Checked out the new Netflix teen romance film The Half of It. Wasn’t particular interested in the gimmicky description of the movie but I saw some positive reviews so I figured, hey, Netflix. What can it hurt? The Half … Continue reading
Watched a new Netflix original (with a forgettable title) named Dangerous Lies. Not a movie that will set the world on fire but it’s a tight, tense little thriller. A down-on-their-luck couple takes care of an old man in … Continue reading
Also rented (on iTunes) a heartbreaking work of staggering genius called Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. Half of the last sentence is as exaggerated as this absent-minded video game tie-in movie. So this animated film is based on the … Continue reading
Watched the new Chris Hemsworth action flick Extraction on Netflix. This is an original film produced and written by the Russo Brothers (of recent Avengers renown) starring Thor (Hemsworth) and directed by the stunt coordinator behind some of those Marvel … Continue reading
Gave an iTunes rental to the new movie Wendy, a modern re-imagining of the Peter Pan story. This was going to be a theatrical release but that just didn’t happen and showed up on streaming for regular (non-$20) rental pricing. … Continue reading
Also rented (on iTunes) a cool little horror flick called Sea Fever. Looked generic when it appeared but it’s getting pretty good reviews so decided to give it a chance. The film follows a university student who buys a … Continue reading
Rented a new movie on iTunes called Vivarium. This is a little horror-like movie essentially starring just Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots with a couple other actors coming in and out of the plot. It’s very, very Twilight Zone like… … Continue reading
Checked out a sci-fi/crime movie called Code 8 on Netflix. It’s not a Netflix original and was available for streaming for months but I never pulled the trigger. Box art shows a robot similar to Chappie (the police robot movie … Continue reading
Checked out the (overpriced) release of Trolls World Tour. This one was the first flick to not get delayed due to Covid-19 but, instead, rescheduled for streaming (other movies have shown up early on streaming). Rented this on on iTunes … Continue reading
Rented the 2019 film Portrait of a Lady on Fire the other day on iTunes (it’s also streaming on Hulu). This movie got on a ton of best of the year lists (but was shut out of the Academy Award … Continue reading