2019 Movie Recap Part II – Mini-Awards
I’ve already covered what I saw in 2019. This post will rehash some of that, but I’ll give you more insight into my reaction to each title by categorizing them. Think of it as my own mini-awards show.
2019 Movie Review Recap
This year featured everything from my first official horror movie to the end of several eras of movies (Marvel and Star Wars). Oh, I’m sure they will release more titles, but they’ve at least ended their most ambitious story arcs. Both ended on decently strong notes.
Spoilers and Reflections for Star Wars Ep 9: The Rise of Skywalker
Spoiler warning. If you haven’t seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, this will either tick you off or not make any sort of sense. Star Wars Movies in Order from Least Favorite to Favorite Jeremy Jahns asked that question. I answered it, but I’m not sure I answered the same as I’m going to…
4.5/5 Stars: Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker
A satisfying conclusion to Disney’s Star Wars trilogy if you don’t think about how Disneyfied it’s become. That’s difficult, but if you can accept it for what it is, it’s still a fun story and a good movie. Reviews are looking polarized because if you try to compare it to classic Star Wars, it’s going to fall short.
Movie Reviews 4/5 Stars: Knives Out
*will attempt to keep spoiler free until after ads Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Adams, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer Summary: On the surface, a Clue-like whodunnit. Deeper a twisty tale of murder and family mayhem. Deeper still a tedious social commentary. Don’t go too deep! And you will enjoy it….
5/5 Stars: Frozen 2 (is Fantastic)
Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff Summary: Picking up where Frozen left us, Arendelle is peaceful and happy. Then, Queen Elsa starts hearing a voice calling to her and feels compelled to investigate. Mysterious forces drive the people out of the city after Elsa inadvertently awakens something powerful. Her sister, Anna won’t…
4/5 Stars Charlie’s Angels 2019
Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring: Ella Balinska, Kristen Stewart, and Naomi Scott Summary: Standard girl-power sort of action flick. Premise is that the next high-tech gadget ready to light up the world has a flaw, meaning it could be turned into a weapon. Contrary to many action flicks, I don’t think it’s the blow-up-the-world type….
4/5 Stars Terminator: Dark Fate
*I’ll attempt to keep Spoiler Free until after ads Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Gabriel Luna, Natalia Reyes Summary: Grace (Mackenzie Davis) and a fancy model of a Terminator (Gabriel Luna) both get sent back in time. Grace is an augmented super soldier sent from a grim future. Her orders are to protect…
Movie Review 4/5 Stars: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Harris Dickenson *May be spoilers in discussion Summary: A completely superfluous sequel that still ticks off the will-entertain-you-for-2-hours box. Aurora (Elle Fanning) is engaged to Prince Phillip (Harris Dickenson). True love at last and all that rot, or is it? Additional Comments: Story 4/5: The queen’s diabolical plan…
Movie Reviews 4.5/5 Stars: Black and Blue
Starring Naomi Harris, Tyrese Gibson, and Frank Grillo *will try to keep it spoiler freeSummary: After more than a decade away, an army vet returns to her home city of New Orleans to become a cop. The rookie cop hardly recognizes the place. Corruption runs rampant. She accidentally captures a crooked cop murder some drug…