Subgenre: Horror-comedy / Nicolas Cage
Summary: A virus causing parents to be homicidal toward their offspring throws a small town into chaos. Continue reading
Fright Fest 2018 Review #1 – Mom and Dad (2017)
2017
The Fast and Fentress Worst of 2017
As I said in my Best of 2017, the ratio of good-to-bad movies was pretty decent this year, but the 2017 had its share of stinkers as well. Two quick notes: I (obviously) couldn’t include any movies I didn’t see (so you’re off the hook, The Emoji Movie); and as always, the presence of a movie on this list doesn’t inherently mean I disliked it. Enjoy! Continue reading
The Fast and Fentress Best of 2017
In retrospect, 2017 was an impressive year for cinema. Anytime I find myself having to pare down my picks for the Honorable Mentions, I really can’t complain. Now, without further ado, here are my top ten movies of the year. Continue reading
I Love You, Daddy
Now I can’t say exactly how I came across this movie, but I assure you all that it was through completely legitimate channels. And yes, I will be addressing the controversy surrounding its cancellation, but first, my review: Continue reading
Brawl in Cell Block 99
This essentially straight-to-digital movie, released back in October, slipped under my radar until very recently when I caught some online buzz about it. A serious Vince Vaughn performance is always an intriguing prospect, so I decided to give it a go, expecting a gritty prison movie with (given the director’s previous movie) some hardcore violence. I wasn’t wrong, but I didn’t expect it to be as damn good as it was. Continue reading
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Welcome back, readers! I hope you all had a happy holiday, and consider this a moderate spoiler warning.
Let me start by saying this: I didn’t like The Force Awakens. I found it to be a shameless rip-off of A New Hope, as well as the embodiment of the most cynical accusations ever leveled against the series, helmed by none other than marketing genius and professional franchise-milker J.J. Abrams. Thankfully, The Last Jedi is an improvement over that clunker in every respect. Continue reading
The Shape of Water
It’s impossible to get mad at a Guillermo Del Toro movie. Even his misfires, like the forgettable Crimson Peak and generic Mimic have a creative spark to them that seems increasingly rare in modern Hollywood. He’s a man who clearly loves what he does, even managing to put his artistic stamp on prefab properties like Blade II. But The Shape of Water is his vision through and through, for better and for worse. Continue reading
The Disaster Artist
I’ll get this out of the way first: I’m what you might call an “obsessive” fan of The Room. I’ve seen it at least ten times, been to several screenings, read Greg Sestero’s book, and even met Tommy Wiseau in person. So while I’m not exactly an objective judge of The Disaster Artist’s source material, in a way, I’m also especially qualified to write this review. After all, The Disaster Artist is geared toward The Room’s cult following more than any other group, though its story of beating the odds has universal appeal. Continue reading
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
It’s never a bad thing when a movie is hard to describe. That quality doesn’t guarantee greatness (or even goodness), but it almost always means the movie is unique in some way. The Killing of a Sacred Deer falls into this category, and I’ll do my best to review it here. Continue reading
Geostorm
You’d have to be naïve, stupid, or both to go into Geostorm expecting a good movie. But as I’ve written before, a bad movie isn’t necessarily an unenjoyable one, and I’m happy to say that Geostorm is a dreadful good time. Continue reading