“The Wild Robot” is an animated movie where Nature meets Nurture. And in this case, Nurture is in the form of a Robot crash-landed onto a remote island. The Robot is designed to provide service to humans and complete any assigned task. But can this Robot give the one thing that a little newly-hatched gosling really needs? A Mother?
“The Substance” is a movie that describes how Beauty might be skin-deep, but Vanity is a cancer that gets deep into the bone marrow. A famous Movie/TV Star reaches an age where she gets discarded. But she finds a way to use a mysterious ‘substance’ that can make a new and better version of herself. But like with Dorian Gray; when you mess with Nature, Nature will tend to mess with you back. You get the ‘picture’… Read more
“My Old Ass” is a fun little coming-of-age story mixed with a little ‘woo-woo’ voodoo. This allows an older version of the character to give advice to the younger one. It is not like “Back to the Future 2”. No, in this case, the mysterious trip in the ‘Way Back Machine’ is from drugs – not a DeLorean. And this one’s a kick in the Ass.. Read more
“The Front Room” is a tale based on horror — the horror of getting old. When a young couple is backed into a corner, they agree to let the husband’s estranged step-mother come to live with them. The elderly step-mother brings an opinionated view into the house. She has a basic lack of tact, and a lack of bladder and bowel control. Things are turning into a ‘M-E-Double-S’… Read more
“Sing Sing” is an emotionally uplifting story set in the most depressing place — the maximum security prison called ‘Sing Sing’. Prisoners on the inside never have a lot of freedom to express themselves. But a program designed to get inmates familiar with ‘The Arts’ gives them a chance to produce plays and learn acting skills. You might call it ‘The Sing Sing Redemption’, just without the major escape at the end. Read more
“It Ends With Us” is about abuse inside the family — domestic violence — and shows that you can make it stop. Refuse to be a victim and stand up to the abuser. If it just didn’t lean into the ‘cutesy’ initial romance and the unrealistic situations — you might think the movie was saying something important… Read more
“Fly Me to the Moon” is a movie that has the backdrop of the U.S. Space Program of the late 1960’s. The Apollo moon shot mission is the key focus. But it is not content with following the (fictional) people involved. It instead goes into major ‘conspiracy theory’ territory. The actual moon landing will be a real boost for America’s prestige — even if Government Forces need to ‘fake it’… Read more
“Maxxxine” is part of a horror movie trilogy, and it is the last one. It will become the ‘Final Movie’ about a ‘Final Girl’. That is, the last one standing. The ‘adult film’ actress who is now in Hollywood is out to follow her obsession. She wants to be a Star. She won’t allow her role to be ‘cut’… Read more
“Despicable Me 4” is a further adventure into the world of Gru and his family and his Minions. In case you have been hiding under a rock for the past 14 years, the ‘Despicable’ empire has continued to grow and get more fans over the years. The quality of animated movie making may not have increased much with the release of these films. But the results at the Box Office show these will be a hit. Read more
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is part of a larger franchise for ‘Quiet Place’ horror movies. Some outer-space creatures had landed on Earth to cause havoc. The other movies dealt with how people had adapted to the monsters attacking people who were too loud. These critters are nearly blind, but have an acute sense of hearing. So you need to crunch on that popcorn just a little quieter… Read more
