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The Way Back
THE WAY BACK No sports being played during March 2020, so a little taste of high school basketball can be found in the somber, drama, The Way Back. Ben Affleck, as Jack Cunningham, is angry. After his life fell apart, Jack’s daily routine is; work, drink too much in his favorite dive bar, pass out,…
- 2020
- Drama
Danny Collins
DANNY COLLINS Danny Collins is a very melodramatic comedy/drama, with some excellent acting. That’s what you must prepare yourself for if you watch Danny Collins. Do you like the movie Life Itself, or the TV show This Is Us, both overly dramatic and exaggerated views of life? If you can stomach these shows, you will…
Lost Girls
LOST GIRLS Lost Girls is a Netflix crime/drama about the oldest daughter of three girls going missing. The working-poor, high-strung mother, Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), tries to get the attention of the police. However, the police are apathetic, inept, and sexist throughout the entire ordeal. Lost Girls is based upon actual events that began unfolding…
Knives Out
KNIVES OUT Knives Out is a surprisingly funny – and a bit quirky – whodunit murder mystery. The dysfunctional Thrombey family meets at the father’s mansion in Massachusetts to celebrate his 85th birthday. The father, Harlan Thrombey, is a self-made one-percenter obtaining his fortune by writing murder mysteries; the rest of the family are just…
The Coldest Game
THE COLDEST GAME Sending The Coldest Game, a spy “thriller” set during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, straight to Netflix is the right decision. Thank you, Netflix, for not making people buy a ticket to see this movie; it’s a watchable movie but not too exciting. Plot: As Soviet ships sail toward Cuba, the USA…
- 2019
- Thriller
The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a painfully slow real-time Indie drama featuring two First Nation women filmed in East Vancouver, B.C. Although painfully slow, it is a significant film for several reasons and worth watching if you go to movies for more than…
- 2019
- Drama
Troop Zero
TROOP ZERO Troop Zero is a heartfelt, slightly off-beat, predictable comedy from Amazon Studios. But, the film is more than just a story of misfit kids making friends and becoming more confident. Troop Zero will make you smile, make you cry, and remind you how precious life, friends, and you are. The story happens because…
Doom: Annihilation
DOOM: ANNIHILATION Doom: Annihilation (a 2019 film) is the second Doom movie since the 1990s video game. History: The first Doom movie in 2005 was a money-losing $60 million blockbuster. The 2005 Doom movie starred The Rock, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike. id Software, the developer of the Doom video game, supported the original Doom…
- 2019
- Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The Last Black Man in San Francisco, a drama, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. An ambitious film about a third-generation black man in San Francisco being dispossessed by the city due to gentrification. Viewing this movie is more of a study of first-timers using…
- 2019
- Drama
Bad Times at the El Royale
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Bad Times at the El Royale is a horror/thriller, written and directed by Drew Goddard. Drew wrote Cloverfield, and co-wrote an excellent movie with Joss Whedon, Cabin in the Woods; both are horror films. Bad Times at El Royale is the first film he both wrote and directed, which…
- 2018
- Thriller
Shazam!
SHAZAM! Tired of watching Oscar-worthy 3 hour movies, so for the first movie of 2020, I watched Shazam! a light action comic book movie. Shazam! is the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The preceding six DCEU films are: Man of Steel (2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Wonder Women (2017)…
The Irishman
THE IRISHMAN The Irishman is a very long film about crime, assassinations, and the Mafia. It stars the only Irish guy in the Mafia as the hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro). On his deathbed, the real Frank Sheeran told a reporter “stories” about his work for the Mafia in Philadelphia during the 1950s. Those…
Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood
ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is a fairy tale. More precisely, the movie is a “what if, fairy tale.” It makes you wonder how the world would differ if the movie’s ending was true. Plot Summary: Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) just wrapped up his 1950’s Western…
Blinded by the Light
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT I always enjoy a movie when the spoken words, or in this case, sung words, are occasionally written on the screen. I believe it is called supertitles. Flashing the words on the screen allows the viewer to read the dialogue and better appreciate the imagery, meaning, or feeling. At the same…
Marriage Story
MARRIAGE STORY Marriage Story is a flawlessly written and extraordinarily acted drama about two professional people getting divorced. After the first ten minutes, you understand the people and the marriage. Then, during the next two hours, you go through their divorce. Plot: Nicole Barber (Scarlett Johansson) gets a role in a TV show and wants…