In the past, I had a strong batting average of picking the summer movies that would go over big with audiences. Taking quality out of the equation, I’d make my annual predictions of which movies would become summer season blockbusters and this year, I published my picks. To quote a would-be catch phrase uttered by Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was a “big mistake.” I’ve never been … [Read more...] about Summer Movie Wrap-Up: The best and bottom of the barrel of this summer’s flicks
Solo: A Star Wars Story
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY New Movie Review
Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story had more obstacles to avoid than the Millennium Falcon flying through an asteroid field. Here is the inevitable Han Solo prequel adventure, sans Harrison Ford, with promising newcomer Alden Ehrenreich (the scene stealer of Hail Caesar!) taking over the role of the "scruffy lookin' nerf herder," scoundrel-pilot. In addition to the enormous … [Read more...] about SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY New Movie Review
Summer Movie Preview 2018
Let's talk box office. The amount of money a movie makes doesn't always mean the film is good (case in point, the wretched $300 million-grossing Suicide Squad). Summer movies tend to draw more attention to their typically massive opening weekend gross than their quality. On occasion, the movies are as good as the money we invest in them. Other times, we feed sucker money to a … [Read more...] about Summer Movie Preview 2018