I don’t believe that people are going into Uncle Drew hoping for a great cinematic experience. It stars mostly athletes and is using a crazy gimmick as a selling point, so you can’t possibly be expecting too much from it. On the other hand, there will be plenty of people who will think this is going to be awful, but …

In watching so many movies over the course of my life, I’ve learned that most movies have potential to be good. A significant percentage of the time, it’s really about the skills of the filmmakers and their willingness to put as much effort into what they’re making as possible. When you do this, the movies may not be amazing, but …

I can’t say that I had high expectations for A24’s Hereditary. That feeling was mainly predicated on how I view the studios’ first couple of attempts at getting into the horror genre. They usually provide good stuff, but they’ve missed out on both of those feature films. Fortunately, the third time proved to truly be a charm for these guys …

Hotel Artemis seemed to have the potential to be a good little movie that plenty of people could really get into. Not only does it seem to have all of the qualities to be a fun action flick, it is also being released when at a time when people could use something different from all of the big budget movies …

The good thing about small budget films is that filmmakers get to create pieces of art that are original. The downside would be that these things are often ignored by the masses and can sometimes be too bizarre to truly be appreciated by some who see it. I’m sure that’s where How to Talk to Girls at Parties will end …