Gave the new Netflix movie Spenser Confidential a try. This is a movie based on the Spenser detective novels (which I’ve never read) which were also the basis of the 80s show Spenser For Hire (which I never watched). But … Continue reading
Went inadvertently blind to a new movie called Impractical Jokes: The Movie. I say inadvertently since I thought it was a different movie I’d seen a trailer for… one that was about practical jokes or candid camera type stuff. But … Continue reading
And, finally, caught up with the movie Downhill. Haven’t heard of it? It’s barely being advertised and I’m surprised it was theatrically released at all. It has a good cast though and it’s a remake of a French film called … Continue reading
Also watched the new film remake of the old tv series Fantasy Island. Or Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island as the movie calls itself… maybe in a fit of copyright legality or because they want to assure us this is a horror … Continue reading
Indie film-maker/podcaster/stoner Kevin Smith released a new movie via roadshow last year that finally came to streaming this week. So I rented Jay and Silent Bob Reboot on iTunes, hoping (again) this would be a return to quality. Something I … Continue reading
After three days of trying to get into a screening, I finally saw the new Will Smith animated film Spies in Disguise. Why three days? Well, kids are out of school and they only have two regular showings of the … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix original mystery Earthquake Bird. Strange title but it kind of makes sense sorta when you see the flick. If you see the flick. Big “if” there. So Earthquake Bird is about a woman (played … Continue reading
Took a chance on a blind rental on iTunes called Freaks. This is not a remake of the classic horror film… and shame on them for using the same name for what is ultimately a horror film of sorts (but … Continue reading
Watched a Netflix sci-fi original called What Happened to Monday. This is a flick with an unfortunate similarity to the tv series Orphan Black… unfortunate because what this movie does wrong, Orphan Black does so much better. It’s a little … Continue reading
iTunes had a number of horror movies for 99 cent rental so I gave one called Itsy Bitsy a shot. It promised a giant spider movie and, yeah, it was a giant spider movie. I didn’t expect much from it … Continue reading