The Academy Award Nominated film Moonlight just hit digital rental (after being at the local theater for over a month but only at 6 or 10pm). I gave it a spin since, hey, it’s an important Oscar flick, ‘n all. … Continue reading
The Great Wall is a new action flick set in China, directed by a Chinese director who had previously worked in small Chinese dramas like Raise the Red Lantern and art-house kung-fu movies like Hero (which I liked) and House … Continue reading
A Cure for Wellness is a new psychological suspense film that is overly long, predictable, tedious, and a real waste of time. If you want an idea of what the movie is, if you saw Shutter Island, you can pretty … Continue reading
Fist Fight is a new comedy starring Charlie Day and Ice Cube as high school teachers dedicated to having a fist fight after school. If the idea of tiny and screachy Charlie Day and Ice Cube in Bad Ass mode … Continue reading
Checked out a little low-budget horror movie on iTunes called The Autopsy of Jane Doe. Hmmm… horror movie… autopsy… yeah, this isn’t going to be bloody AT ALL! Of course, it is… but it’s also a very unsettling movie that … Continue reading
Caught up on a child-free showing of The Lego Batman movie (after trying twice this past weekend only to be rebuffed each time by sold out showings). This is a spin-off to the Lego Movie where Lego Batman almost stole … Continue reading
Sadako vs. Kayako is a 2016 Japanese film that could better be renamed The Ring vs. The Grudge. Yes, this is the film that lets the ghost girl from The Ring fight the ghost girl (and creepy cat-yowling boy) from … Continue reading
Caught up with Lion, an academy award nominated film releases late last year. Six award nominations, including best picture… I do not agree with that nomination. This is the true story of a five year old Indian (as in, … Continue reading
John Wick Chapter 2 is the sequel to the Keanu Reeves action flick from 2014 that had, how shall we say, an amusing economy of plot. In that flick, gangsters break into John Wick’s house, kill his dog and steal … Continue reading
Rings is the second sequel to The Ring – the one about the cursed video tape which, once you watch it, gives you seven days to live. It basically ignores Ring 2, which is for the best… though it does … Continue reading