Fresh off the heels of his breakout tour, Bruce Springsteen (played by Chef Carmie from The Bear/Jeremy Allen White) needed time to reset before making a new album. Tucked in the New Jersey countryside, he wrestles with his complicated past and creates an album that isn't anything like his past work. I saw this because … Continue reading Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
There have been a few movies about failing relationships; Marriage Story, Kramer vs Kramer, Blue Valentine, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The premise is all the same, two hours of watching what could go wrong over time between two people who once cared about each other. Well enter the Roses, Benedict Cumberbatch/Theo is a successful architect … Continue reading The Roses
This is the third revamp of the franchise, and I think it might be my favorite. The Fantastic Four are in a Jetson-esque futuristic New York, trying to make the right choices for humanity when Galactus and the Silver Surfer show up, threatening Earth. Pedro Pascal (Materialists), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), … Continue reading Fantasic Four: First Steps
Anna and Tess Coleman are back in each other's bodies but this time it’s even more complicated. Single-mom Anna (Lindsay Lohan) has her hands full with her daughter Harper, her career, and trying to blend a family with her fiancé Eric and his daughter Lilly. Now the week of the wedding, they all have to … Continue reading Freakier Friday
Finally a summer Marvel premiere worth going to see in theaters! After years of flops or straight to Disney+ movies this was a refreshing change and in my opinion a redeeming to the universe. Rejected and misunderstood antiheroes team up together to take down not just Elaine from Seinfeld (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) but Lewis Pullman/Bill Pullman’s … Continue reading Thunderbolts*
Cap is back! Sam Wilson is in full swing as Captain America when (similar to Avengers: Civil War) a friend from his past is framed for committing a crime and in the name of loyalty he wants to get to the bottom of it. Oh, and Harrison Ford is president and there’s a peace treaty … Continue reading Captain America: Brave New World
Go see it, even if you have no idea who Bob Dylan is, just go. Now I sincerely hope you do know who he is but in case you don’t this is a great start. Starting in 1960, a young Bobby Dylan went to New York and over five years he transformed folk music and … Continue reading A Complete Unknown
John Williams, if you think you haven't heard his music, think again. He's the mastermind behind the scores of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic Park, and many many more. This documentary takes you behind the man and the movies that he made famous with his scores. Industry friends like Steven Speilberg, George Lucas, and … Continue reading Music By John Williams
Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, had to fight for her right to swim not just at a competitive level but at all. She faced adversity at every turn but never gave up thanks to her family. Based on the book of the same name by Glenn Stout. I wasn’t quite … Continue reading Young Woman and the Sea
Hold on to your hats, there are cameos, breaking the fourth wall, music from a millennial’s childhood and so much more! Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Blake Lively’s husband, Ryan Reynolds) is trying to live a normal life when the TVA (from Loki) asks for his help to regulate the multiverse. In order to ultimately save his universe … Continue reading Deadpool & Wolverine
Riley and her emotions are back, she’s 13 and they have everything under control. But like most teenage girls, there’s no heads up for when puberty comes. Overnight new emotions arrive and rock the boat. Joy and the original emotions have to fight for the Riley they know and love before she turns into a … Continue reading Inside Out 2
When you think of quintessential beach/surf music you think of one band, The Beach Boys. The band members reunite for a documentary about the start and journey of the group. From competing with The Beatles to dealing with internal drama to switching band members constantly, watch how they got through it together. Complete with never-before-seen … Continue reading The Beach Boys
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