Also saw the new cold war inspired / 90s era throwback submarine action thriller Hunter Killer. This is a movie with very bad reviews and very bad marketing that I think is a victim of low expectations and an easy … Continue reading
Checked out a new indie sci-fi flick called Silencio at the theater today. And, wow, something went seriously wrong with this one and I’m not just talking about the script. I didn’t know what the film was going in… chalk … Continue reading
Mid90s is a new movie written and directed by comedian/actor Jonah Hill. It’s about skaters who hang out. In the Mid 90s. That’s it. End of story. Packing up and going home… Righto. So… umm… it stars a bunch … Continue reading
Checked out the new film The Hate U Give. This is a film about race and the police, based on a YA book that I did not read but probably should. The Hate U Give is about a black … Continue reading
Went to see the new Halloween movie last night. Halloween 2018 – staring Jamie Lee Curtis – is a direct sequel to the original Halloween. It ignores the seven sequels and two Rob Zombie reboot movies in between. Which is … Continue reading
Also caught the latest space race flick First Man, a flick about Neil Armstrong and the moon shot. This one is directed by Damien Chazelle who did LaLa Land and Whiplash prior. Neither movie about song suggested he had a … Continue reading
Checked out the new twisty crime drama Bad Times at the El Royale. I might be the only person that did based on bad box office this weekend. Apparently Fox continues to half-heartedly market things, what with them being bought … Continue reading
Went to to see the film Life Itself, which is the new movie from the creator of the This is Us tv show (which I’ve never seen). I was hoping this would be a great intro to his writing and … Continue reading
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading
Went to see Venom, Sony’s latest attempt to use their Spider-Man Marvel license without the help of Marvel. Venom is a spider-Man villain/anti-hero who looks like he does because he’s a space-goo symbiote who used to be Spider-man’s black suite … Continue reading