Originally, I was going to skip this sequel since I didn’t like “Glass Onion” and I thought “Knives Out” was just OK, but I read glowing reviews from almost everyone else (94% on Rotten Tomatoes) […]
Category: In Theaters
review – the fantastic four: first steps
Since there were already 2 or 3 attempts to bring the comic book quartet “The Fantastic Four” to the big screen, in this latest reboot – the first time the quartet is in the Marvel […]
review – F1
It seems like every few years a racing movie comes out. There are animated movies (“Cars”), comedy movies (“Talladega Nights”), movies based on a true story (“Ford vs Ferrari”), movies based on other things (“Grand […]
review – thunderbolts
According to what I’ve read, the new movie “Thunderbolts*” is the last movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Phase 5”. Personally, I think it would have been better to end that phase on a high […]
review – the accountant 2
Initially, I wasn’t planning on seeing this movie. First, because it wasn’t released by Warner Bros – which seems to do a sequel for almost all their movies (the Harry Potter franchise, the Lord of […]
review – black bag
“Black Bag” isn’t just a spy thriller. A lot of scenes are set at a UK spy office, but there are also some key scenes set at a dinner table. Most of the cast work […]
review – mickey 17
After writer/director Bong Joo Ho won multiple Academy Awards for his last movie “Parasite” (including Best Original Screenplay, Best Directing, and Best Picture), it seems like he decided to cash in for his next movie. […]
review – captain america: brave new world
When a sports team loses some key players, some people say that the following seasons are “rebuilding seasons” so they can build the team back up again. For the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), you could […]
review – juror #2
These days, when a movie directed by Clint Eastwood is released the question always comes up “Is it his last movie?” Personally, I feel very conflicted about that. On the one hand, the man is […]
review – wolfs
The storyline of two people who don’t like each other at first but must stay together or work together for a while has been used several times over the years. I think it may have […]
review – deadpool & wolverine
Finally, the team up that comic books fans have been waiting for has arrived in movie theaters. “Deadpool and Wolverine” is the introduction of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) into the main Disney/Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, they […]
review – beverly hills cop: axel f
It’s been over a generation (40 years) since we first met Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) in “Beverly Hills Cop” and approx. a generation (30 years) since we last saw him in “Beverly Hills Cop 3”. […]
review – brats
I’ve never understood the term “brat pack”. I was just a few years younger than the actors that were supposedly in the “pack”. I saw most of their movies. I also lived in Los Angeles, […]
the re-sequelizer strikes back. again. part II. Redux.
It’s only been about 4 months since I first wrote this list but in that time there have been some changes. Some movies postponed, some movies added, some movies rescheduled. Last month (April) there were […]
review – the killer
In 1995, there was a movie named “Seven” (aka “Se7en”) that was directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Some people consider it David Fincher’s best movie – including me. I would […]
review – albert brooks: defending my life
Recently, I was looking for showtimes for another movie when I discovered that the documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” was screening at the AFI Film Fest in Hollywood. I am a big fan of […]
review – killers of the flower moon
About 15 years ago, there was a fairly good award-winning TV series on HBO named “Boardwalk Empire”. The series was produced by Martin Scorsese and he directed the pilot episode. As I was watching the […]
review – the flash
I don’t know what movie or TV show was the first to show time travel, but I do know the most popular movie. If you ask most people to name a time travel movie or […]
review – the machine
It seems like a lot of people that are famous for other things would also like to be actors. Singers like Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift, athletes like Lebron James, Ronda Rousey, and […]
review – guardians of the galaxy vol. 3
I’m a pretty big comic book fan. I go to my local comic book store almost every week to get the new issues of the series that I’m reading. I prefer the standalone comic book […]
review – air
I always recommend that you see a movie in a movie theater on a big screen. In the past, I have gone out of my way to see a movie when it was playing at […]
review – a good person
According to what I’ve read, writer/director Zach Braff made this movie for his girlfriend (at the time) Florence Pugh. History has shown that doing that is often a bad idea. One reason is because if […]
review – she is love
At the end of last year, it was hard to find the movie “Causeway” in a movie theater because the movie was only playing on one screen at one location in the Los Angeles area. […]
review – babylon
Before I saw this movie, there were already two things I liked about it. First, I’m a big fan of movies set in Los Angeles, and second, I’m a big fan of movies about the […]
review – glass onion
For most good mystery movies, I will usually watch the movie twice. The first time for the mystery and the second time for the movie. There have been good mysteries in a not so good […]
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