Checked out Going in Style, the new movie about grumpy old men who decide to rob a bank. Grumpy old men played by Alan Arkin, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine… so some solid pedigree and the only reason the movie … Continue reading
Checked out Ghost in the Shell, the new Scarlett Johansson action sci-fi flick loosely based on the original anime film (and possibly some of its spinoffs) from the mid 90s. I’m of two minds about this pic. As a stand-alone … Continue reading
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
Finally caught up to the film Monster Trucks that was apparently green-lit on the idea of the studio head’s four year old son (by the time the much delayed 120 million dollar movie was finally released, that studio head was … 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
Checked out the latest Kevin Smith film Yoga Hosers. This is a semi-sequel to his previous horror comedy Tusk (which I found very boring and confusing as to when it was trying to be funny). This is definitely more of … Continue reading
Checked out the animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader which is based on the 60s Batman show and uses the voice talents of Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar as one three on-screen catwomen (Batman gets blurry … Continue reading
I also watched, by some coincedence, Into the Inferno which is a Werner Hertzog documentary not about Tom Hanks, Robert Langdon, or Dan Brown but about volcanoes and the science and myths we create about them. Odd it came out … Continue reading
Also saw Ouija: Origin of Evil, the prequel to the mediocre Ouija, both movies based on the Hasbro product, both movies assuring us that if we buy their toy, we will be cursed and haunted. Moichandising! Where the real money … Continue reading
So I checked out the 2016 remake of Ben-Hur, a movie that really doesn’t want you to think it has all that icky Jesus stuff in it. At least based on the marketing – the ads pretty much assure you … Continue reading