Category Archives: In Theaters

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: Streaming

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Steve

Movie number one for my birthday double feature had to be this on its opening weekend. I readily admit the humorous version is growing on me via Hulu. I remain a fan of the serious version first and will always … Continue reading →

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Eighth Grade: Must See

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Steve

Bo Burnham’s directorial debut is a triumphant day-in-the-life of an eighth grade girl. The ghost of John Hughes would’ve been impressed because Bo went ever further on the authenticity with today’s teens without mocking, pandering or tsk tsk’ing the heroine. … Continue reading →

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Action Point: Streaming

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Steve

Caught this at the discount theater and I gave a shot despite Johnny Knoxville being the star; I don’t find him getting injured doing stupid things entertaining. YouTube and CHIVE have this stuff in spades. Action Park had more going for … Continue reading →

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Incredibles 2: Must See

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Steve

Catching up on the movies for the Summer of ’18 and as expected, the season is filled with sequels. This one has been anticipated for over a decade but it was worth the wait. You can’t do The Incredibles without Brad Bird … Continue reading →

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Isle of Dogs: Worth Seeing

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Steve

A second chance thanks to the second-run theater in Northwest Austin! Some days I wonder why the joint carries “high brow” flicks like Isle, The Death of Stalin or The Founder. I don’t think about it too hard since I’m saving a few bucks. … Continue reading →

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The Death of Stalin: Acquired Taste

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Steve

My final entry for Marx’s birthday. It’s late but I still want to write about seeing this at the nearby discount theater which never ceases to amaze me in what they carry. Believe it or not, The Death of Stalin is … Continue reading →

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Solo: Must See*

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Steve

* That’s the rating for the fans, for the rest of you it’s Worth Seeing. It seems the non-episodic movies for Star Wars are the great ones (Rogue One) and Solo seems to perpetuate this. I loved Force and Last but Rogue and Solo really deliver on my expectations. What … Continue reading →

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Deadpool 2: Rental or Streaming

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Steve

Mostly everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, fourth-wall breaking hero returns and this time he has to save a mutant teenager from himself and time-traveling anti-hero Cable. It falls into the same trap all sequels do by adding more characters but thankfully, half … Continue reading →

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Avengers: Infinity War: Must See*

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Steve

* Must See for us who are fans of superheroes; other it’s Worth Seeing. Infinity isn’t exclusively an Avengers movie, it’s the ten-year culmination of what Marvel Studios has been working on since 2008’s Iron Man and hinted at with the … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One: Disappointing Spielberg Schmaltz

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Steve

The long-awaited film adaption of Ernest Cline’s bestseller is here and it’s terrible. I know all about the limitations of movies versus books, so spare methose comments. Ready was always going to be a huge challenge since Cline’s references were a copyright/trademark nightmare. … Continue reading →

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Pac Rim: Uprising: Rental or Streaming

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Steve

Maybe it was for the best to not make anymore movies with jaegers and kaiju duking it out in the various cities on the Pacific Ocean. Uprising proved the old adage with sequels…more is less, especially when the producers are blatantly bending over backwards to kiss … Continue reading →

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Early Man: Worth Seeing

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Steve

The Wallace & Gromit people’s latest stop-motion, claymation feature is about a tribe of  Stone Age people having to play a game of soccer to win their valley back from an invading Bronze Age civilization. However, it’s more complicated than the premise. … Continue reading →

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Black Panther: Must See

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Steve

The next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe focuses on Black Panther and the hidden nation of Wakanda. If you recall two years ago, Black Panther made his debut in Captain America: Civil War as he sided with Iron Man’s team … Continue reading →

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Downsizing: Acquired Taste

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Steve

Downsizing was another victim of a bad release time (Christmas) and an inaccurate trailer which made it appear to be a Comedy when it’s really a Science-Fiction Satire. Might be why many hardly remember it. I think the movie will go … Continue reading →

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The Florida Project: Acquired Taste

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Steve

Quick warning. If you don’t like movies that lack a story arc, conflict and/or resolution, skip The Florida Project, its execution is along the lines of the day(s)-in-the-life of a child and her friends amusing themselves on the slummy drag heading … Continue reading →

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