Tracked down the Peter Jackson WW1 documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. It came out at the beginning of the year and has been on various streaming for a few months. I caught it on HBO (free week trial which … Continue reading
Netflix just released the Thanksgiving movie (I guess?!!?) The Irishman, the latest – and super expensive – gangster movie from Martin Scorsese. He brings back Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and uses Al Pacino for the first time. The … Continue reading
So I checked out the new whodunit murder mystery Knives Out today. This is the first film from Ryan Johnson since he wrote and directed The Last Jedi… a film with some controversy behind it. But this movie is a … Continue reading
Checked out the new NYC-based cops ‘n crooks flick 21 Bridges. It’s about shutting down Manhattan and has raised the question of how many actual bridges that is. I’m not an expert on NY geography so I’ll stay out of … Continue reading
The new film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a narrative/fiction account of Mr. Rogers… or so the marketing would have you believe. There’s some hocus pocus misdirection going on with this film but, at the same time, it’s … Continue reading
So Frozen 2 is probably a movie you are either looking forward to or dreading. I was looking forward to it… I really like Frozen (and even that song). So I saw the sequel Friday and… well… it’s certainly a … Continue reading
Went to see the new con artist movie The Good Liar. It’s not just a con-man movie though… it’s an old person con-man movie. You want your sexy crosses and double crosses with a touch of grey? We got your … Continue reading
So the first original film (not tv show) that Disney+ has is Noelle… a Christmas movie that borrows pretty liberally from Elf… only it stars Anna Kendrick instead of Will Ferrell. So it’s different! The plot follows Santa’s children … Continue reading
And, finally, caught up with the latest South Korean Bong Joon Ho film Parasite. Bong Joon Ho also directed the films The Host, Okja, and Snowpiercer… all three of which are genre pictures with a social conscience (usually without being … Continue reading
The new Eddie Murphy starring Netflix original Dolemite is My Name is based on the life of Rudy Ray Moore who was a stand-up comic, musician, and actor who was most popular in the 1970s. This is a bio that … Continue reading