IMDB: Sicario - 2015 IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Previous Viewing Date: na When the idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer gets "recruited" for an Op led by a CIA operative who is hunting down the top dogs of a drug cartel in Mexico, as a special assignment from the Department of Justice. On the surface the teams mission … Continue reading Sicario – 2015
Month: August 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 2018
IMDB: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - 2018 IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 51% Previous Viewing Date: n/a Ok, let me see, this is Jurassic Park 5, 6? I'm not sure, but it is the latest in the series that is all about the ethical dangers of bringing the extinct back to life. Well it's not really, but it is a … Continue reading Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – 2018
Braindead – 1989
IMDB: Braindead - 1989 IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: na Previous Viewing Date: na After a strong recommendation from a work colleague to see this movie (the same one I'll point out, who recommended Meet the Feebles to me) I decided to hunt it down, and found it on YouTube. The story starts with some poachers stealing a monkey, a … Continue reading Braindead – 1989
Meet the Feebles – 1989
IMDB: Meet the Feebles - 1989 IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 71% Previous Viewing Date: n/a Meet the Feebles shows us the "dirtier" side of show business in the style of muppets. When the star of the "Meet the Feebles Variety Hour" discovers that her lover and boss (a muppet walrus) is having an second relationship with another of her … Continue reading Meet the Feebles – 1989
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes – 1969
IMDB: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes - 1969 IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 50% Previous Viewing Date: aa Students from Medville College manage to persuade the towns biggest businessman A.J. Arno to donate a computer to their college. When young Dexter gets the shock of his life when installing a replacement computer part, he finds himself suddenly having the equivalent … Continue reading The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes – 1969
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – 2017
IMDB: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 76% Previous Viewing Date: na I was such a huge fan of the original Jumanji with the legendary Robin Williams that I had actually been purposely putting off seeing this so as to not tarnish the image I have of the original. But I felt it was … Continue reading Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – 2017
Disenchantment: S1 – 2018
IMDB: Disenchantment: S1 - 2018 IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 57% Previous Viewing Date: n/a The latest creation from the legendary animator behind the shows with three staying power, The Simpsons and Futurama, Matt Groening. This new creation is the first that he has done with a powerful female lead, but one that he has wanted to do for a … Continue reading Disenchantment: S1 – 2018
Red Sparrow – 2018
IMDB: Red Sparrow - 2018 IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 47% Previous Viewing Date: n/a When the Russian prima ballerina Dominika Egororva has her leg broken during a performance, she suddenly finds herself struggling to take care of both herself and her ailing mother. The two of them suffer a very tough and uncertain future with no income coming in, … Continue reading Red Sparrow – 2018
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – 2017
IMDB: Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - 2017 IMDB Rating: 4.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes: na% Previous Viewing Date: na Would you believe that this is (technically) around the 8th remake from the original big screen adaption of Roald Dahl's wonderful novel? This one however adds a familiar pair of faces to the storyline. Tom and Jerry help … Continue reading Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – 2017
The 5th Element – 1997
IMDB: The 5th Element - 1997 IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 71% Previous Viewing Date: n/a There are few movies so well known as The 5th Element, the style, the acting, the one liners and the story, are all so very memorable and classically awesome. The story follows there primary characters, Gorben Dallas, Lilu and Father Cornelious, along with a … Continue reading The 5th Element – 1997