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
Rented a documentary in iTunes called Rodents of Unusual Size (tagline: They DO exist). So, yeah, they got me on the Princess Bride reference but also on the basic premise of the doc. It’s about the (very large) rodents called … Continue reading
Checked out the new suspense film Greta. This is a film I wasn’t particularly interested in based on the trailers… but then the opening credits launch and inform me that it’s directed by Neil Jordan. The Neil Jordan behind some … Continue reading
How to Train Your Dragon (3): The Hidden World is the least of the series, but it’s still not a bad film. Just a little slow, just a little disappointing… and somehow the end of a trilogy? So the … Continue reading
Checked out Lego Movie 2 tonight… finally. This one follows The Lego Movie, Lego Batman, and Lego Ninjago movies… which might be one too many Lego movies. I dunno. All I can say for sure is that I found Lego Movie … Continue reading