Pretty Thing: Movie Review

Illogical trash dressed up as artistic.

Movies where an older woman has an affair with a younger man that turns into an obsession is not a new genre. There are dozens of movies literally named "Obsession" that are exactly this. I am concerned though that Babygirl’s recent success both at the box office and with critics, will spurn more terrible movies like Pretty Thing that attempt to elevate the genre in ways that just don’t work.		2025 Directed by: Justin Kelly Screenplay by: Jack Donnelly Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Karl Glusman

A Machu Picchu Proposal: Movie Review

Poorly written characters thrown together in beautiful Peru.

A Machu Picchu Proposal features some poorly written characters and a lot beautiful Peruvian landmarks and landscapes. Katie (Rhiannon Fish) is a no-nonsense, everything is planned, type of girl, a very prototypical Hallmark heroine, but here she is joined by twin brother Dan (Christopher Vieira), who is exactly the same. There are two characters whose entire personalities are that they like plans and schedules and hates impulsiveness.		2025 Directed by: Colin Theys Screenplay by: Juliana Wimbles Starring: Rhiannon Fish, Alec Santos

Off the Grid: Movie Review

About nothing so can’t be anything more than an action movie.

Off the Grid is about nothing. The plot summary has a pretty detailed premise: a scientist working for a company who wants to weaponize his research so he steals it and goes into hiding off the grid. It’s a solid premise with some good characters, but the problem is there is more information provided in that sentence than there is in the entire movie. So it’s about nothing.		2025 Directed by: Johnny Martin Screenplay by: Jim Agnew Starring: Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear