Bugonia: A Dark Comedy That Skillfully Uses Its Simple Premise to Great Effect (Blu-ray)
The Film: Over the last few years, Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos has given us quite a fascinating range of films that have also somewhat varied in quality. In 2018, he delivered the marvelous "The Favourite" that told of an intriguing rivalry for a queen's affections. Five years later, this was followed by "Poor Things," a strange tale of a young woman brought back to life who experiences everything anew. The very next year, he sadly dropped off a bit with "Kinds
Eddington: Ari Aster's Latest Over-Stretched, Meandering Ordeal (Blu-ray)
The Film: Writer/director Ari Aster has had a series of ups and downs in his relatively short theatrical career thus far. He started in 2018 with the intriguing "Hereditary," which had a few issues with its third act, but had a good sense of mood & atmosphere throughout. Unfortunately his next two efforts, "Midsommar" and "Beau is Afraid," were rather bland projects that were heavily over-extended and showed that Aster didn't have a great understanding of pacing. This lead to
The Croods: A New Age: A Sequel That Doesn't Live Up to the Original
Seven years ago, a sweet little animated film called "The Croods" was released, and while it didn't make a particularly big splash, it...