Also rented (on iTunes) the action/horror movie VFW. I hadn’t heard of this one before I watched a YouTube video about the best horror movies of 2020 (so far). I wouldn’t call it a horror movie so much as a … Continue reading
Rented a new documentary (on iTunes) called Spaceship One which is about the Biosphere Two project back in the early 90s. If that rings a bell, that was the self-contained environment that a bunch of people built to see if … Continue reading
Watched the documentary Never Surrender on Amazon Prime. This is a doc about the making of – and the ongoing fandom for – the movie Galaxy Quest. Now, I liked Galaxy Quest… it’s a fun, fairly smart movie. But not … Continue reading
And, finally, watched the Amazon Prime original film The Aeronauts. I gather this was shown theatrically outside the US but went straight to Prime around these parts. It might have worked theatrically… they have a good cast and a good … Continue reading
Also checked out the new romantic comedy sequel on Netflix To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love. Sequel to the Netflix original To All The Boys I Loved Before… a cute little romantic comedy piffle from a couple years … Continue reading
Checked out the new international spy thriller The Rhythm Section. I say international spy thriller when I really should say “international incompetent spy thriller” though… and one based on a series of novels (which I have not read) so I … Continue reading
Checked out the second January 2020 low expectation horror flick Underwater. This film was finished a couple years ago but went into limbo and the 20th Century Fox sale to Disney. It was dumped in January which doesn’t bode well … Continue reading
Also finally caught up to Taika Waititi’s daring/risky coming-of-age comedy Jojo Rabbit. This is the Nazi comedy set in the waning days of WW2 in which a little boy has an imaginary friend – Adolph Hitler. It’s a satire, a … Continue reading
Went to see the new con artist movie The Good Liar. It’s not just a con-man movie though… it’s an old person con-man movie. You want your sexy crosses and double crosses with a touch of grey? We got your … Continue reading
Checked out another (nerdy) documentary – What We Left Behind. A documentary about the middle child Star Trek series Deep Space Nine. Title based on the last episode of the series (What You Left Behind). Rented it on iTunes. … Continue reading