Author: Jill Florio
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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
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This is one of the early films with charm and whimsy and I’m there for it. What I don’t like is the spiders, but most of the movie is fun — it’s held up well over the years. What is interesting is that there are different levels of charm and world building over the movies:…
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Movie Review – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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I’ve changed my mind about Sorcerer’s Stone (really, Philosopher’s Stone, thank you) over the years: it’s a lot more fun, colorful, and downright magical, if you will, than the latter films in the series. It’s worn well over time. Things are relatively low-stakes as we get to know our main characters and this universe. Plus, I…
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Movie Review: Mean Girls (2024)
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The Plastics are back. The reboot of Mean Girls has got a few good callbacks to the original, but mostly this 2024 version doesn’t impress. You need to know this remake is a musical. The songs are pretty continual, and so much of the crucial story was truncated in favor of making the movie fit…
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Movie Review – Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is a hefty title for a lightweight spy caper that’s a pure popcorn experience you’ll forget about by the next day. That’s not to say it’s a terrible movie that’s not worth the trip: my opening showing was unusually packed for a non-blockbuster, and people seemed to enjoy it. There…
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish If you want to smile and feel jaunty, this is for you
As this is my last day in the UK with Rob, our RunPee correspondent over there, and I was excited to see a relaxing, soothing movie with himself and Alice (his cute granddaughter). I was thrilled with Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. After a stream of somewhat disappointing movies over my UK journey (The Fabelmans,…
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Movie Review – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
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Quantumania: unfortunately, I’m underwhelmed after so much build-up to getting on track with the main storyline, post-Thanos. Ant-Man isn’t the mightiest Avenger, but he was the MVP of Endgame, and his previous solo films were a ton of fun. I’m visiting our UK correspondent Rob Williams in Liverpool — and we found some great Peetimes…
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What You Need to See to Understand Ant-Man Quantumania (Five shows that are a must-watch)
Here are the five things you MUST watch before seeing Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. This is based on the trailers and posters available at press time. It’s due out on the 17th of February, 2023. Which is, like, soon! So this will give you time to prepare. Buckle up, because all signs point to this Ant-Man —…
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Movie Review – Magic Mike’s Last Dance
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I am not the target audience for the Magic Mike movies, but I’ll admit this was far better than expected, story-wise. It wasn’t just about the soft porn and sexy dancing—although, yes, there was plenty of that. The story held together and had a little bit of humor with the butler, with some nice family…
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Movie Review – The Fabelmans
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Self-indulgent, sentimental, and boring. I guess a lot of Christmas films are like that, and now we have one for Hanukkah. (I’m Jewish; please don’t send me hate mail.) The Fabelmans was presented to me as a story about Steven Spielberg, which piqued my interest. Unfortunately, this story was more about trains than adventure or…
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Movie Review – The Banshees of Inisherin
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The Banshees of Inisherin was a very good movie for being a slow burn, with not much happening. The sparse dialog was always compelling, the acting calibre outstanding — with the always reliable Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell shouldering the bulk — and the Irish Aran Island/Cliffs of Moher scenery was, well…spectacular doesn’t do…