Also rented (on iTunes) a cool little horror flick called Sea Fever. Looked generic when it appeared but it’s getting pretty good reviews so decided to give it a chance. The film follows a university student who buys a … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix teen romance movie All the Bright Places. This one is based on a YA novel I haven’t read but shares a lot of DNA with the book and film version of John Green’s The Fault … Continue reading
I went to see the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie. In part because I liked the original games back in the 90s but, honestly, mostly out of curiosity. Curiosity to see if the publicized redesign of the original creepy CGI … Continue reading
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is the semi-sequel to the Suicide Squad from a few years ago… but don’t let that sway you from seeing this movie. Birds of Prey, as a comic book … Continue reading
Checked out the new big anime theatrical release Weathering With You. This is the follow-up to the same Japanese writer/director’s utterly amazing film Your Name. That was one of the best movies of its release year, regardless of animation style. … Continue reading
Also went to see the sexual harassment / Fox News drama Bombshell. It’s a tough one to talk about since I know some people will see it as a liberal hit-job on Fox News and others will see it as … Continue reading
Went to see the new Clint Eastwood directed movie Richard Jewell. Based on the tragic, stupid, and unfair story about how Jewell found the Olympic Park bomb in the 90s and then got dragged through the mud by the FBI … Continue reading
So this is a tough movie to talk about. I rented One Cut of the Dead from iTunes and it’s also available on Amazon Prime rental and it originated (free) on the Chiller cable network (which I don’t have). It’s … Continue reading
Tracked down the Peter Jackson WW1 documentary They Shall Not Grow Old. It came out at the beginning of the year and has been on various streaming for a few months. I caught it on HBO (free week trial which … Continue reading
Checked out the new NYC-based cops ‘n crooks flick 21 Bridges. It’s about shutting down Manhattan and has raised the question of how many actual bridges that is. I’m not an expert on NY geography so I’ll stay out of … Continue reading