The 21-Word Review: Soul (Disney+)

 Pixar's next movie will be a heartfelt dive into quantum mechanics with a cute, doe-eyed waveform voiced by Patton Oswalt.

The 21-Word Review: Wonder Woman 1984

 At first I didn't understand the poor reviews. Then the plot went off the rails. Then rails became a distant memory.

The 21-Word Review: Metallica: Through the Never (Netflix)

What I really wanted was concert footage from the S&M encore. Scratch that - what I really want is a live concert.

The 21-Word Review: The Perfection (Netflix)

As a frequent traveler, I would have been more traumatized if the scenes on the bus continued for the entire movie.

The 21-Word Review: Seoul Station (Amazon)

Reminds one of the Animatix in that it adds to the story, can be disturbing, and was obviously a passion project.

The 21-Word Review: Peninsula (Amazon)

Not nearly as groundbreaking as its predecessor, it's just a serviceable action filled zombie movie with subtitles and an established world.

The 21-Word Review: The Prom (Netflix)

It probably works better as a play than a movie. Which makes me miss live theater performances even more than ever.

The 21-Word Review: Triple 9 (Netflix)

 A bit overly complex and hard to follow at first, but there are some great shots of Atlanta for the natives.

The 21-Word Review: Ava (Netflix)

Your standard super assassin on the outs from her organization fighting for her life movie, but with a much better cast.

The 21-Word Review: Mulan (DIsney+)

 I think my daughter said it best in her review, "No one asked for a live action version of this film."

The 21-Word Review: Underwater (HBO)

Science fiction movies that have a strong base in real science are hard to come by. This ain't one of them.

The 21-Word Review: I Am Greta (Hulu)

Politics aside, this is an impressive young woman who has been put in some tough situations and handled them very well.

The 21-Word Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon)

After watching Guiliani's actions following the 2020 presidential election, I am less impressed the he was fooled by Sacha and company.

The 21-Word Review: A Call to Spy (Amazon)

Just when you've seen every World War II movie, along comes the story of a female spy with a wooden leg.

The 21-Word Review: The Vast of Night (Amazon)

While I appreciate the efforts to make something original, the completely black screens were a bit much. Some good scenes, though.

The 21-Word Review: Roald Dahl's The Witches (HBO)

Amazing CGI, scenery chewing by Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, and Stanley Tucci, and a truly disturbing ending make this quite acceptable.

The 21-Word Review: The Devil All the Time (Netflix)

It's kind of like watching a Cohen brothers movie if the Cohen brothers had been significantly more into taking recreational methamphetamines. 

The 21-Word Review: The Trial of the Chicago Seven (Netflix)

Sorkin writes amazing dialog and tells thrilling stories. Here he gets a stellar cast to bring it to life. Heartbreaking history.

The 21-Word Review: Radioactive (Amazon)

Marie Curie had one of the greatest minds in human history. She deserves better than this movie. Bad decisions, bad history.

The 21-Word Review: My Octopus Teacher (Netflix)

Despite the rather pompous narration, the amazingly smart little octopus will grab your heart and put you off of takoyaki forever.

The 21-Word Review: Yesterday (HBO)

Terribly charming, but if it happened to me we'd have about five complete songs and a lot of refrains repeated endlessly.

The 21-Word Review: The Babysitter: Killer Queen (Netflix)

As much fun - if not more - than the original, but unnerving to see the little girl grown up and brandishing cleavage.

The 21-Word Review: Cats (HBO)

October horror movies continue. I love musical theater. I do not love Cats. Still, it deserved better. Strange choices all around.

The 21-Word Review: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)

David Attenborough starts the documentary stating that he is 92 years old, then acts more coherent than most half that age.

The 21-Word Review: Judy (Amazon)

 I prefer the original title (End of the Rainbow), but Ms Zellweger had me at "Clang Clang Clang Went the Trolley".