Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “American Underdog”!

Go sports! Let’s grab the ball and to all the things! And more importantly, let’s dig into a feel good story! Synopsis!

American Underdog tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner (Zachary Levi), who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player – but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda (Anna Paquin) and the encouragement of his family, coaches, and teammates that Warner perseveres and finds the strength to show the world the champion that he already is. American Underdog is an uplifting story that demonstrates that anything is possible when you have faith, family and determination.

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In Queue Review – “Afterlife of the Party”

“Think of it as Cassie-palooza, the afterlife edition!”

Genre: Human Makes Right After Death Comedies
Release Date: 2021
Where I Watched: Netflix

Synopsis: Cassie is THE party animal. Not only is she a party planner, she’s up for anything and everything. Except maybe staying in with her BFF/roommie for a low-key 25th birthday hang. But you only turns 25 once, amirite? And after Cassie slips and conks her head on the toiler but hard? It’s Cassie’s last birthday. And it seems she’s in spiritual limbo, with three folks back on earth she needs to “fix” before her next birthday in five days (hey, time works differently upstairs.) Her Dad, her estranged mom, and that BFF she blew up at right before that whole toilet thing. Easy-peasy, right? Sure.

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Ho or No – “Father Christmas is Back”

“You need to calm down. It’s only Crimbo.”

Genre: Family Holiday Drama Made For Laughs
New Holiday Spirit or Ghost of Christmas Past?: released 2021
Where I Watched: Netflix

Synopsis: The four Christmas sisters – yep, that’s the family names – are coming together for Christmas. Before their claws get truly sharpened on each other, their father arrives. The father who left twenty-seven years earlier on Christmas day. No reason, just bolted…and radio silence ’til this reappearance. So naturally, the family is a-OK. Best Christmas ever!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “Nightmare Alley”!

Before hitting the multiplex, please consider the health risks involved with participating in group gatherings at this time. Take very good care of yourselves – I wanna see you on the other side!

I’ve been hearing really good things about this one. And I’m not surprised, as it’s the latest Guillermo joint. Synopsis!

When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.

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Freaky Fridays – “The Advent Calendar”

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Horror, Cult Movies, Exploitation Cinema, 70s Schlock, and more! Let’s look at something cool!

“Es ist Mitternacht” 

Genre: Foreign Holiday Horrors
Year Released: 2021
Where I Watched: Shudder

Synopsis: Eva, a young woman who became a paraplegic after a horrible car accident three years ago, was celebrating her birthday alone. Well, until her friend Sophie who’s been in Germany surprises Eva with cake, bubbly, and a present; a gorgeous Advent calendar from Munich. Every day has a candy…and a few rules. Eat the candy, or “I’ll kill you”. Follow the rules, or “I’ll kill you”. Don’t try to get rid of the calendar or…well, you get the idea. Gee thanks Sophie. You’re the greatest.

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Ho or No? – “A Castle for Christmas”

“You want a castle? It’s yours.”

Genre: Turning Over A New Leaf of Mistletoe Romance
New Holiday Spirit or Ghost of Christmas Past?: original story based on lots of the usual romance and holiday film clichés – released 2021
Where I Watched: Netflix

Synopsis: Sophie Brown is a world-renowned romance author with one little problem; she’s killed off the leading man in her bestselling series. So she packs up and heads to Scotland, to visit the castle her late father grew up near when he was a boy. She hits it off with all the townspeople, but butts heads with the owner of the castle, the curmudgeonly – but oh so handsome – Duke Myles. He loves the idea of Sophie’s cash to help the castle and town out of financial difficulties, but figures she’ll bolt before Christmas Day’s escrow, after he makes the place a nightmare in her eyes. It must be love!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “The King’s Man”!

Before hitting the multiplex, please consider the health risks involved with participating in group gatherings at this time. Take very good care of yourselves – I wanna see you on the other side!

Ready to hit the wayback machine? Because HELLO passes for the prequel of the Kingsman series! Synopsis!

As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in “The King’sMan.”

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “A Journal for Jordan”!

Before hitting the multiplex, please consider the health risks involved with participating in group gatherings at this time. Take very good care of yourselves – I wanna see you on the other side.

Yeah yeah yeah. I know this trailer looks sappy. But if it didn’t tug at your heart, you’re dead inside. #ISaidWhatISaid #TakingNoQuestionsAtThisTime So, are you ready to grab your Kleenex and come up with a reason for crying at the multiplex? (I like to go with “darn this dry air!”) Synopsis!

Directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan with a screenplay by Virgil Williams, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN is based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King (Jordan), a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy (Chanté Adams) revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child. A sweeping account of a once-in-a-lifetime love, the film is a powerful reminder of the importance of family.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “The Matrix Resurrections”!

Before hitting the multiplex, please consider the health risks involved with participating in group gatherings at this time. Take very good care of yourselves – I wanna see you on the other side.

You know you wanna see this. There’s no synopsis yet, but let me tease you with a bit of the cast…

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Christina Ricci, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Toby Onwumere, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza – “The Tender Bar”!

Before hitting the multiplex, please consider the health risks involved with participating in group gatherings at this time. Take very good care of yourselves – I wanna see you on the other side.

Oscar bait time, kids! And you know that this one is gonna be on a lot of lists… So why not see it early? Synopsis!

A neighborhood pub in Manhasset, Long Island, becomes a second home for a fatherless boy in The Tender Bar, a poignant and inspiring coming-of-age story directed by George Clooney. J.R. (Tye Sheridan and Daniel Ranieri), whose father disappeared from his life before he was old enough to speak, moves into his grandfather’s dilapidated house after he and his mother (Lily Rabe) once again hit hard times. Under the unconventional tutelage of his Uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck), a charismatic, self-educated bartender, and a handful of the bar’s colorful regulars, J.R. grows into a young man determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer in this fiercely funny and blazingly honest adaptation of J.R. Moehringer’s bestselling memoir.

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