Face/Off 1997 Action/Sci-fi 2hr 20min Sometimes the world can get stressful, and that’s when it’s time to pull out the comfort movies. Face/Off is one of mine. The gold guns! The Chiclets! Yes! Everything works, from its bananas storyline to its hammy acting and dramatic, beautifully shot action sequences. John Woo really brings it here. Continue reading “Face/Off”
Category Archives: Cheesy Reviews
Being There
Being There 1979 Comedy/Satire 2h 10 min It’s been a tough time politically around these parts, so maybe that’s why Being There comes off as eerily prophetic. This comedy/farce from 1979 predicts the rise of an incompetent fool to extraordinary power by the virtue of simply “being there”. Chance, a simple-minded gardener, has lost hisContinue reading “Being There”
The Godfather, and The Godfather Part 2
The Godfather 1972 Drama/Crime 2hr 58 min The Godfather Part 2 1974 Drama/Crime 3hr 22 min Hey Happy New Year! Let’s get it going by reviewing the best movie combo of all time. Oh, no pressure or anything… The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2. Just hearing the opening chords of the theme song givesContinue reading “The Godfather, and The Godfather Part 2”
Zodiac
Zodiac 2007 Thriller/Mystery 2hr 42 min After 51 years, one of the Zodiac’s ciphers was recently decoded. And just like that, the elusive boogeyman we all grew up with is back. Did he ever really go away? No. This is what this movie gets so perfectly about its subject, and why it is worth aContinue reading “Zodiac”
The Cyborg Tinkerer
The Cyborg Tinkerer 2020 Meg LaTorre iWriterly LLC Romance/Steampunk/Sci-Fi/Space Opera/ LGBTQ+ Lit When I first started writing my novel in earnest a few months ago, I looked up writing stuff on YouTube and found Meg LaTorre. Back then she was still working on publishing her first novel and making videos about it in real time. Continue reading “The Cyborg Tinkerer”
Vanessa Sprankle 