Here’s a new film version of Stephen King’s Pet Semetary out this weekend and I checked it out. I read the book 35 (ack!) years ago and saw the original 1989 film version a handful of times (I really liked … Continue reading
The new theatrical release The Beach Bum stars Matthew McConaughey and is written/directed by weirdo indie film maker Harmony Korrine. If you don’t know him, it’s best to summarize him as a guy never interested in commercial film making. Or … Continue reading
So, never thought we’d live in a world where Motley Crue had a biopic on Netflix but here we are. The movie is called The Dirt and that’s a fairly accurate title. It’s based on a book the band co-wrote … Continue reading
For a bad time at the theater, you probably want to check out the new terrorism-fueled film Hotel Mumbai. This is the film based on the wide-spread terror attack on Mumbai in general and the Taj Hotel in particular that … Continue reading
So the latest Disney live-action remake of a classic animated flick is at theaters. Tim Burton’s version of Dumbo… and that sentence contains two triggers for me. I do not like the original animated Dumbo movie. As a kid, I … Continue reading
Finally finished the new Netflix original movie Triple Frontier. This is a tough-guy action flick with an interesting cast. While not the best movie, easily one of their better Netflix originals. I mean, it’s no Cloverfield Paradox! :-p So … Continue reading
Also checked out the new film Gloria Bell. About all I knew about it was that it has high review scores and stars Julianne Moore who I like. So going in blind. Gloria Bell is a character piece about … Continue reading
Checked out Jordan Peele’s latest film Us. This is his follow-up to the very good to great Get Out. It’s also a horror/suspense film but more than “just” a horror film, though on a different social message level than Get … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix documentary about Flat Earth conspiracy theorists Behind the Curve. The title suggested it wasn’t pro-flat earth but I wasn’t sure and I didn’t want to suggest to Netflix or Flat Earth conspiracy people that I … Continue reading
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