The major new release in theatres this weekend is the sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. Set in a future where human looking robots exist, Gosling’s cop is in the midst of searching for valued targets when he comes across a mystery roughly 30 years in the making. That stretches back to the time of the original Blade Runner (1982) which also starred Harrison Ford and was directed by Ridley Scott (who did not direct…
Birthdays Brie Larson turns 28 today. She was born in Sacramento, California, got her first credit for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1998), her first film was Special Delivery (rom-com in 1999), and she has become a sought after actress while winning the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Room (2015). Larson will next be seen in Basmati Blues (rom-com musical) and as the superhero Captain Marvel in a pair of Marvel studios films. Other credits…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is an action comedy sequel full of secret agents shooting bad guys, appropriately timed foul language and British slang, and camera movements that you will wonder how they shot it. Picking up where the first Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) left off, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) continues his path in the spy and tailor business facing off against the villain Poppy (Julianne Moore) and making some new friends along the way. Everyone involved appears to be having…
The new releases in theatres Friday September 22 include Kingsman: The Golden Circle (action comedy starring Taron Egerton and Channing Tatum), Stronger (real life drama with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany), The LEGO Ninjago Movie (animated action with voices by Jackie Chan and Dave Franco), Battle of the Sexes (comedic true story about a tennis match with Emma Stone and Steve Carell), Victoria and Abdul (historical drama starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria), and Woodshock (dramatic thriller about drugs and…
American Assassin is an action thriller about a man wanting to stop terrorists and the counterterrorism unit that he encounters starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The film is rated 14A, was filmed in England and Italy (they sure loved showing off landmarks in Rome), and is based on the novel by Vince Flynn of the same name from 2010 (he wrote 15 novels in the series). Both leads show their action hero, tough guy side but their moments of…
Wind River is a crime drama about an investigation of a murdered young Native American woman starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen (reunited again after Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015 and Captain America: Civil War in 2016). Writer and director Taylor Sheridan gives the film a steady pace releasing just enough information to keep the murder mystery going while also showing the struggle some people have to go through living through a cold spring in Wyoming (some was also…
The new releases in theatres Friday September 15 include American Assassin (action thriller) and Mother! (horror mystery). Currently in theatres, the top 5 films based on box office grosses are It (horror), Home Again (romantic comedy), The Hitman’s Bodyguard (action comedy), Annabelle: Creation (horror thriller), and Wind River (crime mystery). American Assassin is an action thriller involving counterterrorism starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The film is rated 14A, was filmed in England and Italy, and is based on the…
Rick and Morty is an animated comedy show about a scientist and his grandson, and their adventures into the world of science-fiction. Co-creator Justin Roiland made a short film using the characters (a parody of Back to the Future) and later with Dan Harmon, turned the idea into a series, now playing its third season. Part domestic sitcom, the show excels at exploring the relationship between the two as well as having an adventure when they fly or teleport into…
Morgan Spurlock’s first documentary was Super Size Me in 2004 about testing an all McDonald’s diet for a whole month, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. Spurlock followed up with Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008), and The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: in 3-D! On Ice! (2010). I just watched what he directed next, a segment in Freakonomics (2010) and the feature length The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011). He has since gone on to…
The big new release today is the horror film It, based on Stephen King’s novel from 1986. In 1990 (27 years ago) there was a tv mini-series based on the book (starring Tim Curry and John Ritter) and this version was released one month after another Stephen King property was updated, The Dark Tower (starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey). Filmed primarily in Ontario, It is about a group of kids that battle an evil in a small town that…