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
Rented (on iTunes) a new cringe comedy called Yes, God, Yes. No major expectations for it besides a handful of good reviews. The movie is a teen comedy set in the early 2000s about a teenage girl (played by … Continue reading
Heard some praise for a new documentary about the early work of Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda called We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (it’s a Hulu film). Apparently he was/is part of a comedy rap improv group… and since his lyrics are … Continue reading
Checked out the airline terrorism suspense film 7500 on Amazon Prime. Only thing I knew about it going in is that it stars Joseph Gordon Levitt and has relatively low ratings on Prime. But I like Levitt and, hey, it’s … Continue reading
Watched the new Netflix original teen romantic comedy The Kissing Booth 2. I saw the original and *gasp* might not have posted a review about it. Shame Shame, I know my name… but anyway, I thought it was a decent … Continue reading
Rented a new indie horror film called Relic. I hadn’t seen any trailers but did see that it was getting buzz and pretty positive reviews so I gave it a try on streaming (via iTunes). The film is about … Continue reading
Also checked out the new(ish) Beastie Boys documentary cleverly called The Beastie Boys Story. This was on Apple TV Plus… the streaming service, not the device. The movie came out earlier this year and not very many people noticed… and … Continue reading
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