“The Love Hypothesis” Review
Often, while watching romantic comedies, I ask the same question: Why can’t these characters be smart? I don’t mind all the meet-cutes and awkward dates, but I’d like characters to
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All Things Movies With Mark McPherson
“Verity” Review
Rarely have I seen a thriller so passively absurd and tedious that I’d say it were an unfinished draft, if not for being based on a published novel. Here is
“Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” Review
Life isn’t a musical, but wow, how we wish it were sometimes. Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty is a film that prefers to get lost in clouds of enticing moves and
“Lesbian Space Princess” Review
The freedom of queer filmmaking has reached a point where we could use an animated picture as blunt and vulgar as Lesbian Space Princess. This isn’t a cute, sci-fi coming-of-age
“Solo Mio” Review
The appeal of Kevin James is that he has the appearance and demeanor of an average dude, believable enough to fit snugly into the roles of garbage men and mall
“Atropia” Review
The military-industrial complex is such a mess that trying to frame satire around it is a tall order. This is the conundrum that faces Atropia, posed as a satire of
“Dreams” (2025) Review
A film about immigration, class divide, and racism with some heavy eroticism thrown on top shouldn’t feel like it’s infected with a muted malaise. I can only speculate that Dreams
“Song Sung Blue” Review
What a bizarre musical biopic. Here is a story about a band trying to pay tribute to Neil Diamond, set in a movie framed as a typical musical biopic. In
“Eternity” (2025) Review
Eternity joins a long line of afterlife comedies that treat purgatory like a business conference and death’s final door as a place that requires some existential truths to unlock. While