The Wolf of Snow Hollow: Movie Review

Idiosyncratic comedy with the makings of a thriller/horror and a character study.

The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a curious little movie. Part comedy, part horror, part thriller, part murder mystery, part character study, and all within a sub-90-minute runtime. The dialogue, primarily where the comedy comes in, is great; and the set-up for the murder mystery/thriller is good. The meshing of all the themes together got very muddled by the end and the conclusion is not wholly satisfying.		2020 Directed by: Jim Cummings Screenplay by: Jim Cummings Starring: Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Robert Forster

Holidate: Movie Review

A romantic comedy missing that crucial element of humour.

Emma Roberts has built herself a nice career. A long string of comedies – some hits, some nots, but peppers them with roles that have a real bite to them like Scream Queens and American Horror Story. Such that when she returns to a typical romantic comedy, it feels like home. There’s a comfort level to casting Roberts and Luke Bracey in a holiday-themed romantic comedy, and that’s why Holidate will get its audience.		2020 Directed by: John Whitesell Screenplay by: Tiffany Paulsen Starring: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey

An Imperfect Murder: Movie Review

Lacking a narrative, purpose, intrigue and everything that comes with that.

Whatever this movie was supposed to be, or whatever it once was, it’s not that. Originally titled The Private Life of a Modern Woman and playing the Venice Film Festival in 2017, it gets released three years later and renamed An Imperfect Murder. Never a good sign. I have no idea what made somebody dust this film off the shelf, but it should have remained buried.		2017 Directed by: James Toback Screenplay by: James Toback Starring: Sienna Miller, Alec Baldwin