The last time we were in Zombieland, it was a decade ago and our group of heroes had survived a massive zombie attack in an amusement park. Now, the gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (played by Woody Harrelson), brainy and neurotic Columbus (played by Jesse Eisenberg), stern Wichita (played by Emma Stone), and fed-up Little Rock (played by Abigail Breslin) are living in an … [Read more...] about ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ New Movie Review: Never make a sequel to a comedy classic
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2019 Fall Movie Preview: After the summer, we deserve this
The fall movie season isn't unlike the summer run before it. Yet, everything is looking better (and after Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we all deserve better). Although there are more sequels, at least they’re for movies we really want sequels to, like Zombieland, and not the likes of The Angry Birds Movie 2. Some of the offerings are tedious. (Oh, we finally get Frozen 2? … [Read more...] about 2019 Fall Movie Preview: After the summer, we deserve this
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
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBINGS, MISSOURI New Movie Review
Writer/director Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri begins with the reveal that Mildred Hayes (played by Frances McDormand) has rented three massive billboards that sit unattended in a field where town folk occasionally drive past. She pays Red (played by Caleb Landry Jones), the owner of the billboards, to post a three-part message on a red backdrop. … [Read more...] about THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBINGS, MISSOURI New Movie Review
Your MauiTime 2017 Summer Movie Wrap-Up
A baffling summer at the movies started strong, until the good choices were too widely dispersed over the course of four months. The bad movies were in such abundance, audiences managed to wisely put their foot down and voted with their pocketbook. Instead of saying, "Oh, why not, I saw the other four....," filmgoers actually said no to Michael Bay's Transformers: The Last … [Read more...] about Your MauiTime 2017 Summer Movie Wrap-Up