Went to see the new “live action” Jungle Book, the remake of the Disney version of the classic novels. I put quotes around live action since, really, is it live action if the only thing that isn’t animated is the … Continue reading
Also checked out Hardcore Henry, the new first-person perspective action flick co-starring weirdo Sharlto Copely doing an admirable insane job in an insane movie. Basic premise: Henry wakes up with no memory and no voice… nor all of his arms … Continue reading
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is the sequel to Man of Steel and a setup for a series of Justice League movies. It stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Women, and Jesse … Continue reading
Checked out Allegiant, the third in the teen distopian series of movies based on the Divergent trilogy of novels. This is the third of four movies so, yes, they broke book 3 into two movies but apparently realized people are … Continue reading
Went to see the new Sasha Baron Cohen spy comedy The Brothers Grimsby. This is the one about the lower class English soccer hooligan teaming up with his long lost brother, an MI6 super spy. Whatever you may think of … Continue reading
London Has Fallen is the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. In Olympus Has Fallen, evil North Koreans attacked Washington DC and the bulk of the action was Die Hard in the White House. This one grabs almost the whole cast … Continue reading
So I went to see Gods of Egypt, the new possibly historically inaccurate retelling of somewhat inaccurate tales of the Egyptian pantheon. Oh but reviewers are going to hate this movie and, indeed, have already pre-hate it. And I’m certainly … Continue reading
Went to see opening night Deadpool, the new X-Men universe superhero flick starring the wiseass antihero played by Ryan Reynolds. Putting it out there: this is a very funny bunch of tomfoolery and crass R rated silliness… and I’m sure … Continue reading
Checked out the new Coast Guard rescue film The Finest Hours starring Chris Pine, Kasey Affleck, and a well-cast Holliday Granger (who didn’t have much to do in the movie besides be the worried gal-on-land-waiting-for-her-sailor-to-come-home but what she does, she … Continue reading
Went to see the movie 13 Hours (subtitle: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi). This is the Michael Bay directed true account (maybe) of the attack on the American consulate and secret CIA base in Benghazi, Libya back in 2012. Perhaps … Continue reading