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'How Dark They Prey' Review

How Dark They Prey, a horror anthology film from Adam Ambrosio and Anthony & Jameson LoCascio, consists of 4 shorts shoddily woven together.

It’s spooky season! Alongside pumpkin spice everything and cooler weather (for most of America), September also brings about needing to watch scary stories. How Dark They Prey, from writers Adam Ambrosio and Anthony & Jameson LoCascio, attempts to stop you in your tracks when browsing Amazon Prime. Dark, moody atmosphere, big, bold text, and an image of a woman tied and blindfolded, this checks…

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Dinette - Season Two: A Fun, Geniune Sitcom For A Modern Audience

Dinette – Season Two: A Fun, Geniune Sitcom For A Modern Audience

I would like to start this review off by pointing out the obvious: I am not a lesbian nor am I non-binary. Already, I feel like Dinette isn’t the type of show that is made for me like it wouldn’t appeal to my already engrained watching habits. Dinette feels less like a series about a group of friends and their favorite dinner and more like a vignette of their life at that given moment. These…

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The Suicide Squad Review: What The Original Should Have Been

The Suicide Squad Review: What The Original Should Have Been

I think it goes without saying how bad Warner Brothers messed up with the release of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. That first trailer showed off what would have been a dark, brooding romp. But with execs worried about how Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice performed at the box office, Suicide Squad went through an identity crisis. The Suicide Squad film poster That film fell flat and was…

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More Voice Lessons: A Conversation With Actor Rob Paulsen

More Voice Lessons: A Conversation With Actor Rob Paulsen

Every Saturday morning, I would sit in front of the TV with a large bowl of cereal–too large for a kid my age–and enjoy whatever WBKids had to offer. That was Animaniacs. As I grew up, my reverence for Animaniacs grew as well. Somewhere deep down, I think I can attribute my snarky, smart-ass remarks to one Yakko Warner, my favorite of the bunch of Warner siblings. Rob Paulsen and a list of…

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Space Jam: A New Legacy Review

Space Jam: A New Legacy Review: Devoid of any charm that made the original special

Space Jam: A New Legacy poster Take a second, if you will, that you’re at a large event, say a basketball game. The game is nearing the end of the fourth quarter; it’s a nail-biter. Both teams play exceptionally well, and the crowd is going wild–elation filling the room with booming sound. But you’re trying to focus on your phone, and you can’t. That’s what it feels like watching Space Jam: A…

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The Angry World of Brian Webster Review

The Angry World of Brian Webster Review

Think about a time where things weren’t going your way in life. That time you lost your job, your partner dumped you, or you just had a no good, terrible, very horrible, bad day. For Brian Webster, the titular character in The Angry World of Brian Webster, he’s having a series of bad days. https://youtu.be/pv4SDa8UEOsAfter getting fired on his day off and finding his girlfriend in bed with…

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Redville (2021): A Tale Of Murder, Small Town Folk, & Baffling Writing – Review

Redville (2021): A Tale Of Murder, Small Town Folk, & Baffling Writing – Review

It’s been eleven years since my high school graduation, and I sometimes think about the good times I spent with friends over those four years. Now, my group of friends never really went about our separate ways, and I’d like to think we would have each other’s backs if ever we needed.  Watching Redville, I thought my group of friends, whether that’s a good or bad thing, is up to you. After a…

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'Extra Innings' Review

‘Extra Innings’ Review

Extra Innings

Extra Innings is a tough film to review. Tough subject matter aside, writer/director Albert Dabah tells a harrowing personal story of family, love, and growing up. While it’s commendable for Dabah to translate his story into a film, the story fails to bring justice to a subject matter as harrowing as suicide and mental illness. (more…)

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Faith, Conviction, Race: An Interview with Actor Kirk Taylor

Faith, Conviction, Race: An Interview with Actor Kirk Taylor

Actor Kirk Taylor

When asked to think of an actor, most conjure up the image of a dappered up man in a tuxedo, or a woman with a gorgeous dress, walking the red carpet. Their talent almost eclipsed by their beauty and charisma. We don’t tend to think of actors as anything less.

When I got the chance to sit down and talk with Kirk Taylor, I did a quick rundown on his IMDb page to remind myself…

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'Patient 001' Review: Uninteresting, Uninspired Sci-Fi

Patient 001

Directed by Katie Fleischer

Patient 001 Directed by Katie Fleischer Written by Katie Fleischer and Jason Dietz

Written by Katie Fleischer and Jason Dietz

Starring Rosie Fellner, Michael Hayden, Noah Fleiss, Michael Gill, Ezra Knight, Steven Ogg

Cinematography by Scott Miller

In the first 20 minutes, Patient 001is a compelling enough watch. It’s premise – in those moments – holds your…

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Becoming Iconic: Jonathan Baker – Review

Becoming Iconic: Jonathan Baker – Inside the mind of a narcissist. Read the review

‘Becoming Iconic: Jonathan Baker’ DVD cover

Every kid who dreams of making movies aspires to be mentioned in the same breath as Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, or Warren Beatty. The road to success is arduous, and while some flourish and relish in the spotlight, others crash and burn. For those who make it, the journey is not without its obstacles.

In Becoming Iconic: Jonathan Baker, we get to…

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'The Landing' Review: A Trippy, Surreal Sci-Fi Doc

Learn why we never went back to the moon in @TheLandingfilm, a faux-documentary about a murder mystery at the heart of the Apollo 18 mission.

Apollo 18 was the final mission to the moon sanctioned by NASA, and many have speculated why. Told in a documentary style, The Landingsets to explain the story of the final manned mission to the moon in the vein of a dime store sci-fi novel. What starts out as an interesting fictionalized account of the Apollo 18 mission, turns into a murder mystery with espionage and twists with a little left to…

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'Iron Brothers:' A Slow, Beautiful-Looking Bore – Review

Iron Brothers poster from IMDb.com

Unlike 50 or so years ago, westerns aren’t as prominent in the zeitgeist of film pop culture. A western is sprinkled here and there every year appeasing fans of the genre who long lament the time of the cowboy.

Iron Brothersis the latest western film but aims to tell the story of two frontiersmen in search of happiness and peace. Beautifully shot, Iron Brothers…

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'Josephine Doe': An Interesting, Character-Study Indie – LazyDog Films Review

Josephine Doe Poster from IMDb.com

After the death of her father, Claire (Cipolletti) finds her world taking a turn for the worst. Her job at the family bookstore might not last long considering her sister, of which they share a strained relationship, is now the sole owner. It’s until she meets Josephine (Griffin), the boisterous, adventure-seeking, free-spirit that Claire begins feeling freer…

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'Across The River' – A Charming, Little Romantic Drama With Two Likable Leads – Review

‘Across The River’ – A Charming, Little Romantic Drama With Two Likable Leads – Review

Across The River Poster from IMDb.com

Though marketed as an “unromantic comedy” Across the River is a rather small, sweet film about the possible rekindling of one’s first love. Across the River, directed by Warren B. Malone and co-written by its leads Elizabeth Healey and Keir Charles (other writers include Malone, Simon Josiffe, Stella Ramsden, and Russell C Taylor) is a feel-good, charming…

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'Funeral Day' Review

'Funeral Day' is the unfunny story of a man who lives life to the fullest after he thinks he finds a lump on his testicle. Sounds funny, right? You'd be wrong.

Funeral Day Poster from IMDb.com

Funeral Day has a funny premise, though that is all it has to offer. A comedy without laughs is just a painful film to sit through. From the opening moments of a man’s conscious thoughts in bed about morning wood to his eventual prostate milking near the film’s end, Funeral Daydesperately tries to be funny at every turn with little regard for storytelling or…

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'Hereditary:' A Slow Burn, Creepy, Unsettling Good Time

#Hereditary A Slow Burn, Creepy, Unsettling Good Time. Read the #LazyDogReview

Hereditary poster. From IMDb.com

Let’s talk about playing with the audience’s expectations. Hereditary‘s writer/director Ari Aster takes the film in bold directions that keep the audience tensely on their toes. Delving deep into dark material, Hereditary can be darkly funny at times and unnerving in others. (more…)

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