[A summary of my movie and TV reviews from last month, posted to Attrition.org, mixed in with other reviews.]
Bad Trip (2021)
Medium: Movie (Netflix)
Rating: 4.5/5 fingercuffs what?!
Reviewer: jericho
Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Netflix
If pranks aren’t your thing, move on now. If pranks are your thing, then this is your new jam. Eric André brings his physical humor to bear in a series of pranks that are hilarious and sometimes disgusting. The premise is a simple road trip for two friends from FL to NY to pursue a “love interest”, with Tiffany Haddish playing the escaped felon protagonist chasing the guys for “stealing” her car. Several of the pranks are not only Rated R, but certainly not for young ones or those easily disgusted. If dark, sick humor born out of pranking people is appealing, this movie should keep you laughing.
Barbaren / Barbarians (2020)
Medium: TV (Netflix)
Rating: 4/5 nothing like potato cakes, jalapeno poppers, and a beefy sandwich for breakfast
Reviewer: jericho
Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Netflix || Trailer
This six episode series plays out the battle of the Teutoburg Forest between Germanic tribes and a Roman Empire legion occupying their territory. The big point of intrigue is that an officer in the legion was German-born and taken by the Romans as a child. His allegiance is in question fairly early, setting us to wonder which side he will help. The show starts out a bit slow to introduce the players, establish each side, and eventually build up to the historic battle. The Germanic tribes end up led by Thusnelda, wonderfully played by Jeanne Goursaud, under a tenuous supposition but proves her loyalty and dedication to the tribes shortly before battle. The story is simple, acting good, and the story climax is worth the wait.
A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Medium: Movie (Netflix)
Rating: 5/5 the tale gets better every time you watch it
Reviewer: jericho
Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer
I started re-watching this movie again recently), and I was reminded how it is such a fun movie. I love how they ‘modernized’ it a bit with clever music integration. Queen’s “We Will Rock You” at one point in the lists while waiting for a knight and then again for David Bowie’s “Golden Years” during the banquet and dance scene. Since jousting might be a bit boring watching it over and over, the cinematography was well-done with lead-ins to the jousts and well-executed slow motion pauses. Overall this movie brings the laughs and definitely the feels, so make sure you have onions nearby to cast blame elsewhere.