Checked out the new coming-of-age indie comedy/drama Lady Bird… a film I’m supposed to like what with a lot of Oscar talk for the actors. Sadly, I didn’t connect with the movie… but I suspect that means if you do, … Continue reading
I knew I was in trouble in the new religiously-themed movie Let There Be Light when Sean Hannity got third billing as an actor and as a producer. First billed as actor, director, and producer was Kevin (Hercules) Sorbo who … Continue reading
Also checked out Thank You For Your Service, a new coming home from war movie. It’s about three guys rotating home from service in Iraq circa 2007. It focuses on how they try to get their lives back again while … Continue reading
Same Kind of Different As Me is a new well-intentioned, big-hearted movie that is sometimes bafflingly oblivious to its presentation and sometimes stultifying dull and plodding to boot. Based on a true story and apparently a true movement and … Continue reading
Went to see the great big weird lie that is The Foreigner, the alleged new Jackie Chan movie. Because, surprise, it’s really a Pierce Brosnan political thriller with a random Jackie Chan running around occasionally in his own, nearly separate … Continue reading
Noticed a new sci fi film on iTunes (streaming) with the inexplicable title “The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume 1” and I just had to give it a try. Because what kind of title is that? I figured it was … Continue reading
Checked out a new little flick called The Stray. I went in blind having seen no trailers or ads… I figured with a name like that, 50% chance it was a horror movie about a rabid dog (who probably dies … Continue reading
Also saw Battle of the Sexes, the new theatrical release about the 1973 tennis match between Male Chauvinist Pig (Bobby Riggs played by Steve Carrell) and Hairy-Legged Feminist (Billie Jean King played by Emma Stone). It was a real event … Continue reading
Incidentally, I checked out the new Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy last weekend. And, no, it’s not 2003. This type of romantic comedy has been dead for years but suddenly Home Again is out as kind of counter-programming to the release … Continue reading
Checked out the new animated ballet movie Leap, previously known as Ballerina. It’s a French film that the Weinstein company brought it to the US, renamed it, recast the voices (which were already in English), and maybe ruined it? Ballerina … Continue reading