Watched Da 5 Bloods on Nettfix… this is the new Spike Lee flick that went directly to streaming (which makes it, at least for this year, eligible for Academy Award nominations). This flick is a witch’s brew of Spike Lee’s … Continue reading
Rented a new documentary (on iTunes) called Spaceship One which is about the Biosphere Two project back in the early 90s. If that rings a bell, that was the self-contained environment that a bunch of people built to see if … Continue reading
And, finally, watched the Amazon Prime original film The Aeronauts. I gather this was shown theatrically outside the US but went straight to Prime around these parts. It might have worked theatrically… they have a good cast and a good … Continue reading
Went to see the new Ben Affleck sports/addiction film The Way Back. This is, in theory, a basketball movie that follows the basic outline of many high school or college sports movies. A man with a past has to coach … Continue reading
And, finally, caught up with the movie Downhill. Haven’t heard of it? It’s barely being advertised and I’m surprised it was theatrically released at all. It has a good cast though and it’s a remake of a French film called … Continue reading
Checked out the new international spy thriller The Rhythm Section. I say international spy thriller when I really should say “international incompetent spy thriller” though… and one based on a series of novels (which I have not read) so I … Continue reading
Also checked out the most recent Guy Ritchie movie The Gentlemen. This film bring Ritchie back to his tough guy crime roots after spending time making Disney and King Arthur movies (to various levels of success and failure). His early … Continue reading
Rented the “inspired by a true story” astronaut flick Lucy in the Sky on iTunes the other day. This film tells the roughly true story of the female astronaut who put on a space diaper to drive cross country to … Continue reading
Checked out the latest film version of Little Women. This is Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan’s follow-up to Lady Bird and the fourth major Hollywood adaptation of the book but probably the thirtieth adaptation in general (counting tv shows, animated … Continue reading
With great interest, I went to see the new movie Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler. Note I didn’t say “new Adam Sandler” movie since that would imply a dopey comedy, probably set in some impossibly beautiful location, and co-starring a … Continue reading