Category Archives: Movies

Movies in Theaters and on our TV

Kubo and the Two Strings: Must See

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Steve

Another diamond in the rough of crap this Summer. Then again I tend to have more faith in Laika studios like I used to for Pixar…until Laika decides to make Boxtrolls 2, thankfully they’re not taking the easy way. Kubo is … Continue reading →

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RIP Kenny Baker

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Steve

The little man inside the R2-D2 “suit” passed away today. I think he also played an Ewok in Return whenever the lovable astromech wasn’t around. Besides Star Wars, he was one of the dimensional-hopping thieves in Time Bandits and probably some alien in Flash Gordon.

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The Secret Life of Pets: Rental at best

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Steve

Universal tries to do something other than another Minions or Despicable Me sequel and it’s a mediocre Toy Story ripoff with animals instead of toys. I guess they were counting on Louis CK and Kevin Hart to carry this stinkburger through. How is it Toy … Continue reading →

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Finding Dory: Worth Seeing

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Steve

It’s not quite Inside/Out but this Pixar sequel is far superior to Monsters U and the orifice gouging Cars 2. I’m still bummed the studio plans to churn out sequels (Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2) yet they pulled through on Dory. A year has passed … Continue reading →

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RIP Garry Marshall

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Steve

Another posthumous obituary to a person who helped ABC TV dominate in the Seventies with Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy. Of course a younger generation recalls him for directing the awful “modern” My Fair Lady flick Pretty Woman which made Julia Roberts … Continue reading →

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Captain America: Civil War: Must See

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Steve

Let’s hear it again for the Marvel Express Train of Success! If you think Civil War was going to be the end of the streak…nope. In many ways this corrects the “repeat” complaint I did have over Ant-Man (Iron Man 1) and Age of Ultron … Continue reading →

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Batman v. Superman: Waste of time

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Steve

But Steve, why did you go? Well, I still like Batman and I wanted to see if Ben Affleck would do alright. For me, it’s about time we got an American actor over an ill-tempered Brit to play my favorite … Continue reading →

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Two Justice League videos that sucked stylistically

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Steve

We’re about a week away from the upcoming Batman v. Superman movie which may either be really awesome or incredibly awful. There’s very little in-between for superhero flicks with the obscene budgets they have. I want it to be good … Continue reading →

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Night of the Comet

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Steve

I missed out on Night of the Comet in theaters around 1984 but enjoyed the hell out of it when it made its debut on Showtime the following Christmas. I think the film was whipped together to take advantage of the Halley’s … Continue reading →

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Westworld, the original

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Steve

This is a movie I have always seen somewhere around the middle but never from the beginning. I scored a cheap DVD of it in the last year in anticipation of HBO’s overdue, behind-schedule show which will lengthen the story … Continue reading →

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Zootopia: Rental or Netflix

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Steve

Zootopia is fairly predictable as it cashes in on Jason Bateman doing his “sly fox” thing, Idris Elba being gruff and the underrated Jenny Slate utilizing her helium-esque voice to play a sheep who’s also the assistant mayor. It is entertaining because … Continue reading →

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Sword of Destiny

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Steve

The “sequel” to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon made its recent debut on Netflix. I know a lot of critics poo poo’d it but I really enjoyed it. Any movie showing Michelle Yeoh kicking ass is a positive thing for me, the … Continue reading →

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Deadpool: Wait for Netflix or rent

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Steve

Deadpool the comic-book character has never been my thing. I like funny comics. I’ve never been averse to the ultra-violent neither, trust me, Give Me Liberty and Lone Wolf and Cub remain favorites; the latter was done by Frank Miller before he became a … Continue reading →

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Hail, Caesar!: Wait for Netflix or rent

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Steve

I’ll start off with a disclosure statement or confession…I am not nor have I ever been enamored of the Coen Brothers. I think they’re hacks who are twice as crappy as Tarantino. Makes sense, there’s two of them. I hate The … Continue reading →

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Krampus: Rental

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Steve

An attempt at a Horror Comedy which doesn’t really provide enough of either. It had a few humorous moments commenting on the holiday’s commercialization and redneck relatives. As for the horrifying parts, they don’t have to be covered in splatter … Continue reading →

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