Checked out the new biopic Tolkien. This film tells the story of young J.R.R. Tolkien from a young lad in the idyllic woods of England to his time at Oxford and then a smattering of the hell of the trenches … Continue reading
So there’s a new Hellboy movie out this weekend that is not a sequel to the previous two films but is also not quite a full reboot or remake. Guillermo Del Toro’s first two Hellboy movies were never never my … Continue reading
Subscribed to HBO Now (since Dish Network is somehow still fighting with HBO) for Game of Throne purposes, so gave their most recent in-the-news documentary The Inventor (Out for Blood in Silicon Valley) a watch. This is the story of … Continue reading
Rented a sci-fi action flick called Occupation… which is in the same wheelhouse as Red Dawn… only with ALIENS instead of Russians or North Koreans. It’s also set in Australia so it has a little of that Tomorrow, When the … Continue reading
Also saw What Men Want, the not-really-reboot-remake of Mel Gibson’s What Women Want… but kind of is. I guess. Not sure if this is officially a remake or if someone just took the plot and did a gender swap and … 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
Rented the DC animated movie Reign of the Supermen off iTunes the other day. This is the direct sequel to their Death of Superman animated flick from last year. Set shortly after Superman is “killed” by Doomsday, the film … Continue reading
Checked out the great big shrug of a movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. This is what you get when the studio wants to make a Nutcracker Christmas movie, someone else slates it for October, and then a third … Continue reading
Went to see the new romantic comedy Nobody’s Fool, starring Tiffany Haddish…. and a surprise Tyler Perry appears! As it turns out, written and directed by Tyler Perry… I didn’t realize that going in. Not that I wouldn’t see it, … Continue reading
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