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“I Used To Go Here” Movie Review by Josh Davis

September 6, 2020 6:33 pm |

For a film with two very talented and funny leads in Gillian Jacobs and Jemaine Clement, “I Used to Go Here” is a surprisingly average and run-of-the-mill comedy/drama. Jacobs’ turn in the Netflix show “Love,” as alcoholic and sex addict Mickey, deserved much more praise and acclaim than it got. Not to mention, she was...

“Bill & Ted Face the Music” Movie Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

September 6, 2020 5:38 pm |

The version of “Bill and Ted Face the Music” that audiences see this year is likely not the same version that filmmakers had hoped to deliver. Star Keanu Reeves (Ted Theodore Logan), in a 2019 podcast interview for Variety, said the producers didn’t have “the time or the budget to tell the story the way...

“Unvisible Monsters” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave

Published by Leftover Brian

August 30, 2020 9:24 am |

Unvisible Monsters is a short film where a boy discovers a parallel universe after hacking his video camera, and uses the help of a crackpot scientist to prove the “unvisible”. Known for his work on Superstore, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Office, and Arrested Development, Ross Novie wrote, directed, and produced this science-fiction comedy,...

“The Speed Cubers” Netflix Review by Stephanie Chapman

Published by Leftover Brian

August 23, 2020 12:48 pm |

A Rubik’s Cube is an elusive puzzle. Many have tried, but very few are able to solve it. Even more rare, are those who can solve it… in mere seconds. “The Speed Cubers” is a heart-warming documentary about 2 Rubik’s Cube solving champions, Feliks Zemdegs and Max Park on their journey to compete and win...

“Howard” Disney Plus Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

August 23, 2020 12:37 pm |

In 2018, Dan Hahn debuted his documentary, Howard, chronicling the life of songwriter/producer/writer Howard Ashman, at the Tribeca Film Festival. After showing at a couple other festivals that year, it is finally available to the masses on Disney+ two years later. Disney no doubt added this film to their streaming service due to Ashman’s hand...