Checked out the 2018 documentary Free Solo which finally made its way to my local theater (and its faux IMAX screen). This is the documentary about the first guy to free climb (as in, with no ropes) the face of … Continue reading
Checked out the Netflix documentary about the failed Fyre festival that fizzled out spectacularly in 2017 (I think). There’s a matching, competitive Hulu documentary as well… but I don’t have Hulu so Netflix is it. I don’t travel in circles … Continue reading
Finally made myself go see the new Clint Eastwood movie The Mule. “Made myself” not because I don’t like Eastwood as an actor and director, but because the trailer had him pronounce “pecan” in two different ways! And, yes, that’s … Continue reading
So Aquaman, the movie, exists in the DC cinematic universe along with Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Justice League, and Wonder Women. The question is, on what side of these quality polar opposites does it land? It’s hard to … Continue reading
Checked out the new Netflix original – and Coen Brothers film – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. This is a movie that probably could have never been funded for theatrical release – it’s a 2hr 20min western anthology film… a … Continue reading
So I checked out Once Upon a Deadpool last night… which is to say, the weird experimental film that turns Deadpool 2 into a PG-13 film. Presumably this is done to appease on some level Disney which has purchased (or … Continue reading
Caught an early showing of the new Marvel animated film Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse. This is not in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is not directly related to the recent Spiderman: Homecoming (though it could be due to the introduction … Continue reading
Checked out the new heist film Widows, which looks like a more serious-minded version of Ocean’s 8, based on the trailers. In reality, they are both crime capers but Widows has different things on its mind and is less a … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a surprisingly good time travel romantic comedy called Time Freak. I expected little and turned it off after five minutes, thinking it was pretty low budget junk. But picked it up the next day and watched – … Continue reading
In the pantheon of Nazi Zombie movies, the new flick Overlord is easily top 5. Of course, I think I’ve only actually seen two other Nazi Zombie movies… but this is easily the best of them. So… Best. Nazi. Zombie. … Continue reading