Movie reviews of Kenny Howell

Amamra as Dounia is a jolt of energy and just has a magnetic presence on screen.

They are both great performances and really make Tallulah what it is.

All the actors are perfectly fine, there is nothing too outrageous, there just isn't anything all that fresh or interesting.

It is quite impressive how well Director Liz Gabrus is able to encapsulate her career, and she creates an interesting look at the singer and the era.

It keeps you on edge and off balance as we don't really know what is going on, the same as Kyle.

There was a glimmer of hope about halfway through...

She really is a fascinating person, and Dunne gives a good portrait of her for someone like me who wasn't really familiar with her.

The film is just scene after scene of awkwardness as Brent says horribly racist and offensive, but unintentionally so, things.

It just feels like it is trying too hard to be something it doesn't really know how to be and can't quite pull it off.

It does give the show a bit of pause, but the final battle of the film brings it back up and sets up what could be a fun continuation.

The life of National Lampoon founder Doug Kenney is given a very meta treatment in this funny biopic from Netflix.

Sometimes, for various reasons, a show that should work just doesn't come together.

Doesn't do much more than observe, so there is only so much it can do with its inquisitive pace.

Black Mirror meets Groundhog Day in this slick but flawed thriller from Netflix.

If you want an hour and a half of joy and happiness, you could do much worse.

It makes The Polka King, which does have plenty of bright moments, seem like a bit of a missed opportunity.

It is going through the motions of what you need to do when you have a killer-in-the-house type movie.

That of course is a lazy setup, and that pretty much typifies most of this film which relies on easy race differences jokes to carry the weight.

It's a neat, tight little story and perfect for the short documentary form.

There are funny moments, it's hard not to get them from the talented cast, but there also some laugh free, bordering on annoying episodes.

Isn't groundbreaking by any means. However, Williams and O'Dowd are terrific together.

It is really just a portrait of these three women and a few of the lives they have touched. However, from that perspective, it is a solid work.

A clever mystery is set up but never paid off in this Netflix original film from France.

What Blair does well is find that balance in comedy and horrible things going on around it, often in the same scene...