And, finally, watched the Amazon Prime original film The Aeronauts. I gather this was shown theatrically outside the US but went straight to Prime around these parts. It might have worked theatrically… they have a good cast and a good … Continue reading
Also rented the other Covid-19 theatrical-to-streaming-early film that I hadn’t yet seen The Hunt. This is the flick that was scheduled for release last year but, after a couple shootings and conservative outrage over the premise (including the president), got … Continue reading
So finally broke down and purchased (since it’s not available for rent and it costs as much as the other Covid-19 released movies available as rentals) the Vin Diesel sci-fi action flick Bloodshot. Bought it on AMC Theaters on Demand … Continue reading
Gave the new Netflix movie Spenser Confidential a try. This is a movie based on the Spenser detective novels (which I’ve never read) which were also the basis of the 80s show Spenser For Hire (which I never watched). But … Continue reading
Also rented a streaming movie (via iTunes) an action comedy called Guns Akimbo. This one stars Danielle Radcliffe in his continuing utter and admirable disinterest in chasing his Harry Potter status into huge mainstream films. Hopefully it’s that and not … Continue reading
Went to see the new Ben Affleck sports/addiction film The Way Back. This is, in theory, a basketball movie that follows the basic outline of many high school or college sports movies. A man with a past has to coach … Continue reading
Also checked out the latest film version of the book Emma. This one is called Emma. with a period. There’s a period in the title of the film Emma…. that’s not a period or ellipses in my sentence. The film … Continue reading
Went to see the new Pixar flick Onward. This one didn’t do the best at the movies this weekend, possibly due to bad marketing and possibly due to people not being interested enough compared to staying home and avoiding crowds. … Continue reading
Checked out the new horror flick Color Out of Space based on the HP Lovecraft short story The Colour Out of Space. Rented it on iTunes but is probably streaming elsewhere too. This is not the first filmed version of … Continue reading
The new Invisible Man movie was released this weekend so I gave it a look. This is more-or-less a new movie in the stable of the Universal Monsters, a theoretical-but-not-really remake or reboot of the series. And possibly-but-not-really the latest … Continue reading