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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth. I did not expect to see Seth Rogan in a serious role like he did here, even if it was for only a dozen scenes or so. Other than that though, I don’t have much to say about the movie, it was neither overly impressive, nor underwhelming, it’s just another middle of the road film from Speilberg that seems in...
A C.I.A. operative on the edge of retirement discovers a family secret and is called back into the field for one last job. Not as good as I was hoping for, but not as bas as it could have been, this is more of a goofy take on the spy genre, with overly goofy call backs to some of Arnold’s prior works and unfortunately doesn’t stand on it’s on well enough for me to recommond. Season 2 is coming soon and I’ll be skipping it! Buy On Amazon!
In the ’90s, TV’s stunt-filled “American Gladiators” thrilled fans. This docuseries explores the show’s success and how it almost ended before it began. I really enjoyed this look back at a series that only ran for a few years on a single channel, but somehow managed to become one of my personal core memories of tv from the 90s. There’s a lot of heart to this documentary and I loved seeing how well everyone treated each other, both in the past and in the current modern era. Buy On Amazon!
Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother’s sky-rocketing medical bills. This is a fun goofy movie that has constant homages to the great gangster films of the past. It came up during a discussion with a Star Trek author a couple weeks ago when they referenced the hilarious game of telephone that happens while the main character is in prison. Worth your time if you liked those old gangster films. Buy On Amazon!
Climb aboard the starship USS Enterprise and learn how Jean-Luc Picard became one of the most beloved Starfleet members in the Star Trek universe.Star Trek stands as one of the most popular science-fiction series of all time, and Captain Picard is one of its fan-favorite characters Aimed at an audience much younger than me, this is still a an effective and quick look at both the character and the man behind the character, and even features a couple trivia topics that I was unaware of, like who Q was named after! I do have some minor complaints about the insertion...
A nerf-herder discovers an artifact that twists the Star Wars universe, swapping the roles of heroes and villains. He embarks on an adventure to restore order and emerge as the savior who reassembles the fractured galaxy. A cute mini series that’s about 2 hours long total, I hope Disney does more of these types of short form stories with heart! Buy On Amazon!
An ex-Marine grapples his way through a web of small-town corruption when an attempt to post bail for his cousin escalates into a violent standoff with the local police chief. We’ve seen this type of story a thousand times before and the only real question is if this is a good version of it. It is! There’s never a single moment that I doubted the movie was serious or had needlessly bad CGI. Never once did I get the feeling the characters were doing dumb things just because they were big ol’ dummies doing dumb stuff. In fact, there was...
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size! If you’ve played Pikmin, you’ll know the game loops, but honestly I think Tinykin is the better game in the genre. It has a solid story, a catchy soundtrack, and doesn’t overstay it’s welcome. Buy On Amazon!
Spaceman: Directed by Johan Renck. With Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, Kunal Nayyar. Half a year into his solo mission on the edge of the solar system, an astronaut concerned with the state of his life back on Earth is helped by an ancient creature he discovers in the bowels of his ship. Every now and then actors that are known for one genre step out of that genre and do something more series and/or different than what everyone knows them for. Sandler does this pretty frequently, he’s known for being a hilarious comedian with a huge following, but...
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world. I found the 4k disk for pretty cheap and I’m happy to have checked it out, the transfer is amazing and there’s some really cool tricks that are slightly more obvious in 4k but are still just as impressive when you catch them. My favorite this time around was the long shot over a verdant valley and you can see the wind moving the trees, but it’s a trick! They just...