Back in April I made box office projections for this summer. Now that September is upon us and enter into awards season it is time to look back and see how I did with my estimates (in order of release date). For each film, I’ll list my Projections for the film’s domestic opening weekend and… Continue reading 2018 Summer Box Office Recap
Between this being the first Hollywood thriller to feature an Asian in the leading role and “Crazy Rich Asians” blazing its own trails and records, August was a good month for Asian-Americans. Told from the perspective of computers, cameras and smartphones, “Searching” follows a father who searches (eh!) for his missing teenage daughter. John Cho… Continue reading ‘Searching’ is a Tech Thriller with a Few Things to Say
This film is a lot like “Sausage Party” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” had a lovechild… “The Happytime Murders” takes place in a world where puppets and people co-exist, and follows a human cop (Melissa McCarthy) and a puppet private investigator (performed and voiced by Bill Barretta) that must solve a recent string of killings.… Continue reading ‘The Happytime Murders’ is Dumb, Vulgar and Only Occasionally Funny, but What Else Did You Expect?
“Slender Man” is based on the internet meme of the same name, in which a tall, skinny figure appears and haunts youth who summon him. It stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair and Annalise Basso, and is directed by Sylvain White. This film is lazy, ugly, derivative, boring, monotonous, dull, dreadful and moronic.… Continue reading If ‘Slender Man’ Does Not End Up Being the Worst Film of 2018 I Will Donate to Charity
Adam Driver is a national treasure and we must protect him at all costs. “BlacKkKlansman” is the true story of a black police officer in 1979 Colorado who leads an infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan. The film stars John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace and is directed by Spike Lee.… Continue reading ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is Crazy True Story that Makes a Pretty Good Movie
I thought Awkwafina was wasted in “Ocean’s 8” but after seeing her steal the show in this I *really* think Awkwafina was wasted in “Ocean’s 8.” “Crazy Rich Asians” is the adaptation of the novel of the same name, and follows an American-born Asian woman (Constance Wu) who travels to Singapore with her boyfriend (Henry… Continue reading Awkwafina is Great, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is Just OK
I am dangerously close to giving up on Kate McKinnon, she seems unable to find a quality role in a good movie to save her life. “The Spy Who Dumped Me” stars Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon as two friends who must go on the run from assassins across Europe after one of their ex-boyfriends… Continue reading ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ is High on Kills, Low on Laughs
The Reel Deal 