So finally got out to see Fifty Shades Darker… this is the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey which isn’t a very good movie but it was hardly the crime against cinema a lot of people make it out to … Continue reading
Caught a free preview screening of Before I Fall, a film a cynical person might call “Groundhog Day for Teens”. I am a cynical person. It was Groundhog Day for Teens… only serious-minded and dramatic and full of real life … Continue reading
The Academy Award Nominated film Moonlight just hit digital rental (after being at the local theater for over a month but only at 6 or 10pm). I gave it a spin since, hey, it’s an important Oscar flick, ‘n all. … Continue reading
Caught up with Lion, an academy award nominated film releases late last year. Six award nominations, including best picture… I do not agree with that nomination. This is the true story of a five year old Indian (as in, … Continue reading
A Dog’s Purpose is a dog reincarnation movie which basically means its like Marley & Me only with about five dead dogs to cry over. It’s about as manipulative as a dead dog movie can be in that any movie … Continue reading
Watched the newish Christian film I Am Not Ashamed on iTunes over the weekend. I believe this was released in a limited theatrical run last year… it’s produced by Pure Flix and Universal which is an interesting combo (because usually … Continue reading
Checked out The Founder, the new Michael Keaton film about the early days (and the founding) of McDonalds in the 1950s. Specifically, Keaton plays Ray Crok, a man infamous for having basically stolen McDonalds from the actual McDonalds brothers. … Continue reading
Checked out 20th Century Women, a new coming-of-age film set in 1979 starring Annette Benning as a single mother trying to raise her teenage son. She enlists the aid of the kid’s best friend, an older sexually active girl played … Continue reading
Also saw Patriots Day, the new – and third in a row – film by director Peter Berg and actor Mark Whalberg. This follows their collaboration on Lone Survive and Deepwater Horizon and is also a real-life docudrama, this one … Continue reading
Checked out the direct-to-streaming/video movie The Book of Love starring Jason Sudeikis, Maisie Williams, and Jessica Biel. This is the story of a man who loses his wife and unborn child in a traffic accident who seeks out a local … Continue reading