It’s award consideration season, so here’s my consideration. Synopsis What a game of Among Us would look like if it was a feature-length film, but everyone playing was an asshole and some of them actually die. Writing There is a lot of talk that the movie satirizes Gen-Z, but I call bullshit. It satirizes spoiled […]
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies
December 10, 2022 by
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Bodies, Bodies, BodiesSynopsis
Spoiled rich kids find bodies during a hurricane party
Director
Halina ReijnCast
Amandla Stenberg
Maria Bakalova
Rachel Sennott
Chase Sui Wonders
Pete Davidson
Emancipation
December 10, 2022 by
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EmancipationSynopsis
A runaway slave attempts to escape his former masters
Director
Antoine FuquaCast
Will Smith
Ben Foster
Charmaine Bingwa
Ronnie Gene Blevins
It’s award consideration season, so here’s my consideration. Synopsis A history lesson behind the famous “scourged back” photo (circa 1863) of Peter Gordon, a slave who escaped bondage in 1863. Now with more action. Writing I’ve done a bit of research to find out how much is truly known of Peter Gordon’s escape from slavery. […]
Violent Night
December 2, 2022 by
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Violent NightSynopsis
Stupid is as stupid does (or Hopper gets a hammer)
Director
Tommy WirkolaCast
David Harbour
Trudy Lightstone
John Leguizamo
Alex Hassell
Alexis Louder
Beverly D'Angelo
“Violent Night” – Stupid is as stupid does (or Hopper gets a hammer). All the information you need to decide if Violent Night is worth your money is right there in the movie poster. It’s like Sharknado. Your initial reaction is either “hell no – that sounds stupid” or “hell yeah – that sounds STOO-pid!” […]
The Fabelmans
November 28, 2022 by
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The FabelmansSynopsis
It’s not Fabelman. It’s Fabel-Man. He’s a fable…man
Director
Steven SpielbergCast
Michelle Williams
Paul Dano
Gabriel LaBelle
Judd Hirsch
Seth Rogen
Chole East
After watching The Fabelmans, I wondered what certain directors’ childhoods might look like. I imagine Martin Scorsese had a nanny who was also a hitman. Baz Luhrmann rarely ate food that wasn’t laced with LSD. George Romero constantly buried his friends on the beach. Quentin Tarantino definitely tortured animals. Stanley Kubrick was the kid in […]
Devotion
November 25, 2022 by
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DevotionSynopsis
Climb just a little higher
Director
J.D. DillardCast
Johnathan Majors
Glenn Powell
Thomas Sadowski
Christina Jackson
Joe Jonas
Spencer Neville
“Devotion” – Climb just a little higher. Every year there seem to be a pair of movies, sometimes even multiple pairs, that are doppelgangers of each other. Deep Impact and Armageddon. The Prestige and The Illusionist. Or my personal favorite, Turner and Hooch and K-9. Come on – two buddy cop movies where one buddy […]
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
November 18, 2022 by
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysterySynopsis
Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest caper
Director
Rian JohnsonCast
Daniel Craig
Edward Norton
Kate Hudson
Dave Bautista
Ethan Hawke
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hugh Grant
As we enter the homestretch of 2022, the never-ending debate over good sequels vs. bad sequels vs. Hollywood-has-no-creativity gets a new entry – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. I don’t know how people from that third group keep getting into this debate, but we really need to change the locks. With those cranks out […]
Black Adam
November 2, 2022 by
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Black AdamSynopsis
After 5,000 years, Black Adam is freed from his tomb.
Director
Jaume Collet-SerraCast
Dwyane Johnson
Pierce Bronsan
Aldis Hodge
Sarah Shahi
Henry Winkler
Noah Centinio
“Black Adam” – Hit puree! As of November 1, 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran will take the reins of DC Studios (formerly DC Films). And not a moment too soon. The DCEU is widely considered a disaster and currently exists as the punchline on Marvel Studio’s doormat. Including Black Adam, there are twelve movies […]
Armageddon Time
October 14, 2022 by
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Armageddon TimeSynopsis
A boring and pointless coming of age story
Director
James GrayCast
Anne Hathaway
Anthony Hopkins
Banks Repeta
Jeremy Strong
Andrew Polk
Tova Feldshuh
“Armageddon Time” – What was I saying? The IMDb synopsis of Armageddon Time is “A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.” The movie poster for Armageddon Time features the tagline “The end of an era. The beginning of everything.” Such grandiose statements sound like […]
Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 14
October 10, 2022 by
Movie: The Usual Suspects The lineup scene in The Usual Suspects may be only the second-best scene in the movie, but is easily the most recognizable of the film. The scene begins with five men trudging into a police station’s lineup room, the men clearly annoyed at this inconvenience. Narrating the scene is Verbal (Kevin […]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
October 7, 2022 by
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Lyle, Lyle, CrocodileSynopsis
You’re right, no human being would stack books like that
Director
Josh Gordon/Will SpeckCast
Constance Wu
Bardem Javier
Scoot McNairy
Shawn Mendes
Winslow Fegley
“Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” – You’re right, no human being would stack books like that. Raise your hand if you’ve heard of the children’s book Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. Okay…raise your hand if you’ve heard of the upcoming film of the same title. Ummm…raise your hand just so I know you are still conscious. Phew! You had […]
