Checked out the positively confounding sci-fi paranoia political thriller (I guess) Captive State this weekend. I’d only seen one trailer for this one and it’s coming out in the shadow of the latest Marvel blockbuster so it doesn’t seem they … Continue reading
Checked out (blindly) the new sports film (produced by Tim Tebow, apparently) Run the Race. Sports – and christian – film as it turns out. Run the Race is about a poor family in Florida where the eldest son … Continue reading
Checked out the new WWE produced wrestling bio-pic/comedy/sports movie Fighting with My Family. Apparently based on the true story of the female wrestler from England “Paige” (named after the Charmed character). I’m not a fan of professional wrestling through I … Continue reading
So… you’d think a movie with the title The Man Who Killed Hitler and then The Bigfoot would be funnier, quirkier, or maybe even bad-assier than the actual movie tuned out. But I suspect the name was given – and … Continue reading
Checked out the new Liam-Neeson-Is-a-Snow-Plow-Driver-On-A-Revenge-Quest movie Cold Pursuit. You know, that old chestnut. How many times must we see snow plow revenge movies? Seriously. 🙂 Anyhow, Cold Pursuit is an odd film that IS about a snow plow driver … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix Original art scene satire / horror movie Velvet Buzzsaw. Not a movie on my radar; didn’t see the trailer, gave it a shot based on some simmering buzz. Wasn’t pleased by the result. It’s … Continue reading
Local theater also got 2018’s On the Basis of Sex, the biopic (and non-documentary) film about Ruth Bader Ginsberg. There’s also a documentary about her called RBG (which I also saw after this one). This film covers the future … Continue reading
Checked out the new Kevin Hart / Bryan Cranston drama/comedy The Upside over the weekend. This is a movie that’s getting heavily Twitter-bombed because Kevin Hart is in it and he hasn’t – or hasn’t enough – apologized for old … Continue reading
Rented the Ethan Hawke indie film First Reformed on iTunes. This is a film written and directed by Paul Scrader who wrote (among other things) Taxi Driver back in the 70s. This film shares some DNA with that film, though … Continue reading
Went to see the Dick Chaney bio-pic Vice…. and with a title like Vice (and not, say, Vice President), you can probably imagine that this isn’t a positive portrayal of the ex-VP. That’s an accurate stance… you might even call … Continue reading