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Monthly Archives: September 2018

The mash-up that is Life Itself from Dan Fogelman is quite the quagmire to digest. Dan Fogelman wrote and directed this simultaneously compelling and emotionally manipulative with an all-star cast whose characters’ stories intermingle with the subtlety of a city bus killing someone at a crosswalk. Yet, it is so […]

Life Itself Review: Does “Life” Find a Way?

September 21, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Life Itself / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

The trailer for The Grinch has arrived and before you say, “another Grinch movie,” just watch this teaser and I dare you to not smile at least once and perhaps laugh a few times! Why, pray tell? First and foremost, Benedict Cumberbatch (most recently seen in Avengers: Infinity War) voices […]

The Grinch Trailer: Never Too Early To Be Annoyed by ...

September 18, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers / The Grinch by joeldamos

It was cause for celebration when it was revealed that Oscar winner Brie Larson was Marvel’s choice to be Captain Marvel. Now that they have unveiled the first trailer, that anticipation meter should elevate ever higher. The 1990s-set film finds Larson as Carol Danvers, a military pilot with superhero powers […]

Captain Marvel Trailer: Brie Larson Is Our Hero

September 18, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Brie Larson / Captain Marvel / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

Steven Soderbergh had quite the trilogy with his heist flicks that commenced with Ocean’s 11. The heist film is a challenging genre to get right and when it is nailed, it is a beautiful thing. Who would ever have thought that flipping that Soderbergh formula’s (that in all honesty began […]

Ocean’s 8 Blu-Ray Review: An Expertly Orchestrated Heist

September 17, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Ocean's 8 / Sandra Bullock by joeldamos

There is a terrific line in the film White Boy Rick—teased in the trailer—where someone responds the extraordinary true story of Rick Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) with, “Would you believe a 15-year-old kid was working for the federal government?” To which his father Richard Wershe Sr. (Matthew McConaughey) responds, aghast […]

White Boy Rick Review: Performances Elevate Matthew McConaughey Starring True ...

September 15, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Matthew McConaughey / Movie Reviews / White Boy Rick by joeldamos

Lizzie Borden’s notorious story comes to the screen with a fresh twist and in the process exposes a new generation to the shock and awe that is Lizzie, starring Chloe Sevigny as the infamous accused murderer. The Bordens were one of the wealthiest families in New England in the late […]

Lizzie Review: Legendary Borden Story’s Slow Sizzle

September 14, 2018 in Uncategorized tagged Lizzie / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor is a highly addictive noirish “thriller” with pitch perfect performances from its cast, comic undertones that are classic Feig, which all add up to a delightfully divine moviegoing experience. Anna Kendrick is Stephanie, a lonely suburban Connecticut single mother who operates a vlog and is […]

A Simple Favor Review: Blake Lively & Anna Kendrick Kill ...

September 14, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged A Simple Favor / Movie Reviews / Paul Feig by joeldamos

Some wondered when news broke last week that Henry Cavill had signed on to portray The Witcher lead character for the Netflix series what was up with his commitment to play the Man of Steel for Warner Bros. and the DCEU. In hindsight, it should have been obvious. Cavill is […]

Henry Cavill No Longer Super in DCEU: Another Should Have ...

September 12, 2018 in Movie News tagged Henry Cavill / Justice League / Man of Steel / Movie News / Superman by joeldamos

A fresh voice in the horror world arrived when writer-director Ari Aster delivered the haunting chills with his Hereditary. The film also gave veteran actress Toni Collette an opportunity to deliver her best performance of her career—and yes, that is saying something. Hereditary is now out on DVD, Blu-Ray and […]

Hereditary Blu-Ray Review: Haunting of the Highest Order

September 11, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Hereditary by joeldamos