Share this post"D" Reviewsrebeccadeniston.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther"D" ReviewsRebecca DenistonAug 07, 2023Share this post"D" Reviewsrebeccadeniston.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareIf we squint hard enough, we may enjoy ourselves a little. Or maybe we should go straight for the chocolate. What To Expect When You're Expecting (2012)Rebecca DenistonยทMay 25, 2022Itโs staggering how many movies have been based on self-help books, and 2012โs What To Expect When Youโre Expecting is definitely one of the most unexpected. As in, thereโs no good reason for this film to exist. I read the book when I was pregnant with my son. My sister-in-law read the book when she was pregnant with my oldest niece. AccordingโฆRead full storyThe House On Haunted Hill (1999)Rebecca DenistonยทOctober 22, 2022As I said in my Blair Witch Project review, Iโm not usually a big fan of horror movies, namely slashers, so people who know me may raise their eyebrows when they see this. However, I am a bit of a Vincent Price fan and have seen the 1959 classic, The House On Haunted HillRead full storyTranscendence (2014)Rebecca DenistonยทNovember 12, 2022Artificial intelligence is kind of a hot button issue, of course, because thereโs always the fear that the machines will take over and everything will go all dystopian like The Matrix or something. Transcendence tries to keep the human element behind the AI so itโs way less sinister, right? Right?Read full storyYou People (2023)Rebecca DenistonยทFebruary 8, 2023You People is currently the top movie on Netflix, and a cursory glance isnโt exactly promising. It looks way too much like what we see on a daily basis, and that is division based on stereotypes and racism, as if the Civil Rights Movement never happened and only the race-baiting by certain nameless individuals and the subsequent fallout eโฆRead full storyYes, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" Is Mostly ShiznitRebecca DenistonยทJuly 5, 2023Mmmmkay. So. Indy 5. I felt a bit of trepidation going into this one because first of all, as those of you who have been reading Taking Up More Room know, I donโt usually review movies made under the Disney umbrella, including what comes out of Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm from 2019 on. Indiana Jones is kind of a wobbler, though, becauโฆRead full storyJoy Ride (2023)Rebecca DenistonยทJuly 15, 2023Since Iโve been going to so many movies lately, that obviously means I get five dollars off now and then (thank you, Fandango VIP). If I go on Tuesdays, tickets only cost about five dollars, so that basically means I pay two dollars and sixty-four cents. Itโs like time traveling back to 1980. My last free flick wasRead full storyCandy Cane Lane (2023)Rebecca DenistonยทDecember 2, 2023All Chris wants for Christmas is to win his streetโs massive annual Christmas light contest, and he needs something super flashy. Everyone has a theme going, but for some reason Chris mostly wants to beat his neighbor, Bruce and his army of inflatables, maybe because heโs irritated at Bruceโs liking for boxed wine.Read full storyLeave the World Behind (2023)Rebecca DenistonยทDecember 9, 2023Thereโs been a lot of buzz about Leave the World Behind, and I donโt know about anyone else, but Iโve been looking forward to seeing it for about six months now. Did it live up to the hype? Wellโฆ The movie was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, and follows the story of married Brooklynites Amanda and Clay Sanford, who decide to take โฆRead full storyNight Swim (2024)Rebecca DenistonยทJan 10I try not to read reviews before seeing films I write about because thereโs always the risk of parroting whatโs already been said, but sometimes I canโt resist taking a teeny peek, especially if itโs a horror movie. AndโฆNight Swim hasnโt gotten the greatest reviews so far. Jeremy Jahns called itRead full storyMadame Web (2024)Rebecca DenistonยทFeb 17When I saw Madame Web, I kept wondering if I was was falling asleep and missing something. The plot is incredibly haphazard and has no transitions. It also has no major throughline, the villain is bland, and the dialogue is uninteresting. Itโs as if the writers took every superhero trope known to man, tossed them in a blender, and hit โPureeโฆRead full story