Finally somewhat reluctantly went to see Zoolander 2, the possibly unnecessary sequel to the 2001 original film. A film I thought was just ok, didn’t do well at the box office, but became a kind of cult hit over the … 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
So, news alert time – I went to see the 50 Shades of Grey satire 50 Shades of Black (written and starring a Wayans) and it was terrible. Just terrible. I know, surprising right? Next thing you know, I’ll be … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the new movie based on the book based on that other book, you know the one (hint: Sense and Sensibility – har!). Before I talk about what I thought of the movie, I want … Continue reading
Saw a Thursday showing of Hail, Caesar, the new Coen Brothers film about 1950s Hollywood starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlet Johanson, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, and a number of other old timers and up-and-comers. Or, … Continue reading
Three weeks after release, I wandered into Ride Along 2 on a weekend where four or five actual new movies came out (it was a timing issue). This is the unwanted sequel to the “made enough money to justify a … Continue reading
Caught the Zack Ephron / Robert De Niro raunchy comedy Dirty Grandpa today and, boy, was that a long 100 minute movie. Just tedious and kind of repetitive and completely predictable. And not as outrageous as they think it is … Continue reading
Also saw the kids cartoon Norm of the North… a movie with an inexplicably big release given how amateurish, sad, and pathetic it is. It’s a CG kids movie with art and animation sub Toy Story 1 with a nonsense … Continue reading
Checked out the new Will Farrell / Marc Wahlberg comedy Daddy’s Home – about a regular guy step-dad who has to content with the return of his step kid’s cool / bad-ass dad (I’ll let you guess who guy plays … Continue reading
The Ridiculous Six is a new Netflix-produced western comedy made by Happy Madison / Adam Sandler – it’s the first of four threatened direct-to-netflix movies by the Sandler crew. And, as an opening salvo, it effectively ruins everything. Just everything. … Continue reading