Monthly Archives: May 2019

Taraji P. Henson is such a versatile actress. For example, in the span of under a year, she was explosive in the true tale Best of Enemies and wickedly funny in the gender-swapped remake of What Women Want, What Men Want—out now on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download formats. Henson […]

What Men Want Blu-Ray Review: Taraji Tears it Up!

May 14, 2019 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Taraji P. Henson / What Men Want by joeldamos

Ever wonder what William Shakespeare did once he decided to never put quill to paper? In the stunning All Is True, Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as The Bard in a part of the icon’s life that is not so well known. After his beloved The Globe Theatre burned to […]

All Is True Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh On Shakespeare’s Desire For ...

May 10, 2019 in Interviews tagged All Is True / Exclusives / Kenneth Branagh / Murder on the Orient Express by joeldamos

Capturing an author’s creative inspiration on the screen is nothing new, but that doesn’t lessen the utter challenge that is bringing it to life. Those involved in the biopic, that is a look at famed author J.R.R. Tolkien and how the vastness of his life inspired The Hobbit and of […]

Tolkien Review: J.R.R.’s Middle Earth Origins

May 10, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Tolkien by joeldamos

Having known nothing about Pokémon, the craze that surrounds it—not even its origins—I headed into the screening of Pokémon Detective Pikachu a blank slate. However, since that first trailer premiered some months ago, this film has been high on my “can’t wait to see it” list. Let’s just say this: […]

Pokémon Detective Pikachu: Now That’s How You World Build!

May 10, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Pokemon Detective Pikachu / Ryan Reynolds by joeldamos

Poms is based on a true story and stars Diane Keaton as a woman who sees the final chapters of her life coming and checks out of her Manhattan life and moves to Georgia to “die” in a senior living community. Instead of her dark view of the immediately future, […]

Poms Exclusive Interview: Director Zara Hayes Dishes Diane Keaton Starring ...

May 9, 2019 in Interviews tagged Diane Keaton / Poms / Zara Hayes by joeldamos

One of my favorite Steve Martin films is the uncanny work he turned in (opposite Michael Caine) in 1988’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. MGM has presented a remake of the con man comedy classic and with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson serving as the comedic one-two punch, anticipation is high. Of […]

The Hustle Review: Hathaway & Wilson Are Dull Dirty Rotten ...

May 9, 2019 in Movie Reviews tagged Anne Hathaway / The Hustle by joeldamos

The first terrifying trailer for It: Chapter Two has landed and it appears as if director Andy Muschietti is more than ready to scare us once again. The Losers Club is back together and all grown up and they must reunite because that killer clown appears to have returned to […]

It Chapter 2 Trailer: Are You Still Daddy’s Little Girl?

May 9, 2019 in Movie Trailers tagged Movie Trailers by joeldamos

That first Brightburn trailer arrived earlier this year and The Movie Mensch was all-in. The film is from the wickedly inventive mind of James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) who has us wondering what if a superman type situation landed in a parents’ lap and instead of a superhero sent […]