White Boy Rick movie review: All white all white all white

The life of crime in movies is often portrayed as a family business (The Godfather) or a surrogate family (Goodfellas). White Boy Rick takes a unique perspective of a family that turns to crime to try to save their family. Ricky Wershe, Sr. (Matthew McConaughey) and his son Ricky Jr. (Richie Merritt) sell guns to

A Simple Favor movie review: Girl’s trick

Paul Feig earned a place on my “Directors I Will Watch Anything They Make” list after Spy. Spy was such a masterpiece, I decided I was on board for anything he ever directs, not that A Simple Favor would have been a hard sell otherwise. Spy was not only the perfect spoof of my beloved

Peppermint movie review: Failias

They have been making movies like Peppermint since before I was born. Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme were making movies where their family was killed and they got revenge. This trope can be a fine vehicle for an action star, and Jennifer Garner deserves a fine vehicle. Peppermint seems to misunderstand what makes revenge

Destination Wedding movie review: Reality brides

Even before I watched Destination Wedding I came up with the idea for Final Destination Wedding. The bridesmaids and groomsmen would die in order until Death reaches the bride and groom! Now I know that combo would be awesome because Destination Wedding itself is so good. Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) meet on

Weird Al Yankovic interview: The “Cliff Notes of music”

It took 13 years for Weird Al Yankovic to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fans were petitioning the city and donating funds since 2005. When he finally unveiled his star at 6914 Hollywood Blvd., Yankovic celebrated his achievement in the most satirically Weird Al way possible. “I asked, ‘If it’s possible

Weird Al Yankovic’s Walk of Fame ceremony was as hilarious as his music

Weird Al Yankovic received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. Yankovic, guests and fans gathered at 6914 Hollywood Blvd. for the unveiling and Monsters and Critics was there. Dr. Demento, who played Yankovic’s first demo on his radio show when the singer was 16, spoke about his protege. “I knew him before

Night Comes On feels like Sundance in August

Just knowing a film played Sundance is usually enough to make me feel like I’m back in the mountains, and some films are so Sundance they spread Sundance wherever they go. Night Comes On is one of those films. Right from the beginning, Night Comes On captures Angel (Dominique Fishback)’s point of view as the

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The Happytime Murders movie review: Avenue not quite

Whenever The Henson Company tries something new, they innovate techniques that pay off in future projects if not the first time. As their first foray into an R-rated puppet movie, The Happytime Murders is as innovative as The Dark Crystal, and just as flawed. P.I. Phil Phillips (Brian Barretta) is on a case when one

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before movie review: A tale of three sisters

A lot of teen movies are about couples forming fake relationships and then, spoiler alert, falling in love for real. It’s probably because to teenagers, this seems like a good idea. If you could just set the rules for your relationships in advance, it would save all those uncomfortable feelings that come with real relationships.