While Jumanji: The Next Level hits a lot of the same high notes as its surprisingly tolerable predecessor, it also feels overlong, mechanical, and contrived.
I’ve seen it twice now, and the second swirl and sniff really opens the bouquet of just how pungent this monsterpiece really is.
When it comes to ratings, sequels like Frozen II present a unique conundrum: This movie treads the same trodden path that showered its predecessor with box office billions, but it does that with meticulous skill and self-confidence. It also feels strangely disposable, like those plastic cameras they used to hand out at wedding receptions. So...do we dock…
For this week’s episode of Cinemavino, Sean Jordan joins us as we drink some delicious red wine and discuss Chapter Five of The Mandalorian
Brittany Runs a Marathon wasn't made by Judd Apatow, but it has a lot of the same look and feel: Its titular heroine lives somewhere between always being drunk and always being hungover. She scarfs down junk food and scoffs at any loser who dares to do any kind of actual adulting. Like her spiritual…
A relentless gloom hangs over Dark Waters: Dishwatery clouds fill the sky, ready to pelt the ground below with mud-stained rain. Characters shiver and pull their coats tight to their bodies. The frozen air seems unbreathable. This grayscape makes the perfect environment for Dark Waters, a distressing story pulled from real events. A slow-rolling lawsuit against a…
New Cinemavino is live! This week, The Mandalorian delivered what many are calling a "filler episode." As the midpoint episode, it really didn't do a whole lot to move the plot forward. Hopefully the series will regain a little momentum with next week's episode. As a whole, The Mandalorian is a great-looking series and still has a lot to offer.…
My latest ebook is live! For this first volume of Cinemavino, I'll review classic movies, and pair a great bottle of wine to go with it. Here you can find reviews of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Children of Men, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and many more. You can also check out my write-ups for a good Malbec, Merlot,…
Unlike many of Martin Scorsese’s protagonists, Frank Sheeran lives long enough to look back on his life with an uneasy blend of wry nostalgia and armor-piercing regret.
If you’re looking for solid, cinematic escapism, you could do a lot worse than this undemanding whodunit.
