Went to see the new Disney animated flick Zootopia tonight. This is a comedy action flick about a world where mammals collectively evolved to think, walk upright, build cities, farms, trains, and smart phones (it’s a Carrot, not an Apple). … Continue reading
Eddie the Eagles is the second Olympics movie in the past couple of weeks, the other was Race which was about Jessie Owens and his amazing skills in an oppressive society. Eddie the Eagle is about Eddie Edwards, a (high-level) … Continue reading
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