About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Halle Bailey stars as Anna, a young woman who has abandoned her dreams of becoming a chef and is now drifting through her twenties with a series of bad choices. When Anna loses her house-sitting job (and housing) in one fell swoop, a chance encounter with Matteo—a handsome …
Tag: Comedy
Time for a Reel MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine. The digital landscape is often cluttered with generic action comedies, but every so often, …
Time for a Reel THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone …
Time for a Reel IS THIS THING ON? review
About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess (Laura Dern) confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new …
Time for a Reel ETERNITY review
About the film (courtesy of A24): In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to …
Time for a Reel WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY review
About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera …
Time for a Reel BUGONIA review
About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Based on its trailers and director, Yorgos Lanthimos, whose filmography is anything but boring, Bugonia promises a wild ride from start to finish. It …
Time for a Reel THE BAD GUYS 2 review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a …
Time for a Reel THE NAKED GUN review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Only one man has the particular set of skills…to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drevin Jr. follows in his father’s footsteps in THE NAKED GUN. The cinematic landscape often benefits from a healthy dose of unadulterated silliness, and The Naked Gun delivers just that, …
Time for a Reel ELIO review
About the film (courtesy of Disney and Pixar): The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, …