The new Eddie Murphy starring Netflix original Dolemite is My Name is based on the life of Rudy Ray Moore who was a stand-up comic, musician, and actor who was most popular in the 1970s. This is a bio that … Continue reading
Also checked out the curious men-in-hats neo noire with the curious title Motherless Brooklyn. This is a movie made by and for Edward Norton who directed, adapted, and stars in it. It’s based on a novel of the same name … Continue reading
Checked out the new horror freakout weirdness movie The Lighthouse. This is director Roger Eggers’ follow-up to his cerebral art-house horror film The Witch from 2015. That was a movie seeped in dread with heightened 16th century dialog that could … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Current War (The Director’s Cut) over the weekend. It’s odd to have a new release called “Director’s Cut” when it has never been released before. But therein likes a murky story. The film was first … Continue reading
So I checked out an Indian language / Bollywood film called War. My local theater actually gets a pretty decent number of Indian (as in: filmed in India) movies, none of which I see because A) I don’t know what … Continue reading
So It: Chapter 2 is out this weekend. The (obvious) sequel to It 2017 (or It: Chapter 1 as it called itself only at the start of the end credits). This flick has the same writer/director, brings back the kids, … Continue reading
Finally caught up on Ready Or Not… and by “finally” I mean it came out all of last week *gasp*. I’ve been having sleep problems and the local theater keeps playing it on a screen with a dim bulb so … Continue reading
Also went to see the new music-infused film Blinded by The Light. This is a movie positively dripping with the music of Bruce Springsteen but isn’t actually either a jukebox musical or a biopic. I’m sure it was made with … Continue reading
Checked out the new indie darling The Farewell. This movie stars Awkwafina in a more dramatic roll than we’ve seen her in so far. I’m not super familiar with her other than she’s a stand-up comedian and has been in … Continue reading
Midsommar is the second film by Ari Astor who made a big splash with his first cerebral/weird horror flick Hereditary last year. Hereditary was an acquired taste, a slow burn, a moody art house horror flick with a freak-out ending. … Continue reading