aTypical Wednesday: Movie Review

A smart, funny and clever comedy.

Not quite a directorial debut, aTypical Wednesday is, however, the first feature-length fictional film written and directed by J. Lee. It’s a funny and clever comedy that both subverts expectations and gives audiences what they want. The themes are common comedy-drama fodder, namely: relationship issues, bullying and race relations. All three play into one another really well with a lot of laughs along the way.		2020 Directed by: J. Lee Screenplay by: J. Lee Starring: J. Lee, Cooper J. Friedman

The Kissing Booth 2: Movie Review

More kissing booth: more of everything.

I was all prepared to hate this. Two-and-a-quarter hour sequels to mediocre teen rom coms don’t exist for good reasons. But it wasn’t all bad. The Kissing Booth 2 took a number of the same qualities to the first, added a few new characters (kept all the same important ones), and then attempted to improve on the common criticisms. Too much was squeezed into this one and the result is a slightly over-done teen flick.		2020 Directed by: Vince Marcello Screenplay by: Vince Marcello, Jay S. Arnold Based on the book written by Beth Reekles Starring: Joey King, Jacob Elordi

The Sunlit Night: Movie Review

A mixed bag of sullenness.

On the surface, The Sunlit Night offers comedian Jenny Slate the chance to stretch her dramatic chops, but in reality it’s a mashup of three different film ideas with no clear theme or substance. In the first 10 minutes we’re treated to a quirky comedy. Frances (Slate) is a struggling New York artist living in a tiny apartment with her deranged parents and sister. The sister might be normal, but she gets left behind.		2019 Directed by: David Wnendt Screenplay by: Rebecca Knight Dinerstein Starring: Jenny Slate