- on Doctor Dolittle (1967):
“Who should watch this movie?” Richard Fleischer fans. Oh, right, that’s also just me and I slot readily enough under…
Aug 8, 22:56
- on 17 Again (2009):
Blame the BAYWATCH movie and also blame my local BAYWATCH channel (No, seriously) for having given me grounds for a…
Jul 31, 12:00
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
I guess that was a benefit of casting a man with the physique of a cartoon Viking as the voice…
Jul 31, 10:47
- on 17 Again (2009):
One of the powers of being a site admin is that I can edit comments, which I do whenever I…
Jul 31, 10:45
- on 17 Again (2009):
When I was minorly depressed as a 19 year old, I binged the entirety of Friends and it was a…
Jul 31, 10:44
- on 17 Again (2009):
‘Lisa Kudrow’, dang it – the problem of typing on a phone is that the screen is often too small…
Jul 29, 18:48
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
My interest in this film was mostly limited to my absolute and complete delight in learning they decided that whilst…
Jul 29, 15:45
- on 17 Again (2009):
Despite having a mild aversion to things FRIENDS-related (After having grown up feeling pure resentment for the show after my…
Jul 29, 15:38
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
Haha, pretty good. My friend Brian suggested: “Bart, I don’t want to LARM you”
Jul 27, 08:47
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
Yeah the Looney Tunes is a solid comp. It’s related to how I sometimes feel about just-fine adaptations of books…
Jul 27, 08:23
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
“I’m not even entirely sure how DeBlois managed to alter the remake’s runtime so much.” There’s a Winger Speech that…
Jul 27, 03:10
- on Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021):
Glad you like this one too. Yeah, I didn’t really mention the “twist” factor of having the murderer be a…
Jul 20, 08:41
- on Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021):
Seems reasonable. This one is definitely more devoted to filling in a pre-established story and paying tribute and/or messing with…
Jul 20, 08:40
- on Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021):
Interesting: it might be a case of middle-child syndrome, but this is the entry in the Fear Street trilogy I…
Jul 18, 10:13
- on Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021):
Not going to lie, this is my favourite part of the series because it actually breaks my heart – Slasher…
Jul 17, 16:43
- on Friendship (2024):
That’s a good point. Can’t think of a ITSYL sketch I liked less the second time through. That’s probably a…
Jul 17, 15:48
- on Friendship (2024):
Lost it during the apology scene. Just trying to figure out the combination of childhood punishments that led to him…
Jul 17, 14:34
- on Fear Street: 1994 (Part One) (2021):
I honestly suspect that PART II is my personal favourite of the three, though in all honesty the trilogy is…
Jul 17, 14:10
- on Announcing a project: The New Cinephile:
Thanks for the kind words and for checking it out, Hunter. It definitely requires adjusting my critical expectations a little…
Jul 17, 09:23
- on Gangs of London, Season 3, Episode 8:
Fair enough – you’re definitely more keyed-in to how Brian Vernel walks than me, lol! I’d love to have Evans…
Jul 17, 08:23
- on 2024 Annual Recap:
Sometimes I feel like a grump when 75% of my reviews contain some variation of “also, this movie is too…
Jul 17, 07:11
- on Fear Street: 1994 (Part One) (2021):
Through the second part and I’ve been very pleasantly surprised so far, ED!
Jul 17, 07:10
- on Announcing a project: The New Cinephile:
Enjoying it so far, though the task you’ve laid out for yourself is not one I’d envy. (Neophyte filmmakers, in…
Jul 16, 15:03
- on Gangs of London, Season 3, Episode 8:
Genuinely surprised that last minute “twist” fooled you. When I first watched ep 1 “I was like, oh that’s Billy…
Jul 16, 12:16
- on Fear Street: 1994 (Part One) (2021):
Hi-didddley-die-de-ho, Murderinos! This is an eminently fair review of the film in question (Though one can certainly list it’s “No…
Jul 14, 11:32
- on 2024 Annual Recap:
Runtimes for everything except maybe horror and animation are still pretty out of control,* though of the Oscar nominees I…
Jul 13, 14:53
- on 2024 Annual Recap:
Haha your comments are a great amusement and much loved. Cheers and best to you!
Jul 13, 10:00
- on 2024 Annual Recap:
Thanks Andrew! Well, 2025 is more than halfway over as of this posting, but still plenty of time for going…
Jul 13, 09:59
- on 2024 Annual Recap:
Always good to know that I’m an amusement and not a mere peanut in the gallery – even better to…
Jul 11, 15:43
- on On Swift Horses (2024):
Well said. I watched Superstore with my wife a couple of years ago, and every time the show started, a…
Jul 10, 08:20
- on The Surfer (2024):
I do think “You take your car to work, I’ll take my board” works pretty well. Fun fact: At the…
Jul 10, 08:17
- on The Surfer (2024):
Haha. I probably owe Barbie another shot when I’m in a vibes mood! I guess I love the color and…
Jul 10, 08:12
- on The Surfer (2024):
Excellent review title, wish I’d thought of it instead of taking recourse to the first random neuron firing and Weezer…
Jul 9, 17:53
- on On Swift Horses (2024):
TV has kind of ruined everything, including TV. I really miss shows that meaningfully had those old-fashioned things called “episodes”…
Jul 9, 17:52
- on The Surfer (2024):
It would be deeply, deeply disingenuous of me to pretend that – after my first attempted post where I good…
Jul 9, 05:32
- on The Surfer (2024):
Of all the ways to learn of poor Mr McMahon’s passing, this is certainly one of them: May he Rest…
Jul 9, 05:25
- on Gangs of London, Season 1, Episode 5:
Fantastic review-we agree wholeheartedly with all your thoughts on the quality of the film making in this episode. It’s just…
Jul 8, 19:47
- on Gangs of London, Season 2, Episode 6:
I fully Agree, I Didn’t finish watching as yet, however this review helped a lot, now I want to get…
Jul 6, 02:06
- on Ad Astra (2019):
“Frustrating” is the word. It feels like all the talent required for a masterpiece was present, but it didn’t quite…
Jul 5, 11:03
- on Ad Astra (2019):
Right on. That voiceover, man. It’s what I imagine Blade Runner’s theatrical cut to be like (down to a protagonist…
Jul 4, 12:11
- on The Phoenician Scheme (2025):
This one snuck up on me, for sure. I kinda want to watch it again too because other reviews have…
Jul 4, 07:12
- on Final Destination 3 (2006):
It’s even more funny if you’ve seen BIRDS OF PREY (Insert Incredibly Long Subtitle) and can describe it as “Black…
Jun 30, 11:07
- on The Phoenician Scheme (2025):
Y’know, I’m kinda eager to give this a rewatch, as maybe I missed the keener emotional hooks that do seem…
Jun 27, 22:04
- on Final Destination 3 (2006):
The one and only Ramona Flowers, married to Obi-Wan Kenobi
Jun 25, 21:38
- on Final Destination 3 (2006):
“She (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) tops Devon Sawa” That lucky, lucky man: may we all be so blessed and may we…
Jun 23, 14:33
- on Thin Ice (1937):
Thanks for the recs and overview. I had trouble finding much written on them, so I appreciate it! Might hit…
Jun 22, 18:21
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I do wish it did more for me. Maybe I’ll watch again some day, this time with my kids, which…
Aug 9, 11:35