I was away
for Spring Break last week, went somewhere new, out of the country, and
completely unplugged from media and emails.
It was really nice and I suggest you do it sometime too. Let’s get caught up on the last couple of
week’s releases.
The Shape of Water- At a top-secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely
janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being
held in captivity. Finally, a deserving
winner of best picture and it has a monster in it. I love Guillermo Del Toro’s work and I was glad
to see his peers love his work too. This
is a fantastic movie and I consider it like an unofficial sequel to ‘The
Creature from the Black Lagoon’. Think
of it like that when you watch it, it makes it even better.
Justice League- Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by
Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally,
Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
The crowd is divided over this and the box office take was weak on the opening
week end and overall way less then expected.
I suspect the best movie coming from this will be a documentary in ten
years or so about all the behind the scenes drama with different directors,
extensive reshoots, and how the studio interference ruined this movie. I still enjoyed it and I like the foundation
they have laid down and I hope they build on that. I am not sure who can fix this ship, Wonder
Woman director Patty Jenkins perhaps? It
looks the Justice League takes a back seat for a while as Aquaman, Shazam, and
Wonder Woman 2 are next in line for DC.
I, Tonya- Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks
at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is
thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. I am just interested in this because of the true
story aspect and just reexamining this reminds me of how crazy and unbelievable
it was and how it unfolded in front of our very eyes.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle- Four teenagers are sucked into a
magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to
finish the game. I missed this but I intend
to see what the Rock has cooking here.
Pitch Perfect 3- Following their win at the world championship, the now
separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO
tour, but face a group who uses both instruments and voices. I liked the first two but this one was hard
to sit thru.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi- Rey develops her newly discovered
abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength
of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First
Order. I absolutely loved this because it’s
a two-hour chase movie ala Mad Max: Fury Road.
I did not mind where the story went (Always spoiler free here) but it sure
seems to have painted the next part into a corner so the returning JJ Abrams
has his work cut out for him.
The Last Movie Star- An aging, former movie star is forced to face the reality
that his glory days are behind him. On its surface THE LAST MOVIE STAR is a
tale about faded fame, but at its core, it's a universal story about growing
old. This look like a Burt movie I need
to check out.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon- The next great psycho horror slasher
has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign
of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo.
This and Hatchet are the two best horror movies to come out in the last
decade and I still hope we get a sequel to this soon. This is from Shout Factory so it will be very
worthy of making the upgrade.
The Americans- This is a great show that I need to get
caught up on. I think I stopped at the
end of season 3. Just more episodes to add
to the queue.
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