And finally subjected myself to the Tough Guy With Kids movie Playing with Fire. This is in the weird sub-genre of family comedies where a tough guy (usually a wrestler, sometimes just an action star) has to take care of … Continue reading
Also checked out the curious men-in-hats neo noire with the curious title Motherless Brooklyn. This is a movie made by and for Edward Norton who directed, adapted, and stars in it. It’s based on a novel of the same name … Continue reading
Checked out the new historical drama Harriet. This is the dramatization of the life, chases, escapes, and heroism of Harriet Tubman. I just wish they had made a better movie out of a great life. So Harriet Tubman escaped … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix horror movie Eli. This is a weird combination of sub-genres in horror movies and that kind of makes it interesting. Eli is about a child who is allergic to everything so lives in a … Continue reading
So Terminator: Dark Fate opened today and this is the latest effort to make something out of the Terminator franchise. I think they will keep trying until the sun goes dark. For this one, they have wiped aside the previous … Continue reading
And, finally, checked out the theatrical film Black and Blue. This is a cop thriller about a female police officer who witnesses dirty cops execute drug dealers while she’s wearing a body cam. The corrupt cops want that body cam… … Continue reading
Checked out a small, obscure theatrical release called The Great American Race. This is a live action movie about sled dogs unlike the new animated kids movie Sled Dogs. Just a coincidence in releases, surely. Great Alaskan Race tells … Continue reading
Checked out the new horror freakout weirdness movie The Lighthouse. This is director Roger Eggers’ follow-up to his cerebral art-house horror film The Witch from 2015. That was a movie seeped in dread with heightened 16th century dialog that could … Continue reading
Went to see the new horror movie Countdown, a lazy amalgamation of better (and worse) movies like The Ring, Final Destination, Nerve, and Unfriended. There’s no reason this movie should be any good… and the critical response has lived up … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Current War (The Director’s Cut) over the weekend. It’s odd to have a new release called “Director’s Cut” when it has never been released before. But therein likes a murky story. The film was first … Continue reading