Splitsville (2025)

After his hot wife splits up with him, a man wanders into a polyamorous relationship with his best friend's hot wife, which predictably causes complications between all involved. Whenever I watch movies like this, I always wonder to myself: How did all these experiences elude me? Oh well. 

It's an infantile indie comedy that rubbed me in all the wrong ways.

1½ fish popes out of 5

Hit Man (2023)

Sometimes you go into a film with a set of preconceived notions, but then you're delighted by how all the parts manage to subvert themselves. Such is the case with Richard Linklater's anti-romcom Hit Man. Based on a "true" story, we're told that hit men don't really exist; they are actually undercover cops who intercept murder-for-hire schemes and convict the would-be criminals. Gary finds himself in the employ of a battered wife who puts a hit out on her husband, but decides to keep this information to himself. As the master of disguise, Glen Powell proves he's not just another handsome face; he actually has the acting chops to back it up. And Adria Arjona may just be the most insanely seductive woman on the planet. Not sure if that accounts for a bump in the rating or not.

3½ good pies out of 5

Blink Twice (2024)

Two women are invited by a charming billionaire to his private resort for a holiday in debauchery. Strange, unexplainable occurrences take place around them as one of the women disappears and none of the other tenants can recall her presence. Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut is a slick mystery-thriller with an all-star cast and more than a few tricks up its sleeve. Unfortunately, my screening of the film contained a trigger warning at the very beginning which gave away certain plot details that effectively spoiled the twist and undercut its themes. I cannot for the life of me understand why we have to be so sheltered, even in mass-produced, mainstream Hollywood entertainment, but here we are.

In all honesty, it's not a bad flick, but it loses a ½ rating for the patronizing TW.

2½ red rabbits out of 5

THE BELKO EXPERIMENT [2016]

Wolf Creek director Greg McLean misses the mark the with violent thrill-ride The Belko Experiment.
In a Battle Royale-esque set-up an isolated office building is put on lockdown when the employees are ordered to kill each other or else everyone dies.
With a script penned by James Gunn one would expect it to be a real hoot but somehow director McLean sucks all the fun out it by taking it far too seriously.  One can tell there were funny moments in Gunn's original script but without his comedic timing and visual influence it all falls flat.  Perhaps if it were smart or more imaginative with it's kills (think Operation: Endgame's bat-shit crazy office supply murders) it might have worked but there's none to be found here either.  It threatens to erupt with complete madness but never really does with the exception of a near hit in the final act.  It just never quite reaches it full potential and leaves much to desired.

2½ perverts out of 5