Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Freakier Friday: Movie Review




A fun sequel with more chaos.
One of the hardest parts of creating a sequel 20-plus years later is recognizing who the target audience is. Is it for the same audience who are now 40-ish or is it for a new audience who does not know the original? Unsurprisingly, Freakier Friday tries to balance the two, satisfying both audiences without being wholly for either one. The original succeeded because of the cast and getting the exact same cast is a win for elder millennials.   2025

Directed by: Nisha Ganatra

Screenplay by: Jordan Weiss, Elyse Hollander and Mary Rodgers

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Magnetosphere: Movie Review




A good character with no plot.
A story of a 13-year-old girl growing up in a new town, with new friends, a first crush, a head full of insecurities and realizing she has synesthesia. Thirteen is probably one of the hardest ages to center a movie around, primarily because it’s the hardest age to get natural acting from; they’re old enough to be self-aware but not experienced enough to know how to turn that into playing a character in front of a camera.   2024

Directed by: Nicola Rose

Screenplay by: Nicola Rose

Starring: Shayelin Martin, Patrick McKenna

Friday, July 18, 2025

Follow (AKA: Juegos de Seducción): Movie Review




Staid, unoriginal and uninteresting.
Diego Boneta has returned to his native Mexico in this Spanish-language seduction thriller. Titled Follow in English, the Spanish title Juegos de Seducción translates to “Seduction Games” which at least makes sense in addition to being a much better title. But this movie also doesn’t concern itself with what is good, or better, or makes sense. The plotline of a handsome con artist who scams wealthy women but may have found his match is about as lazy as they come.   2025

Directed by: Gonzalo Tobal

Screenplay by: Hipatia Argüero Mendoza, and Adriana Pelusi

Starring: Diego Boneta, Martha Higareda