Yearly Archives: 2022

There are few “instant classic” movies out there in the world. You know the type, from the moment it is released, there is something truly exquisite about it that makes it a film worthy of immediate as possibly adding it to the personal collection. But that was absolutely the case […]

Wayne’s World 30th Anniversary Steelbook Blu-ray Review: It Is Worthy!

February 9, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Dana Carvey / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Mike Myers / Rob Lowe / Wayne's World by joeldamos

The Academy Award nominations have been announced and that means it is time for The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch to rear its head and chime in on the biggest snubs and surprises of Oscar 2022. Now, there weren’t too many seismic snubs this year, but certainly, there were enough to […]

Oscar Watch: Snubs & Surprises 2022: Where Is Ruth Negga ...

February 8, 2022 in Opinion Piece / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Opinion Piece / Oscar Snubs / Oscar Snubs & Surprises / Oscar Surprises / Oscar Watch by joeldamos

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog (which aired on Netflix) led the pack for this year’s Oscar nominations with twelve. It scored a bevy of nods, including Best Picture, Best Director for Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actress for Kirsten Dunst, and Best Supporting Actor for […]

Oscar Nominees Announced: The Power of the Dog Leads Nods ...

February 8, 2022 in Nominations / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Oscar Nominations / Oscars by joeldamos

Back in 1983, director Ivan Reitman was handed a script by Dan Aykroyd that would prove to change his life forever. A year later, he was responsible for directing the biggest comedy of 1984 and a film itself that had caused a pop-cultural seismic shift. Now, as Ghostbusters: Afterlife has […]

Ghostbusters Afterlife Blu-ray Review: Call Jason Reitman Every Time!

February 7, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Ghostbusters: Afterlife by joeldamos

Before delving into the meat and potatoes of the limited series Pam & Tommy on Hulu, one has to appreciate that this is a story told from a multitude of perspectives. This is in no way a one-way street. This is real life. There are complex and myriad pieces of […]

Pam & Tommy Review: Real Life Sensationalism Is Put Through ...

February 3, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Lily James / Movie Reviews / Pam & Tommy / Sebastian Stan by joeldamos

The family Byrde, as we left them at the end of Ozark Season 3, was in a perilous spot. Heck, when are they not—am I right?! But one can see how Season 4 was going to be the final go-around because how much can one family endure and still walk […]

Ozark Season 4 Part I Review: The End is Nigh

January 24, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Jason Bateman / Laura Linney / Movie Reviews / Ozark by joeldamos

Based on the bestselling novel by Francine Rivers, Redeeming Love makes its way to the big screen. For those who love romances or who are romantics at heart, this story of a man meeting the girl of his dreams in the most unlikely of places during the Gold Rush in […]

Redeeming Love Review: Does Gold Rush-Based Historical Romance Pay Off?

January 21, 2022 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Redeeming Love by joeldamos

Baby Driver hit screens in 2017 and was The Movie Mensch’s number one movie of that year. It may have taken the filmmaker a few years, but Wright has returned with a stunner of a film—now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital formats. Last Night in Soho features the “It […]

Last Night in Soho Blu-ray Review: Edgar Wright Creates Another ...

January 20, 2022 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Anna Taylor-Joy / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Edgar Wright / Last Night in Soho by joeldamos

Oscar Isaac is no stranger to working with the Mouse House, what with his work on Lucasfilm’s Star Wars films. Yet the news of a first trailer today for Moon Knight has fans across the world celebrating his latest collaboration with Disney, specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The teaser has […]

Moon Knight Trailer Premieres: Disney+ Previews Latest Must-See Marvel TV ...

January 17, 2022 in Movie Trailers tagged Disney+ / Ethan Hawke / Moon Knight / Movie Trailers / Oscar Isaac by joeldamos

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