Oct
07
Life Itself
Went to to see the film Life Itself, which is the new movie from the creator of the This is Us tv show (which I’ve never seen). I was hoping this would be a great intro to his writing and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Drama
Oct
06
Star is Born, A (2018)
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading
Oct
04
Little Women (2018)
Also caught the latest film version of Little Women… did you know there was a new remake of Little Women actually out in theaters right now? You didn’t? No surprises there… terrible marketing, no faith by the studio, I suspect. … Continue reading
Sep
19
White Boy Rick
Checked out the new movie White Boy Rick, based on the trust story (slightly altered) of a Detroit teenager in the 80s who becomes a bit of a drug kingpin. This isn’t a story I knew about but watched a … Continue reading
Sep
11
House of Tomorrow, The
Rented a flick on iTunes called The House of Tomorrow, based on a book I read and reasonably enjoyed. I’m afraid the movie, while perfectly ok, just kind of lays there flat. Not the worst movie by a long shot, … Continue reading
Sep
01
Kin
Kin is a new theatrical release that bills itself as a sci-fi film about a kid who finds a ray gun. This has been done before with a very apt title: Laserblast. It’s a terrible 70s movie but it is … Continue reading
Aug
31
Operation Finale
Also checked out the Post-WW2 drama Operation Finale… a film dumped in the final days of the Summer movie season that stars Oscar Isaac and Ben Kinsley. That some good actors for such a dreary, no-marketing release. Surely this was … Continue reading
Aug
31
Searching
Also checked out Searching, the new film about a regular dad whose teen daughter has gone missing and his efforts to help the cops find her. The film is told from the POV of his computer, similar to recent horror … Continue reading
Aug
30
Beautifully Broken
Checked out a new movie that’s already left the theaters – Beautifully Broken. A film about the Rwandan genocide so you know it’s gonna be fun. <eyes roll> The film follows two Rwandan families either running from death gangs … Continue reading
Aug
12
BlacKkKlansman
Checked Spike Lee’s new film (joint) BlacKkKlansman (I think that’s how its spelled and capitalized). This is his best movie in quite some time and, even though it has some jarring tonal shifts, it’s still more restrained that the lunacy … Continue reading