Astronaut (2020) - Movie Review

“Keep up the good fight, ‘cause what’s the alternative?”

This is one of the first lines in the film, spoken to Richard Dreyfuss’ Angus during a medical check-up. It’s one of those early bits of dialogue in a film that ends up explaining the bulk of what is to follow, as we see Angus’ attempts to win a lottery for a ticket on the first commercial flight into space.

Nappily Ever After (2018) - Movie Review

 

More than a few times on this blog, I’ve highlighted films that are rather fundamentally bad in places, but that I’m willing to still champion because of the message behind it. Maybe it’s because I can get quite sentimental in what I discuss on here, or maybe it’s just because I like trying to find good things wherever I can, but that is the path that certain reviews go down. However, there are times when I look back on those reviews, specifically I Feel Pretty in this instance, and wonder if I was way too forgiving of faults for the sake of intent. Mainly because, having sat through this film, I know that that same idea can be used to make a far more entertaining film.