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Yearly Archives: 2018

How wolves evolved into man’s and woman’s best friend has been the subject of much research and speculation—and serves as the powerful plot of the new film Alpha from Sony and Columbia Pictures. Albert Hughes breaks free from his normal moviemaking partner, brother Allen (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, From Hell) for a […]

Alpha Review: Doggone Divine

August 17, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Alpha / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Fresh off his Oscar winning success of Gravity, director Alfonso Cuarón returns with a beautiful tale much more grounded on Earth. The first trailer has landed for Roma and it is both beautiful and haunting. The man who knows how to work his camera like an artist wielding a paint […]

Roma Trailer: Gravity Helmer Alfonso Cuarón’s Stunning Follow-Up

August 16, 2018 in Uncategorized by joeldamos

Crazy Rich Asians is a triumph for many reasons. The most pressing one is how its story, twists and turns, humor, romance and visual spectacle completely transcend race and region. Cinema’s best tales do that and in this age of the global box office, having a script that checks off […]

Crazy Rich Asians Review: Can’t Help Falling in Love

August 16, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Crazy Rich Asians / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Audiences and critics alike were blown away, literally (and figuratively) by Avengers: Infinity War and now we all get to bask in the greatness of the Marvel movie as it has come home on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download. When all was said and done at the box office, the […]

Avengers Infinity War Blu-Ray Review: All We Are Is Dust ...

August 14, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Avengers: Infinity War / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray by joeldamos

The latest The Happytime Murders red band trailer arrives with the film’s release date merely weeks away. The highly anticipated comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy (Life of the Party), takes us into a world where puppets and humans live (and love?!) side-by-side. McCarthy’s cop has her hands full when it appears […]

The Happytime Murders Red-Band Trailer: Felt Funny

August 13, 2018 in Movie Trailers tagged Melissa McCarthy / Movie Trailers / The Happytime Murders by joeldamos

Shark movies is a subgenre of film that I quite enjoy. Jason Statham has a unique screen presence and is an actor whose work gives me great joy, ever since he blew me away in Snatch. The idea of the British action star battling the largest shark that the planet […]

The Meg Review: Shark Bite? More Like a Bug Bite!

August 12, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged Jason Statham / Movie Reviews / The Meg by joeldamos

When Spike Lee dials it to the max, there is nothing finer. That is certainly the case with his latest, BlackkKlansman. From Do the Right Thing to Malcolm X to Inside Man, the helmer finds a tenor that merges with his filmmaking DNA and audiences get a cinematic experience that […]

BlackkKlansman Review: Spike Lee’s Timely & Terrifying 70s True Tale

August 10, 2018 in Movie Reviews tagged BlackkKlansman / Movie Reviews / Spike Lee by joeldamos

Breaking In star Gabrielle Union is another fine actress that is in search of a film that makes her a bonafide superstar. Her latest, the new to home video Breaking In, has her headlining a thriller that has Union’s single mother character digging deep to become almost super-human in her […]

Breaking In Blu-Ray Review: Turn this Mother Out

August 9, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged Breaking In / DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Gabrielle Union by joeldamos

Melissa McCarthy has become quite the commodity since her breakout role in Bridesmaids. Working with her husband, fellow comedian Ben Falcone, as the director of her films—such as The Boss and Tammy)—has been quite successful for the pair. Now they are back with the new to Blu-Ray, DVD and digital […]

Life of the Party Blu-Ray Review: Melissa McCarthy Goes Back ...

August 7, 2018 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / Life of the Party / Melissa McCarthy by joeldamos