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The Adam Project
THE ADAM PROJECT Ryan Reynolds chooses another big-screen film, The Adam Project, where his character’s persona is identical to the role he played in Deadpool 1, 2, and 3, Red Notice and Free Guy. This role is not an acting stretch for Reynolds, but he plays Adam perfectly in The Adam Project, a time-traveling action-comedy….
- 2022
- Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy
The Green Knight
THE GREEN KNIGHT I’m confident that none of my friends or family will enjoy The Green Knight unless they are familiar with the ancient story. Even knowing the story, most would be bored since The Green Knight is a slow-moving Indie-like drama. The Green Knight is a medieval fantasy film loaded with symbolism and magic…
Black Widow
BLACK WIDOW MCU Phase 4 Black Widow, a Marvel superhero movie, is the fourth movie in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Phase 4 of the MCU will introduce new heroes and explore a post-Endgame world where half of the universe reappeared five years after an event known as the “Blip.” There are…
- 2021
- Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Blue Miracle
BLUE MIRACLE It is June 2021, and everyone’s talking about In the Heights. Did you see In the Heights? In the Heights is excellent; you have to watch In The Heights. I chose a different Latino movie, Blue Miracle. Blue Miracle is a wholesome drama that brings together blue marlin sports fishing in Cabo San…
News of the World
NEWS OF THE WORLD The Western drama News of the Day is sometimes slow, and sometimes an intense story about discovery and survival. However, it includes the warmest and happiest ending I have seen this year. Tom Hanks (Greyhound, Sleepless in Seattle) is superb as Captain Jefferson Lyle Kidd traveling through 1870 Texas reading the…
Finding Ohana
FINDING OHANA Finding Ohana is an entertaining feel-good family adventure film set in Hawaii. Although everyone can enjoy this film, girls up to about 15 years old would especially love the free-spirited Pili (first timer Kea Peahu), the treasure hunting heroine. The story begins in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York, with Pili excelling…
The Dark Divide
THE DARK DIVIDE At first, I was distracted by the amateur backpacking and the bad science, but after I got over that, the drama, The Dark Divide, is a relatively satisfying story of self-discovery and moving on in life. Sasquatch (Bigfoot) discussions and sightings add a little mysticism and wonder to the film. The Dark…
Love and Monsters
LOVE AND MONSTERS It seems odd to say in this near-apocalyptic pandemic world – but – Love and Monsters, an adventure, monster, romance movie set in a post-apocalyptic world, is fun to watch and is entertaining. Saving the world from one disaster causes another. The remaining population now live in underground bunkers to protect themselves…
- 2020
- Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Enola Holmes
ENOLA HOLMES If I were a 16-year old girl, Enola Holmes would be empowering and would become my favorite film. I am as far from being a 16-year old girl as one can get. However, Enola Holmes, this coming-of-age adventure film on Netflix, is still entertaining, beautifully filmed and acted, and is a surprisingly complex…
Mulan
MULAN Mulan is a name known in China since the fourth century. Around that time the nomadic Rourans were fighting the Emperor of the Northern Wei dynasty, in power from 386-534. The Ballad of Mulan (Ode to Mulan) came about during this time. The Ballad of Mulan is a relatively easy to read six stanza…
The Peanut Butter Falcon
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON The Peanut Butter Falcon is an endearing, heartwarming road-trip comedy/drama movie set in the U.S. southeast. It introduces Zack Gottsagen, who plays Zak, the co-leading adult male who has Down Syndrome. Zak sets out on the road after escaping from the nursing home where the State placed him. “I am young,…
Avengers: Endgame
AVENGERS: ENDGAME I squandered all my chances to see Avengers: Endgame when it was in the theaters. But, I still felt obligated to watch this big screen epic film. Avengers: Endgame is the massive conclusion to the Avengers: Infinity Wars, the war that was so devastating to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). So, I watched…
- 2019
- Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
Alpha
ALPHA I’m a sucker for films set in the Stone Age, and Alpha is a very good coming of age action/adventure movie during the last Ice Age. This film is similar to 10,000 Years BC, Quest for Fire, or The Clan of the Cave Bear all films set in the paleolithic age (500,000 years ago…
Triple Frontier
TRIPLE FRONTIER A retired USA Special Ops unit, starting to feel their age – agree to dispense with the patriotism and their “save-the-world philosophy” – and finally cash in on their abilities. This Special Ops unit plans to steal a lot of money from a South American drug lord. This “Hey Bro” action thriller is…
MoWgli: Legend of the Jungle
MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE The last review I wrote about Mowgli in a movie was in 2016 about the remake of the Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book, aptly called The Jungle Book. That 2016 remake followed the same story-line as all the previous The Jungle Book remakes. I believe I started the review by…
Tomb Raider
TOMB RAIDER A Little History First: 2018 Tomb Raider is a prequel to the earlier Tomb Raider movies (2001 & 2003) with Angelina Jolie. This Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander, 2017 Supporting Actress Oscar winner for Danish Girl) is a refreshing change to the previous Tomb Raider heroine which was really just an extension…
Black Panther
BLACK PANTHER Being superficial, one could say that the T’Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) is just like Batman or Ironman – a man wearing a high tech suit – but unlike Batman or Ironman, Black Panther is also on a performance-enhancing substance, the “heart-shaped herb”, allowing him to be a Superhero and rule…
- 2018
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Avengers: Infinity War
AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS Marvel Cinematic Universe 101: Greek Mythology centering on the twelve gods that live on Mt. Olympus (Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo, Aries, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaistos, Hermes, and Poseidon) was first written down in 700 BC by the ancient Greeks based on stories told since 1,900 BC (Bronze Age). Ironman, Spiderman,…
- 2018
- Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE In Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, four kids in present day high school are sent to detention – a brain, an athlete, a princess and a basket case – (the criminal was left out of the equation, replaced with a coward later in the movie). Comparison is instantly made to…
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