“MaXXXine” Movie Review
07/05/24 • 1 min
Rated R
Opens: July 5, 2024
Kevin says MaXXXine ROCKS!
Ti West wraps up his dark side of fame trilogy with MAXXINE.
The story follows Mia Goth as the main character from X. It’s 1985, and Maxine is trying to jump from adult films into mainstream Hollywood. She lands a role in a high-profile horror film but her past – and the notorious serial killer The Night Stalker – keeps getting in her way.
Like X and PEARL, West uses his encyclopedic understanding of film style to offer a different story while playing with the same darker themes. Where X was a throwback to TEXAS CHAINSAW and PEARL a love letter to early cinema, MAXXXINE stirs together 80s urban vice dramas with a healthy dose of Satanic panic.
The cast includes a bright array of talent used in sparse doses. They all serve Maxine, and we see in her a more wily and deliberate lead. And it has just enough twists and turns to avoid falling into the cliches it pays homage to.
A solid slasher playing into fun nostalgia, MAXXXINE gets four VHS tapes out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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Rated R
Opens: July 5, 2024
Kevin says MaXXXine ROCKS!
Ti West wraps up his dark side of fame trilogy with MAXXINE.
The story follows Mia Goth as the main character from X. It’s 1985, and Maxine is trying to jump from adult films into mainstream Hollywood. She lands a role in a high-profile horror film but her past – and the notorious serial killer The Night Stalker – keeps getting in her way.
Like X and PEARL, West uses his encyclopedic understanding of film style to offer a different story while playing with the same darker themes. Where X was a throwback to TEXAS CHAINSAW and PEARL a love letter to early cinema, MAXXXINE stirs together 80s urban vice dramas with a healthy dose of Satanic panic.
The cast includes a bright array of talent used in sparse doses. They all serve Maxine, and we see in her a more wily and deliberate lead. And it has just enough twists and turns to avoid falling into the cliches it pays homage to.
A solid slasher playing into fun nostalgia, MAXXXINE gets four VHS tapes out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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“Despicable Me 4” Movie Review
Rated PG
Opens: July 3, 2024
Kevin says Despicable Me 4 kinda rocks!
Gru and the gang are back for another Despicable Me movie.
By the fourth film (with a couple stand-alone minion flicks along the way), these movies have hit a stride. They don’t have the emotional sweetness of the first film, but they know their place.
It’s all about absurdity and zaniness. And this one certainly leans into that. Things kick off with a supervillain turning into a human cockroach (without the Kafkaesque malaise) to exact revenge, sending Gru and his family into hiding.
Then we head into sit-com mode with multiple storylines ranging from fitting in a quote-unquote “normal suburban life” to the Minions overrunning a secret base and gaining super powers.
Don’t look for logic or even coherency with this film. Just give into the silly and watch it like a child would. If you don’t expect too much charm, heart, or basic common sense, you can have a lot of fun. For all the two-hour cartoons that Hollywood makes, this is definitely the cartooniest, and that mindset is the only way to enjoy it.
DESPICABLE ME 4 gets three and a half bananas out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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“Fly Me to the Moon” Movie Review
Rated PG-13
Opens: July 12, 2024
Kevin says Fly Me to the Moon kinda rocks!
A new movie in theaters is shooting for the moon.
FLY ME TO THE MOON stars Scarlett Johansson as a marketing genius hired to put NASA on the front page. There, she butts heads with Launch Commander Channing Tatum and of course, there’s a romance brewing. Oh, and there’s also a controversial back-up plan.
On its surface, this is a harmless film, which leans heavily into rom com tropes and lighthearted humor. Though I can’t shake the feeling in this day and age of flat Earthers and QAnon that making a film with a fake moon landing might not be the best choice right now.
If anything, FLY ME TO THE MOON bites off more than it can chew – from the love story to the securing funding for NASA to the nostalgia of the space race to the characters coming to terms with their past – and that drains some energy with an overlong running time.
Still, it’s enjoyable, and the stars have pleasant chemistry. Ultimately, it’s a lark and a light slice of entertainment you can enjoy with a glass of Tang.
FLY ME TO THE MOON gets three rockets out of five. I’m Kevin Carr, and that’s the way I see it.
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