“No Hard Feelings” is basic in its approach but effective thanks to the hilarious performance from Jennifer Lawrence.
Author: Derrick Murray
Derrick Murray
Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.
“Stan Lee” is a love letter to the creator and the creation, and reminds us that stories can last forever if we’re willing to let them.
“The Blackening” owns itself in every way, and delivers a truly enjoyable and funny experience.
“Extraction 2” feels more like extortion than a rescue mission.
“Elemental” is a beautiful love story with immigrant narrative undertones, that is bound to make you cry and want to hug your parents.
“The Flash” is a lot of fun, and does do some things right that help keep it from being a total disaster. Though impossible to dismiss Miller at its center, it is still possible to enjoy “The Flash” on the surface level platter that it’s served on.
One benefit of seeking out as many films as time will allow is that you get to experience a plethora of under the radar bangers. There is a whole world of film underneath the increasingly lackluster Netflix queue and blockbuster offerings. If you look hard enough, you’ll stumble upon some infectious gems like “Sanctuary,” a psychosexual thriller that just may be the best RomCom of 2023. You read that right. This oddball, single setting thriller infused with an overwhelming sexual energy channels all the makings of a beautiful love story, but is buried under the surface of a twisted, dysfunctional…
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” isn’t quite as refreshing as “Bumblebee,” but also not as insulting as “The Last Knight” and falls almost precisely in the middle of the two films where it canonically takes place.
“Across the Spider-Verse” sets a new precedent for what animation can do. It is the pinnacle of modern technical mastery.
“The Boogeyman” is a middling horror film that struggles to balance the effective atmospheric haunts with muddled horror cliches, leaving it unable to mask its obvious trauma allegories and maintain consistent horror intrigue that feels on the cusp of delivering but falls short.