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Yearly Archives: 2016

Passengers finds an Earth in the future that seems to be doing just fine. This is not a post apocalyptic tale with a shipload of humans heading to a far corner of the galaxy to help save the human race. Oh, no… this is a ship full of thousands of […]

Passengers Review: Pig in Space

December 24, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Chris Pratt / Jennifer Lawrence / Movie Rviews / Passengers by joeldamos

Sing, sing a song Sing out loud Sing out strong… Those are the lyrics to The Carpenter’s big hit, but they could also not be more perfect to describe the tone and message of Illumination Entertainment’s latest, Sing. The people who brought us the Despicable Me movies and the Minions […]

Sing Review: Animal Idol Inspires

December 23, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Sing by joeldamos

Suicide Squad has landed on DVD and Blu-Ray and should make many a fan a happy stocking stuffer this holiday season. The film that critics panned and audiences adored should sell quite a few home vids as it not only includes the smash hit movie with the all-star cast, but […]

Suicide Squad Blu-Ray Review: Extended Cut Gives Us More Super ...

December 20, 2016 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Suicide Squad by joeldamos

In Passengers, Earth is actually doing just fine. It’s not one of those sci-fi films where the planet is exhausted and humans are scoping out other livable planets for the sustaining of the human species. Humans are aboard this ship that takes 90 years to get where it’s going because […]

Passengers: Cast and Crew Chat Sci-Fi Romantic-Thriller

December 20, 2016 in Interviews tagged Chris Pratt / interviews / Jennifer Lawrence / Passengers by joeldamos

Collateral Beauty screenwriter Allan Loeb phoned The Movie Mensch for an exclusive chat about his new film that features an all-star cast that includes Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Michael Pena, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton and Naomie Harris. The writer talked about the joy of penning a project that […]

Collateral Beauty Exclusive: Writer Allan Loeb Talks Weaving His Emotional ...

December 16, 2016 in Interviews tagged Collateral Beauty / Exclusives / interviews by joeldamos

Meryl Streep has been garnering the accolades yet again for another fine performance in the true tale Florence Foster Jenkins. After scoring a Golden Globe nod for Best Actress, Comedy or Musical, Streep seems to be on pace to score her millionth Oscar nomination in her illustrious career. The story […]

Florence Foster Jenkins Blu-Ray Review: Meryl Streep “Sings” in True ...

December 15, 2016 in Uncategorized by joeldamos

Our favorite animated villain turned hero and doting father has returned in the first trailer for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 3. The film follows the latest adventures of Gru (Steve Carell), Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and those three adorable kids Gru adopted, Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) […]

Despicable Me 3 Trailer: Guess Who’s Back?!

December 15, 2016 in Movie Trailers tagged Despicable Me 3 / Movie Trailers by joeldamos

That old phrase “when the cat’s away, the mice will play” was never more appropriate to describe a film’s premise than the animated charmer The Secret Life of Pets. The story follows a group of pets, mostly cats, dogs, a bird or two and maybe even a rabbit, who get […]

The Secret Life of Pets Blu-Ray Review: Bring This Puppy ...

December 14, 2016 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Secret Life of Pets by joeldamos

As the first stand alone Star Wars movie to hit screens since the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives in theaters with just a wee bit of pressure to deliver the goods. In short, it does. To put it more specifically, it is the […]

Rogue One Review: The Force Is Strong With This One

December 13, 2016 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by joeldamos