We spotted Arrival on the iTunes store rental list, and the other night decided to give it a shot. The plot of this movie follows a linguist who is called upon to help communicate with alien ships that have suddenly appeared at various locations around the planet. At this point, I need to put up […]
Read moreQuick Review: John Wick 2
The family went and saw John Wick 2 today. I was a fan of the first movie, and its amazing fight choreography. John Wick was one of those movies that appealed to anyone who loved the assassin genre. The first movie was a beautiful send up of shooting, car chases, fighting, and bloodshed. John Wick […]
Read moreQuick Review: Suicide Squad
The oldest spawn and I rented Suicide Squad today. He really likes the movie, but I had yet to see it. We paid the rental fee and settled in for an afternoon movie. I had heard mediocre things about the movie, but went in with an open mind. The premise of the film had a […]
Read moreRogue One: A spoiler filled review
On Friday my friend Michael and I played hookie from work in the afternoon and went to a showing of Star Wars: Rogue One. Going into this film I had only heard good things, so my expectations were a bit high. I tried to keep my hopes low though, so as not to be disappointed […]
Read moreIdiocracy
A few years ago my wife introduced me to the movie Idiocracy, and it was a hilarious and irreverent look at the potential for a society to devolve into the worst of itself. It’s a crass movie, but frankly, well worth sitting through. This past week Trump nominated the head of Carl’s Jr, and […]
Read moreQuick Review: Finding Dory
I guess I’m a bit late on this one, as Finding Dory has been out for a while, but since the kids have gotten older we don’t rush to the theaters for Pixar movies quite as quickly as we used to. We still try to see each of them when they come out, but for […]
Read moreQuick review: Doctor Strange
I’m not sure what it was, but I was very intrigued to see the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange. On Friday night we packed the family into the car and caught an evening showing, most of us without a real sense of what our expectations should be. First off, this review […]
Read moreQuick Review: Independence Day Resuregence
For Halloween we decided to rent the new Independence Day and relax with a nice simple evening of alien invasion and explosions. I was a big fan of the original movie, and after mixed reviews, decided to wait for a rental of the new one. Wil Smith opt’d out of this one, and so his […]
Read moreQuick Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
This weekend we picked up the new version of the Ghostbusters movie. As a kid I loved the original Ghostbusters movie, and despite all of the hype that people were complaining about a female version of the team, I was still interested in seeing the movie. I’ll keep this review spoiler free, but in general […]
Read moreQuick Review: Warcraft
For many, many years, my hobby was playing World of Warcraft. I had a full stable of max level characters, and raided regularly with a great guild. I’ve since moved on to other things, and don’t play anymore, but I still have a lot of fond memories of my time with WoW. I was excited to […]
Read moreReally Quick Review: Batman: The Killing Joke
Friday night we rented Batman: The Killing Joke. I’ve always liked the classic Batman the Animated Series, and this was a full length movie in the same style, including Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy. The story follows the original graphic novel about Batman confronting the Joker and his insanity. Overall, it was a fun movie, […]
Read moreQuick Review: Captain America Civil War
Saturday, the wife and I got a chance to get out and see a showing of Captain America: Civil War. I’ve been looking forward to this movie for quite a while, and the hype has been rather intense. After the issues with Batman v Superman, I knew I should temper my expectations, but then I […]
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