win for Spotlight, the Boston Globe breaking the […]

Last Night in Soho

October 26th, 2021 MOVIE: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO STARRING: THOMASIN MCKENZIE, ANYA TAYLOR-JOY, MATT SMITH, DIANA RIGG, TERENCE STAMP, MICHAEL AJAO DIRECTED BY: EDGAR WRIGHT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The films of Edgar Wright post his Simon Pegg comedy trilogy, has become the journey of a director diving into his various life […]

Eternals

October 29th, 2021 MOVIE: ETERNALS STARRING: SALMA HAYEK, GEMMA CHAN, RICHARD MADDEN, ANGELINA JOLIE, KUMAIL NANJIANI DIRECTED BY: CHLOE ZHAO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I’m incredibly conflicted in my thoughts about Chloe Zhao’s Eternals, the newest cosmic comic book installation, into the ever expanding Marvel cinematic universe. On the surface and underneath, […]

The Rescue

Friday October 8, 2021 MOVIE: THE RESCUE STARRING: JIM WARNY, JOHN VOLANTHEN, THANET NATISRI DIRECTED BY: JIMMY CHIN, ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The very concept of fear seems to be something that documentary filmmakers Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi are determined to get to the bottom of. […]

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

October 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN STARRING: BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH, CLAIRE FOY, ANDREA RISEBOROUGH, HAYLEY SQUIRES, TOBY JONES, STACY MARTIN DIRECTED BY: WILL SHARPE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) How am I just now learning about an artist who made a name for himself by painting delightful images of cats? […]

Dune

October 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: DUNE STARRING: TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, OSCAR ISAAC, REBECCA FERGUSON, JOSH BROLIN, JASON MOMOA, JAVIER BARDEM, ZENDAYA DIRECTED BY: DENIS VILLENEUVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The hype, the build up of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has reached a breaking point, ready to explode, with a massive cast, and visual effects […]

The French Dispatch

October 22nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE FRENCH DISPATCH STARRING: OWEN WILSON, TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, ADRIEN BRODY, TILDA SWINTON, LEA SEYDOUX, FRANCES MCDORMAND, JEFFREY WRIGHT DIRECTOR: WES ANDERSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The way Wes Anderson makes a movie is entirely his way. His vision, his tastes, the topics he is interested in, and […]

Bergman Island

October 15th, 2021 MOVIE: BERGMAN ISLAND STARRING: VICKY KRIEPS, TIM ROTH, MIA WASIKOWSKA, ANDERS DANIELSEN LIE DIRECTED BY: MIA HANSEN-LOVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) During the pandemic in 2020 it became a year of Ingmar Bergman for myself. I went through the entire Criterion Collection of the Swedish director’s work and I […]

Halloween Kills

October 15th, 2021 MOVIE: HALLOWEEN KILLS STARRING: JAMIE LEE CURTIS, JUDY GREER, ANDI MATICHAK, ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL DIRECTED BY: DAVID GORDON GREEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) At this point in the Halloween series, the character of Michael Myers is a full speed locomotive, a night stalking terror that cannot be stopped, no […]

Live at Mister Kelly's

October 15th, 2021 MOVIE: LIVE AT MISTER KELLY’S STARRING: BILL KURTIS, DICK CAVETT, DICK GREGORY, LAINIE KAZAN DIRECTED BY: TED BOGOSIAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The history radiating through the city of Chicago can be forgotten at times. Today it’s New York, or Los Angeles, or Boston, or anywhere else, really, with […]

The Last Duel

October 15th, 2021 MOVIE: THE LAST DUEL STARRING: MATT DAMON, ADAM DRIVER, JODIE COMER, BEN AFFLECK DIRECTED BY: RIDLEY SCOTT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Studying the psychology of men has been navigated in many avenues of cinema, from the lost innocence of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane, the macho madness of […]

Needle in a Timestack

October 15th, 2021 MOVIE: NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK STARRING: LESLIE ODOM JR., CYNTHIA ERIVO, ORLANDO BLOOM, FREIDA PINTO DIRECTED BY: JOHN RIDLEY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The lesson that many movies teach us is to never mess with time travel. Don’t include it in your screenplay, don’t try to explain it, and […]

The Manor

October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: THE MANOR STARRING: BARBARA HERSHEY, BRUCE DAVISON, NICHOLAS ALEXANDER DIRECTED BY: AXELLE CAROLYN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It takes a special director to be able to combine a collection of horror tropes together and make it all cohesively work. That’s what director/writer Axelle Carolyn has done with The […]

My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To- Blu-ray Review

October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO STARRING: PATRICK FUGIT, INGRID SOPHIE SCHRAM, OWEN CAMPBELL DIRECTED BY: JONATHAN CUARTAS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I often mention Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive when I’m talking about vampire movies. And once again, after watching My Heart Can’t […]

Justin Bieber: Our World

October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: JUSTIN BIEBER: OUR WORLD STARRING: JUSTIN BIEBER, HALEY BALDWIN-BIEBER DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL D. RATNER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In a year that’s filled to the brim with music documentaries and concert flicks, it’s hard to gauge what’s worth the audiences time anymore. If you love all things Justin […]

V/H/S/94

Friday October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: V/H/S/94 STARRING: ANNA HOPKINS, STEVEN MCCARTHY, RODRIGO FERNANDEZ-STOLL DIRECTED BY: SIMON BARRETT, CHLOE OKUNO, RYAN PROWS, JENNIFER REEDER, TIMO TJAHJANTO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) With this being October the stream of horror movies is constant, which is a good thing, and even better when the movies are […]

Mass

OCTOBER 8TH, 2021 MOVIE: MASS STARRING: JASON ISAACS, MARTHA PLIMPTON, ANN DOWD, REED BIRNEY DIRECTED BY: FRAN KRANZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s a mountain of topics, debates, and conversations to have when it comes to Fran Kranz emotional film Mass. The premise is difficult, about two couples, one pair that […]

Lamb

October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: LAMB STARRING: NOOMI RAPACE, HILMIR SNAER GUANASON, BJÖRN HLYNUR HARALDSSON DIRECTED BY: VALDIMAR JOHANNSSON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I don’t know what to say about Lamb. I’m honestly processing this movie through writing my review, something that I typically don’t do, and that’s because processing Valdimar Johannson’s […]

Small Engine Repair

October 1st, 2021 MOVIE: SMALL ENGINE REPAIR STARRING: JOHN POLLONO, JON BERNTHAL, SHEA WHIGHAM, CIARA BRAVO DIRECTED BY: JOHN POLLONO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Small Engine Repair was a successful off-Broadway play for writer, director, and lead actor John Pollono and having it turned into a movie was probably the last thing […]

The Addams Family 2

October 1st, 2021 MOVIE: THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 STARRING: OSCAR ISAAC, CHARLIZE THERON, CHLOE GRACE MORETZ, NICK KROLL, BILL HADER DIRECTED BY: CONRAD VERNON, GREG TIERNAN, LAURA BROUSSEAU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) I wasn’t a fan of the first animated version of The Addams Family and now there is The Addams Family […]

Falling for Figaro

October 1st, 2021 MOVIE: FALLING FOR FIGARO STARRING: DANIELLE MACDONALD, JOANNA LUMLEY, SHAZAD LATIF, HUGH SKINNER DIRECTED BY: BEN LEWIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Oddly enough, I have a connection to opera music these days, or at least more than I ever had 10-years ago. Before I was married, I remember my […]

Bingo Hell

October 1st, 2021 MOVIE: BINGO HELL STARRING: ADRIANA BARRAZA, L. SCOTT CALDWELL, RICHARD BRAKE DIRECTED BY: GIGI SAUL GUERRERO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) This Halloween season, Amazon and Blumhouse are delivering a weekly double feature for horror movies, all under the collection called “Welcome to the Blumhouse”. It certainly gives fans of […]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

October 1st, 2021 MOVIE: VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE STARRING: TOM HARDY, WOODY HARRELSON, NAOMIE HARRIS, MICHELLE WILLIAMS, STEPHEN GRAHAM DIRECTED BY: ANDY SERKIS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I was one of the few film critics that was not on board with the, “It’s so wild that it’s fun” outlook on […]

No Time To Die

October 8th, 2021 MOVIE: NO TIME TO DIE STARRING: DANIEL CRAIG, LEA SEYDOUX, RAMI MALEK, ANA DE ARMAS, LASHANA LYNCH DIRECTED BY: CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When we look back at the block of the last five James Bond films, it will be impossible to not look fondly, […]

Dementia 13- Director's Cut- Blu-ray Review

September 24th, 2021 MOVIE: DEMENTIA 13 STARRING: LUANA ANDERS, BART PATTON, MARY MITCHEL, PATRICK MAGEE DIRECTED BY: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) If you look at various debut features of Hollywood’s greatest storytellers, not every movie is a hit, but there are flickers of the greatness that is yet to […]

The Guilty

September 24th, 2021 MOVIE: THE GUILTY STARRING: JAKE GYLLENHAAL, RILEY KEOUGH, CHRISTINA VIDAL, ELI GOREE DIRECTED BY: ANTOINE FUQUA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) As far as Jake Gyllenhaal is concerned he has nothing else to prove in the profession of acting. He’s not only good at what he does, he has an […]

Birds of Paradise

September 24th, 2021 MOVIE: BIRDS OF PARADISE STARRING: DIANA SILVERS, KRISTINE FROSETH, JACQUELINE BISSET DIRECTED BY: SARAH ADINA SMITH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The world of dance, and specifically ballet, is a fierce and unforgiving artform to be interested in. Boys and girls start as vessels of free spirit, filled with hope, […]

Dear Evan Hansen

September 24th, 2021 MOVIE: DEAR EVAN HANSEN STARRING: BEN PLATT, KAITLYN DEVER, AMY ADAMS, JULIANNE MOORE DIRECTED BY: STEPHEN CHBOSKY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) At this point it feels a bit like piling on the negativity, especially after the dismal reception of Dear Evan Hansen at TIFF a few weeks ago, […]

The Nowhere Inn

SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2021 MOVIE: THE NOWHERE INN STARRING: ST. VINCENT, CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, DAKOTA JOHNSON DIRECTED BY: BILL BENZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) If The Nowhere Inn achieves anything, it has me interested in the music of St. Vincent. To her friends she is Annie Clark and one of her best friends […]

Copshop

September 17th, 2021 MOVIE: COPSHOP STARRING: GERARD BUTLER, FRANK GRILLO, ALEXIS LOUDER, TOBY HUSS, RYAN O’NAN DIRECTED BY: JOE CARNAHAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (O ut of 4) Last week I was in Las Vegas for my cousin Paul’s bachelor party and we ended one of the nights debating about what Gerard Butler’s best movie […]

Prisoners of the Ghostland

September 17th, 2021 MOVIE: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, SOFIA BOUTELLA, BILL MOSELEY DIRECTED BY: SION SONO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Oh what year Nicolas Cage is having. With his award worthy performance in Pig, he reminded everyone that he’s not just going through the motions, no matter what the […]

Malignant

SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2021 MOVIE: MALIGNANT STARRING: ANNABELLE WALLIS, MADDIE HASSON, GEORGE YOUNG, MICHOLE BRIANA WHITE DIRECTED BY: JAMES WAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s something different about James Wan. His brand of horror, the dedication he has to the genre, and the product he turns out, moves him above the field […]

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

September 10th, 2021 MOVIE: BLOOD BROTHERS: MALCOLM X & MUHAMMAD ALI STARRING: MALCOLM X, MUHAMMAD ALI, CORNEL WEST DIRECTED BY: MARCUS A. CLARKE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I knew nothing about Malcolm X until I was educated by the masterpiece filmmaking of Spike Lee. As for the other guy, I knew a […]

Beats- Blu-Ray Review

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: BEATS STARRING: CRISTIAN ORTEGA, LORN MACDONALD, LAURA FRASER DIRECTED BY: BRIAN WELSH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I related to Beats on nearly every level. Not because I am a person that finds underground raves to party at, but because I could relate to the wild friendship at […]

Mogul Mowgli

September 8th, 2021 MOVIE: MOGUL MOWGLI STARRING: RIZ AHMED, ANJANA VASAN, ALYY KHAN, AIYSHA HART DIRECTED BY: BASSAM TARIQ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The powerful acting of Riz Ahmed is something to behold, no matter the role, the details, and the delivery. This is an actor that carries his heart on his […]

The Card Counter

September 10th, 2021 MOVIE: THE CARD COUNTER STARRING: OSCAR ISAAC, TIFFANY HADDISH, TYE SHERIDAN, WILLEM DAFOE DIRECTED BY: PAUL SCHRADER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The films of Paul Schrader have calluses on them. They are a workers’ movie, the type of story about men that have lived a lifetime before their middle […]

We Need to Do Something

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING STARRING: SIERRA MCCORMICK, PAT HEALY, VINESSA SHAW, JOHN JAMES CRONIN DIRECTED BY: SEAN KING O’GRADY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There have been a steady stream of movies that might be called “Pandemic films” where the narrative fits the structure of what the raging […]

Superhost

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: SUPERHOST STARRING: SARA CANNING, OSRIC CHAU, GRACIE GILLAM, BARBARA CRAMPTON DIRECTED BY: BRANDON CHRISTENSEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) I’m often fascinated with how the horror genre has an elastic flexibility with the world that surrounds it. From themes about religion, ghost stories, and slasher fthemes, there’s always a […]

Zone 414

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2021 MOVIE: ZONE 414 STARRING: GUY PEARCE, MATILDA ANNA INGRID LUTZ, TRAVIS FIMMEL DIRECTED BY: ANDREW BAIRD AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) It always goes back to Blade Runner. No matter what science fiction movie you are trying to make, it’s Ridley Scott’s 1982 steampunk noir that always comes to mind, […]

Ma Belle, My Beauty

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY STARRING: IDELLA JOHNSON, HANNAH PEPPER, LUCIEN GUIGNARD, SIVAN NOAM SHIMON DIRECTED BY: MARION HILL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The existence of pleasure that surrounds the characters in Ma Belle, My Beauty, living in the South of France, is constant. Not always in a […]

The Gateway

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: THE GATEWAY STARRING: SHEA WIGHAM, OLIVIA MUNN, FRANK GRILLO, BRUCE DERN DIRECTED BY: MICHELE CIVETTA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: ½ STAR (Out of 4) I think the point of The Gateway is misery. There’s a nasty streak, a darkness in Michele Civetta’s film that makes it impossible to come away from it with […]

Cinderella

September 3rd, 2021 MOVIE: CINDERELLA STARRING: CAMILA CABELLO, BILLY PORTER, IDINA MENZEL, NICHOLAS GALITZINE, PIERCE BROSNAN, MINNIE DRIVER DIRECTED BY: KAY CANNON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) The west coast is on fire. The oceans are rising. There’s a raging pandemic, everyone hates each other, 13 military service members were killed in Afghanistan, […]

Vacation Friends

August 26th, 2021 MOVIE: VACATION FRIENDS STARRING: LIL REL HOWERY, JOHN CENA, YVONNE ORJI, MEREDITH HAGNER DIRECTED BY: CLAY TARVER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) It may be up for debate, but I typically want a comedy to start funny, have a nice ebb and flow in the narrative, and keep the humor […]

White as Snow

August 27th, 2021 MOVIE: WHITE AS SNOW STARRING: LOU DE LAAGE, ISABELLE HUPPERT, CHARLES BERLING, DAMIEN BONNARD DIRECTED BY: ANNE FONTAINE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The number of times the fairy tale of Snow White has been told is too many to count. Snow White and the Huntsman, Mirror Mirror, various animated […]

Candyman

August 26th, 2021 MOVIE: CANDYMAN STARRING: YAHYA ABDUL-MATEEN II, TEYONAH PARRIS, COLMAN DOMINGO DIRECTED BY: NIA DACOSTA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The man with a hook for a hand is the one they call Candyman. Since I was a kid, one of the scariest interpretations of the boogie man has been […]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

August 24th, 2021 MOVIE: SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS STARRING: SIMU LIU, AWKWAFINA, TONY CHIU-WAI LEUNG, MICHELLE YEOH DIRECTED BY: DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) With Marvel, there is a tier to the kind of stories they tell, where the introduction of a new character often involves […]

King Knight- Fantasia Fest Review

August 20th, 2021 MOVIE: KING KNIGHT STARRING: MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER, ANGELA SARAFYAN, BARBARA CRAMPTON DIRECTED BY: RICHARD BATES JR. AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) There’s honestly not enough comedy on display within the horror genre. And I am talking pure, originally written humor, and not something funny because the blood splatter is absolutely […]

Sweet Girl

August 20th, 2021 MOVIE: SWEET GIRL STARRING: JASON MOMOA, ISABELA MERCED, JUSTIN BARTHA, NELSON FRANKLIN DIRECTED BY: BRIAN ANDREW MENDOZA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I typically don’t like to be a stickler for minor mistakes in movies because creating a successful and pristine piece is such a difficult task. I think every […]

The Protege

August 20th, 2021 MOVIE: THE PROTEGE STARRING: MAGGIE Q, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, MICHAEL KEATON, ROBERT PATRICK DIRECTED BY: MARTIN CAMPBELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Why it took so long for Maggie Q to have her own individual action movie, I will never understand, but at least we finally get one in The […]

Hellbender- Fantasia Fest Review

August 20th, 2021 MOVIE: HELLBENDER STARRING: ZELDA ADAMS, TOBY POSER,LULU ADAMS DIRECTED BY: TOBY POSER, JOHN ADAMS, ZELDA ADAMS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) A few weeks ago I spoke about how the visuals alone in The Green Knight were the greatest in cinema in the past five years. That statement still holds […]

Ema

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: EMA STARRING: MARIANA DI GIROLAMO, GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, SANTIAGO CABRERA DIRECTED BY: PABLO LARRAIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) From the same director that gave us Jackie and NO, arrives his most recent and most original film yet- Ema. It’s a story about Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo) and […]

Demonic

August 20th, 2021 MOVIE: DEMONIC STARRING: CARLY POPE, CHRIS WILLIAM MARTIN, NATHALIE BOLTT, TERRY CHEN DIRECTED BY: NEILL BLOMKAMP AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The impression I got from seeing the trailers of Neill Blomkamp’s Demonic was that the District 9 director was going back to square one. Similar to the way […]

Confetti

AUGUST 20TH, 2021 MOVIE: CONFETTI STARRING: ZHU ZHU, AMY IRVING, HARMONIE HE, HELEN SLATER DIRECTED BY: ANN HU AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The kind of movie that Confetti is, is both refreshing and disappointing. The refreshing side is that it has a simplicity, a gentle touch to it that not enough […]

The Night House

August 13th, 2021 MOVIE: THE NIGHT HOUSE STARRING: REBECCA HALL, SARAH GOLDBERG, VONDIE CURTIS-HALL DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRUCKNER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The fear that is created in The Night House reminded me of what David Fincher created in Gone Girl, where the reality of not knowing the person you are […]

Respect

August 13th, 2021 MOVIE: RESPECT STARRING: JENNIFER HUDSON, FOREST WHITAKER, MARLON WAYANS, MARC MARON DIRECTED BY: LIESL TOMMY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The music biopic practically has its own season, where it creeps towards awards months, and we know we will get two or three a year. It doesn’t help that […]

The Evening Hour

August 13th, 2021 MOVIE: THE EVENING HOUR STARRING: PHILIP ETTINGER, STACY MARTIN, KERRY BISHE, MARC MENCHACA, LILI TAYLOR DIRECTED BY: BRADEN KING AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I felt a bit sad at not liking The Evening Hour. Not because it isn’t a quality made film from director Braden King, but maybe if […]

Free Guy

August 13th, 2021 MOVIE: FREE GUY STARRING: RYAN REYNOLDS, JODIE COMER, TAIKA WAITITI, JOE KEERY, UTKARSH AMBUDKAR DIRECTED BY: SHAWN LEVY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I’m not a video game guy anymore, which I talked about in my review for Werewolves Within, and it’s obvious that the older I get, they […]

CODA

August 13th, 2021 MOVIE: CODA STARRING: EMILIA JONES, MARLEE MATLIN, TROY KOTSUR, DANIEL DURANT, EUGENIO DERBEZ DIRECTED BY: SIAN HEDER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Last weekend I had a wedding in Vermont, but before we left for the airport there was a series of unfortunate events. My wife and I were […]

Never Gonna Snow Again

July 30th, 2021 MOVIE: NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN STARRING: ALEC UTGOFF, AGATA KULESZA, LUKASZ SIMLAT, MAJA OSTASZEWSKA DIRECTED BY: MAŁGORZATA SZUMOWSKA, MICHAL ENGLERT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The films of Malgorzata Szumowska continue to depict a world that is elusive, yet towering over the people that inhabit it, projecting landscapes that engulf […]

Broken Diamonds

JULY 23RD, 2021 MOVIE: BROKEN DIAMONDS STARRING: BEN PLATT, LOLA KIRKE, YVETTE NICOLE BROWN, DEBS HOWARD DIRECTED BY: PETER SATTLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The two leads in Broken Diamonds are better than the material they are working with. Ben Platt- famous for his work in Dear Evan Hansen, and Lola […]

Masquerade

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: MASQUERADE STARRING: BELLA THORNE, ALYVIA ALYN LIND, MIRCEA MONROE DIRECTED BY: SHANE DAX TAYLOR AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: ½ STAR (Out of 4) When big celebrities are delivered a stack of screenplays, it’s hard not to assume they don’t read them all the way through. Maybe they read the beginning and then the […]

Twist

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: TWIST STARRING: RAFFERTY LAW, LENA HEADEY, RITA ORA, MICHAEL CAINE, SOPHIE SIMNETT DIRECTED BY: MARTIN OWEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When movies take a literary and a cinematic classic and try incredibly hard to revinvision the material, the results are typically dire. That statement rings true in […]

Annette

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: ANNETTE STARRING: ADAM DRIVER, MARION COTILLARD, SIMON HELBERG DIRECTED BY: LEOS CARAX AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) Annette is a musical that opens by asking us if it’s “time to start?”. My interpretation of that question being asked by director Leos Carax, is that he is preparing us […]

The Suicide Squad

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: THE SUICIDE SQUAD STARRING: IDRIS ELBA, MARGOT ROBBIE, JOHN CENA, JOEL KINNAMAN, VIOLA DAVIS DIRECTED BY: JAMES GUNN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s hard to pin down James Gunn’s version of The Suicide Squad. This is unlike any comic book movie we have seen before, which is what […]

John and the Hole

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: JOHN AND THE HOLE STARRING: CHARLIE SHOTWELL, MICHAEL C. HALL, JENNIFER EHLE, TASSIA FARMIGA DIRECTED BY: PASCUAL SISTO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) The way to describe John and the Hole is that it’s a provocative film. I say provocative because clearly the director’s objective is to provoke […]

Vivo

August 6th, 2021 MOVIE: VIVO STARRING: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, YNAIRALY SIMO, ZOE SALDANA, GLORIA ESTEFAN DIRECTED BY: KIRK DIMICCO, BRANDON JEFFORDS AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) In the wildly successful career of Lin Manuel, I guess he can afford to have a few misses here and there. His newest venture in the animated circles, […]

Lorelei

July 30th, 2021 MOVIE: LORELEI STARRING: PABLO SCHREIBER, JENA MALONE, TRISH EGAN DIRECTED BY: SABRINA DOYLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) When we discover a movie like Lorelei, to some it may just be another story about blue collar people, members of communities that are impoverished, or characters trying to get back […]

Jungle Cruise

July 30th, 2021 MOVIE: JUNGLE CRUISE STARRING: EMILY BLUNT, DWAYNE JOHNSON, JESSE PLEMMONS DIRECTED BY: JAUME COLLET-SERRA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Jungle Cruise is a perfect example of how movies just don’t seem to know how to get out of their own way. The Disney film, based on the theme park ride, […]

The Green Knight

July 30th, 2021 MOVIE: THE GREEN KNIGHT STARRING: DEV PATEL, ALICIA VIKANDER, JOEL EDGERTON, SEAN HARRIS DIRECTED BY: DAVID LOWERY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) I’m left thinking about many things after experiencing David Lowery’s The Green Knight, the tale set in the King Arthur universe, about a knight embarking on a journey […]

Blood Red Sky

July 23rd, 2021 MOVIE: BLOOD RED SKY STARRING: PERI BAUMEISTER, DOMINIC PURCELL, ROLAND MOLLER, ALEXANDER SCHEER DIRECTED BY: PETER THORWARTH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The premise of Blood Red Sky is where the fun is. It involves an airplane that is hijacked by a group of terrorists, but on this international flight […]

The Last Letter From Your Lover

July 23rd, 2021 MOVIE: THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER STARRING: SHAILENE WOODLEY, FELICITY JONES, JOE ALWYN, CALLUM TURNER DIRECTED BY: AUGUSTINE FRIZZELL AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Some might say that romance is dead, but it’s nice to see movies still trying, fighting to keep love alive. The Last Letter From Your […]

Jolt

July 24th, 2021 MOVIE: JOLT STARRING: KATE BECKINSALE, JAI COURTNEY, STANLEY TUCCI, BOBBY CANNAVALE DIRECTED BY: TANYA WEXLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) After her successful run in the Underworld series, it seems we are still looking for the next action venture to highlight the awesome talents of Kate Beckinsale. We will need […]

Joe Bell

July 24th, 2021 MOVIE: JOE BELL STARRING: MARK WAHLBERG, CONNIE BRITTON, REID MILLER, GARY SINISE DIRECTED BY: REINALDO MARCUS GREEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The intentions in telling the story of Joe Bell are meant well, it’s a true story that will break the heart of anyone that has blood pumping inside […]

Old

July 26th, 2021 MOVIE: OLD STARRING: VICKY KRIEPS, GAEL GARCIA BARNAL, RUFUS SEWELL, ALEX WOLFF, THOMASIN MCKENZIE, ABBEY LEE, NIKKI AMUKA-BIRD DIRECTED BY: M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, M. Night Shyamalan is the Rex Grossman of cinema. Whether it’s a […]

Settlers

July 24th, 2021 MOVIE: SETTLERS STARRING: BROOKLYN PRINCE, SOFIA BOUTELLA, ISMAEL CRUZ CORDOVA, NELL TIGER FREE, JONNY LEE MILLER DIRECTED BY: WYATT ROCKEFELLER AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) I’ve often said this, but there’s nothing more disappointing in cinema than a wasted science fiction film. It’s arguably the best genre, when done right, […]

Fear Street: Part Three- 1666

July 16th, 2021 MOVIE: FEAR STREET: PART THREE- 1666 STARRING: KIANA MADEIRA, ASHLEY ZUKERMAN, GILLIAN JACOBS, OLIVIA SCOTT WELCH DIRECTED BY: LEIGH JANIAK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Sticking the landing is an often tricky thing to do. It’s even tougher when trying to succeed at something freshly done in 2021. The Fear […]

Gunpowder Milkshake

July 16th, 2021 MOVIE: GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE STARRING: KAREN GILLAN, LENA HEADEY, CARLA GUGINO, MICHELLE YEOH DIRECTED BY: NAVOT PAPUSHADO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Sometimes having a great cast of actors and cool action set pieces can go a long way. For Gunpowder Milkshake the cast is a kick ass collection of actresses, […]

Mama Weed

July 16th, 2021 MOVIE: MAMA WEED STARRING: ISABELLE HUPPERT, HIPPOLYTE GIRARDOT, NADJA NGUYEN DIRECTED BY: JEAN-PAUL SALOME AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) The acting chameleon that Isabelle Huppert is will make any movie better, with her recent performance in Mama Weed, Huppert seems to be having more fun than she’s ever had before. […]

Die in a Gunfight

July 16th, 2021 MOVIE: DIE IN A GUNFIGHT STARRING: DIEGO BONETA, ALEXANDRA DADDARIO, TRAVIS FIMMEL, JUSTIN CHATWIN DIRECTED BY: COLLIN SCHIFFLI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) In the process of making movies you can either try to make something different or keep doing the status quo. With Collin Schiffli’s Die in a […]

Pig

July 12th, 2021 MOVIE: PIG STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, ALEX WOLF, ADAM ARKIN DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL SARNOSKI AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 ½ STARS (Out of 4) There’s something about Nicolas Cage. His career at this point has been a wild whirlwind of highs and lows. From his start with movies like Rumble Fish or Valley Girl, from […]

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

July 16th, 2021 MOVIE: ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN STARRING: ANTHONY BOURDAIN, JOSH HOMME, DAVID CHANG, OTTAVIA BUSIA-BOURDAIN DIRECTED BY: MORGAN NEVILLE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) The life of Anthony Bourdain has made an impact on many people. With his book Cooking Confidential, with his traveling shows, with his style, his […]

I Carry You with Me

July 9th, 2021 MOVIE: I CARRY YOU WITH ME STARRING: ARMANDO ESPITIA, CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ DIRECTED BY: HEIDI EWING AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (O ut of 4) Just a week ago we got another Purge movie, which was violently rooted in exploiting the immigrant experience and turning it into a strange production of a […]

Summertime

July 9th, 2021 MOVIE: SUMMERTIME STARRING: TYRIS WINTER, AUSTIN ANTOINE, MARQUESHA BABERS, MILA CUDA DIRECTED BY: CARLOS LOPEZ ESTRADA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It makes sense that Carlos Lopez Estrada, the director of Blindspotting, and the recently fantastic Raya and the Last Dragon, has made the all encompassing, and beautifully flowing film […]

Fear Street: Part Two- 1978

July 9th, 2021 MOVIE: FEAR STREET PART TWO: 1978 STARRING: SADIE SINK, EMILY RUDD, RYAN SIMPKINS, MCCABE SLYE DIRECTED BY: LEIGH JANIAK AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s weird that I’m writing a review for Fear Street Part Two, but I didn’t write a review for Part One. I was late to the […]

The Tomorrow War

July 2nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE TOMORROW WAR STARRING: CHRIS PRATT, YVONNE STRAHOVSKI, J.K. SIMMONS, BETTY GILPIN, SAM RICHARDSON DIRECTED BY: CHRIS MCKAY AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) With The Tomorrow War I think it’s safe to say that Chris Pratt just doesn’t have the factors needed to drive a movie. The Guardians of […]

The Boss Baby: Family Business

July 2nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS STARRING: ALEC BALDWIN, JAMES MARSDEN, AMY SEDARIS, ARIANA GREENBLATT DIRECTED BY: TOM MCGRATH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) The Boss Baby: Family Business has to be the strangest animated movie ever made. Once the kid is no longer a baby, it seems pointless to […]

The Forever Purge

July 2nd, 2021 MOVIE: THE FOREVER PURGE STARRING: ANA DE LA REGUERA, JOSH LUCAS, WILL PATTON, TENOCH HUERTA DIRECTED BY: EVERARDO GOUT AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 STAR (Out of 4) With each Purge movie I have wondered who these movies were exactly for? They’re produced by Blumhouse Pictures, but they’re not exactly horror movies. The series […]

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)

July 2nd, 2021 MOVIE: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) STARRING: STEVIE WONDER, NINA SIMONE, B.B. KING, MAVIS STAPLES DIRECTED BY: QUESTLOVE AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) It has been a long time now, since the pandemic took hold of the world, and changed everything about living. A […]

Black Widow

July 9th, 2021 MOVIE: BLACK WIDOW STARRING: SCARLETT JOHANSSON, FLORENCE PUGH, RACHEL WEISZ, DAVID HARBOUR, RAY WINSTONE DIRECTED BY: CATE SHORTLAND AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It feels almost criminal how long it took for us to finally see a Black Widow solo movie. The Marvel cinematic universe delivered three Iron Man’s, Thor’s, […]

Zola

June 29th, 2021 MOVIE: ZOLA STARRING: TAYLOUR PAIGE, RILEY KEOUGH, COLMAN DOMINGO, NICHOLAS BRAUN, JASON MITCHELL DIRECTED BY: JANICZA BRAVO AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 4 STARS (Out of 4) Something I would like to get away from in my viewing of cinema is declaring something as the “film of the moment”. Janica Bravo’s Zola is making that […]

Les Notres

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: LES NOTRES STARRING: EMILIE BIERRE, MARIANNE FARLEY, PAUL DOUCET DIRECTED BY: JEANNE LEBLANC AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) Les Notres is a well made movie, with a serious topic about a teen pregnancy, authentic performances that help drive the narrative, and yet, the final result had me incredibly frustrated. […]

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT STARRING: RITA MORENO, MORGAN FREEMAN, EVA LONGORIA, GEORGE CHAKIRIS DIRECTED BY: MARIEM PEREZ RIERA AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) Even though Rita Moreno had an issue with her response to the lack of Afro-Latinos cast in In the […]

The Ice Road

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: THE ICE ROAD STARRING: LIAM NEESON, LAURENCE FISHBURNE, MARCUS THOMAS, AMBER MIDTHUNDER, BENJAMIN WALKER DIRECTED BY: JONATHAN HENSLEIGH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) If The Cannon Group production company were still around, The Ice Road would undoubtedly be a part of their lineup of movies. Wild exploitation style movies […]

Werewolves Within

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: WEREWOLVES WITHIN STARRING: SAM RICHARDSON, MILANA VAYNTRUB, MICHAEL CHERNUS, MICHAELA WATKINS DIRECTED BY: JOSH RUBEN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 3 STARS (Out of 4) It’s rare these days to have a movie that makes us laugh and Werewolves Within does that with ease. Director Josh Ruben has the perfect combo of a comedy, […]

Mary J Blige's My Life

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: MARY J BLIGE’S MY LIFE STARRING: MARY J BLIGE, SEAN COMBS, TARAJI P. HENSON DIRECTED BY: VANESSA ROTH AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 1 ½ STARS (Out of 4) It’s hard to get me to dislike a music bio-documentary. Typically, I see the positive side and become enthralled by the amazing talents of musicians. […]

F9: The Fast Saga

June 25th, 2021 MOVIE: F9: THE FAST SAGA STARRING: VIN DIESEL, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ, JORDANA BREWSTER, JOHN CENA, CHARLIZE THERON DIRECTED BY: JUSTIN LIN AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 STARS (Out of 4) You want ridiculous? Well boy does F9 have something in store for you. I would be the first person in line for anything that turns […]

The Marksman

JUNE 18th, 2021 MOVIE: THE MARKSMAN STARRING: LIAM NEESON, KATHERYN WINNICK, JACOB PEREZ DIRECTED BY: ROBERT LORENZ AMovieGuy.com’s RATING: 2 ½ STARS (Out of 4) This new phase of Liam Neeson’s career has already been a risky and tumultuous one. The Schindler’s List star had a streak of high level productions in the 90’s, from […]