Disney purchased the rights to air the stage production of Hamilton for $75 million bucks… let that sink in. Then they release it over the 4th of July weekend which was brilliant… and might have rights now to a film … Continue reading
True story: all Hollywood tough guy action stars are required (by law) to star in a movie with cute little kids. What else could possibly explain why Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jackie Chan, Hulk Hogan, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, John Cena, and … Continue reading
Rented (for too much money) the new Judd Apatow / Pete Davidson comedy The King of Staten Island. This is another theatrical loss with a $20 rental fee (a great deal for a family, less so a single person watching) … Continue reading
Watched Da 5 Bloods on Nettfix… this is the new Spike Lee flick that went directly to streaming (which makes it, at least for this year, eligible for Academy Award nominations). This flick is a witch’s brew of Spike Lee’s … Continue reading
The new Disney movie Artemis Fowl was released this weekend on Disney+. It was scheduled to be a big(ish) theatrical release but, due to COVID, went streaming… but not even a paid rental or purchase. The flick is based on … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes, once again) the new thriller/suspense flick Becky. This is what you get when Home Alone is honest with the violence perpetrated on the bandits… or if John McClane is secretly a twelve year old girl. And a … Continue reading
Rented on iTunes a new science fiction/action flick called The Blackout (or The Blackout: Invasion Earth… but that’s not what the movie calls itself). I saw it pop up on the new releases but figured it was just another low … Continue reading
Rented (via iTunes) a flick with either great or terrible timing called Body Cam. It’s about police violence during a time of social unrest… only with a little supernatural peppered in. The flick follows a recently reinstated cop played … Continue reading
Checked out the new Amazon Prime streaming sci-fi/suspense film The Vast of Night. This one came out of nowhere but was described as a micro-budget and innovative throwback to the Twilight Zone. A couple reviews ago, I said The Platform … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a new teen horror(adjacent) movie Bit. It’s vampires… and was recently rated one of the top ten horror movies of 2020 (which isn’t saying much given the release schedule) on some random YouTube video I watched. So … Continue reading