Also checked out Hardcore Henry, the new first-person perspective action flick co-starring weirdo Sharlto Copely doing an admirable insane job in an insane movie. Basic premise: Henry wakes up with no memory and no voice… nor all of his arms … Continue reading
Went to see 10 Cloverfield Lane tonight, the semi-sequel but not really but kinda maybe if you think about it kinda-sorta sequel(ish) to the giant monster attacks NYC movie Cloverfield from 8 years ago. Is this a sequel? Is it … Continue reading
Also caught the new Tina Fey wartime correspondent drama/comedy Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Wasn’t sure what to think going into this movie but its certainly more of a drama (with light romance) than a comedy, though it can be quite funny. … Continue reading
The Wave is a new Norwegian disaster movie that I caught on streaming video tonight. Story-wise, this is a pretty by-the-numbers disaster movie – lone geologist knows there’s a problem but nobody believes him and they can’t alert the town … Continue reading
London Has Fallen is the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. In Olympus Has Fallen, evil North Koreans attacked Washington DC and the bulk of the action was Die Hard in the White House. This one grabs almost the whole cast … Continue reading
Checked out the new Coast Guard rescue film The Finest Hours starring Chris Pine, Kasey Affleck, and a well-cast Holliday Granger (who didn’t have much to do in the movie besides be the worried gal-on-land-waiting-for-her-sailor-to-come-home but what she does, she … Continue reading
If yer in a mood for a kind of dumb throwback yet kind of original action flick, you might check out Big Game, a streaming movie that was released earlier this year. It seems terrorists have shot down Air Force … Continue reading
Saw Sisters, the new Tina Fey / Amy Poehler comedy where they come home to have one last bash in their childhood home before their parents sell it. It’s daring and courageous counter-programming on Star Wars opening weekend. The film … Continue reading
Spotlight is the new movie about the Boston Glove’s expose on the child abuse in the catholic church from the early 2000s. It’s very much a buy-the-book newspaper investigation without a lot of hyberbole… it’s all about the process, walking … Continue reading
Checked out Spectre, the new James Bond flick, today and it’s better than Quantum of Solace but it’s not Skyfall or Casino Royale. There’s a lot to like about the movie… but there’s a lot they either didn’t do well … Continue reading