Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, and Benedict Wong *mild spoilers possible Summary: An excuse for Will Smith to fight a younger, CGI version of himself. Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, just wants to retire, but his government handlers aren’t thrilled with that idea. They send the best of the best to kill…
Starring: Woody Harelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone, and Zoey Deutch Summary: The sequel to an absolutely ridiculous movie (Zombieland). Our heroes have started categorizing the zombies into Homers (stupid ones), Hawkings (smart ones), and ninjas (athletic ones). Their happy little family is disrupted by the ladies running away. The world’s still a mess,…
Starring Joaquin Phoenix *could contain some spoilers; more spoilers after Summary: Joker follows the slow series of unfortunate events that take a downtrodden man from mental case to inspiration for a violent uprising in Gotham. Arthur Fleck doesn’t just wake up one day and say, “hey, I’ll be joker… and unleash some hell on random…
*There will be spoilers in the discussion. *I never saw It Ch 1. Summary: A group of misfit friends who call themselves The Losers, leave their hometown and forget the weird happens in their small Maine hometown. 27 years later, people are dying again, and only this outcast group can stop the horror. Additional Comments:…
Starring: Keanu Reeves Co-Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano Summary: Neo gets pulled out of the Matrix and into a wider war. He’s essentially the Chosen One, but convincing him of that is quite the journey. Additional Comments: I’d forgotten most of this story. Oh, I remembered special lines like “Dodge this.”…
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman Co-starring: Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Piper Perabo Summary: Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is experiencing some health fallout from the other few hectic days (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen). This round he’s got to prove he’s not he bad guy and save the President from evildoers. Additional Comments: Plot…
*very mild spoilers Summary: Action packed with liberal doses of crude comedy laced throughout, this movie is pretty much everything it set out to be. It’s typical big-budget action movie fare. You get lots of big explosions, several awesome chase scenes, a standard save-the-world plot, and some lovely characters. None of that should be spoilers…
They had to make some things quite convenient to get the plot to work, but it’s surprisingly deep for a movie vying for most ridiculous of the year.
*Will Attempt to make this Spoiler Free Summary: Feeling the burnout of the Infinity War/End Game, Spider-Man just needs a vacation. Fortunately, it’s summer vacation and he’s off to tour Europe with a small group of classmates. It’s billed as a science trip, but that’s a stretch. Additional Comments: The friendly neighborhood spider gets quite…
*Spoilers Possible Summary: Had some time to kill last Friday (6/21/19), so I decided to see MIB 4 again. Was it worth it? Yes. This is the type of movie that’s better to see in theaters. Also, it’s nice to be able to pay more attention to the little details rather than the big picture….