Same Kind of Different As Me is a new well-intentioned, big-hearted movie that is sometimes bafflingly oblivious to its presentation and sometimes stultifying dull and plodding to boot. Based on a true story and apparently a true movement and … Continue reading
Only the Brave is the most generic title for a movie that’s actually pretty unique by today’s standards. It’s based on the true story of a group of Hotshot firefighters. Apparently a Hotshot firefighter is kind of a green beret … Continue reading
Rented a new flick on iTunes called Super Dark Times… based on the 90s setting, the teen cast, and the “cover” art, it looked like it was inspired by Stranger Things. And it did have that authentic teen feel though … Continue reading
Went to see the great big weird lie that is The Foreigner, the alleged new Jackie Chan movie. Because, surprise, it’s really a Pierce Brosnan political thriller with a random Jackie Chan running around occasionally in his own, nearly separate … Continue reading
Checked out a new little flick called The Stray. I went in blind having seen no trailers or ads… I figured with a name like that, 50% chance it was a horror movie about a rabid dog (who probably dies … Continue reading
Checked out the new wilderness survival movie The Mountain Between Us. I say wilderness survival when I guess I should also call it an unconvincing romance… so unconvincing, I didn’t realize it WAS a romance until the end of the … Continue reading
Checked out the movie A Ghost Story which is an experimental, art-house film that takes some patience and willingness to accept long quiet scenes of nothing happening. I was impatient with it, then it began to build on me, and … Continue reading
Tom Cruise’s new movie American Made is a film about a dark and complicated period in American history told like it was a goofy lark. It’s all about the CIA spying on various communist-backed rebels in Latin America, arming Contras, … Continue reading
Also saw Battle of the Sexes, the new theatrical release about the 1973 tennis match between Male Chauvinist Pig (Bobby Riggs played by Steve Carrell) and Hairy-Legged Feminist (Billie Jean King played by Emma Stone). It was a real event … Continue reading
Gerald’s Game is a new Stephen King movie that premiered on Netflix Friday night. It’s based on one of his books that I thought was unfilmable when I read it 30 some years ago… but they pulled it off and … Continue reading