Oct
07
Life Itself
Went to to see the film Life Itself, which is the new movie from the creator of the This is Us tv show (which I’ve never seen). I was hoping this would be a great intro to his writing and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Mid 50s
Aug
24
Happytime Murders, The
The Happytime Murders is a one-joke movie and I didn’t like the joke. Not that I was offended by it, I just didn’t think it was well-told. The flick opened this weekend up against A-X-L… the robot dog movie. Talk … Continue reading
Aug
24
A.X.L.
A.X.L. (pronounced Axle) is a new boy-and-his-dog flick if the dog is a robotic killer war machine and the boy is in his early 20s and should know better. I suspect most people haven’t head of this movie and I … Continue reading
Aug
05
Darkest Minds, The
Checked out the new YA adaptation film The Darkest Minds. This is based on a series of novels I’ve never read so I’m coming in fresh… except that the story seems to be just another version of X-Men… maybe X-Men … Continue reading
Jun
18
Sherlock Gnomes
Because I also just discovered dropping a ten pound stone on my toe hurts, I watched the kiddie film Sherlock Gnomes and thought it was really quite bad. To be charitable, it didn’t kick my cat or poor acid into … Continue reading
May
30
Show Dogs
Because I was secretly kidnapped by a top anti-cinema terrorists working out of Peru, I was forced at gunpoint to see the kiddie talking dog movie Show Dogs. Strapped to a hand truck with a face mask strapped to my … Continue reading
Mar
12
Gringo
Also checked out the alleged comedy Gringo over the weekend. I say alleged comedy because the trailers said it was a comedy… and I’m not saying it tries to be funny but isn’t, I’m saying it’s only occasionally trying to … Continue reading
Feb
28
Curvature
Not even sure if I should review this one, but rented the sci-fi flick Curvature on iTunes and A) you’ve never heard of it, and B) It’s terrible. So, yeah, might as well not read this, much less me type … Continue reading
Nov
03
Bad Moms Christmas
Checked out Bad Moms Christmas yesterday (it opened on Wednesday for some reason). I liked the first Bad Moms movie quite a bit and it made a lot of money at the box office… I did not like this quickie, … Continue reading
Sep
17
American Assassin
Went to see the new film American Assassin and I shouldn’t have, you shouldn’t, no one should. This is an upjumped B movie, a direct-to-video film that convinced someone to go theatrical and have a good budget. It’s a lousy, … Continue reading