Nutshell: Enjoyable lightweight romantic comedy for Boomers and anyone else interested in seeing characters face romantic challenges rather than simply hopping into the sack. Keaton, Fonda, Bergen and Steenburgen need to be in more movies together; they make a great team. Grade: B
“I’m not even sure this qualifies as a ‘book’.”
“I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever.”
Yeah, I’m of an age. Sang “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions” in middle-school. Begged my parents for a copy of “The Game” when it was released. Swooned over the Highlander soundtrack. Banged my head with Wayne and Garth to “Bohemian Rhapsody” (I still want a licorice dispenser in my car, dammit.) And cried my eyes out when Freddie Mercury succumbed to AIDS in 1991. So now that the Freddie Mercury/Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is finally making its way to theaters? I’m absolutely fired up. In fact, I should have posted this sooner, but I’ve watched it eight times already. Maybe nine. Ten.
Behold the trailer! I’m absolutely loving the Queen mashup at the start of this trailer. Like, “want to buy it right freakin’ now please let them have it on the soundtrack” love. It’s wonderful. If the film is even half as good as that mashup, I’m so in. But honestly? I hope it’s even better. Rami Malek seems to be channeling the incouciance of Freddie Mercury’s stage personal, and I look forward to seeing even more of Malek in action. Plus, Aiden Gillen is Queen’s manager John Reid. What’s not to get pumped about?
Bohemian Rhapsody hits theaters Novenber 2nd, 2018. Happy birthday month to me, y’all.
Nutshell: Dopinder and the gang are back for more fourth-wall breaking hijinks, and I couldn’t be happier. Not because the story is good (it is) or that the actors are more than down to clown (they are), but because 2 might possibly be better than the first one. Yeah, I’m truthin’ here. Grade: A… Aww hell, let’s go with A+
“You’re welcome, Canada.”
Story: It’s just a boy in a red suit, standing in front of a girl. Asking her to love him. And while Wade Wilson and his squeeze Vanessa are gearing up to celebrate an anniversary…well, shit goes down. Doesn’t it always? This time, said shit brings a time-travelling cyborg that will stop at nothing to…well, just go see the movie, dammit. Continue reading
“You ask too many questions. You undercover or something?”
Ready for the newest Spike Lee joint? Because it looks like a good one. Black officer. Jewish partner. Down to infiltrate the KKK in 1970s Colorado. Did I mention it’s co-produced by a roster of folks including Jordan Peele (Get Out) and Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions)? Synopsis!
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero. It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream. Produced by the team behind the Academy-Award® winning Get Out.
BlacKkKlansman opens August 10, 2018.
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Seriously, how many times have you seen Black Panther already? I’ve gotta admit I’ve shelled out my hard-earned a few times myself (not including the screening I got to check out)… But there’s always room for one more, right? Well, I’ve got the details on how you can see Black Panther for free this Friday! A huge THANK YOU to both Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Tribeca Film Festival for this great opportunity!!!
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Tribeca Film Festival present a FREE community screening of BLACK PANTHER
Friday, May 18
5:00PM – Doors open for music, food trucks, and fun!
7:00PM – Screening beings
WHERE: UA House at Fayette
1100 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tickets are FREE, and available at https://www.tribecafilm.com/baltimore.
That’s right y’all. The writer of The Maud Couple, Party Pooped, and Dungeons and Discords (among many others) is hitting this year’s BronyCon! And not only that, he’s guest of honor y’all! You know what that means…cool panels of awesomeness!
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Jim Steranko is returning to Baltimore Comic-Con! Co-creator of Nick Fury, as well as writer/artist for Captain America, The Hulk, Superman, X-Men, and many more! He hasn’t hit BCC since 2001, so it’ll be so good to hear what he’s been up to, and what’s coming down the road…
But that’s not all; other comic writers and artists are coming, like Joe Giella (Batman), Paul Levitz (Action Comics), Denny O’Neil (Wonder Woman), as well as the awesome Afua Richardson (BlackPanther), Hope Larson (Batgirl), Barry Kitson (The Flash), Greg Capullo, Frank Miller, Mark Waid, and Scott Snyder!
Read on for the full 411!
I have been a Constant Reader of Stephen King’s work since I got my hands on a paperback copy of Salem’s Lot back in middle school. The Stand was the first hardback book I bought that didn’t have a picture of a dinosaur on every page. And I’ve seen just about every movie and miniseries based on his work, including a few sequels that I hoped would live up to the promise the name Stephen King offered, but never seemed to. Continue reading
Nutshell: Looking for a movie that has action, but doesn’t tax the ol’ brainpan? Well look no further. Union is fantastic as the mom who has to save her kids, but other than the usual action tidbits there’s little else here. Turn your brain off and enjoy. Grade: C+ (the plus is for Gabrielle Union, who can do no wrong in my eyes.)
“But there’s nothing you can do. You’re a woman.”
Story: When Shaun Russell’s father dies in an “accident”, she takes her two kids up to the house she grew up in to get it ready to sell. Did I mention that this house is super huge and awesome? And that it’s got a space-age security system? And four criminals inside that don’t want anyone to know what they’re doing? Well, before too long Shaun finds herself locked out of the house, with her kids inside…and the criminals trying to use them as leverage. Wonder Mom Powers, activate! Continue reading
“I think they’re attempting hybridization.”
I have a list of movies in my head that I hope will get a reboot. Predator wasn’t one of them. But with this trailer for The Predator, it looks like writer/director Shane Black (The Nice Guys) will be changing the mythos. No coming-of-age hunt for these aliens. This time it’s pure throwdown.
Synopsis!
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe’s most lethal hunters return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
Let’s hope Black injects some of that amazing dry humor from Guys and The Long Kiss Goodnight into this story. Because with cast members like Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key and Edward James Olmos, it’s a sure bet they’d be down to take some dark humor out for a spin.
The Predator crashes into theaters September 14th, 2018.
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