Over the Thanksgiving holiday I saw several movies, and much like the exposition in one of them, I am just going to dump it all out at once. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ★★☆☆ As mentioned above this film was a giant exposition dump. Which makes some sense because last I Knew Warner Bros. … More Thanksgiving Movie Reviews
Director: Bryan Singer (Dexter Fletcher) Writers: Anthony McCarten and Peter Morgan Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Allen Leech ★★★☆ I am a massive fan of the iconic rock and roll band Queen. They are one of my favorite bands, with Brian May being one … More “Bohemian Rhapsody” Review
Director: Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston Writer: Ashleigh Powell Starring: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Debez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman ☆☆☆☆ Can we please stop with the whole this is not your father’s (insert public domain title here) thing? I do not think that this approach has … More “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” Review
Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Josh Singer Starring: Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy ★★★★ Damien Chazelle is quickly becoming one of my top two or three directors working today, and quite possibly my favorite young director. “Whiplash” and “La La Land” are two of my favorite movies of this decade, the latter being quite possibly my … More First Man Review
Director: Bradley Cooper Writers: Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, and Will Fetters Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott ★★★★ Towards the end of “A Star is Born” Sam Elliott describes Jackson’s (the character played by Bradley Cooper) philosophy about music; “12 notes and the octave repeats.” He was saying how music is … More A Star is Born Review
Director: Jon M. Chu Writers: Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim Starring: Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh ★★☆☆ From Jon M. Chu who gave us the cinematic classic “Jem and the Holograms” – a movie that performed so poorly at the box office it was pulled … More Crazy Rich Asians
I recently saw “Ghost in the Shell,” and for the first time in my life, I walked out of a movie. Because I was unable to view the film all the way through to the end credits, I cannot in good faith write a real review of the movie. Instead, I will take to time … More Why I Walked Out of ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Directed by Dean Israelite Written by John Gatins, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney Starring: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Banks ★☆☆ The original “Mighty Morphing Power Rangers” is available on Netflix right now, and I recently spent some time revisiting … More ‘Power Rangers’ Review
Directed by James Mangold Written by Scott Frank, James Mangold and Michael Green Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen ★★★ After almost two decades Hugh Jackman is ready to hang up the claws and walk a from the role (and franchise) that made him a star. … More ‘Logan’ Review
It is that time of year again, time for the annual Academy Awards. That means it is also time to make some Oscar predictions. For the sake of brevity, I will only cover the major categories. Best Picture: Nominees Prediction Should Win Upset “Arrival” “La La Land” “La La Land” “Moonlight” “Fences” “Hacksaw Ridge” … More Prediticons for the 89th Academy Awards
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