Gave a watch to the new Hulu original film Palm Springs. This is, frankly, a Groundhog Day movie… a time loop comedy. That’s about all I knew going in – that and its good reviews – so I was pleasantly … Continue reading
Netflix’s new Charlize Theron starring action flick The Old Guard was released late last week and I gave it a look. This flick has a premise borrowed from Highlander but wants to be a more prestigious and modern style action … Continue reading
The Tom Hanks movie Greyhound is a WW2 naval warfare movie that was going to release theatrically until the usual COVID story hit. It’s not the first such movie to release streaming but it is clearly one of the biggest, … Continue reading
Based on good reviews and a little on the character it’s based on, I rented the new movie Shirley (on iTunes). This movie is based on Shirley Jackson, supernatural horror novelist behind your high school’s time reading the short story … Continue reading
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