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The short story The Prize must have struck a chord with comedic legend Billy Crystal. The SNL veteran not only stars in the film—Here Today—based on the story but co-wrote it and directs it as well. The pairing of comedienne Tiffany Haddish and Crystal is not only comedy gold, but […]

Here Today Review: Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish Forge An ...

May 6, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Billy Crystal / Here Today / Movie Reviews / Tiffany Haddish by joeldamos

Fresh from his “surprise” Oscar win for Best Actor for The Father, Anthony Hopkins stars in The Virtuoso—out in theaters and everywhere you can rent currently, and DVD and Blu-ray today, May 4. The thing is, as much as the two-time Oscar winner is in the thriller, the titular character […]

The Virtuoso Review: Contract Killer Tale Will Keep You Guessing

May 4, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Virtuoso by joeldamos

When Ed Helms plays a likable, somewhat dorky character, it is an utter gift. He is “that guy” in Together Together and his excitement over being a father is palpable. The thing is he is a gentleman in his 40s and is single and there are absolutely no prospects on […]

Together Together Review: Ed Helms Stars in The Most Innately ...

April 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Ed Helms / Movie Reviews / Together Together by joeldamos

The video game Mortal Kombat is an obsession and has been for decades, so it only fitting that Hollywood revisit the franchise and bring it to the big screen once again. Back in 1995, the first film version of this property banked $122.2 million in America alone. Over two decades […]

Mortal Kombat Review: Video Game Gets Its Second Tinsel Town ...

April 23, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Mortal Kombat / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Anna Kendrick, Toni Collete (Hereditary), Daniel Day Kim, and Shamier Anderson star as a group of astronauts embarking on a two-year mission to Mars. Everything is going swimmingly, that is until they discover a Stowaway. Anderson’s Michael Adams somehow got trapped inside the rocket while working on it and wound […]

Stowaway Review: Anna Kendrick Stars in a Space Story with ...

April 22, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Anna Kendrick / Daniel Day Kim / Movie Reviews / Stowaway / Toni Collette by joeldamos

Sebastian Stan is an actor just waiting for the right project to make him a superstar. He’s almost achieved that by simply playing Bucky/The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It certainly has made him a household name. If he is looking to Monday to expand his reach, he […]

Monday Review: Sebastian Stan Finds Greek Life Is All Fridays ...

April 16, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Monday / Movie Reviews / Sebastian Stan by joeldamos

The less you know about Voyagers the better the overall experience. I somehow managed to avoid even seeing a trailer! So, there will be much to discuss about this surprisingly, heck shockingly, stunning film that just blew me away… but none of it will involve too many plot details. There […]

Voyagers Review: Much More Than Lord of the Flies in ...

April 9, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Review / Voyagers by joeldamos

Just to witness the awesomeness that is Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer sharing the same cinematic space, Thunder Force is worth your time. As a superhero comedy featuring an Oscar winner (Spencer) and an Oscar nominee (McCarthy), the Netflix film is also escapist fun. What sets the film apart, in […]

Thunder Force Review: Melissa McCarthy & Octavia Spencer are Super(Heroes)

April 9, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Melissa McCarthy / Movie Reviews / Octavia Spencer / Thunder Force by joeldamos

There is a powerful history of urban horses and those who wrangle them in Philadelphia that gets celebrated in Netflix’s latest rich cinematic endeavor, Concrete Cowboy. Idris Elba stars as Harp, who is a proud member of a select group of African American cowboys whose high plains drifters are better […]

Concrete Cowboy Review: Idris Elba Mesmerizes in an Excellent Equine ...

April 3, 2021 in Movie Reviews tagged Concrete Cowboy / Movie Reviews by joeldamos