Caught up on a child-free showing of The Lego Batman movie (after trying twice this past weekend only to be rebuffed each time by sold out showings). This is a spin-off to the Lego Movie where Lego Batman almost stole … Continue reading
And, finally, I went to see XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. If you are unfamiliar with who – or what – a Xander Cage is and have no idea where he went that he’s returning now, this is probably … 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
A Monster Calls is a new movie about a boy going through problems who imagines up a monster voiced by Liam Neeson. The monster helps him with his problems – which, based on the trailer, seem to bullies. But, hey, … Continue reading
Passengers is the new Chris Pratt / Jennifer Lawrence science fiction flick about a space ark delivering 5000+ people in suspended animation to a new world when something goes wrong. Namely, 30 years into a 120 year trip, people are … Continue reading
Hacksaw Ridge is the new movie by the director of Braveheart and Passion of the Christ. Shhhh… that means Mel Gibson who is still, in some respects, in Hollywood Jail (though just getting this movie released theatrically means maybe not … Continue reading
Checked out a Thursday showing of the new disaster movie Deepwater Horizon starring Mark Whalberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, and evil John Malkovich. This is the story of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in 2010, killing a number … Continue reading
And finally checked out The Light Between Oceans, a new movie at the theaters starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Rachel Weisz. I had no idea what this movie was going in but had the impression that maybe it had … Continue reading
Rented the documentary For the Love of Spock, which is kind of embarrassing to say. But it’s a pretty good documentary about the life and career of Leonard Nimoy as directed and narrated by his son. It has some good … Continue reading