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!
While the world has been in turmoil, Disney's Pixar decided to release this movie on Disney Plus, free of charge. Unlike Mulan, where they were testing the waters and people had to pay extra on top of their Disney Plus package, Soul is completely free with the monthly subscription. As for Soul though, when I first heard about it, I thought it was a nice idea. A black animated cartoon for the kids as we don't get much of those and Pixar are pretty decent when it comes to storytelling and the inside adult jokes. Needless to say, I do have fun with their movies. Soul...Well, let me let you know how I felt about Soul...
So, Joe is an aspiring Jazz Musician. He is currently working in a school as a teacher but he is only a substitute. Having made it into his midlife, Joe has not found a career or a job with great benefits as he has spent his life chasing his dream. Joe enjoys live gigs and the feeling it brings him, however, one day Joe takes on a gig which could change his life forever, but after the rehearsals, Joe falls into a man-hole and dies. Once dead, Joe is accompanied by an un-lived spirit named 22 who hasn't lived, where the both of them are ultimately tasked with soul searching and what it really means to be alive.
I could have gone into more detail, but you'd either want to watch it or it would just seem uninteresting. With that said, I really enjoyed this movie. Free with my monthly subscription which is cool, but the film for itself was really good. I absolutely loved the life beyond concept and the other bit. Nobody knows what the life beyond is like to report back to us and let us humans know, but I loved the explanations given. When we think of concepts and what our brain can understand and find a rationale, I loved the fact that these visuals were simply lines. There was something soo great about that. I also liked the accountant Terry and the way he acted and was handled, which was soo true to real life, as I bellowed out laughing on occasion. There were some really great lines in this movie, such as "You can't crush a soul here, that's what life on Earth is for" and a few visual gags like the famous Instagram pose, you'll know it when you see it.
A few things I didn't get nor understand, as there was a scene where Joe is talking to his mother, but then he is talking to his mother and it isn't him talking. So in my head I was wondering how did that work unless they decided to just skip the back and forth - You'll know what scene I'm referring to when you see it. Another thing I didn't understand was the Cat. Why the Cat? I guess we needed the cat to help tell the story to get a better understanding of life and living, but I just felt although it made sense, maybe we could have had something else.
The animation is amazing though. I wasn't sure about the character design at first but it grew on me. The details in the animation were great at moments but I'm sure I've seen sharper details in a Toy Story for example, but it was still great. The Voice Acing was totally on point. I am not aware of Questlove having done voice acting before but everyone sounded spot on. The Barbershop scene was great and provided some comical moments and some deep conversations held. The experiences were all there and I loved how true to life it was. I also really enjoyed the story behind the movie too, in which I won't go into, but sometimes life changes us or our dreams doesn't let us experience life in it's rawest form. Sometimes we have ideas and dreams that we will never be able to obtain because of life throwing a curveball. A little like Inside Out and A Christmas Carol and definitely re-watchable. It would have been nice to know or get to know who Lisa was, though, just to add a bit more to Joe and provide more context. A must watch if you have Disney Plus.
When I first heard about this movie, I thought to myself "really? after all these years?" and then I shrugged it off. When word started to pick up more and more about it and that it was definitely on, I instantly wondered how would they create a sequel to such a classic and unforgettable film. I head about the Beverley Hills Cop 4 and some others, but Coming To America is a Classic! A film that has great quotes back to back to back to back. A film that was serious but funny. A love story with heritage and family roots. From gags with the Soul Glow product. Scene's with Randy Watson aka Sexual Chocolate. The Barbershop and even the club scene with the weird women.
Upon seeing this trailer though, I will definitely let you know off the bat, I smiled and I laughed. The film actually looks soo soo good that I'm happy to watch it as soon as it comes out, BUT my only reservation is, I felt they gave us way too much of the same schtick as the previous movie and I feel that maybe, just maybe, they may rely too heavily on the nostalgia. This movie needs to stand on it's own, but as a sequel to a classic. What I will also say though, sometimes nostalgia is great if used right and seeing some of those (if not all) characters in the film from the first film, the banter in the barbershop....I just hope it is just as good as the first. Dolemite was great, so hopefully this is too. And if it is, a definite, Well Done, Eddie as he has definitely not lost his touch.
Directed by Craig Brewer and starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Wesley Snipes & James Earl Jones
As I've stated in previous posts, I started reviewing series and streaming shows in October 2019. Disney Plus launched in November 2019 WITH Star Wars: The Mandalorian their catalog of movies over decades. I had to sit, stew and wait until March 2020 because I was born in the UK and that was when Europe was getting access to Disney Plus. Although there are times I do sneakily watch shows that aren't shown on UK screens, I do not review them because it wouldn't be fair to the reader if they do not have access to the content. It would be different if they are in another country and it isn't available, but to be within the same country, as an example, would be upsetting. With that said, this is the first time I will be reviewing The Manadalorian both Season 1 and Season 2 trying my very best not to spoil anything.
The Mandalorian Season 1 brings us a man in a Mandalorian suit of armour similar to Boba Fett from the Original Trilogy, son of Jango Fett from the Prequel Trilogy. This Mandalorian is also a bounty hunter like Boba Fett, with his own ship, own rules he abides by and as the season goes on, you find out more about him. Essentially, like most bounty hunters, he is a loner. He is assigned a mission where he is to collect a package and deliver the package to someone (Kind of like the film The Transporter), I guess, still a bounty. Upon retrieving this package and bringing the package to, what seems like, the remnants of The Empire, to whom were thought to have been destroyed in the 'Return of the Jedi' (OT) by The Rebel Alliance and Luke Skywalker, The Manadalorian decides to keep the package, try to find out more about the package and take the package elsewhere where he feels the package will be in "safer" hands.
This doesn't prove to be an easy task for The Mandalorian as not only does he meet up with various people, friends, allies who he may need to assist to progress forward in his findings, he also comes across various villains along the way, like an Assassin Droid and the remnants of The Empire. Things also prove to become more difficult for him due to the choices he continues to make due to the package he is carrying and the stakes involved. Will The Mandalorian go against his beliefs, his creed, his way of life, because of this package and continue to risk his life time and time again?
By the end of the first season, there is a stand off between The Mandalorian and the big bad and although The Mandalorian escapes defeating the big bad, the quest continues into season 2 trying to bring the package to where it belongs. Season one introduces us to the package as well as this Bounty Hunter. We learn more about his background, why he does what he does and his support group if needed. The Mandalorian has a past and he does owe his life to a group of people. This is Star Wars at it's finest. From the music to the action, everything is great. Seeing the X-Wings were great. Seeing the Tie-Fighters were great. The fighting and hand to hand combat, is great. This show pretty much did nothing wrong for the first season. It was a return to form or better yet, bringing us Star Wars fans what we were missing.
The Mandalorian Season 2 brings us back with our two favourite things, The Mandalorian and the package. If you are reading and you know what the package is, I know at this point I should say, but to those who are completely in the dark or may not realise the connection, is why I'm still being cagey about details in case of spoilers. Anyway, Some time has past and The Mandalorian is looking for other Mandalorians that might be able to assist him on his journey. But due to the value of The Mandalorian's Armour, all types of scum and villainy are seeking either his armour or the package making him hot property in the galaxy and with a bounty on his head. But as the episodes go on, The Mandalorian must either help or receive help to get to his destination and deliver his package safely, albeit, with plenty of complications along the way.
I read somewhere online during the viewing of the second season, that Jon Favreau had been rushed into hospital with damage to his spin and back.......from carrying the entire Star Wars franchise on his back. Whilst I thought this was very funny, a special shout out goes to Dave Filoni, the man behind The Clone Wars animation, Rebels and this show and this show is just amazing. Not only does Dave Direct two episodes, one in the first season and one in the second season, the latter being the better of the two, Dave also does some brief acting as a Rebel pilot (minor spoiler) and although not much to say, handled himself well.
While some episodes might be deemed a filler episode, we are definitely not short of action or character building. Some, including myself saw The Mandalorian as episodes of 'fetch-quests' like a computer game, but i really had no problem with that at all. We are shown a lone gunman who seems untouchable, but he struggles from time to time and that is good. I cannot stress enough that each season seems to get better and better and both season finalés will have you falling off your chair, it is THAT good.
This is a TV show and not a movie. Set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, there is soo much time where nothing has been documented with the Galaxy, far far away and The Mandalorian fits like a glove in this time slot. I've tried not to spoil anything for those interested. The Music, the Acting, the special effects and stunt work, everything is just how Star Wars should be. Not too over the top and not boring. Not to say that the Sequel Trilogy aka the Disney Trilogy was bad, but it could have been soo much better and it seems Dave Filoni is here again to pick up the pieces. If you are into Star Wars, you will definitely enjoy, especially how they manage to weave, the OT, PT and ST into 8 episodes for a single season. I mean, with all the many many eater eggs and such, this show will have you thinking about the Star Wars universe and who is alive, who is dead, who may come back and in some cases, we do see some returning characters from EVERYTHING (including the cartoons), of what came before it in the timeline.
On last thing. This journey for The Mandalorian and the episode titles, all have multiple meanings and as the story unravels, so does the character. Filoni and Favreau are painting a picture, something much bigger than just one bounty hunter, something that covers decades of infighting between a set of people, something that can explain or give context to the future. Earlier I mentioned the ST (DT) and although many have their views on The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker, I think going into season 3 will help give more context to these movies and why some characters are the way they are. A little like how the Clone Wars animated series helped show us Anakin Skywalkers turn to the Darkside. If you are a fan, you WILL like this. *my attempt to Jedi mid trick*
Around October of last year (2019), before the impending doom that was the Corona Virus hit the world, I decided to review new or current running streaming/TV shows as they come out. Ones I'd obviously watch and enjoy or at least take an interest in. Some shows came to a finalé and others were in their second/third season. While this had to be some great foresight I never knew I had because ALL I'D BE WATCHING IN THE NEW YEAR IS STREAMING MOVIES AND SHOWS...lol. So I guess it worked out to my benefit. Something to give an opinion on as Cinemas are closed. But to review a short film, a film that is barely even 10 minutes is a bit of a stretch but I guess, why not. The short film had something to say and so do I!
Canvas centres around an elderly man who is a still-life painter. It would seem he has painted his whole life or at least, it is something that he loves doing, enough that his granddaughter comes to visit and also displays talents in drawing. However, this elderly man has lost the passion for art for reasons I won't go into, but as this short story plays out, in just less than 10 minutes, we discover the the reasons why and if he is able to enjoy painting again.
This is a beautiful short film. Silent with sound effects and no actual words. The artistry of the drawings and how the animation is animated, the detail, amazing. I'm thinking if Toy Story 4 was more detailed than this, but I am unsure. This short film might be boring to some as there really isn't much to it, but the themes do hit and there is something to be said about the story or message behind this little short film. Bound to evoke some kind of emotion. Granted I don't think I could deal with a longer version of this, maybe more characters etc, but I do believe this short film did what it was aiming for.
Imagine, I tried not to spoil a just under 10 minute short film and I may have actually succeeded....maybe. Enjoy!
When I saw Bob's face on the thumbnail of this trailer, I thought to myself "oh, that's the guy from 'Better Call Saul' and 'Breaking Bad!'" (two great shows by the way) and then my immediate thought was, "oh, is he in a film?". You see, it's one thing having someone acting in TV series, but to see them in film, you do often think if the film would be any good because acting in film and acting in a TV series are two completely different things. For the most part, most or quire a few TV shows are character driven so you need a great director who will be able to pull out an actors talents and what they are known for or what they excel at in TV, so I instantly thought that maybe this trailer could be interesting. Ultimately, it could be rubbish.
Upon watching this trailer, like most films of this ilk, it starts off a little slow giving you a little of the character's current life situation. Then we are hit with the switch and what changes the character. Then a little history on what the character used to be in his past before he settled down and became a family man while at the same time, wrecking havoc and messing up fools. If you liken this to John Wick, well...David Leitch is the producer who is responsible for Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2, Hobbs & Shaw, so yeah that guy is behind this. And although this can be seen as a tired trope and "Yeah, I've seen this all before", it really is about the acting and execution and Ilya Naishuller brought us music video and Hardcore Henry?
This looks great. Bob is fairly comical as he has a comedic background so I can see some witty and clever lines woven into this script, along with situations, but I can assure you (well at least i think), if you like John Wick, you are likely to like this with a very slight comedic element to it but with all the seriousness of a Wick film or better yet, an action thriller. I don't think it will fall flat or at least I hope it doesn't. Nice to see Christopher Lloyd in this too.
Directed by Ilya Naishuller and starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Aleksei Serebryakov & Christopher Lloyd
Outside the wire sounds like a bit of a quote made in the film. "You know, he will never be detected, because he is Outside the Wire!", whatever that means, but the movie, it looks decent.
Mr Anthony "One Take" Mackie is moving away from his Marvel character The Falcon for other sci-fi projects. Altered Carbon Season 2 and this. I don't recognise this new face, but I recognise Euron Greyjoy from recently watching "Overlord" on Netflix which was amazing and that was a "sleeper". Although this practically looks like it's straight to DVD, it would be interesting if this turned out to be a decent movie, enjoyable and entertaining, almost like Code 8.
Directed by Mikael Håfström and starring Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily Beechum, Michael Kelly, Pilou Asbæk
I'll put it to you plainly. This looks boring. I mean a show with JUST Loki and no interaction with Thor? I'm not sure if I buy it. It's their dynamic that works, but with that said, Loki may just work around other great supporting cast as long as this guy is causing mayhem or at least trying to bring world domination.
From the trailer, I got a 'New Mutants' vibe with Loki trying to escape the TVA, but as I know nothing about them, I'm hoping a proper trailer gives us that bit more to be invested. I like the explosions and fights scenes, but I'm just hoping this series wasn't just done as some any odd show to slide into the MCU, do nothing and then collect dust. It's lacking that umph.
Directed by Kate Herron and starring Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson
This trailer is a lot more detailed and better than the last one and that isn't to say the ones that came before were garbage, but you get a bit more of a story beat with this trailer and ultimately, what is happening and the craziness of it all.
I've heard that this show will go through the ages of Black and White TV and the many different styles these shows had over the years, but the closer we get to modern day, the hijinks ensues whilst all the while getting more weird and weird messing with Wanda's psyche. I love this and I hope the tone changes too. Such a clever concept. It looks great.
Directed by Matt Shakman and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park & Kathryn Hahn.
It has been a long time coming. Initially this was meant to drop in August 2020, right? Or was it pushed back to then because of the coronavirus? Whichever it ended up being, shooting was stopped and resumed several months later and now we have this first look trailer.
I know what we got before, but this looks sooo much better. That bit at the very end felt forced but this looks soo soo soo good. Continuing where Captain America left off and the complications of what that may bring for both Bucky and Falcon. What is this? Buddy Cop espionage thriller? As long as it gives me those Captain America: The Winter Soldier vibes... it's a win from me!
Directed by Kari Skogland and starring ,Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
I initially saw a post or something with Benedict's face on it as the thumbnail to this trailer and I was meant to watch it and review it. It is highly likely I got distracted and boom, a few days later I see it again and here I am.
The very small yet, somewhat flimsy point I'm making here is that, people are busy with life and things going on in it especially when the year 2020 is concerned. At the same time, people can be distracted or lead astray. People can also be manipulated and given incorrect information presented as facts. When we are busy or distracted, sometimes we take ourselves down the wrong path by aimlessly following others or not knowing the real information to make our own decisions. With cover-ups and misinformation and facts and fiction, we live in a world where nothing seems to be even real any more (or was it ever even real?) and a lot of what we actually see in film, although most of the time fictional, can present the realest of factual content. It would also, (where this film claims to be based on a true story), help to have us question, how much of this movie would be real and accurate or how much of it will they actually show?
This film looks intense, it looks shady, it looks like buried truths, it looks like corruption. Benedict, Jodie and with something that looks like it's going to be a really powerful and intriguing film that will force you to question the government and their morals, are we doing the right thing, do we know the full story. For the most part, some people/bodies act without consequence. And in many many cases, people often act out of ignorance or misinformation or not enough information, hate and other. I'll watch this with an open mind. I loved the line where Tahar Rahim (from Un Prophet) as Mohamedou Ould Salahi says "Never would I believe that the United States of America would use fear and terror to control me." It just made me think of the year 2020 if I'm honest and the world at large.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch & Zachary Levi
Watching this trailer reminded me of Queen & Slim in a way. And although, very different in many ways, I couldn't help but think of two people on the run like Themla and Louise and think of that great movie. It seems it will have some real dramatic and heartfelt moments with a story or narrative in which most of us can relate to. However, I just couldn't relate to this time era where with Queen and Slim I could.
That is not to say that I wouldn't watch this movie because I couldn't relate to the time era as Margot Robbie is a tremendous actor. I felt immediately when watching this trailer, the Harley Quinn mischief and mayhem of the character (or more mayhem) and how this seems to be a hardened, yet vulnerable character who has done things to stay alive because of a troubled past. I could be wrong but that is ultimately what I got from this official trailer and it would be interesting what another trailer might detail as I missed the initial one last month.
Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte and starring Finn Cole,Margot Robbie,Travis Fimmel,Kerry Condon,Darby Camp,Lola Kirke
It's wild to even think that this could have been a thing or even was a thing. And the lack of promotion boggles me. When this trailer dropped, I knew absolutely nothing about it, not a peep. So to learn that Regina King has made this her directorial debut, I was obviously shocked.
4 friends, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Muhammed Ali come together to spend time with one another at the height of their notoriety, on one night and inspired by true events. It would be interesting what this story will say and how it will unfold.
Directed by Regina King and Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr.
I'm guessing this is the FINAL trailer as the link only says "Official Main Trailer" (again) but having looked at the above two links, the Official Main Trailer above for the Warner Bros. UK & Ireland YouTube page is pretty much the exact same trailer!
I'm not sure if this is an error on their behalf, or maybe it is because I have access to UK & Ireland YouTube page, but this is or at least seems like the same exact trailer from August where at the end, Wonder Woman grabs Cheetah by the scruff of the neck. With talks of possibly now dropping this movie on HBO Max and countries where cinema's are still open, in the UK, our cinema's are closed and we do not have access to HBO Max, so it's interesting how this would now pan out!
Directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright
Can you find me an actor who isn't already working with Disney in this trailer? Actually, David Oyelowo? Soon to be in the Disney Machine!? I make jokes, but this is a very decent cast for something that seems to be confusing to me. All women are barred, so they are killed/dead and Daisy comes along and messes up the set up when she "crash lands?". Also, all the men's thoughts are out aloud for everyone to hear AND somehow, having a woman around gives men or specifically, Tom, "power?"...WILD!
I think I would need to see another trailer to get a better look and feel of the storyline and if I'm definitely interested in the film. Having a planet full of men is wild for population and reporduction, but to kill women because of some sort of power? I'm definitely intrigued. It definitely doesn't do anything for female empowerment and comes across as sexist, no? "Yay, let's kill all the women!" What??? ...lol Spider-Man, Rey and Kaecilius together in a single movie that isn't a Marvel movie, but with the great talents of David and Cynthia, I'm definitely intrigued!
Directed by Doug Liman and starring Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas & David Oyelowo
I'm going to try and not repeat what I said in August 2020 regarding this debacle. You can read that here: Zack Snyder's Justice League Trailer. But it is very much worth highlighting here or briefly mentioning that, this was an utter shambles when Warner Bros decided to try and switch gears to catch up with Marvel's success. With no real plan or direction, you end up with the Josh Whedon directed movie which is both Zack's movie with Josh's touches and edits. Apparently, Zack has never watched the Justice League because it isn't his movie and more power to him. I liked it for the most part, it wasn't terrible.
A trailer dropped in August and was pulled a little while after due to copyright infringement on the music choice used. Apparently it wasn't cleared. I'm just hoping that such a simple thing, isn't another spanner or something that is going to plague Zack's vision and stop us (I say that loosely) watching it on HBO Max. We don't have HBO Max in the UK, so I wonder how that will work, Netflix maybe?
So, Zack has decided to drop an updated trailer and I'm going to be real with you, I'm not sure if there is a difference from the one dropped in August. It does seem like there are a few newer shots with more of Ray Fisher's Cyborg and his story, and some other clips which were likely left on the cutting room floor, but although I'm not a huge fan of how the trailer is pieced together,, I still think it's phenomenal, albeit, I just want to see it now. And now hearing he is adding more scenes, this trailer really is to showcase the NEW editions that were added, which now makes me think, maybe he has seen the Josh Whedon version...lol.
Anyway, it's shaping up to be a different kind of movie in terms of feel and I'm all for Zack telling his story. WB seem to be doing right by him at present. Oh and just before I forget...that quick shot of Cyborg commanding all those (I'm assuming nukes), in his varsity jacket, is totally a boss shot! Also, the black and white is cool, but I think I'd prefer colour.
Directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds
When I first saw the name of this trailer, my initial response was, "another IP Man???" I possibly sighed in my head and then I decided to watch the trailer. I'm definitely NOT interested in another IP Man movie. I''m sure it went up to IP Man 4. But from when Mike Tyson was in one of them, I lost all interest. 1 and 2 were good, but I didn't get a chance to see 3.
So I'm watching the trailer and I'm looking for Donnie Yen and I cannot see him. I kept wondering as to why they were focusing on the new donnie (london slang for geezer) and I kept thinking, maybe he would show up later. He didn't. Then the trailer said something about "A New Vision of Bruce Lee's Legendary Mentor", is when the pin dropped. They must be making bank to have another IP Man movie.
Although, I'm not interested. Although this new donnie replacing the old Donnie Yen and for the fact it has a bunch of people in suits with Hatchet Axes (taking a leaf out of Kung Fu Hustle, I MIGHT be swayed into watching this, as I do like Martial Arts/Kung Fu movies. It's just a little upsetting not seeing Donnie Yen in that role.
Directed by Liming Li and starring Yu-Hang To, Michael Wong, Wanliruo Xin
This is a slightly strange review because this is NOT a new show, however, it IS a new trailer! Disney are labelling it the Unofficial Official Trailer. Having grown up on various animated cartoons such as The Animaniacs, Reboot, He-Man, Galaxy High and even Gummy Bears, shows like Spider-Man and X-Men were at the very top of my to-watch list because it was comics and it was very cool. I loved Reboot because that was computers and gaming, but Spider-Man and X-Men were a different beast altogether. Loved them! I watched a lot of both series but slowly fell off the Spider-Man one when the X-Men and Ironman started to get invoved for reasons unknown. With that said, I never watched any other Marvel related cartoons.
The trailer for the X-Men though is sooo damn Iconic, it is definitely a little strange to learn of and hear a totally different trailer that doesn't sing out like it's predecessor. they've used different visuals and I can't put my finger on it, but at the beginning seems/feels more story driven centred around a singular character then the meat and potatoes of the trailer drops, rather than back in the 90's, a type of "flash card" of whom the characters are first and some fight scenes.
When I got Disney Plus "LATE!" because the entirety of Europe had to wait until March 2020 unlike our US cousin's whom received Disney Plus in November 2019 (poor marketing strategy if you ask me), I watched back-to-back 90's Spider-Man and back-to-back, 90's X-Men and I loved it. Most episodes previously seen. Still love me an Apocalypse monologue. What wouldn't at all hurt, would be a redesign of these cartoons to todays graphical standards (possibly a voice recast where necessary) and a remake/retelling of the same stories beat for beat. Maybe perhaps continuing with a few more episodes thrown in for good measure. I'm pretty sure fans will lap that up! I sure would.
I can't say I've seen much Melissa McCathy's movies at all but I can say I saw The Hangover III, Ghostbusters and Spy. I didn't see Spy in the cinema, hence no review here, but I've got to say, I loved it. Her and Jason Statham together was great. If i remember correctly, he was a little over-the-top, but it worked well for his character. This, looks like it could be in the same vain. I cannot say I laughed out loud from this trailer at all, but i loved the beanbag chair moment. It felt authentic, it felt real and how many times have you tired to do something like that and it takes you a few tries before you can successfully achieve what you set out to do.
Seeing Brian Tyree Henry is always a good shout. Considering I've only ever known him as Paper Boi from the Atlanta show and a few other shows and movies, but his facial reactions and comedic timing is also great so it would be nice to see him bounce off of Melissa. I don't know who Sam Richardson is, but he looks A LOT like David Oyelowo, I kept thinking, "damn...David has put on weight again. I wonder what the role is?" Hopefully though, this film turns out to be good.
Directed by Ben Falcone and starring Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, James Corden.
I almost died when I watched the first Borat movie. I'm aware that this is an expression and even though I am using it in such context, I was legit trying to catch my breath. There was a scene where Borat has a fight with his friend and they are naked in a Hotel. Chaos ensues and I found it absolutely hilarious that I was crying and trying to breath and struggling. When I approached watching this sequel, I feel that, maybe I rushed it. I had a plan to set up with my Nachos and dip the second day it came out and I ended up being too tired to watch. I tried again in the week but again, too tired to watch. So eventually, I decided to watch it and although I know how funny the character Borat is, I feel I should not have rushed watching this, set aside 5 hours over a day or 2 and watched the first movie again just to prep myself for the sequel. Maybe, just maybe, I'll edit this a little later having watched the first one again then the second, but although this movie was good and maybe it is due to not being able to catch lightening in a bottle, TWICE, or maybe I forced it or was tired or not in the mood, I just felt that this sequel was good, but nowhere as good as the first one.
The movie takes place 14 years after the original and Borat has been locked up for the shame he brought to Kazakhstan. To regain his freedom and not be executed, Borat must again travel to America and gift his daughter to someone in a position of power or authority. Once in America, Borat has to teach his daughter how to be like an American woman but to also keep the core values that all Kazakhstan women have grown up on.
First off, as if you didn't know, this film is WILD! Sacha, although a comedian and also a character actor, this guy is fearless. I understand that, in certain situations, he had to wear a bulletproof vest because this guy will tow the line of pushing people to the very edge and considering this film has taken a 6 months to 9 months to complete, within the world we are living in now and the strange climate with the Corona Virus and socially distancing, this guy has pulled off such a feat when you also factor in the racial tension and presidency. Fearless!!!
The lady who play his daughter, equally fearless and she ultimately steals the show from being a young unassuming woman who will do whatever her father wants because she loves her father, to then realising that her father could be wrong in the things he says, does and practices. The film is more about their bond but also the corruption within America and the brainwashing or should I say, the views of the American people. There is a hilarious scene with them both doing a dance in front of people and it is hilarious.
I found this film charming at times, hilarious at moments and some of the gags were soo soo good. Finding out before the movie came out there was backlash, was definitely no surprise to me, of course there would be, this guy pokes the bear, but to understand where he is going with this, is to shine a light on the American people. To shine a light on the democrats and republicans or the American people and their ideologies and whom they follow. How some of the values, teachings and such that our fathers and their fathers have been taught, to break the generational teachings and adapting to the new age. For example, there were 3 white guys Borat stayed with who were alright people. They were honest and upfront, but some of their views were skewed. But to also have Borat in their home, a blatant foreigner, meant they didn't really care for him being foreign, you know but they stuck strong to their views. There is no manual on how to live your life for you and your family. Moreover, some of the things we do in life are wrong. the views we have are wrong or how we act towards people are wrong and sometimes people will not know any better because it is all they know. I feel this movie challenges you to look at yourself and the people around you. I also believe the book in the movie the daughter carries plays a huge role in society now.
It's definitely something to watch and Sacha a very clever and talented man, but I will let you know that there are a few bits in the trailer which are NOT in the movie as he has tried his best to get this movie out before the voting happened and had likely made some edits to keep with the flow of the movie. Let's just hope what he set out to do wasn't in vain and if anything, at least it was a enjoyable movie to watch.
I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I started watching this. I had no idea about the cast, I had no idea about the story, I had no idea what it was all about and I just felt initially it was some Central Park Five "rip-off" of sorts and having not known this movie was based on a real thing that had occurred in real life, I was pleasantly taken aback once I got into the movie. You see, I'm not an American and in school, they were quick to teach us about slavary, Christopher Columbus, Henry and his many women and a few plagues and the great fire of London, but not real life events such as the Tulsa Race Massacre, the Central Park 5 or The Trial of the Chicago 7. In 2020, even more truths are being unearthed in media like films and TV series such as Lovecraft Country, so I do find it despicable that there are generations and generations of people, not only black, who do not know what has happened in history, because these events have been for the most part, undocumented. I digress.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 centers around a group of 8 anti–Vietnam War protesters, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, Lee Weiner, John Froines, and Bobby Seale who were arrested in Chicago for conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots during a Democratic National Convention in 1968. Whilst the 7 defendants are being represented by William Kunstler and Leonard Weinglass, Bobby Seale isn't represented and Judge Julius Hoffman shows significant prejudice for the prosecution whilst there is also racial tension with Fred Hampton the Chicago chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and other Black Panther members in the courtroom. Whilst Abbie openly antagonises the court during the trial, many of the defendants are charged with contempt of court while they try to figure out who initially incited the riot on the hill.
I'm not going to lie, this film took a little while to grab me. Maybe because I wasn't initially interested or the film didn't seem engaging, but once we were in the courtroom and jokes were flying along with the lunacy, I was fully engaged. I felt like, if some of these things, reactions, comments and behaviours were verbatim, this trial was an absolute mess. Although the "lead" of this movie was Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, the film was mostly joint carried by the ensemble cast with Sacha Baron Cohen as halfway through the movie, Yahya disappears and Sacha carries on. Even to a point, even Eddie Redmayne takes a lot of the spotlight in the third act, or at least, that's when I realised it was him and he CAN talk properly, the other characters do come across as fillers. It would have been nice to get a little backstory from all 8 of the defendants as it just didn't seem sufficient enough. Some of the cast members, you couldn't really care about as the connection wasn't really there for me.
What I loved about the movie, whether historically accurate to the very last dot, was the depiction of the Black Panther Party and the fact Fred Hampton was in court sitting right behind Bobby as an assist. It was lovely to see and also made me google Fred Hampton as I had no idea who he was although I had heard of the name. Considering there is a movie starring Daniel Kaluuya as Fred coming out at some point soon, this movie helped me to gravitate towards black activists and Revolutionary Socialists because this was and is unknown territory to me. Yahya was great as usual, tell me of a time when he wasn't? And Sacha was also great. The drama really got a little thick when you saw Michael Keaton and there was a scene when they were all in a room discussing and an argument broke out. that scene was played out well, I just felt that maybe there should have been some more heavier moments.
A decent movie and worth the watch but not as gripping as I believe perhaps, I would have liked it to have been, but it does help you to understand what happened at that time, why and what the state of affairs were like in the late 60's. The Protesting, the Vietnam War, the riots etc. It's extremely difficult to sometimes take in these films and shows and not treat them as just fiction because they were not taught in school and hardily anyone would know about events like these, so for that reason alone, it is a must watch.
It was only the other day I found out about this movie. Correction and let me rephrase, I heard about this movie possibly late last year or early this year, but it was only the other day I was reminded about this movie. Technically I knew nothing about it other than Chadwick Boseman being in it as the last film he would do, but I had forgotten about that and when his death came, my thoughts were over-shadowed by my feelings of how we lost such a great man, what would happen to one of his most iconic characters, Black Panther and where do we go from here? So even if I did look to see what his last film may have been at that time, as I knew it wasn't Da 5 Bloods, I was caught up in his death for a few weeks so being reminded about this movie was a delight but also very bitter sweet.
Having now seen the trailer and having watched every episode of 'How to get away with murder', I have noticed the greatness in acting calibre that is Viola Davis, so from the jump, I knew this was going to be great. The picture I saw promoting the film had me thinking that this will be a powerful performance and I may even cry. But then I noticed Chadwick and that he also had a role in this movie (because I forgot right) and then I knew from that moment, I am likely to cry. Watching this trailer had me a little emotional, but I will say, I am very proud to see these great actors together on screen and I really hope that a lot of people watch this Denzel Washington produced movie because it looks absolutely great. Plus it is also a delight to see a number of black actors together in a project. Having just finished Lovecraft Country, I soo welcome more and more black storytelling.
Directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Taylour Paige, Dusan Brown
I immediately thought about writing a review as soon as I saw this trailer. I'm not sure if it is because it's the Animaniacs and I used to like the show when I was younger or what, so, I didn't even think about if it would fall within what I have been doing for the past year or so. It's a new TV series. It's a cartoon. I guess I can. And you know what? I'm happy!
There isn't much to say about this trailer, although I remember the Animaniacs when I was younger, may have watched a few episodes, but I can't especially remember being a die-hard fan. Although I have a Wacko Bumper-Car Toothbrush stand somewhere...lol
The gags are there. The Animation just looks perfect! It's old-school but renewed without taking away the artistic integrity of the original drawings. There were a few smiley jokes, like when Dot whacks the Warner Brothers with a huge mallet and says, "...I'm still a knock out", that made me smile. But the two funniest moments from the trailer to me were, when Yacko (the one with the brown trousers/pants) swallows a handheld Tablet after being told it hold all the information he'll ever need (or something like that), he gets electrocuted and then starts talking about things that have progressed in pop-culture over the years since The Animaniacs stopped their run all them years ago. Very Funny! But the kicker for me, was when Dot in an empty looking room says "turn on the black light", the light switches on and the seemingly empty room is now seen with plenty of black people partying. HILARIOUS!!! I'm not going to lie, at first I thought it was a racist joke, but I very quickly understood the cleverness of the gag. I did make sure to replay that bit a few times to see if there were any troublesome stereotypes, but it was great. I laughed until tears every time I rewatched it. Needless to say, I'm going to find a way to watch this as it is on Hulu...sigh! Poor England and our lack of programming unlike our cousins in the US.
I heard about this show and I don't know what I was doing/watching at the time (many things I'm sure), but for some reason I got onto this show well late and spent a couple days binge watching to catch up. The show started in August and I'm sure I got into it mid-late September after I kept hearing how good it was. And were the stories true? Yes and definitely YES!!!
You see, this show is about a man named Atticus Freeman, a Korean war veteran who arrives in Chicago to see his family. He is given a letter which is from his missing father asking him to travel across Jim Crow America to find out about his heritage. Upon this journey, as well as trying to avoid racist attacks from white America, Atticus, his uncle George and George's friend Letitia, set on a road trip that leads them to hidden societies, family secrets, monsters and legacy that will change Atticus' life forever. In the mix of all of this, Atticus's Aunt Hippolyta and Leti's older sister Ruby also end up having their own adventure and self discovery among other things that eventually leads into Atticus' future.
As the show goes on (without going into too much spoilers), the show weaves in a lot of real life issues and events in society which happened in the Jim Crow era of America. Touching on the Tulsa Race Massacre, the death of Emmett Till. They also weave in real life people such as entertainer Josephine Baker and the Dahomey Amazon. But although they weave in these historical events which are very heavy handed emotionally at times, there are some real lighthearted moments that bring fun and joy to the season. It's amazing to see the resilience of Black people at this time and how they still get on with life despite everything which is going on.
The show developed by Misha Green is 10 episodes at around an hour long each and soo much things are placed into every show with soo much information that flows at a rapid pace. It doesn't necessarily feel rushed, there is soo much to unpack so you do need to pay attention as Lovecraft is definitely not a background show. Every episode has something to say and a message that relates to the here and now. I really felt for a specific character in this show which was acted out soo well. But the general theme with the character and the character's story-arch, is generational and is definitely something that continues in our world today.
The show is also based on the Lovecraft novel and takes advantages and liberties where necessary to keep the mystery of specific characters and some of the story plot, but for the most part, it does follow the novel. How the first episode starts shows an Atticus walking through trenches in the war and the longer he walks, the more things you start to see and it get's crazier and crazier. The first 5 minutes of this show is a snippet of how insane the show will get.
This show isn't necessarily for all ages and all types of viewers though. It is very important for both white and black people to watch. Not only does it shine a light on the Jim Crow era, racial tension and how white people treated non-white people, especially black people at this time, but maybe it is something we can all learn from as I stated earlier, every episode has some type of message. Umbrella Academy touched on 1963 America and the Watchmen TV series touched on the Tulsa Race Massacre and if it wasn't for these shows shining the light on this time in history, I personally along with many many others would have never known about these events as they are not taught in school.
I say the show isn't necessarily for all ages due to the horror themes as well as the gore and other frightening imagery you will see. But I'd say, if you can, try your best to stomach it and push through because the show is excellent. Very well acted from ALL cast members. Music was superb and the costume department didn't miss a beat. The special effect were really good for the TV show and I'd only hope, now that its is done, possibly the team behind this can get a second season out, JUST as good as this season. A lot of people will really appreciate it.
So last year, we were taken aback by two major superhero TV shows. You would have thought the world had Superhero Fatigue, but in all honesty, us superhero content lovers simply are not tired from the movies and many other TV shows there is out there, but we do want something different, something a bit more edgy, something more adult and we got it with Umbrella Academy season 1 and The Boys season 1. Having looked into my crystal ball or having been told by a future version of myself that had travelled back in time, I knew to take up reviewing TV series and trailers because the year 2020 was going to be a colossal mess. I only took that up around November of last year so, with that said, this review will be a little longer just to recap the events of season 1 which came months before I started. I will try not to give away too many spoilers for those who still have not watched.
The world of The Boys is set in a world where Superheroes are real. They are the ultimate crime fighters who do the jobs the police are unable to do or not quick enough to get to. The main Superheroes, 'The Seven' are corporately run by a company called Vought who govern the Supes and all their actions. They often tell the supes which crimes to stop and handle all media and media coverage to ensure every superhero is portrayed in a positive light. Not a bad thing when your PR is handled, but when a supe accidentally runs through a young woman named Robyn, Hughie's girlfriend and tries to cover it up, Hughie is approached by William Butcher who gets Hughie on his side to help him take down the company Vought and all their Superheroes.
William Butcher has a personal vendetta against Vought and their superheroes, especially the leader of The Seven, The Homelander. The Boys (the series title name) refers to a group of people led by William (Billy) and consist of Mother's Milk and Frenchie. As The Boys discover that Vought may be behind some nefarious activities involving a formula called 'Compound V' they find on a supply run carried out by the Supe known as A-Train, The Boys do their best trying to take down Vought and expose their foul play. Hughie meets a lady named Annie and they begin to form a friendship, but when Hughie kills a Supe and other incidents start to occur with members of The Seven and they begin to come to light, all hell breaks lose and The Seven start to close in on The Boys, including Annie, who is also a Supe.
As Billy Butcher gets closer to achieving his now life long mission of taking down The Homelander, Billy gets confronted by a revelation which reinforces his new motivation and pushes him in a new direction whilst still trying to take down Vought. An organisation called 'The Church of the Collective' poach The Deep by way of Eagle the Archer and they proceed to try and help The Deep with his problems but things become increasingly difficult when a new member of The Seven named Stormfront enters, who is an instant hit with the fans of The Seven pushing The Homelander aside. Whilst Stormfront has her own past, with help from The Boys, Billy continues to try and expose Vought for their crimes and with the introduction of a newer and younger Supe, heads start to explode as Billy gets closer and closer to the truth which leave The Boys in a head-on confrontation with not only the new and very powerful Stormfront, but also, The Homelander.
I've tried my upmost to try and keep this review as spoiler-free as possible and with the nature of this show, it is difficult as there is soo much going on at any one time with different story-arcs for characters and the situations presented. A few flashbacks here and there and whilst you might think one person is the main enemy, another rears it's head, then another, then another. In some cases you are routing for the bad guy and in other cases, the "good" guys seem just as bad as the bad guys with parallels that mirror specific characters, almost identically like, you are to choose the lesser of two evils.
There is a lot of character development with a lot of the characters as the seasons go on whilst some characters remain a mystery. Season 2 also introduces a host of new characters with background stories that further the plot and over-arching story arch that pushes The Boys into season 3 and beyond. The acting is superb by Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty, but the prize goes to Antony Starr, hands down, as a very complex character with lots of layers. Whilst other actors such as Laz Alonso and Chace Crawford is also great supporting cast, the delivery of their characters along with the main cast help push the story along with ushering along the completely absurd scenes and situations in the show making them seem more credible and at times, grounded. The secrets, the lies, the mystery, it is ALL there, but most of all, this show is NOT for the faint hearted. The blood, the guys, the profanity, it is all there. If you want something different and more adult which is up your comic book alley, the The Boys will definitely be for you.
*Insert 90's movie trailer voice* From the studio that brought you Jason Bourne.
Unfortunately, this trailer feels lacking and I'm not quite sure what it is. I'd like to see it but the trailer for Jason Bourne had more fighting in it I'm sure. Or maybe it seemed more high-octane. There was a small small explosion in the trailer and Jessica rapels down to the lower floor but, show me something cool like bigger stunts or more of that motorbike chase. So essentially, Oceans 8 meets extraction and a touch of Mission Impossible. The climbing on the outside of the building is definitely a call out to Ghost Protocol though and I like that. I feel like saying from the studio that brought you Jason Bourne has skewed my view before I even started getting into it.
I just don't know. I just don't want this to be a Charlies Angels as this definitely has potential and I'm loving the diversity, I mean, Lupita is black and British. Representation matters. It feels like I'm going to have a lot to say about this movie because it would seem Simon Kinberg the director, the last and only other film he directed was Dark Phoenix (X-Men movie), but he has helped to produce many other movies, some good some not so good and he's written for some movies I really liked like, Jumper, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, This Means War and Guy Richie's Sherlock Holmes, but also written for some duds. We will see.
Also it's all good saying from the studio that brought you Jason Bourne, but it is the same studio that brought us Bourne Legacy, I mean, let's keep it real.
Directed by Simon Kinberg and starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan & Édgar Ramírez
I can honestly tell you that I haven't the foggiest to, if I remember reading the Roald Dahl book 'The Witches'. I remember 'The BFG' and 'Matilda', I may have even read 'James and the Giant Peach' but The Witches, not a clue. I liked his books too. However, having watched this trailer, it looks like the book may have been a fun read as this trailer looks really really good.
First off for me was Chris Rock, it sounded like him narrating. I actually don't mind his voice as a Narrator as he has been in animation with voiceover work and he IS really good. Secondly, Octavia Spencer. Having just recently seen 'Ma' which was decent but sinister and with voice work in 'Onward' and 'Dolittle', she's really getting some good roles. Thirdly, last but not least, Anne 'you silly woman, why did you go for the data!?' Hathaway (I'm only now slowly forgiving her for what she did in Interstellar), she is looking and projecting something amazing. The way she looks and the way she is portraying the character, I didn't even know it was her at first. With the slits at the sides of her mouth, the accent AND the baldness, her character is looking a lot different from the Angelica Houston version from 1990, THIRTY YEARS AGO! However, I do feel I saw this back then.
This film looks like it's going to be very entertaining, it's just a wonder as to when we will ever see anything in the cinemas as everything is either being pushed to streaming or pushed to 2021 because of this pandemic. What I might also add, with Kenya Barris and Guillermo del Toro as joint writers with director Robert Zemeckis, this may be a well put together project, I mean the trailer looks excellent. I did't even recognise Stanley Tucci.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci & Chris Rock,
I remember seeing the first trailer to this almost a while year ago and it seemed cool, however with some really crazy and laugh out loud bits in it, not something that seemed amazing though, if you know what I mean. It didn't show enough. It gave me the impression of a man (NPC - Non Playable Character) in a game world (kind of like Wreck-It Ralph) and he has become a "Free-Thinker" and goes out to live a different life from the samey samey mundane world he's known to love but has now become bored of his role in it.
This trailer, 10 months later gives us just that little bit more. More Lil Rel, more actual player dynamics, more action, more story and more comedy. The part where he gets hit by the two cars is still hilarious. The more I watch the trailer, it literally reminds me of a film version of the Grand Theft Auto game series by Rockstar and how sometimes in a lobby (or most times to be fair) it is actual pandemonium. Low flying planes, players shooting and destroying everything including NPC's. This trailer captures the carnage of GTA very well, even down to the car garage with all the cars lined up. The music also hits well, again and I love the usage of the Star Wars man falling Wilhelm Scream (something used in over 400 films - but I've only ever know it from, Episode 4). It also looks like a lot of thought has gone into this movie too, such as the blink and you'd miss it parody of Rocky (or Punch Out game), Van Helsing (or just a cowboy), a Kitana lookalike (from Mortal Kombat) and you see a ninja in the back ground from any game involving ninjas (maybe a Ninja Gaiden). Ready Player One meets Wreck-It-Ralph maybe. I'm more interested in seeing it now than before.
Directed Shawn Levy starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel, Howery Utkarsh, Ambudkar, Taika Waititi
First of all, I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested in watching this movie. The first one, even though I didn't go into the story or any details much, due to spoilers of course, I can tell you that I laughed soo hard that I found it soo difficult to breathe whist tears was streaming down my face. The movie was THAT funny. Considering the film is 14 years old, it was the scene where Borat was fighting his friend naked in the hotel. I DIED. Simply watching this trailer for the sequel, the line where he says to the police officer "Only man and bears are allowed inside car" is just hilarious! I honestly feel, there will be MORE insane moments like the wrestling fight with his friend i the first one and more outrageous things said, like in the middle where he says, "did you ever put one inside your daughter" referencing a baby.
There is nothing much more to say other than the trailer speaks loudly for itself and I hope we all get to see this before the election. Also, the full title is absolutely ridiculous!
Directed by Jason Woliner and starring Sacha Baron Cohen
When I finished watching this movie, I felt I had to watch it again. I felt like I wasn't paying all the attention that I had needed to. Possibly because there was narration, I wasn't fully focused, but I genuinely felt like I wasn't understanding what was going on although it was fairly simple. Not to say it was difficult to understand but maybe it's all this streaming movies than going to the cinema. Maybe I'm tired of it. Maybe the film didn't really grip me, but...I enjoyed it!? So, I watched it again and this is what I have to say.
The film centers around Arvin (Tom Holland) whose father served in World War II. After the war, Willard (Bill Skarsgård) meets a lady in a diner (Haley Bennett ) and also meets a couple who are dining there. Willard eventually marries the lady and moves to Knockemstiff, Ohio where Arvin is born. Being haunted by the war, Willard is somewhat troubled and tries to influence God to help assist him in a situation he is going through believing he has this power to do so due to his blind faith but the situation doesn't work out. Some years later, Lenora's (Eliza Scanlen) father dies after he also thought he had power due to his blind faith and Arvin becomes her overprotective stepbrother. On his birthday, Arvin is given his father's gun from World War II which ultimately gives him power. The Reverend of the local church, Preston Teagardin (Robert Pattinson) uses his position of power to his own benefits and when Lenora tragically dies, Arvin goes looking for the reverend for answers. Later Arvin is confronted by the same couple who were dining in the diner his father met his mother in where the two have their own ritual they often carry out which ultimately gives them power, although there is a power dynamic between them.
This film is really about religion, power, the butterfly effect and what would happen if certain situations happened how they were possibly "meant" to happen. This film also questions faith and religion as well as the famous saying "absolute power, corrupts absolutely". Where there are various story arcs that meet to create the over-arching story, there are a lot of people who use their "power" to control and/or influence.
This film is dark and most definitely not a kids film because young looking Tom Holland plays Peter Parker. The cinematography is gloomy and dark. The setting is lonely and isolating. You are given the sense that although these people are very religious, some characters are loners and very much have their own battles they are battling regardless of having faith. Some of the characters are predators in their own way using their power to get what they want. The acting is great and couldn't be any better than it was from every actor in this piece. Robert and Jason are very convincing that you may even despise them. Tom Holland was also very good in this, especially his accent. Along with Robert, both being British, their accents were great. This film is also fairly slow paced with not much action so may come across boring as the story really revolves around these various characters and their life and/or actions.
I may actually watch it again as it is indeed a decent movie, but I just wouldn't rush to see it.
As we are nearing to the end of September and it was only like a few days I saw somewhere that it's only 100 days until Christmas (like anyone wants to know about that right now as this pandemic has been zapping the life out of everyone), Disney are fully on their promotion of DisneyPlus and their shows. Only a few days ago we had a trailer for The Mandalorian: Season 2 and now we have this, WondaVision, a continuation of the stories post Marvel's Infinity Saga. While The Falcon & The Winter Soldier was meant to be first out of the gates in August, but they had to stop due to quarantining and lockdowns etc, WondaVision might actually be the first out since The Falcon & The Winter Soldier is currently back to filming as I type. With that said AND the fact that the Black Widow film has been pushed back from May (I think) until November (unless it moves again), THIS is the only thing that is semi-concrete enough to actually go ahead. And this trailer...GREAT!
I can see why this show might NOT be the big spectacle that some fans might want, but there are a lot of things that can come off the back of this show. It has been said that it will link heavily into the sequel of Doctor Strange. We have the possibility that it may introduce mutants into the MCU finally since the Fox Acquisition and with the different time periods and the Chaos Magic used by Wonda Maximoff, it seems as though this show will be not only the intro, but the gatekeeper, no...keymaster that will unlock the future of the MCU and this trailer to me looks like something really small and isolated, but has the possibility to do just that.
From Black and White to Technicolour, to Vision being told he is dead and the fabric of reality changing and the cracks beginning to show, I feel the second trailer will get those who are not onboard, on board in a major way.
Directed by Jac Schaeffer and starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park & Kathryn Hahn
Since Disney has joined the streaming wars, one thing they said they were going to do, was to make sure they had more Star Wars content. And although the year of 2020 has been a shambles in many ways, not just affecting the lives and livelihood of actors, filming and movie studios, not to mentioned closed cinemas/theatres, having a soundstage (or whatever they use to make the Mandalorian, has worked out in everyones favour. Granted, the pandemic hadn't hit their production as they had finished filming before the worldwide lockdown, but with the equipment they have, it goes to show that they have got a system in place where they can churn out episodes after episodes after episodes quickly and easily.
This initial trailer is amazing! There isn't much to it at all and it is also fairly short, but the music, what they show you and if you have seen the first season, WHAT YOU KNOW SO FAR!? It looks soo much better visually and even the world has been expanded, sorry the universe, we are going deeper and deeper into what we know from Star Wars and the Jedi. As we found out at the end of the first season, The Mandalorian (Hey Mando) is on a quest to find the species of 'the baby' (dubbed Baby Yoda) or the scorchers know as Jedi! Another trailer will definitely sell this even more if you are not already sold by seeing Tatooine, a Tusken Raider or X-Wings!
Word on the street is that, Pedro wants to have is helmet off, became difficult and has walked from the project. This baffles me as he signed on to play a character who keeps his helmet on. I hope they can write into the story reasons as to why some Mandalorians wear helmets and keep them on and why some don't and take them off.
Directed by John Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal
I love me some Sci-Fi. A lot of people feel the same like me and there are others that don't. Personally, I don't get it - unless someone can tell me as to why they do not like Sci-Fi and their reasons, then maybe I'll accept what they are saying and leave them alone, forever... but what is there NOT to like. Sci-Fi can essentially be fantasy, advanced technology we will never see in our lifetime, flying cars, spaceships, interstellar travel, aliens, living on beautiful worlds in distant galaxies or trying to figure out if Darth Vader is your father! I know that was a Star Wars reference and we are talking Star Trek here and they are NOT the same, but I love me some Sci-Fi. I like all that stuff and it amazes me that there are people who don't.
With that said, imagination, the future, all of it is captured in this trailer and having a show which is now 3 seasons in, it's only getting better and better. You can tell more money has gone into it. The storyline, no federation??? It looks as though it would be even more intriguing than Season 2 and Season 2 was really good. The special effects AND make-up looks even better and generally, from what we see in this trailer, it looks as though the cast are having a lot of fun. This looks like it's going to be really good. I understand there are some Trekkies that don't like Discovery and MY only gripe with the show is the ships capabilities...but other than that, it's really good! Let see how well this season ends up being.
Directed by Bryan Fuller and starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, David Ajala
From the Get-Go, the name of this movie is straight up Trash! I get the premise of the movie which is Freaky Friday but with a serial killer, but why not just add the Friday to it? Or call it Killingly Freaky? I dunno, but Freaky by itself just sounds silly or maybe it's just me!?
Anywho, this trailer, I thought it was going to be some nonsense and although it might still end up being some nonsense, I'm not going to lie to you all, but this trailer made me laugh out loud on several occasions. Freaky Friday with a grown man playing a teenage girl like Jack black in Jumanji (and he was seriously killing it, it was freakily funny), I would simply watch this film for exactly what it is intended to do, scare you but bring in some laughs. Blumhouse have churned out a few really good ones and a few stinkers here and there, but for the most part, they are mostly great quality. I'd like to see another trailer, I think, but if I need something to switch off and get a few creepy and likely predictable scary scares and and some laughs, this is going to be that!
Directed by Christopher Landon and starring Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn, Uriah Shelton, Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich
What is wild is that, I remembered the Dune trailer was dropping today. Just watched the trailer for the trailer and said, "The trailer is probably going to drop in the next few minutes...lol" because I sensed the trailer was about to drop, finished posting, searched for the trailer and there it was...posted 3minutes ago...WILD!!!
THIS TRAILER THOUGH!!!
I've never watched the original Dune from back in the day. I saw some pictures prior to posting this and it doesn't hold up at all. Everything looks like a set, it looks like the old Planet of the Apes from way back when. Maybe they came out at a similar time, I would need to look that up. But I wasn't captivated by the small images I saw to want to watch. Maybe in 40-60 years time, folks would look at this trailer and think the same, but damn does this film look beautiful! Visually stunning and a film that seems to be about two families who have been in a life long beef with one another on a Lord of the Rings meets Star Wars for real! The ships look great! That land vehicle has Jawa angles, I'm not the only person who noticed that, surely. But seeing Jason Mamoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac brought some heavy weight to this film. Dave Batista and Josh Brolin, damn! I think I saw Stellan, but I'm not sure. Glad to see a black person as well, for crying out loud, even if it IS just one.
Oh, and that THING AT THE END!!!
Having watched this trailer, I can only assume the film is going to be as great as the trailer...I want to see a Mass Effect film now!
Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa & Javier Bardem.
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