Best friends Max (played by Jacob Tremblay of Room), Thor (played by Brady Noon of "Boardwalk Empire"), and Lucas (played by TV veteran Keith L. Williams) have been friends since the beginning of their lives and are struggling to survive the sixth grade. In addition to fending off bullies and dealing with their confusing parents, the trio embarks on a bizarre quest that … [Read more...] about ‘Good Boys’ New Movie Review: It’s Super Bad
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LONG SHOT Movie Review: This crude film is both progressive and lowbrow at the same time
When we meet journalist Fred Flarsky (played by Seth Rogen), he's undercover and attending a white supremacy meeting, to provide research for an article. Like everything else in his life, Fred does this with reckless abandon, proving himself a great writer but risk taking to the point of self destruction. This quality catches the eye of Secretary of State Charlotte Field … [Read more...] about LONG SHOT Movie Review: This crude film is both progressive and lowbrow at the same time
THE DISASTER ARTIST New Movie Review
Many years ago, my brother sent me a DVD of The Room for my birthday. I had heard of the 2003 Tommy Wiseau-directed film, which had become a cult favorite in Hollywood but, at the time, wasn't available in most parts of the country. My wife and I howled throughout our first viewing. I must have watched it three times over the course of a day. A decade later, Greg Sestero, … [Read more...] about THE DISASTER ARTIST New Movie Review
SAUSAGE PARTY New Movie Review
The opening scenes of Sausage Party establish a tone and look unlike any computer animated feature released this year. As the Shopwell supermarket opens and all the food sings in exaltation, two things are immediately noticeable: the animation is very good and the language is explicitly profane. By now, most know the hard-R rated, filthy and sometimes funny Sausage Party is not … [Read more...] about SAUSAGE PARTY New Movie Review
STEVE JOBS New Movie Review
Nearly every movie plays like an advertisement for Apple. I've noticed this for years and suspect moviegoers have as well: in about 85 percent of all movies, there's a scene where a character turns on their laptop and the Apple symbol is always in plain view. The cliché used to be that when a character needed to do research, they would rush to the library and scroll through … [Read more...] about STEVE JOBS New Movie Review