“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” is the latest in the long-running franchise started in 1995. Started back when the Miami Vice was not very nice, the two Miami cops are still out chasing drug dealer and cartel leaders. But now, a major Bad Dude has turned the tables on the Boys, and now they are running away from the law. Let’s see if quippy remarks and smart-alec banter can get out of this sticky situation…
“The Watchers” is a movie based off of recent horror novel, and it was adapted to give you scares and chills. At least the interesting premise will get you engaged, but the final reveal is where is should pack a punch. Especially if the Writer and Director is a child of the one of the current greats. However, sometimes you can stretch a rubber band just so far before it snaps… Read more
“The Big Bend” is an independent movie about some friends visiting from New Jersey into the rugged wilds of the Bid Bend region of Texas. Old college friends are reunited, and two families are challenged with internal (and external) crisis situations. Out where the terrain is rough and the desert is harsh, they find the truth is sometimes harsher… Read more
This film is based on the book of the same name, written by Glenn Stout and published in 2009. I, for one, am glad it was written. The movie is about a young swimmer named Trudy Ederle who had big dreams and, lucky for all women who play sports today, wouldn’t give up on them.
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“Ezra” is a beautiful story, a multigenerational drama with three males realizing they have developmental disabilities. They help one another navigate their issues, as well as their own restrictive patterns. The first two are Stan (Robert De Niro) and his son Max (Bobby Cannavale). Their problems are hardly noticeable, with Max being worse than Stan. The situation is then worse for Ezra.
The film is dark and very heavy at times but well told. Definitely one to see.
Mind-blowing. Almost every part of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is intense and mind-blowing. It’s a wild ride that never stops. What I liked most is how director George Miller knows his audience so well at this point that we simply blend into the film.
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“I Saw the TV Glow” is a cross between a ‘Twilight Zone’ type of story with late-teen angst pity party. If you felt that you did not belong in this world, or even in your own body, would you be a little bit anxious and nervous? Then your only friend convinces you that you are the alternate version of a character from TV show- but all that you see is static…
This is a tough watch if you’re an Amy Winehouse fan. When you hear “Back to Black” in the film, your heart shatters.
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