Wind River is the new movie by the writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water… two very good, serious and sometimes dark dramas. Taylor Sheridan both wrote and directed this film and he’s got as firm a touch on … Continue reading
Checked out the new animated ballet movie Leap, previously known as Ballerina. It’s a French film that the Weinstein company brought it to the US, renamed it, recast the voices (which were already in English), and maybe ruined it? Ballerina … Continue reading
Checked out the family drama The Glass Castle or, as I like to call, “See how many ways Woody Harrelson can be an unforgivable mean-ass drunk and then be asked to forgive him: the movie”. Ugh. Based on a … Continue reading
Caught another obscure indie flick at the theater today – Ingrid Goes West, starring Aubrey Plaza and that’s all I knew going in. I dig Aubrey Plaza so figured it was worth the risk for whatever the flick was. … Continue reading
To my great surprise, the new indie flick Brigsby Bear is one of my favorite flicks of the year. It’s produced by Sony Pictures Classics though the production title cards also includes “The Lonely Island Classics” as a kind of … Continue reading
It’s not like I didn’t know The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature was probably going to be a bad movie. The first movie was really bad. But it was cheap ticket Tuesday and sometimes it’s funny to hate on … Continue reading
Checked out the new heist film Logan Lucky, directed by Steven Soderberg. Soderberg usually does genre films in an art house style, except for the Oceans 11 movies which were basically as main stream as he gets. This film is … Continue reading
Rented Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence), Japan’s latest reboot of the giant monster, released in 2016. In this flick, Godzilla / Gojira is back to being the destructive force of nature. No saving the earth, just stomping on Tokyo and … Continue reading
The new movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a buddy action comedy bloated propulsive, loud, dick-swinging showcase for throwback film making. If you told me this movie had been released in the late 80s or early 90s, i’d believe you. It … Continue reading
Also, seven weeks in, got around to having the interest and the correct timing to see Despicable Me 3. And, you know, I should have gone sooner. Not that it’s a great movie but it’s not a terrible one and … Continue reading