Disney’s Lion King remake is out now. It’s the latest in a long line of remakes but this one is somehow the re-make-iest of them all. For both good and bad… but mostly bad. So here’s some math. Take … Continue reading
Crawl is a new creature feature with a very direct, very simple premise that has been getting very good critical reviews. Reviews are positive, I think, because the movie is well made, short and to the point, and it is … Continue reading
Annabelle Comes Home is the third Annabelle movie about the cursed/haunted/creepy doll. It’s also the eighth movie in the shared Conjuring cinematic universe and cameos Ed and Lorraine Warren (from the two main Conjuring films) as played by Patrick Wilson … Continue reading
Checked out the new supehero/horror film Brightburn. This is the one that posits Superman… only evil. Or Superboy. The basic origin story of Superman… baby arrives in a spaceship and a Kansas farm couple who can’t have a kid of … Continue reading
Also saw Pokemon: Detective Pikachu… or maybe just Detective Pikachu (the title is uncertain). This is the live action – and big budget – film based on the Pokemon franchise. And, spoiler alert, it’s pretty good. And that makes it … Continue reading
I was the youngest person by a decade or two when I went to see the new “old women at retirement community decide to be cheerleaders” movie Poms. You know, just another movie with the same generic plot! But it … Continue reading
So I checked out a theatrical release last week that got wiped out by the new Avengers movie. It was a little indie flick called Teen Spirit that got snapped out of existence… so maybe if it shows up on … Continue reading
Also went to see the movie After. I had the feeling it was based on a YA novel but I’d not see a trailer nor read the synopsis on the book. So, hey, nice to see a movie blind and … Continue reading
Checked out the new flick Best of Enemies which is the true story of school integration and the unlikely friendship between the Klan leader and a black community activist in 1970. This is a well-meaning but ultimately wrong-headed and poorly … Continue reading
Checked out the positively confounding sci-fi paranoia political thriller (I guess) Captive State this weekend. I’d only seen one trailer for this one and it’s coming out in the shadow of the latest Marvel blockbuster so it doesn’t seem they … Continue reading