For what it’s worth, this is the best of both the “Thor” trilogy and the recent Marvel entries. “Thor: Ragnarok” is the 17th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and features the God of Thunder Thor (Chris Hemsworth) needing to team up with his half-brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and a scavenger… Continue reading ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ is Solid Marvel Entertainment
I ran into this issue last year with “Almost Christmas:” early November is too soon to release Christmas movies. “A Bad Moms Christmas” is the sequel to last July’s surprise hit “Bad Moms” and features Jon Lucas and Scott Moore returning to write and direct. The film follows Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn… Continue reading ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ is Like Getting Socks as a Gift: You Didn’t Ask for It and Some Will be More Forgiving than Others
What an absolute baffling train wreck of a dumpster fire… “Suburbicon” follows a mild-mannered father living in a 1959 suburb with his wife and son. After a home invasion leaves his wife dead, things begin to get crazy in the town. Or something like that, the plot of this film is a mess. Julianne Moore… Continue reading ‘Suburbicon’ is a Misfire of Hilarious Proportions
What’s it say about us as a human species when characters in the “Saw” films are fighting for their lives in deathtraps and we’re just all hoping and praying for them to fail? “Jigsaw” is the eight installment of the torture porn franchise, and the first since 2010’s “Saw 3D.” In the film, the Jigsaw… Continue reading ‘Jigsaw’ is Exactly What You Think it is, For Better or Worse
It’s very rare you’ll be alone in a movie theater but that was how I found myself today when I sat down to watch “The Snowman;” and I’m thankful no one else was there to endure what I had to. “The Snowman” stars Michael Fassbender as an alcoholic detective named Harry Hole (I am absolutely… Continue reading ‘The Snowman’ is About as Enjoyable as Walking Barefoot in a Blizzard
Always refreshing when a movie is exactly what the trailers and cast imply it’s going to be. “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” is the sequel to last year’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (very clever naming going on here) and the 10th installment of Tyler Perry’s series. The film features Perry again playing several characters, including… Continue reading Sue Me Again: Something About ‘Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’ Entertained Me
You know the apocalypse is approaching when one of the year’s best films stars Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. “The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)” is the latest film from writer-director Noah Baumbach and stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson as a dysfunctional family living in New York City.… Continue reading ‘The Meyerowitz Stories’ a Dysfunctional Family Dramedy That Excels
If we’re never going to see Vincent Chase star in “Smoke Jumpers” then at least we have this. “Only the Brave” is the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who battled the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013. Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Taylor Kitsch and James Badge Dale star… Continue reading Emotional and Entertaining, ‘Only the Brave’ is One of the Best Films of 2017
I’ve seen people comparing this film to “Groundhog Day” and “Edge of Tomorrow” but have we all forgotten about this past February’s “Before I Fall?” “Happy Death Day” stars Jessica Rothe as a college girl who is murdered on her birthday, only to wake up and realize she is reliving the same day on a… Continue reading ‘Happy Death Day’ Worth Taking a Stab At
Chadwick Boseman may be portraying Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not all heroes wear capes… “Marshall” is the story of Thurgood Marshall, the eventual first African-American Supreme Court Justice, and focuses one of the first cases of his career as he defends a black man charged with raping a white woman. Boseman… Continue reading Solid Acting and Courtroom Drama Help ‘Marshall’ Overcome its Familiar Flaws
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