So Bill & Ted Face the Music is the third in the Bill & Ted franchise and the first in around 30 years. And massive credit to good guy Keanu Reeves for shrugging his shoulders and playing the characters again. … Continue reading
Checked out the new Disney+ family zoo comedy The One and Only Ivan. This flick is based on a book that I haven’t read and is based on a true story… a line on screen that appears a few seconds … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a new Russian science fiction/horror flick called Sputnik. I haven’t seen too many Russian-made films but the ones I’ve seen are pretty much the rare imports that some American studio thought we’d enjoy. Which usually means a … Continue reading
Checked out the new but not-particularly-original Netflix cop vs superpowers action flick called Project Power. I saw one trailer for this in advance and I like the cast though I was leery of Netflix declaring they are the home of … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) the new high concept heist flick Money Plane. Despite the similarity in titles, not a sequel to Money Train. Also, despite the similarities to other heist films, a far cry from anything you might consider smart, sly, … Continue reading
Stephen King’s If It Bleeds is a fairly good but also fairly uneven collection of short stories from King. The first story – Mr. Harrigan’s Phone – is a cool play on a couple different folk tales and legends involving … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) the new high concept heist flick Money Plane. Despite the similarity in titles, not a sequel to Money Train. Also, despite the similarities to other heist films, a far cry from anything you might consider smart, sly, … Continue reading
Watched the horror (maybe horror comedy) film We Summon the Darkness which is new to Netflix this week. I say maybe comedy because there’s a chance it’s meant to be a dark comedy… but I’m not sure if any of … Continue reading
HBO is offering up an original Seth Rogan (x2) film An American Pickle. This is a perfectly written film whose knowledge of scientific accuracy is only matched by its understanding of law and legal argument. It’s a very impressive undertaking … Continue reading
The documentary Tread came out on Netflix recently (it was released in 2019 and was unwatched in my rental list for ages). I gave it a watch (finally) and was a little disappointed but I can maybe recommend it if … Continue reading