Checked out the nerve-wracking and compelling movie Detroit. Well, mostly nerve-wracking and mostly compelling anyway. This is a misnamed movie… it’s set in Detroit and is about the 1967 Detroit riots… or, rather, a specific event that happened at … Continue reading
Also caught the new Halle Berry suspense film Kidnap. That’s an apt title – the movie is basically about a kidnapping and absolutely nothing else. Truth in advertising. This is not a criticism – the movie knows it’s a B … Continue reading
The Dark Tower is the new movie based sorta on Stephen King’s 8 book epic Gunslinger series of novels. I say sorta because it’s a 90 minute movie that apparently isn’t directly based on any of the books (I’ve read … Continue reading
So I went to see The Emoji Movie. I admit it. It happened. I took the hit so you wouldn’t have to. I’m really a hero, if you think about it. So, yes, if you saw the trailer (or … Continue reading
Atomic Blonde is Charlize Theron’s new spy/action flick set in 1989 Berlin. If this film didn’t have one of the directors of John Wick (and thus its fights scenes) and if it didn’t star Charlie Theron, then it would be … Continue reading
Luc Besson’s new film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has an opening sequence better than most full movies I’ve seen all year. And then the rest of the film unfortunately happens. Valerian is based on an … Continue reading
Caught a preview showing of the new Christopher Nolan WW2 movie Dunkirk. This will certainly be an unpopular opinion among amateur and pro reviewers, but I did not love this movie. It’s not a terrible movie and I can offer … Continue reading
Checked out the new romantic comedy The Big Sick. Stand-up comedian / actor Kumail Nanjiani (the Pakistani guy from HBO”s Silicon Valley) stars as himself in a mostly true retelling of how he started dating a white woman, breaks up … Continue reading
War for the Planet of the Apes is misnamed third movie in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. It’s an uneven movie that starts great and then takes a turn and winds up a pretty good flick in the … Continue reading
So I checked out Wish Upon today, a horror movie that has wisely decided to open against War for the Planet of the Apes. Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: this girl finds a magic box that promises … Continue reading