Went to see the new Halloween movie last night. Halloween 2018 – staring Jamie Lee Curtis – is a direct sequel to the original Halloween. It ignores the seven sequels and two Rob Zombie reboot movies in between. Which is … Continue reading
Also caught the latest space race flick First Man, a flick about Neil Armstrong and the moon shot. This one is directed by Damien Chazelle who did LaLa Land and Whiplash prior. Neither movie about song suggested he had a … Continue reading
Checked out the new twisty crime drama Bad Times at the El Royale. I might be the only person that did based on bad box office this weekend. Apparently Fox continues to half-heartedly market things, what with them being bought … Continue reading
Went to to see the film Life Itself, which is the new movie from the creator of the This is Us tv show (which I’ve never seen). I was hoping this would be a great intro to his writing and … Continue reading
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading
Went to see Venom, Sony’s latest attempt to use their Spider-Man Marvel license without the help of Marvel. Venom is a spider-Man villain/anti-hero who looks like he does because he’s a space-goo symbiote who used to be Spider-man’s black suite … Continue reading
Also caught the latest film version of Little Women… did you know there was a new remake of Little Women actually out in theaters right now? You didn’t? No surprises there… terrible marketing, no faith by the studio, I suspect. … Continue reading
Checked out the new Kevin Hart / Tiffany Haddish comedy Night School. The flick stars Hart as a slick rick who dropped out of high school but fell into a decent career as a grill salesman. He’s in a … Continue reading
Rented the latest “Nicholas Cage is gonna Nicolas Cage” flick Mandy. This is in limited theatrical release and available streaming (at least on iTunes). It begs the question: is Nicolas Cage making the freakout weirdo movies he wants to make … Continue reading
Checked out the new horror flick Hell Fest… I’m sure you’ve heard of it! This is an unabashed, unadorned, gimmick-free throwback to 80s and 90s slasher flicks. There’s no particular reason this particular creepy-masked killer is hunting teenagers. There’s no … Continue reading