Author: coolpapae
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Corner Gas, Episode 44: Merry Gasmas
“I’m not trying to start a fight. You say you’re a bad mother, that’s good enough for me.”
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Corner Gas, Episode 42: Hair Loss
CPE Reviews is going to finish up the quest to review one of the great shows, Corner Gas. Get ready for hilarity to ensue.
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Unsane (***1/2) good old fashioned crazy
#unsane “…For her part, Foy is entirely on her game. Her Sawyer Valentini is given the full breadth of someone who’s been pushed a little too far. She wasn’t enjoying life all that much, sure. It didn’t mean she needed to have drama injected into it, however it happens. It’s entertaining to see the ways…
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Just Getting Started (*) is an early retirement
#justgettingstarted I don’t think this was scripted. I don’t even think it was improvised. I am pretty sure it was just boredom. See this film only if you can’t live without seeing Russo in everything.
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Tomb Raider (**) feels like an audition
It’s hard to say who this film is marketed towards. Croft is muscular and angular. There are almost no curves. Teenage boys who played the first game are old enough to have grand kids playing the game now. Not sure which of the generations need to feel pride in the accomplishments of a scrappy Croft…
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The Strangers: Prey at Night (**1/2) not too hard
If this film catches the viewer at the right time, it could be effective. The best thing about the first film – the hapless victim stuck in a place where they should feel safe – is absent this time around. Instead we have running, screaming, house to house hiding, scare, then repeat. Not great, but…
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The Florida Project (*****) is the scariest movie ever
Moonie, her life is a fragile bubble that could pop at any time. Or she could learn to live like this, relying on the good will, mercy or silence of others to subsist in a life that is dishonest to us but just plain life to her.
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Day of the Dead: Bloodline (no stars): In the spirit of Romero
Back to Romero and his legacy. The producers who were behind Texas Chainsaw 3D made this film the way they did to keep as close to the spirit of his work. In this respect, they are close to the mark. Romero didn’t make that good of films either, even if he did have a decent…
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Mute (*) is doesn’t have enough to communicate
Netflix is pushing out a lot of stuff that is not being picked up other places. They are grabbing a lot of properties and talents that are on a downward swing. If they keep this trend up, they may need to change the name of the company to Developed Hell.
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 