Peele is more miss than hit lately. The mystery wasn’t all that exciting. The story keeps your attention, but at the end you are left wondering if your in-flight movie time could have been better spent elsewhere. Ho-hum ending.
Rating: C-
A creative twist on the Dickens classic. Would have preferred a non-musical version, as I’m not a showtunes guy.
Rating: C
A shoot-em up firing mostly blanks. Implausible doesn’t even begin to describe it. The flash and bang will hold your attention, but ultimately you’ll end up wishing you had gotten off at the first stop.
Rating: C-
I watched this mainly to better understand conservatorships and for a high-level overview of what’s transpired with Britney Spears the last few decades. I wasn’t really paying much attention. The documentary served both purposes.
Rating: C
Some light fun if you don’t take it too seriously. Poor casting choice with Sandra Bullock. She’s simply too much older than Channing Tatum to make it a credible love story.
Rating: C
It felt like an endless video game with non-stop flashing graphics. I’m glad Waititi can make a fortune directing this schlock so he can continue pumping out high quality series like Reservation Dogs, What We Do In The Shadows, and Our Flag Means Death.
Rating: D-
If Groundhog’s Day were a slasher flick. Plot holes galore, but entertaining enough.
Rating: C
A primitive prequel in the Predator franchise that pits an Native American girl and her dog against a Predator visiting Earth for some sport hunting. Rating: C+
Nic goes mega-meta in an action comedy that isn’t quite funny or thrilling enough.
Rating: C
German lady takes a robotic companion for a test drive to study the ethics of introducing AI-lovers into society. It’s actually pretty charming.
Rating: C+
A bit of nostalgic fun with a nameless enemy that no one can feel sad about seeing get blown up.
Rating: C
Another fun chapter in this completely engaging series. Fans of the show like me will love this film update. The characters are like old friends at this point.
Rating: B-
Movies like this are made to be seen in the theater. Dinosaur fights and chases are in your face and felt in your bones. Fun to see a world slowly adapting to life with dinosaurs. Often felt like an Indiana Jones throwback–a compliment.
Rating: C+
Very little to like in this dumbed down toon for kids. The story didn’t make sense. The animation was terrible. The humor was juvenile. Nothing smart or witty for adults to latch onto.
Rating: D-
Could easily be a stage production about a mysterious tailor piecing together a suit of lies. Not enough intrigue or action to elevate the material above being mildly entertaining.
Rating: C-
Bonkers. I can’t fathom what the screenplay of this film looks like. The editing must have taken forever. It was a noble attempt to craft such a batshit crazy movie. You’ll laugh at the absurdity of it all, despite it failing as a coherent story. If you are looking for something different, this is it.
Rating: C
As pointless as drifting in a sailboat with no sails. Aimless and boring.
Rating: F
The thing about revenge flicks is you want the person getting the revenge to have some redeeming qualities so that you can root for them as they’re cutting their way through the baddies. Unfortunately, Bull *is* one of the baddies. He’s a bit of a maniac. Very hard to root for anyone, so you’re left with senseless blood and guts.
Rating: D+
I watched this without knowing the genre or plot, which made for a bewildering first act. Something felt off, but I wasn’t sure if I was reading the tone right. Nope. I was. Things got quite grisly and dark. Well made, but not something I would suggest to friends.
Rating: C
Time travel movies never make sense; this one included. It’s a bit of child-fantasy fun that will make dads feel guilty about not spending enough time with their kids.
Rating: C
