Saturday, March 14, 2020
Bloodshot
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
Move over Marvel & DC, Valiant Comics’ superhero Bloodshot has come to the big screen. Marine soldier Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is murdered but resurrected using nanotechnology which gives him superhuman strength & regenerative powers. When memories of who murdered him & his wife suddenly return to him, Ray goes on an unstoppable mission of revenge. But are his memories true or is he being manipulated by Dr Emil Harting (Guy Pearce) & his army of cybernetic enhanced super soldiers. Expect lots of thrilling CGI action scenes as Ray battles for what he believes is right. It’s predictable but fun to watch. Diesel is consistently the same one dimensional character that he seems to play in all of his movie roles.
Alien gives it 3 “Rising Spirit Tech” stars out of 4.
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
Move over Marvel & DC, Valiant Comics’ superhero Bloodshot has come to the big screen. Marine soldier Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is murdered but resurrected using nanotechnology which gives him superhuman strength & regenerative powers. When memories of who murdered him & his wife suddenly return to him, Ray goes on an unstoppable mission of revenge. But are his memories true or is he being manipulated by Dr Emil Harting (Guy Pearce) & his army of cybernetic enhanced super soldiers. Expect lots of thrilling CGI action scenes as Ray battles for what he believes is right. It’s predictable but fun to watch. Diesel is consistently the same one dimensional character that he seems to play in all of his movie roles.
Alien gives it 3 “Rising Spirit Tech” stars out of 4.
The Hunt
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
Six elitists hunt twelve people in this black comedy poking fun at conservatives & liberals. If you are expecting an action thriller riddled with over the top violence, you would not be wrong but it is also loaded with political one-liners silently asking what side you are on. An internet posting & airplane flight kick off this mystery to what the heck is on as a group of gagged strangers are attacked by gunfire, arrows, & boobytraps. Trust no one as the story takes many twists & turns. Look for a big knock down dragged out fight scene. This film features Betty Gilpin & Hilary Swank.
Alien gives it 3 “Manor House meets Animal Farm” stars out of 4.
This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.
Six elitists hunt twelve people in this black comedy poking fun at conservatives & liberals. If you are expecting an action thriller riddled with over the top violence, you would not be wrong but it is also loaded with political one-liners silently asking what side you are on. An internet posting & airplane flight kick off this mystery to what the heck is on as a group of gagged strangers are attacked by gunfire, arrows, & boobytraps. Trust no one as the story takes many twists & turns. Look for a big knock down dragged out fight scene. This film features Betty Gilpin & Hilary Swank.
Alien gives it 3 “Manor House meets Animal Farm” stars out of 4.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
My Spy
A covert CIA surveillance operation becomes compromised when precocious 9-year-old Sophie (Chloe Coleman) outwits & blackmails the 2 agents assigned to keep watch on Sophie & her mom Kate. The surveillance team features the macho brute-force seasoned field operative JJ (Dave Bautista) & his idolizing tech assistant Bobbi (Kristen Schaal). This is a hilarious action comedy that has no trouble poking fun at itself. There is great chemistry between Bautista & Coleman. He is the tough guy who is a softy inside. She is adorably cute & smarter than anyone in the room. It’s about some misfit loners dealing with their deep seated issues, their bullies, & their jealousies, but they discover their true selves in the end. It’s predictable but entertaining. Ken Jeong is in the supporting cast but is under utilized & is a waste of his comedic talent.
Alien gives it 3½ “pinkie promise” stars out of 4.
A covert CIA surveillance operation becomes compromised when precocious 9-year-old Sophie (Chloe Coleman) outwits & blackmails the 2 agents assigned to keep watch on Sophie & her mom Kate. The surveillance team features the macho brute-force seasoned field operative JJ (Dave Bautista) & his idolizing tech assistant Bobbi (Kristen Schaal). This is a hilarious action comedy that has no trouble poking fun at itself. There is great chemistry between Bautista & Coleman. He is the tough guy who is a softy inside. She is adorably cute & smarter than anyone in the room. It’s about some misfit loners dealing with their deep seated issues, their bullies, & their jealousies, but they discover their true selves in the end. It’s predictable but entertaining. Ken Jeong is in the supporting cast but is under utilized & is a waste of his comedic talent.
Alien gives it 3½ “pinkie promise” stars out of 4.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
The Way Back
A former star basketball player Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) who turned down a scholarship to a perennial power house college basketball program & now an adult blue collar construction worker struggling with alcoholism, is offered a head coaching position at his alma mater. As Jack replaces booze with basketball, this “Bad News Bears” B-ball team begins to win despite their disadvantage & Jack is forced to face his demons. Affleck, being a former person with a drinking problem who jeopardized his professional & personal life, is perfect to play this role & is amazing. This sports drama about redemption, motivation, strategy, & looking forward is exciting, emotional, & even a little funny at times, but never preachy. You will be rooting for him & the team.
ps. Don’t confuse this title with the 2013 film “The Way, Way Back” about a young boy’s summer experience at a water park.
Alien gives it 3½ “chip on your shoulder” stars out of 4.
A former star basketball player Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) who turned down a scholarship to a perennial power house college basketball program & now an adult blue collar construction worker struggling with alcoholism, is offered a head coaching position at his alma mater. As Jack replaces booze with basketball, this “Bad News Bears” B-ball team begins to win despite their disadvantage & Jack is forced to face his demons. Affleck, being a former person with a drinking problem who jeopardized his professional & personal life, is perfect to play this role & is amazing. This sports drama about redemption, motivation, strategy, & looking forward is exciting, emotional, & even a little funny at times, but never preachy. You will be rooting for him & the team.
ps. Don’t confuse this title with the 2013 film “The Way, Way Back” about a young boy’s summer experience at a water park.
Alien gives it 3½ “chip on your shoulder” stars out of 4.
Monday, March 02, 2020
Onward
Wizards, dragons, & fairies... oh my!
It’s Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings meets Indiana Jones meets Dungeons & Dragons when 2 teenage elf brothers go on a quest to find a little bit of magic so that they can visit with their long deceased dad for just one more day. Ian is a shy, timid 16-year-old lacking self-confidence. Barley is the loud-mouth, trouble-maker older brother. They live in a fantasy suburban world where the secrets of magic has been forgotten & have been replaced by advances in technology. This is a charming animated adventure story about chasing one’s past, checking off one’s bucket list, & discovering one’s self. Pixar/Disney has done it again creating an emotionally entertaining tale about finding more than what one is searching for.
Alien gives it 3½ “gelatinous green cube of goo” stars out of 4.
Wizards, dragons, & fairies... oh my!
It’s Harry Potter meets Lord of the Rings meets Indiana Jones meets Dungeons & Dragons when 2 teenage elf brothers go on a quest to find a little bit of magic so that they can visit with their long deceased dad for just one more day. Ian is a shy, timid 16-year-old lacking self-confidence. Barley is the loud-mouth, trouble-maker older brother. They live in a fantasy suburban world where the secrets of magic has been forgotten & have been replaced by advances in technology. This is a charming animated adventure story about chasing one’s past, checking off one’s bucket list, & discovering one’s self. Pixar/Disney has done it again creating an emotionally entertaining tale about finding more than what one is searching for.
Alien gives it 3½ “gelatinous green cube of goo” stars out of 4.
