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In this bit of audio, I run through the movies I watched in May 2021. Listen to find out what I think of ditzy women leads, how I knew that a movie wouldn’t have a bummer of an ending, and [...]

Mystery Date ?Directed by Jonathan Wacks??Written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runte? The review: The movie that provided the first starring roles for Ethan Hawke* and Teri Polo is not one for the [...]

Rocky ?Directed by John G. Avildsen??Written by Sylvester Stallone? The review: My delighted feelings about this film stem from the fact that I grew up in the 80s and what I knew of Rocky* was [...]

The Oath ★Directed by Ike Barinholtz★★Written by Ike Barinholtz★ The review: I forgot to write a review for this movie and now it’s more than three months later and things are hazy, but I can [...]

The Last Thing He Wanted Directed by Dee ReesWritten by Marco Villalobos, Dee Rees The review: This was the kind of subpar movie where even analyzing what went wrong didn’t make it more fun. I [...]

Loser Directed by Amy HeckerlingWritten by Amy Heckerling The review: This is an excellent chronicle* of not fitting in** and has a killer 2000-era soundtrack.*** While I found the performances [...]

The Words Directed by Brian Klugman and Lee SternthalWritten by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal The review: In 2012, the trailer for this film was paired with every movie I watched in theaters [...]

Down Terrace Directed by Ben WheatleyWritten by Ben Wheatley, Robin Hill The review: The blurbs told me this was a dark comedy and a comedic British version of the Sopranos and at the beginning, [...]