Film reviews and more since 2009

House of Gucci (2021)

While Lady Gaga and Adam Driver shine, “House of Gucci” struggles to put an equally interesting movie around both of them.

Listening to Kenny G (2021)
Listening to Kenny G (2021)

★★★
The Humans (2021)
The Humans (2021)

★★★
Teacher’s Pet (1958)
Teacher’s Pet (1958)

★★★½
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
8-Bit Christmas (2021)

★★★
A Holiday Chance (2021)
A Holiday Chance (2021)

★
DMX: Don’t Try to Understand (2021)
DMX: Don’t Try to Understand (2021)

★★★½
South Park: Post COVID (2021)
South Park: Post COVID (2021)

★★★½
South Park: The Pandemic Special (2020)
South Park: The Pandemic Special (2020)

★★★
South ParQ: Vaccination Special (2021)
South ParQ: Vaccination Special (2021)

★★★
Clerk (2021)
Clerk (2021)

★★★
Happiest Season (2020)
Happiest Season (2020)

★★★
Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” short shows her talents as a director and storyteller
Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” short shows her talents as a director and storyteller
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” shows a different kind of summer of ’69
Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” shows a different kind of summer of ’69
Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)
Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)

★★½
King Richard (2021)
King Richard (2021)

★★★
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)

★★★½
Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters (2016)

★★½
Will MoviePass get a successful sequel? Company set to return in 2022
Will MoviePass get a successful sequel? Company set to return in 2022
Jagged (2021)
Jagged (2021)

★★★
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

★★
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)

★★★½
Unforgiven (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)

★★★★
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis (2021)
The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis (2021)

★★
All Too Well: The Short Film (2021)
All Too Well: The Short Film (2021)

★★★★
Belfast (2021)
Belfast (2021)

★★★
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

★★½
Emilio Estevez won’t return for season 2 of “The Mighty Ducks;” did the vaccine play a role?
Emilio Estevez won’t return for season 2 of “The Mighty Ducks;” did the vaccine play a role?
Netflix’s best film of 2021 is “The Harder They Fall?” Joe says so!
Netflix’s best film of 2021 is “The Harder They Fall?” Joe says so!
Lamp operator on Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” could lose arm after spider-bite
Lamp operator on Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” could lose arm after spider-bite
The Harder They Fall (2021)
The Harder They Fall (2021)

★★★
Clifford’s Really Big Movie (2004)
Clifford’s Really Big Movie (2004)

★★
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)

★★★½
Benny & Joon (1993)
Benny & Joon (1993)

★★½
Steve and Joe reveal their most anticipated movies for the last two months of 2021
Steve and Joe reveal their most anticipated movies for the last two months of 2021
We’ve got the next good zombie universe on our hands after “Army of Thieves”
We’ve got the next good zombie universe on our hands after “Army of Thieves”
We’re in the minority on “Halloween Kills:” “this could be a great trilogy”
We’re in the minority on “Halloween Kills:” “this could be a great trilogy”
Why Richard Linklater and David Gordon Green are two of America’s best directors
Why Richard Linklater and David Gordon Green are two of America’s best directors
Army of Thieves (2021)
Army of Thieves (2021)

★★½
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)

★½
Between “Dune” and “The Suicide Squad,” “Dune” is the one getting a sequel???
Between “Dune” and “The Suicide Squad,” “Dune” is the one getting a sequel???
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Last Night in Soho (2021)

★★★
Steve on Alec Baldwin shooting: “This is partly why IATSE wanted to strike”
Steve on Alec Baldwin shooting: “This is partly why IATSE wanted to strike”
Antlers (2021)
Antlers (2021)

★★★
Recapping the “Chucky” pilot; new eight-episode series now airs on SyFy
Recapping the “Chucky” pilot; new eight-episode series now airs on SyFy
IATSE and AMPTP agree to tentative agreement, avoid a strike
IATSE and AMPTP agree to tentative agreement, avoid a strike
“Family Guy” leaves Adult Swim after 18 years
“Family Guy” leaves Adult Swim after 18 years
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)

★★★
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

★★
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

★★★
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

★★
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

★★★
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

★★
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

★★★
Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021)
Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021)

★★
No Time to Die (2021)
No Time to Die (2021)

*Video review*
Dune (2021)
Dune (2021)

★★★
Introducing, Selma Blair (2021)
Introducing, Selma Blair (2021)

★★★
Saw (2004)
Saw (2004)

★★★
Saw II (2005)
Saw II (2005)

★★½
Saw III (2006)
Saw III (2006)

★★★

About Steve Pulaski

Steve Pulaski has been reviewing movies since 2009 for a barrage of different outlets. He graduated North Central College in 2018 and currently works as an on-air radio personality in North Central Illinois. He also hosts a weekly movie podcast called "Sleepless with Steve," dedicated to film and the film industry, on his YouTube channel. In addition to writing, he's a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and has two cats, appropriately named Siskel and Ebert!

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