Cinemavino — Batman the Animated Series::rating::0::rating::0::rating::0

Hey, everyone! Welcome to the fifth installment of our limited series taking a new look at over and/or underrated films and TV shows. This week, we travel back to the 90s and watch a few classic episodes of Batman: The Animated Series: The two-parter Heart of Steel, and a follow-up, His Silicon…

ByTodd WoffordJune 9, 20210Comments

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Chaos Walking (2021)::rating::2

I can't tell if Chaos Walking is a good movie trapped in the body of a terrible one, or vice versa. It has an intriguing premise and a great cast, both of which flounder in a soulless, humorless production where everyone on camera looks absolutely miserable. Indeed, Walking took four years to arrive in theaters,…

ByTodd WoffordJune 7, 20210Comments

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Cinemavino — Always::rating::0

Fun, laid-back, and sweetly sentimental, I’ve always put Always in the underrated department. Sure, it has flaws. No one will put it on the same level as E.T. or Lincoln. Still, Always is not without its own quirky charm. We rewatch and discuss!

ByTodd WoffordJune 3, 20210Comments

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Cruella (2021)::rating::3

To paraphrase Patton Oswalt: I don’t need to know where Cruella comes from. I just love to hate the characters I hate to love.

ByTodd WoffordJune 2, 20211Comment

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Stowaway (2021)::rating::3

This is a talky, cerebral little film, and a showcase for good actors. It just happens to be set in space. Think of Stowaway on those terms, and you’re much less likely to be disappointed.

ByTodd WoffordJune 1, 20210Comments

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The Woman in the Window (2021)::rating::2.5

Two very different movies lurk within The Woman in the Window, and neither is very promising: One is an outright pillaging of Hitchcock's Rear Window, with the filmmakers even flashing a snippet of that classic to make their vandalism more egregious. The other is a disjointed, histrionic thriller that plays a shell game with its…

ByTodd WoffordMay 26, 20210Comments

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Cinemavino — Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow::rating::0

Welcome back! This is Week 3 of our limited series, in which we take at look at old movies that might be over or underrated. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow could be either, depending on your personal taste. (Our panel runs the gamut of opinions.) Released in 2004,…

ByTodd WoffordMay 24, 20210Comments

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Georgetown (2019)::rating::3.5

Some audiences may find this film to be too mannered and deliberate, but I enjoyed watching Christoph Waltz’s character spin the webs that will eventually ensnare him.

ByTodd WoffordMay 20, 20210Comments

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Cinemavino — Dark City::rating::0

Welcome back to Cinemavino! This is episode 2 in our limited series revisiting movies we found to be over or underrated. In this case, we venture back to Dark City, a cult classic that has kinda slipped under the radar. Many prominent critics, including Roger Ebert, placed in their '10 Best' lists--some…

ByTodd WoffordMay 19, 20210Comments

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Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)::rating::3

Good artists borrow; great artists steal. Pablo Picasso, maybe. In Those Who Wish Me Dead, writer-director Taylor Sheridan nicks so many ingredients from so many movies that it's kinda tricky to keep track of 'em all. Gather 'round, gang--let me see if I can suss out the recipe: We'll start with the protagonist, who should…

ByTodd WoffordMay 19, 20210Comments