Tag: movie
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An American Pickle – A Movie Review
An American Pickle is a strange, disparate comedy, but I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The premise is that an impoverished immigrant comes to America with his new wife, begins working in a pickle factory, and then, after falling into a vat of brine, wakes up 100 years later in modern day Brooklyn. He…
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Mulan (2020) – A Movie Review
As a family, and after a very long week, we were very excited to watch Mulan the night it premiered on Disney Plus. I can honestly say it was a hit with the whole family! My eight-year-old and twelve-year-old daughters liked the action, the humor, the live horses, and the fact that an out-and-out action…
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Black Panther II: Wakanda Forever – An Open Movie Treatment
I felt shocked when I heard the news on Friday night regarding Mr. Chadwick Boseman’s death. Though I mourned the loss of what seemed to be a genuinely good man and an obviously exceptional actor, I empathized especially with all the children who saw themselves in Black Panther. To them, they lost a hero. I…
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The One and Only Ivan – A Movie Review
My wife and oldest daughter adore the book that this movie is based upon, so we had to watch it on Disney Plus when it debuted this weekend. Overall, they were very happy with it. I wasn’t familiar with the story at all, so I didn’t quite know what awaited me. If you’re unfamiliar with…
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The Old Guard – A Movie Review
Netflix’s The Old Guard is a movie about four immortals who use swords and guns to do good deeds in the modern world. A young pharmacy tycoon wants to harness their genes in order to make another fortune just as a fifth immortal arises. There is lots of shooting, lots of cliches, and the obligatory…
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The Vast Of Night – A Movie Review
I watched this Amazon Original mostly because Amazon Studios rarely go wrong and the subject matter interested me … and because it’s only ninety minutes long. The premise is that during the 1950s a small town radio DJ and his friend start to investigate a strange sound emitting through the radio and telephone. They determine…
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – A Movie Review
I totally misjudged what this movie would be about from the little advertising I saw promoting it. The promotions made it look like Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams are avant-garde, haughty, powerful musicians bent on world domination. In fact, it’s just the opposite. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a silly, comforting,…
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The Gentlemen – A Movie Review
There’s something about Guy Ritchie British tough-guy movies that I just can’t resit. Sherlock Holmes, Snatch, King Arthur: Legend Of the Sword — these are movies that amuse me to no end. So, if you’re like-minded, you’ll love The Gentlemen just as I did. It’s a fast-paced gangster movie fraught with frenetic dialogue and cuts…
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Netflix’s Bright – A Movie Review
I’ve been meaning to watch Bright since 2017. Yes, you read that correctly. For some reason, I started it last night at around 11:00 p.m. and thought I’d watch for an hour or so before going to bed. Before I knew it, the movie was over and it was 1:00 in the morning! That probably…
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Da 5 Bloods – A Movie Review
With Da 5 Bloods, Spike Lee has delivered a film full of incredible performances and stunning visuals, but also a film that is inconsistent. Da 5 Bloods is a Netflix original movie. Netflix is an attractive collaborator for creators because they reportedly exert very little resistance. Spike Lee, Damien Chazelle, Martin Scorsese, Joel and Ethan…
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