Movies – Full Listing
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…
Earthquake Bird
EARTHQUAKE BIRD Earthquake Bird is a psychological drama set in Tokyo 1989. Unfortunately, the most interesting part is hearing the birds chirp after an earthquake. Lucy Fly (Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider) is an American – fluent in Japanese – living and working in Tokyo. During the open credits, the Police…
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,…
Ford v Ferrari
FORD v FERRARI In the race to the 2020 Oscar award season, Christian Bale may edge out Matt Damon in this semi-historical Ford v Ferrari car racing drama showing the years leading up to the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans (The Grand Prix). The Grand Prix auto race in France had always been won…
Yesterday
YESTERDAY Yesterday begins as the lights go out throughout the world. When the lights come on virtually everyone on earth forgets the Beatles. Everyone except the lead in this romantic musical comedy. A world without the Beatles (and a few other things) would be an interesting movie. How is the world different, what type of…