A little bit of movie news happened this week… Plus a little from the ol’ rumour mill… Hopefully, the “rumour” isn’t true. As a little treat, “WHERE’S MY PANTS?” Was Arnold Schwarzenegger nude during the […]
Lights, Camera, Annoying! LiFe in Los Angeles
When people talk about the worst things about Los Angeles, they often mention earthquakes, traffic, smog, the seasons don’t change, etc. Most people don’t mention one of the things I personally hate the most – […]
review – See How They Run
Famous mystery writer Agatha Christie wrote a murder mystery play called “The Mousetrap” which opened in London’s West End in 1952 and is STILL PLAYING IN THE SAME THEATER TODAY. It holds the world record […]
Saidi’s Take – 10/17/2022
Little bit of humor…. Remember how I was saying above almost every famous actor or actress will eventually be part of the Marvel or DC universe…. Who says the studio system is dead?
Singers that Became Actors
There seems to be a current trend of singers getting into acting such as Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born” (2018), “Joker: Folie à Deux” coming in 2024), Harry Styles (“Don’t Worry Darling”, “My Policeman”), […]
Is Going To the Movies Still Worth it?
This past weekend there were two different movies that opened in movie theaters that I wanted to see. “Amsterdam” and “Tár”. Here are the pros and cons of my movie theater experiences. I decided to […]
Saidi’s Take – 10/11/2022
Hello everyone, Little bit of humor…. This is REAL: THE MOVIE WAS PLAYING ON A CABLE CHANNEL TODAY (Columbus Day) but it’s not about him AT ALL. I actually watched a little bit of the movie. […]
Review – Confess, Fletch
Movie studios are always looking to create movies and TV series from bestselling books. Characters like Hercule Poirot (from Agatha Christie mysteries), Jack Reacher (from the books by Lee Child), Jack Ryan (from the books by Tom Clancy), […]
Best Sports Movies
There’s been several lists of best sports movies but they always miss some gems. Here’s a better list! Baseball: Over the years there’s been dozens of different types of baseball movies such as “Major League” […]
ARE MOVIES GETTING LONGER?
The running time for the upcoming “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will be 2 hours and 41 minutes which will make it the 2nd longest Marvel movie so far (“Avengers: Endgame” was 3 hours 1 minute). Plus, […]
saidi’s take – 10/3/2022
Little Bit of Humor…. Feel old yet….. Sean Connery also played Bond in the “unofficial” Bond movie “Never Say Never Again” in 1983. It’s unofficial since it wasn’t produced by EON Films – the producer […]
review – the automat
This documentary is about the rise and fall of the Horn and Hardart “Automat” chain of restaurants. Although they only had locations in Philadelphia and New York City, the were the BIGGEST restaurant chain in the […]
Steve Martin Film Festival
Since the 2nd season of “Only Murders in the Building” is now done and since I’ve read a few stories that say Steve Martin is considering retiring after the TV series is finished, I decided to […]
Movies About The Biz
Since there are a few new movies about the movie industry coming out soon including “Blonde” (a somewhat fictionalized biography of Marylin Monroe), “The Fabelmans” (Steven Spielberg movie partly based on his childhood), “Empire of […]
Saidi’s take – 9/28/2022
The Epix premium cable channel was just renamed “MGM+” which seems kind of odd to me since MGM is now owned by Amazon (shouldn’t they just put the MGM library on Amazon Prime?). Also, the […]
Saidi’s Take 9/26/2022
This past weekend the domestic box office improved 17% over the previous weekend. It was the first time since the end of July that 3 movies made over $10 million at the domestic box office. […]
Review – Bullet Train
First, send 5 assassins – “Ladybug” (Brad Pitt), “Tangerine” (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), “Lemon” (Brian Tyree Henry), “Wolf” (Benito A Martinez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny), and “The Hornet” (Zazie Beetz) – to a high-speed train to retrieve […]
review – the magnificent seven
The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the classic 1960 film of the same name. Based on a 1954 story by Akira Kurosawa, writers Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk provided enough fresh changes, characters and plot […]
review – blair witch
Blair Witch is a scarily fun sequel to the 1999 Blair Witch Project about young James Donahue and several of his friends, Lisa, Peter, and Ashley, who go trekking into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest together. […]
review – lazy eye
Writer / Director Tim Kirkman has rendered a delicate and touching love story in his recent feature film effort, Lazy Eye. While the film has played quite well on the LGBQT film festival circuit, the […]
review – sully
Sully is a dramatic recreation of the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson,” which found Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at the command of US Airways Flight 1549, after it struck a flock of geese and began […]
review – the light between oceans
Director Derek M. Cianfrance brings the depth of his directorial prowess into full force with the delicately rendered film, The Light Between Oceans. Adam Arkapaw’s subtle, yet visually stunning cinematography serves as a perfect counter-point to […]
review – don’t breathe
Don’t Breathe is a spine-tingling home invasion genre movie that will have you on the edge of your seat! A box office hit, this film makes great use of the simple sets, laying down a […]
review – war dogs
Todd Phillips directs this action filled comedy romp, which is loosely based on the real life account of a couple of unlikely war-profiteers that bungled their way into supplying munitions to the United States military. […]
review – hell or high water
Director David Mackenzie wastes no time in getting his latest film rolling. Taking the old editor’s adage of “get in late, and get out early” to heart, Hell or High Water stomps right into the […]
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