Here is your chance to get a little insight on which film or TV Show you may be keen on seeing or which film or TV Show you may want to miss altogether.
These are Reel Ree:views here, keeping it concrete and reel...and somewhat, unbiased...well as much as possible, that is!
So, after I had watched the latest edition to the Jumanji franchise (Jamanji: Welcome to the Jungle or Jumanji 2) and after it had done really well, they decided to do a sequel making this a Trilogy. I'm not sure if they will do another sequel as that is likely to depend on the outcome of this one and if this one is anything like the last, we might get just that.
I enjoyed the last one as I thought it was a surprising success, story wise. I liked the characters and the jokes and as this looks just as goofy and fun, this has the potential to do better than the last one. I mean, the whole "body swap" element has not got old yet and provides good laughs. My only reservation is that, all that sand and no Jungle? Upsetting, but lets see what they do with this.
Directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danny Glover & Danny DeVito
It is upsetting to know that an actor as talented as Henry Cavill can be wasted by such producers as studios behind Justice League and Batman v Superman in the Warner Brothers Superhero Universe once dubbed the DCEU. To see Guy Ritchie (Man from U.N.C.L.E) and Christopher McQuarrie (Mission Impossible) director, managed to utilize Henry in such a great way, it is just upsetting to know we have such a great actor who can continue the role of Superman, is also willing to continue the role as Superman, but ultimately, is not given the chance to do so. What I will say from this trailer though, is that Cavill not only has the size and shape to play Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher main character, but not knowing of the IP or anything regarding the computer game, Henry's involvement, as well as what I see in the trailer, has got me very interested in knowing the story behind The Witcher. In addition this looks like a good role for Henry to sink his teeth into and it will be, very well received. We might actually see the end of the bad computer game to film adaptation debacle, providing this is done well. It does look it.
I can't wait to see more
Directed by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and starring Henry cavill
So, basically, it's a Guess Who? or Who Done It? Murder mystery movie where someone gets murdered and we are trying to figure out who did it! From the top of my head, I cannot think off the top of my head if I can remember the last murder mystery film I've watched...maybe The Grand Budapest Hotel, if that is one. But the acting looks incredible and some of these actors look like they are having a blast. It would be nice to see some of these actors who are known for iconic characters to actually see them as somebody else and not whom they have embodied for many years.
Plus I like Rian Johnson, he needs a win after Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I liked it but it was problematic.
Directed By Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis and many more.
This is for the Star Wars fans worldwide, across the Galaxy from the Death Star to the StarKiller Base who all started foaming at the mouth and at Rian Johnson whom they think destroyed episode 8. I enjoyed it personally, but the fan base is divided. With Disney already working on a season 2 and the budget they are using to help launch Netflix Ultra (Disney Plus) this actually looks really good. A space Western feel in a galaxy far far Away', a long time ago.
It would be nice to see them expand on the Mandelorian lore in Star Wars among other things to give Star Wars that big huge Galaxy feel. I mean not everything is about Luke & Rey.
Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal. Gina Carano, Nick Nolte
I hold The Grudge in very high regard. I'm not sure if this is the best scary movie for me, but the original which came out back in 2004, I was fully down for and I really enjoyed it. A woman moves in or goes to a haunted house (I can't remember which exactly), but when she leaves, The Grudge follows her home. Maaaaaaayte! Just seeing this trailer filled me with such joy. It currently looks like a gender swap with John Cho (brilliant actor) and some other actors I don't instantly recognise, but as long as it keeps the creepy elements to it and I don't mind what different things they try out, as long as keep it, a straight up supernatural horror story, told very well. They also need to have more usage of the little boy! CREEPY!!! Love it!
Fun fact: Although I enjoyed The Grudge, I didn't bother with the sequels and I have NO idea why.
Directed by Nicolas Pesce and starring John Cho, Andrea Riseborough and Demián Bichir
I wasn't sure how I was going to start this review. It is safe to say that the LEGENDARY comic that is Eddie Murphy or the SUPERSTAR actor that is Eddie Murphy, hasn't done anything that notable in a while. His last movie was Mr. Church. That looked good and although I didn't see it or even hear much about it, Eddie Murphy received Best Supporting actor in 2016. In 2012, he is in a movie called Tower Heist. No buzz whatsoever, but I actually enjoyed the movie and Eddie in it, although he was somewhat different to other roles I have seen him in or at least his vibe was different.
If you are around my age, classic comedy stand-ups such as Delirious and Raw are one of the most quotable and most outlandish comedy stand-up shows of that era which is a product of that time. Eddie Murphy was young and on fire. It is hilariously funny and there are people including famous comedians who hold Delirious and Raw to a very high regard who may have got into stand-up due to watching these two classics. With movies from 48 Hours, Coming to America, Trading Places, The Golden Child, Beverley Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, Life, Bowfinger, Dreamgirls and voice acting in Shrek as Donkey, Eddie Murphy was indeed THAT superstar, so it is disappointing to know that in recent years, he hasn't done much or some of his film haven't been as hard hitting as others. However, Dolemite is my name is WONDERFUL!!!
Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) is a struggling artist trying to get his music on the radio. He also works moonlighting for Ben Taylor (Craig Robinson) at a nightclub where he is turned down by club manager when he requests to do stand-up. Knowing he is relevant and he can do soo much better, with the help of his friends Jimmy Lynch (Mike Epps) and Theodore Toney (Titus's Burgess), Rudy tars on a fictional persona of Dolemite and pursues a stand-up routine to much praise. But as his stand-up gets bigger, Rudy takes on acting as he dreams for people all over the country to know his name, so he enlists the help of playwrite Jerry Jones (Keegan-Michael Key) and known actor D'urville Martin (Wesley Snipes) to produce a film called Dolemite and risks it all.
In case you didn't know, this is a biographical comedy, which means it was based on a real person. Which also means, the events of this movie actually happened. The fact it is on Netflix means that this wonderful film can be watched on repeat again and again and to say this film is good and funny is an understatement. I think, like Pain and Gain (for me that is), the film is even funnier knowing that this actually happened in real life. This film has heart, I really enjoyed it and the director Craig Brewer did an excellent job. I was very close to tears at the end when I saw Charlie Murphy's name as seeing his name touched me. I have no idea why I got soo emotional, but I think it was due to the heart of the film. Knowing this movie is a passion project of Eddie and him honouring his brother in the end, tugged at me.
Whether real or not, Eddie Murphy as Rudy does something at the end which, to me, was very heart-warming because I felt that his struggle was really relatable. A man who just wanted to follow his dreams by basically any means. Nobody wants to be turned down everywhere they go, but he kept pressing on.
Pretty much ALL the acting came from comedians and I loved seeing these comics together in one movie. Is Soul Plane the last time? My heart was warmed seeing Wesley Snipes acting and having a great time in his role as D'urville, as he was great. He is another one who has been quiet over the years and isn't as big of a name as he used to be back in his heyday. Craig Robinson and Mike Epps were also good, but Da'Vine Joy Randolph was sooo good. I've never seen her in anything and I also liked her role although I kept thinking she was Jill Scott. There are a few guess appearances, from what I noticed, two rappers and another comedian and one of the rappers was soooo unrecognisable, I only recognised him through his voice.
The wardrobe was phenomenal, great work again from Ruth Carter who was the person behind the wardrobe in Black Panther and would only make sense if she was used for the sequel and Coming 2 America as the outfits were splendid. The set designs, everything was just superb for the era and I even heard/read somewhere post movie but before this review, that some of the locations were the exact locations from the original movie. The music and pacing was great and although in the first 10 minutes, it took me a moment to grasp what was going on, once Eddie as Rudy became Dolemite, it was nonstop excellence. You could say that this is Eddie's comeback and if it is, from being one of my favourite actors/entertainers, I am definitely here for it and I just hope Coming 2 America and anything else in the pipeline gives Eddie a new leash on life in acting and he can bow out when he wants to and retire back into stand-up comedy, where he started and as he has stated.
I wasn't going to watch this at all. Britain's Got Talent, The Voice, X-Factor, I just don't care about these type of shows because, well, I just don't care. But I started watching this and after 2 - 3 episodes, I was hooked. I am a hip-hop head so it was really cool and interesting to see these different people come together from across America to not only impress these judges and eventually win the money at the end, but to get a little insight on the industry.
The first few episodes is about meeting the competitors from different areas. Cardi B from New York, T.I. from Atlanta and Chance the Rapper from Chicago. Whilst they all choose around 10 contestants each, the contestants slowly dwindle down to the final 4 by the end of the season/show.
If it isn't a rapping to impress the judges or battle rapping each other, the part where the competitors are required to direct a music video is probably one of the best parts of the show. I grew up listening and watching Yo! MTV Raps and The Box (music television YOU control), remembering directors like Hype Williams making videos for the likes of Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy or Missy Elliott to name a few, some of these videos were just great.
I had some favourite rappers and I was very interested in seeing who was going to get through to the next round at the end of every episode and to be honest, I was NEVER disappointed as I understood the reasons why certain competitors didn't get through. However, in some sections, some of these challenges forced the competitors to think outside of the box, so the sample section was one of the weakest, but was still very decent. The collaboration section was also very good and although one of the collaborations was very on the nose in terms of the pairing, it was nice to see these competitors work with superstar artists and producers.
The finale! I kid you not. The way they ended each episode with a cliffhanger towards the end and then when the finale dropped, I had my favourites. I had to keep remembering that at this point, whomever didn't win, was still a winner because a bunch of these competitors were soo good, I do not see as to why any producer wouldn't want to work with any of them because, like I said, they are really good and that finale was somewhat stressful. The winner, deserved it because throughout the entire series, the artist that beat the competition couldn't be any more an artist than the others and I was already "shipping" them off with other famous artists for music collaborations etc and stating that I would buy their album.
If you are into hip-hop and this kinda thing, or even if you are not, you should enjoy this because if not for the competition, artists or the special appearances by Hip-Hop and RnB stars, Cardi B is actually a hilarious character without even trying. An enjoyable watch, you might get sucked in too.
Ok, so this film looks creepy. How kid they Littlegot turnsaway with sliding this past Disney, I don't know. gourmet chef and kills things to feed something he calls "Daddy". Shows his boy in the woods and Daddy stands, which looks like 10 feet tall (perspective). I mean, mum is sitting down at the kitchen table figuring out her child is a weirdo and he's into some shit. I'm interested in watching this as it looks like a nice little fright...not for me as I don't get scared easily, but creepy, I'm down for!
Directed by Scott Cooper and starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons
Ok ok ok...first of all, wow. Secondly, Tim Miller....My Guy! I wasn't that keen on watching this one but I am a Terminator fan from when I was little. I've seen all of them. And while some are not great at all and some are better than others, none really captured tension like Terminator 1 or 2 did. Don't get me wrong, Terminator Genisys wasn't terrible, captured tension to an extent, but it felt more like bigger and grander in explosions and action etc, atthough I manage to enjoy it, apart from the twist at the end among the other things that let it down. But for the most part, to me, it was better than Salvation and definitely better than Rise of the Machines. This one, not only gave you vibes of the first two, this one had me under soo much stress.
Dark Fate picks up 27 years after the events of what would have been Judgement Day. Robots in the future are losing the fight against humanity in the future, so once again, they send a Terminator back to the past to kill whomever it is they see as a threat in their timeline, Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes), by wiping them out in the past. Ultimately, this leads to the return of Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) continuing her fight for a better future with the help of an advanced human named Grace (Mackenzie Davis).
Thirdly, the movie starts immediately in the opening credits where talking is being heard and it is soon to be revealed that this is the interview scene from T2 where Sarah Conner flips out. Mild spoiler, but I feel it is justified in saying this to let you know that James Cameron is fully invested and involved in this movie, although he isn't directing it. The explanation of Sarah Conner being back was great and made sense to the overall story. The storyline itself actually made sense to me which led to some of the most touching and greatest moments in the movie involving the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Sarah Conner. The new Rev-9 (Gabriel Luna) is a sight to behold. Sometimes when I watch these advancements, I wonder how far they can actually take it, I mean, after liquid metal, what else can you do? How about liquid metal which can split into two Terminators? (relax, it's in the trailer - Sorry if you haven't watched it) I mean, technology and society has advanced and these Terminators sure have too. This leads me onto Gabriel Luna as the Rev-9, who is just as menacing as Robert Patrick from Terminator 2 but has more charm to him. One of the main stars in the movie Natalia Reyes did a great job as Dani Ramos and although there was a moment in the movie where she actually had a little moment, the film had a very steady/fast pace that kept you on edge. The quiet moments are slim to none, but when you have a killer robot named a Terminator, Rev-9 Model, I mean, those quiet moments are going to be very, very small considering the world we live in now. Arnold was excellent in this too. His relevance was good for the story and if they DO think about doing a sequel, this could possibly be the last we see of him. He looks GREAT in the role and he also reminds us how robotic, funny yet dangerous he is as the T-800, Model 101. Mackenzie Davis is just as badass as Linda back in the day and playing an enhanced human (super soldier if you will), was good to see and her moves and fighting skills were great. She proved to be a great foil to the Rev-9, it is unfortunate, the character has a great shortcoming that, to me, made her trip back to the past, irrelevant to an extent.
Also, just so you are not confused to whether this is a kids movie or not, swearing, blood it's all there. The swearing (in which I don't mind), although more than what I'd normally hear in movies that are produced for children for toys etc, this movie does not hold back. There was a moment where I blurted out a few expletives when the action sequences ensued. Tim Miller didn't hold back and this made me happy. I would say the visuals were good and there was a water scene I wasn't 100% on, but by that point, I was already sold on the movie. Maybe there is an explanation to the scene and how it played out but meh, whatever.
If you are a fan of Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, I cannot see why you'd dislike this because to me at least, we are back on form, but where we go next, is a mystery. Enjoy
I forgot they were going to release a final trailer. Yes, there are going to be TV spots etc, but this is the "final" trailer that should show some story to it and does it? No!
The trailer, for the most part is a sell that it is Star Wars. It is a sell that we see all the new actors. It is a sell that we see a touching moment with Carrie Fisher as it would have been her Birthday today, but she died when they wrapped on The Last Jedi. It was a sell that we saw Kylo Ren and Rey fight but where was The Emporor? After seeing the actor who plays him already, might as well show him a bit more prominently, no?
Anyway, JJ does what he does best, SELL! And I'd be lying if I didn't buy into the visual, the scope and then SCORE!!! Let's just hope he can close this one off neatly with a nice bow. All we want is space battles, lightsabre fights and a bit of story connectivity. Let's hope all the best bits are in the movie.
Directed by JJ Abrams and Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamil, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Naomi Ackie
For those of us who are comic book readers or read graphic novels or just novels, we understand that for the most part there are no new ideas. With that said, watching this trailer not only provided nothing new to what we have seen before, it also reminded you of various other incarnations of such stories where a man has died and was brought back to life, RoboCop or for me, (because I am of that age) Universal Soldier.
I was not bought on this movie at all, however the scene where Vin's character is falling and the guy he was falling with has some kind of elongated mechanical arm or something, THAT I liked. I also did like that his body can heal, like Wolverine (in the X-Men), so I will be very interested to see if he has any kind of weakness and can be destroyed although we most likely won't see that.
Sidenote: The story has to be a draw because Vin Diesel isn't at all and he essentially plays the same tough guy in every movie. Let's just hope he gets success with this, Sony need it and so does he.
I am hoping this movie will have an impact. I am hoping this movie reaches everyone who goes to watch it. I am hoping everyone who goes to watches it, receive said impact as I believe this can be and will be a very powerful film. I am hoping that it will carry enough power (from what I've seen thus far) although not a real story based on real events, but I hope people can see the mirror onto society this movie reflects.
We hold a force like the Police, in such high regard. Our safety is ultimately in their hands most of the time, but the people we hold to serve and protect us, their behaviour, especially from such a high position, the arrogance, ignorance, distain (for human life and/or those of colour [on a case by case basis]) as well as the disregard to people of colour, along with their inability to carry out their duties effectively, efficiently and honestly make for a great discussion on how they could do better and should do better. And with such a powerful actress like Kerry, this is bound to be something really good.
Directed by Kenny Leon and produced and starring Kerry Washington
So, I went looking for this trailer and 3 'The Outsider' videos came up and they were 3 different movies and/or shows dropping this year or next. Maaaad.
It's also funny that this trailer is a bit bitter sweet for me, now that I found it. I like Jason Bateman and I like Stephen King novels or film adaptations, however, although this looks very interesting and I really do want to watch it, the bitter part is that I am still waiting on season 3 of Ozark. I think it's meant to drop some time this year possibly, but I'm not 100% sure off the top of my head as there is little to no news on it, so this trailer just upsets me, but it also looks very interesting and I want to watch it. #sigh
From this trailer I can tell that this murder mystery is going to be really good especially with Cynthia Erivo cast. I remember her from Bad Times at the El Royale, which didn't do well but was a good movie. It also has elements of season 1 'True Detective' written all over it. I'm definitely going to watch, but I just need to know or figure out how I'm going to watch this because I don't have HBO.
Directed by why I don't know starring Jason Bateman, Ben Mendelsohn and Cynthia Erivo.
Margot Robbie is on the hottest streak right now. Is she the female Dwayne Johnson? I feel I will go onto her Instagram and see her bench pressing a motorbike whilst promoting another movie. In short, she is working very hard and she is a great actor. She has a bunch of movies coming out and this one seems interesting. These 3 ladies look like they will work well together and it does look like a very good story. From Charles Randolph, the guy behind the screenplay of The Big Short (a film I didn't see) and directed by Jay Roach who had been behind a lot of comedy films, I'd be interested in see this as it looks good.
Directed by Jay Roach and Starring Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie and John Lithgow
Sometimes it's nice to watch an endearing film, away from comics and action and such. I have no idea what this film is about from this trailer other than being "The Last Man in San Francisco". I'm not sure about that, because Danny Glover is a man...and so are this guy's friends. But I'm sure this will be an interesting story as it is very well shot. I love the visuals, but this initial trailer doesn't really give me anything other than, family vibes, friendship with a hint of comedy and that a man, black man, needs to leave San Francisco.
Upon realising there was a trailer from March, that official trailer gives you more story. I will also post this below.
Directed by Joe Talbot and starring JimmIe Falls, Danny Glover and Mike Epps
Apparently this movie has been in 'development hell' since the 90's as it was written then. It does show. Yes, this film does little-to-nothing to raise any bars whatsoever as we have seen everything they throw at us in many movies before, so you definitely know what to expect - unless you expected a 'Bike-Slap!', I mean, I've not seen that before. But as to why this movie never came out back then, is beyond me and Ikinda wish it didn't. This movie seems to be getting mixed to negative reviews also, but for me, I quite enjoyed it.
Henry Brogan (Will Smith) is the best there is. The best there ever will be and he works for the government as an assassin. However, after his last assignment, the aging assassin decides to hang up his sniper rifle and go into retirement. Whilst in retirement, Henry finds out his own government has put plans into motion to take him out by using his former agency, a secret black ops unit codenamed 'Gemini' ran by Clay Varris (Clive Owen), to place an operative out into the field to take Henry out. Henry is now against an operative with an identical skillset, who is younger AND faster than him.
First off, I watched this movie in the Ang Lee advised HFR format and although Ang Lee has these great ideas for film and is a great director, this format didn't really work for me. The HFR format reminded me of watching soap operas like 'Home And Away', so watching Will Smith walk around and interacting with people, just felt out of place. With that said, not only did the visuals look out of place, but Will Smith 2 also looks a little off in places. In the darker lit scenes, neat perfect, but in the lightened scenes, horrible. But I'm not sure as to why Ang Lee wouldn't use the De-Aging technology the Marvel and Star Wars movies have been using. Young Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Michael Douglas look amazing, so why wasn't this used? Is that technology only owned by Disney themselves?
Anyway, providing you can look past the visuals a bit and some of the clunky dialogue, the film isn't doing anything extraordinary but it provides an ok story with great action. The fighting and chase scenes were great, especially one including a motorbike. I also found Benedict Wong and Mary Elizabeth Winstead great as supporting cast where the former provided light comic relief whilst the other was just a bad-ass side-kick. The final act fight scene was quite intense and was also very good. A few holes in the story but when the movie was finished, I wanted more. It would be nice to see what they could do with a sequel as this movie is very Jason Bourne-esk. The only problem, as of the date of me reviewing this movie, not a lot of Americas have watched this movie...so, I guess we need to count on Europe and China to pick up the pieces, hopefully. I mean, it had promise.
I feel weird reviewing this. Reason being, I haven't watched Breaking Bad in sooooo long.
However, I remember how it made me feel once the show was over. If I wasn't feeling to lazy, I stood up and clapped. Yup, standing ovation. If I wasn't too lazy. The point is, I clapped. I felt the show was masterful and I really enjoyed it.
Now a lot of people will talk about "hype" and how the show was too hyped to get into it and how it's surrounded by hype, but people often forget they just need to see the show or movie for themselves (if they are remotely interested of course) and leave all that hype, out. You can learn to appreciate and value a movie or show by yourself and not get carried away with your own inflated expectations from all the hype you have been told about. But unfortunately, our thoughts can often get swayed by the thoughts and opinions of others.
Anyway, although it has been 6 years or so since the final episode of Breaking Bad, this movie picks up after the events of the finale where we see Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) driving off in an El Camino laughing maniacally and Walter White (Bryan Cranston) laying, presumed dead, on the lab floor. Jesse has escaped the Neo Nazis that captured him, Todd (Jesse Plemons), and whilst suffering from PTSD, Jesse needs to figure out what his next move is going to be when you are the subject of a police manhunt, wanted for the operation of the biggest methamphetamine production businesses in the state.
I loved the way this movie opened. You are automatically sucked into the world of breaking Bad easily, especially if you are used to the visuals from the show. There is no recap whatsoever and it is left to you to pick up the clues and hints spread throughout the movie. The Acting. I mean, Aaron Paul picked up an award for this character, no? So, it goes without saying that Aaron is definitely on point and you felt his pain and torment. He slides back into this role with ease. As there isn't much trailers showing much of the other characters in the movie from the show, I wouldn't want to mention different characters spoiling who is and who isn't in it.
Visually, Vince Gilligan did a great job. there was a sequence in a scene where it is an overhead shot and it was amazing, very clever. The just before that shot, a gun barrel shot which looked amazing. It's hard to dislike something you watched several seasons of, enjoyed the hell out of it and then they produce a movie, absolutely nobody asked for, but you watched it nonetheless and it was just like watching the show again with all quirks and kinks that made the show great. I could only imagine that Vince hasn't been able to sleep for 6 years because he didn't resolve Jesse Pinkman's story.
I don't watch 'Better Call Saul', but having seen this, I will get back into that world and start because I really do miss that world, having seen this film. You will definitely enjoy this if you enjoyed the show. If you don't and you watched the show, it would possibly be down to you already satisfied with the ending in the finale....call this a 2 hour epilogue. Enjoy!
You'd think by now we would be oversaturated with comic-book
movies, shows, etc and we'd basically see another one and physically vomit from
reading the synopsis, however this one does something we haven't quite seen yet
on TV.Well, at least from what I have
seen, thus far. The series ‘The Boys’ brings drama and action in a dark and gritty
world with dark humour, whilst ‘Umbrella Academy’ brings drama, action with a
family dynamic accompanied with a bit of humour and comic book absurdities.As for this one, Raising Dion on Netflix, not only
brings THAT with fantasy and adventure included, but leans heavily into family
drama and isn’t about a bunch of adopted kids (family).
I stumbled across this on Netflix and I saw a little chatter
online regarding it.Kid with super
powers, whoop-ti-doo.But I thought I
would give it a go and see what it was all about.
Nicole Reese (Alisha Wainwright) is a woman who is Raising
Dion (roll credits), her son (Ja’Siah Young), as a single mother after her scientist
husband (Michael B. Jordan) is killed in a freak storm.As this becomes increasingly difficult with
the loss of her husband in whom she misses dearly, things become more strenuous
when she discovers her son has now got superhero-like abilities.Knowing this to be a problem, Nicole tries
her best to keep her son’s powers a secret especially when a shadowy organisation
grows interest in little Dion.With the
help of her deceased husband’s best friend Pat Rollins (Jason Ritter), Nicole
does what any good parent would try to do…and that’s keep her child safe.
This 9 episode show was good and I really enjoyed it. In places it slowed down and in other places I
felt it added scenes that were character building, but I was
disinterested.I understood the reasons
behind them but I already understood what the showrunner and director was going
for.A mum struggling trying to raise
her child in a world where being a single parent is difficult as you are not
likely to have that support.Not to say they
were beating you over the head with it, but I think I just wanted something
else.Also, that having no support after
having a child can also halt your dreams.Life gets in the way sometimes.
When the series was finished though, not only was I in shock
by the penultimate episode and the very good ending (obviously leaving you
wanting more), the show ends with a “to be continued” feel, without having the
words displayed.I was also very keen on
the age the child was when they started filming as I would like for a sequel to
play out in “real time”.An example, if
the child was 8 when filming and the show came out two years later (hypothetically),
then it took another two years to green-light and make another, if the child is
10, for them to explain that season two picks up 2 years later where the actor
is 12 playing a 10 year old, so on and so forth.I believe this way, as the child gets older
in real time, we don’t end up having a child looking too old for the role and
recasting as I would like to see where this story could go, considering his
powers and the content.I do believe it
would be interesting to see Dion in his teens with his powers.With that said, the content, I would like to
see if there are any other people with powers and if more powers get revealed
over the course of the series with bigger, badder and more dangerous threats so
that Dion can truly turn into the Superhero he wants to be.Plus we could use the same actor as other
than a mischievous little boy who doesn’t listen, I believe Ja’Siah was good in
the role.Alisha was great playing the
mum and Jason was also great playing the Godfather to Dion.
If you are interested in superhero shows like this, although very different
from The Boys and a little younger in age bracket than Umbrella Academy, this
is still a very decent watch with great special effects and a brilliant “no-name”
cast which is also all-inclusiveI think they should green-light a
second series immediately and get on with it…lol. Enjoy!
Some would say that Robert can't seem to do anything outside of the MCU as Judge and Due Date wasn't that acknowledged among a few others However, Sherlock Holmes was decent...and I enjoyed that. I'm just patiently awaiting a part 3. Dolittle, formally played by Eddie Murphy in which looks like a completely different rendition and somewhat, a reboot to possibly start a new franchise, Universal has thrown a lot of money at this and it does look like it from the cast alone. And it does also look pretty interesting. I like the accent. Might actually be a bit of fun and wonder. I'm interested.
Directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Robert Downey Jr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen and a bunch of voice acting from a few stars such as Octavia Spencer, Rami Malek, Ralph Fiennes and Tom Holland, to name a few.
How many movies will Dwayne 'The Rock's Johnson be apart of with the word 'Jungle' in it? How many movies a year? 28? Whilst working on 35? This guy! With that said, the first thing I thought of whilst watching this trailer was 'Pirates of the Caribbean' as it came across as though they have made a movie from a theme park ride. I know nothing of Jungle Cruise, but it was the vibe I got. I have love for Emily Blunt since 'Live. Die. Repeat' with Tom Cruise's and since then, I've enjoyed what she has been in. Dwayne, well...can he do a lot wrong? More good than bad and if anything, the films which are bad are not because of him, so with that said, I'm looking forward to this in 2020 as it looks like fun.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
From the creators of Incredibles and "" as a Disney Pixar movie? I'm definitely involved. It seems as though they have got World of Warcraft infused with a family dynamic and modern day "everyday life" spin that will make it an interested movie. I liked the Half-way dad and the dressing up making seem like a full sized adult, it gave me some giggles. Besides, I like Chris Pratt, Octavia Spencer and Tom Holland, so it would be nice to hear their voices give life to these characters. I'll go to see this when this comes out.
Directed by Dan Scanlon and starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt
I've probably said this before in a review somewhere, Warner
Brothers have no clue with what they are doing since Marvel Studios released a
movie called "Avengers".Quaking in their boots and doing the only thing Hollywood does when
something is successful, and they want IN, or they think that they have a great
idea, they force it.They copy and
paste. Warner Brothers (WB), would have done soo well if they
followed Man of Steel with Wonder Woman and then The Flash or (from what they
said at the time) the Flash and Cyborg movie and build their characters
first.However, they decided on
shortcuts and they rushed out a Batman v Superman (in which I had a much better
storyline from my own head which would have spanned over 3 movies leading to
Justice League).They rushed out Justice
League which was, decent-ish.They
released Suicide Squad which was, "Meh", ok at best I guess and now
the only pretty decent films since, have been the Aquaman movie and a pretty
good Shazam movie.In comparison to the
line-up they gave many moons ago, what they have done fails miserably in
comparison and that is not even comparing it to what Marvel has done.Not to sound like a Marvel purist, but this
is one of the reasons why people look at the DC "universe" with
disappointment because there is NO structure whatsoever. NOW, we can only "look forward" to Wonder Woman
1984, Bird's of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),
The Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad 2) and Joker as it seems Warner Bros has
thrown caution to the wind and seem to be getting their foot-in, solidifying
who they are as a studio whilst simultaneously still confusing the audience and
messing it up by announcing a new Batman movie called 'The Batman' yet rumour
has it, the commissioner may be played by a black actor where in the Ben
Affleck version, is played by a white actor, #sigh. We can only hope that this Batman "year one" movie
IS a prequel to Ben Affleck's and they bring back Henry Cavill for Superman at
some point, he deserves it.As for this
Joker movie with the actor not being Jared Leto and is a different Joker
altogether, we can only hope this "elseworld" or
"standalone" movie is good, well we hope.
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a guy who wants to become
a comedian.He lives with his mother and
looks after her whilst working in a world that doesn't give a shit about the
poor and unfortunate.Gotham is a
society where the rich stay getting rich and the poor stay getting poor.However, trying to navigate through his
tormented life and caring for his sick mother, an incident on a train leads to
a stream of unfortunate events, accompanied by some truths that help escalate
and bring Arthur onto the path of becoming, the Joker.
I can't write much more than that, unless I would be going
into spoilers, but there is a great deal of talk surrounding this movie stating
that it is "unsafe" for society and it is "dangerous". That
the film presents crime and villainy as something to aspire to, that it makes
murder and such, right or that it is ok if you have been treated in a way, that
acting out violence is the way to go about it.No, it doesn't.If you think
that. It is possible you are missing the point.The world depicted in this movie is not soo far off from actual
life.In actual fact, everything that
happens in this movie is currently happening somewhere in this world or is
leading up to it, although we wouldn't want to believe it.The movie touches on the social and
socio-economical construct of the world and what we humans do to one another
and then wonder why these things are happening to us.It's happening to us because we get what we
deserve and THAT is the message of the movie.Somewhat political, I guess, but IS the fact of life.
Todd Phillips did an excellent job here.I know him from films like, Starsky &
Hutch, Borat (he was involved in the story [who knew]), Due Date and The
Hangover films.The comedy in this
movie, the little it has, is a little dark (but what would you expect?).However, Todd has been receiving backlash
from before it was even released! The movie is currently receiving mixed
reviews (also there are movie critics who claim he has taken huge elements from
‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘King of Comedy’ - I haven't seen those movies), it goes to
show, the cord it has struck with people and this is possibly why people are
upset.
Joaquin Phoenix is excellent.There isn't a lot of movies I've seen from
this guy.Gladiator, Signs and now
Joker.I've heard a number of great
things about the movie ‘HER’, but I've still not seen it.From the way he would run, contort his body,
laugh, dance, his facial expressions and display his emotions, you could
empathise with the character, but at times he could terrify.Robert DeNiro and Zazie Beetz were both
excellent in the small roles they had and accompanied with an excellently
directed psychological thriller that not only leaves you with questions, also
makes you want more from Todd and cast, it seems we are onto a winner.I mean, what was real in that movie and what
wasn’t?If Warner Bros continue to make
quality movies like this, people will start paying more attention to them.It's like they do a great movie, every 10
years.Let's just hope these
up-and-coming movies at least reach the benchmark of a Aquadman or Shazam and
maybe WB will get their confidence to start linking the old with the new as
well as doing some standalone movies un-connected like this movie, (we hope) to
set them apart from Marvel.Imagine a
movie all about Mister Freeze or a movie about Killer Croc, Hush,
Ventriloquist, Firefly or Clayface.
I left the movie having to gather my thoughts before I wrote
this.And although I was falling asleep
during the movie (so so tired), it didn't take away from the story, pacing and
soundtrack - great! Just don't expect that Cape Crusader stuff and that action
you'd get in most Superhero Movies, this one is different and all the better
for it.I mean, they are talking
Oscars.Well done Warner Brothers.Enjoy!
AIthough I love action movies, sci-fi, comic-book and such, I do like these types of movies based on real life events - a drama, Biographical Drama at that, which looks like a bunch of manipulation to someone innocent just trying to do their job and the powers that be, who want to control the narrative for their own personal gain/power or whatever, seem to be fucking it up for poor Richard Jewell. #Sigh
Directed by Clint Eastwood and it has Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm and Sam Rockwell just to name a few.
Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell you which was the last Jennifer Lopez movie I watched, if any. Well, with her in it, anyway. To me she is a singer who has dabbled in acting, but to be regarded as a solid actor, ummm...I'm not quite sure, personally. And no, I didn't watch Selena.
Early reviews for this movie has stated that the actor formally known as or sometimes known as J-Lo (I don't even know or care anymore), has potential to be a runner up for Oscar contender. Well, going into the movie, I did keep that at the forefront of my mind and having heard one movie personality state that she was excellent at the beginning, I was thoroughly waiting for my socks to get blown off whilst keeping an open mind and let the movie as a whole do it. And did the movie do that? Let's just say, my socks were indeed moved, not completely off but past my heels at least.
Destiny (Constance Wu) lives with her grandmother and is an inexperienced stripper. She has moved from place to place struggling for tips but when she enters a new strip club, admires the strippers there and sees the potential to make a lot of money in the inner city, she is taken under the wing of Ramona (Jennifer Lopez) who teaches her the tips and tricks for chips. But when the recession hits, these strippers, also accompanied by Mercedes (Keke Palmer) and Annabelle (Lili Reinhart), start to realise, now that the strip club is running dry of customers and most importantly, the money, these women must find another creative way to keep the money coming in before they are out of work.
Based on a very true and real story which actually happened, real life events, I'm not sure if actual situations and some events were exaggerated for film, like how I felt for some or a lot of events and scenes from Pain & Gain was, but I actually enjoyed this movie, just like that one, but this one more. The scenarios, although got a little repetitive at times when the ladies were carrying out their plan and it could have possibly be done better with a montage, the use of inter-cutting away from the story to recount the events of said story with Elizabeth (Julie Stiles), helped to break the movie up a little as a stark contrast of the now and then. The acting was A*, especially with Jennifer Lopez if you only ever really knew her as a singer. Possibly being the only film I've ever seen Keke Palmer in (I'll need to have a look), she was great, especially the Hospital scene. Lili Reinhart was good as a newcomer (and also to me), as from the absence of Cardi B (which was very short lived) provided some nice comedy mixed with Keke's character as some of the scenes and how they played out provided much entertainment.
I'll give a few a examples; The women walking together into view in the bar was absolute gold. It was a type of quirky humour that may have been real, but if you think it really went like that in real life, you'd really want to question the levels these ladies went to. With that in the back of my mind whilst watching, provided excellent comedy value. A little like watching Pain & Gain and you wonder, "Did this really happen?" Another example is the kitchen and the baking scene as I audibly bellowed out a cackle because the scene was, indeed hilarious AND unexpected. Lastly, there is a scene where stripper Liz (Lizzo) comes running into the stripper's changing rooms and then all the strippers all run out. I couldn't stop myself from laughing at the next scene.
The director Lorene Scafaria (also new to me) did an excellent job in my opinion, bringing this story to life. And with producers such as Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, you can only really insure some decent belly laughs. As for Constance Wu, she is very new to me as an actor and I had absolutely no problems with anything she did. She delivered and played her character well and I loved her dynamic with her Grandmother (Wai Ching Ho), some of us nerds will know her as Madame Gao from the Daredevil Netflix Series. Constance, famed for her roll in Crazy Rich Asians (In which she starred in a main leading role and a movie in which I did not see), it was nice to see this movie represented in this way even though it was heavily shadowed by Jennifer Lopez. Representation matters, especially when it isn't a classical stereotype. It will be nice to see more from her and I hope she will take on more roles across the board such as a Bond movie, Star Wars etc.
Lastly, I would say this is a very interesting film as it was based in true events. Very well shot, acted and the music was great. I was nodding and almost singing along in moments. The soft moments felt soft, the funny moments were indeed very funny and I felt the director did a great job with bringing this story across to film. The only downfall was when the movie ended, I would like to have seen the real people in real life, but other than that, an enjoyable watch. Go see!
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