Went to see the new kids animated flick Wonder Park. A weird title since the park in the movie is Wonderland… but they can’t name the movie Wonderland since that suggests Lewis Carroll. But then why not call the park … Continue reading
So, a new Nancy Drew movie came out theatrically… Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (based on the second book in the original series, as it turns out). I’d only noticed a trailer for this one on YouTube and never … Continue reading
Checked out the positively confounding sci-fi paranoia political thriller (I guess) Captive State this weekend. I’d only seen one trailer for this one and it’s coming out in the shadow of the latest Marvel blockbuster so it doesn’t seem they … Continue reading
Checked out the latest in a weird new subgenre of “sick teenage girl is special because she’s sick” romances called Five Feet Apart. I know there’s always been dying person romance movies, but there’s been a glut of them since … Continue reading
Rented a sci-fi action flick called Occupation… which is in the same wheelhouse as Red Dawn… only with ALIENS instead of Russians or North Koreans. It’s also set in Australia so it has a little of that Tomorrow, When the … Continue reading
Rented a documentary in iTunes called Rodents of Unusual Size (tagline: They DO exist). So, yeah, they got me on the Princess Bride reference but also on the basic premise of the doc. It’s about the (very large) rodents called … Continue reading
Checked out a little indie sci-fi flick from 2018 called Prospect. Rented it on iTunes based on its surprisingly good Rotten Tomatoes review score (89%). Never heard of the flick. Set in the future, it’s about a father/daughter team … Continue reading
So Captain Marvel is out – the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and it’s fine. It’s kind of a set up for Avengers: Endgame (or at least explains Infinity War’s mid-credit scene) and it’s kind of a prequel … Continue reading
Checked out the new suspense film Greta. This is a film I wasn’t particularly interested in based on the trailers… but then the opening credits launch and inform me that it’s directed by Neil Jordan. The Neil Jordan behind some … Continue reading
I have to admit that I went to see A Madea Family Funeral by my own will. Having missed all the previous ones (and I put “missed” in quotes), I went to this new one out of boredom and having … Continue reading