Last year, comic book and movie fans were witness to Wonder Woman, the iconic hero and first superhero movie with a female as the lead character. Her origin story is one of the few hits DC Comics films have had since their attempted launch of a cinematic universe. While that venture seems to be allContinue reading “‘Wonder Woman’ sequel gets a title and a surprise return”
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Friendship, fun, and gut-busting laughs run together in entertaining ‘Tag’
Remember when you and your friends used to ride bikes and run around outside? When adventure was found outside on your pedals or the words ‘You’re It!’ evoked feelings of excitement to find the next person you are going to touch and make them the chaser? As an adult, those days seem long gone, replacedContinue reading “Friendship, fun, and gut-busting laughs run together in entertaining ‘Tag’”
The girls have fun in this summer’s glossy heist ‘Ocean’s 8’
The George Clooney-led ensemble Ocean’s movies came out around a time that I didn’t really appreciate them. Upon revisiting them a few months ago through Netflix earlier this year, I finally figured out the hype. Sandra Bullock’s grand heist film might not measure up to the predecessors, but the summer movie season is perfect forContinue reading “The girls have fun in this summer’s glossy heist ‘Ocean’s 8’”
A motley crew and bloody thrills makes for entertaining stay in ‘Hotel Artemis’
If you’ve looked at the trailer for Hotel Artemis, you get the basis of what this film will be about. With an all-star cast, they can make a basic movie plot look entertaining. You can check out if you want, but you can’t exactly leave. So strap in for 90-plus minute bloody B-movie style flick.
Viola Davis leads fierce girl gang in ‘Widows’
Five years ago, a little historical drama called 12 Years a Slave stormed the Academy Awards. It put director Steve McQueen on the map and now he’s roaring back to the big screen with a star-studded crime thriller. And he couldn’t have picked a better lead than How to Get Away with Murder’s Viola Davis.
Everything is Awesome again with ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’
Everyone remembers The Lego Movie, right? The 2014 smash-hit was a landmark in visual style and creativity in animation. Along with great humor, voice cast and heartwarming message, The Lego Movie started a major franchise for the Lego brand, including the successful Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. Five years later, it’s timeContinue reading “Everything is Awesome again with ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’”
The Watch List of 2017
This year, I decided to go bigger, better, adding more numbers! Like a normal sequel, right? With the addition of Hulu, move movies came along that I hadn’t gotten into while I also delved into On Demand and the library to expand to different genres. This year, I went into the classics of my childhood,Continue reading “The Watch List of 2017”
The Watch List of 2016
Here is the list from 2016. Not too bad for my first year. This year, I could consider the year of Ghibli as I went through a fair amount of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated classics. I also went through some classics that I’ve never thought or considered to watch like the cult classic Labyrinth or Sing Street.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ teaser trailer promises a rocking good time.
Queen. I wasn’t exposed to their music until my college days. I had wonderful hallmates and roommates that opened my pop culture world to show how much I wasn’t seeing. With classic anthems such as “We Are The Champions” and “We Will Rock You”, they have cemented their place in music history. But what aboutContinue reading “‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ teaser trailer promises a rocking good time.”
‘The Predator’ first look feels underwhelming for this retelling
Being born at the start of the 90’s, I missed out on a lot of classic movies that featured generational action heroes such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Some of these movies I’m only now watching. I watched the 1987 cult classic science fiction film ‘Predator’ last year during a revival series at aContinue reading “‘The Predator’ first look feels underwhelming for this retelling”
One Scene at A Time 