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I knew going into the Netflix action thriller The Ice Road to expect nothing more than an action road B-movie. But Holy Shih Tzu, this is awful with every minute slowing dwindling away with bad dialogue and a bad script. Set in northern Manitopa, a diamond mine collapses trapping about two dozen miners. Laurence FishburneContinue reading “‘The Ice Road’ Hits Too Many Bumps”

Going into the Summer of 1991 was an odd year for American movies. The month of May had produced two movies with different outcomes no one anticipated. First off, a little road movie called Thelma and Louise starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis had struck a nerve among many filmgoers and people who hadn’t seenContinue reading “Why ‘The Rocketeer’ Crashed”

I didn’t know who Iliza Shlesinger is going into the recently released Netflix movie Good on Paper, but she doesn’t have talent and charisma. I just wish she had been in a better movie. Much to my surprise, she was also in Spenser Confidential, a movie I watched but only remembered enough to recall itContinue reading “‘Good On Paper’ Lives Up To Its Title”

Even though the MCU is now in Phase 4, it still feels like they’re trying to do a review of Phase 3. Earlier in January, WandaVision dropped and despite a few rough beginnings ended up becoming a well-made series that parodied American TV while at the same time focusing on how people deal with lossContinue reading “‘Loki’ Is A Low-key Addition To The MCU That Is Just OK”

Infinite is an appropriate title. For one, it goes off in all directions. It seems to take bits and pieces of far better movies and cobbles them together. And at about an hour and 45 minutes with credits, this movie seems a lot longer in length. A lot of critics have been comparing it toContinue reading “‘Infinite’ is an endless casserole of other, better movies”

As of this posting, A Quiet Place II has grossed about $226 million worldwide according to Box Office Mojo. For a movie that uses American Sign Language, this should be a sign of the times. The first movie made about $341 million and only had about two dozen lines of dialogue. Both movies star MillicentContinue reading “My Disabilities Are Not For Your “Inspirational” Entertainment”

I’m sure Father’s Day means something, different to everyone. Many people out there have lost their fathers, either to the Covid-19 pandemic, or other natural diseases. My stepfather died in 2005 to cancer. My father recently turned 70, the oldest man on his side of the family to achieve such a milestone in a longContinue reading “Four-Pawed Father Figure”

While movie theaters are opening back up after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, two recent action movies released during the spring season seem to harken back to a time long before the pandemic. Taylor Sheridan is credited as a co-writer on both Those Who Wish Me Dead and Without Remorse. And if neitherContinue reading “Spring action movies seemed to be Taylor made for another era”

The Gathering Place in Tulsa along the Arkansas River has been opened to the public for almost three years and on June 5, I finally went there. Since the pandemic started, I had only been to Tulsa twice including this one time. I had some problems with my 2012 Ford Escape and didn’t want toContinue reading “The Gathering Place is what every city park should be (even if you can’t see it all at one time)”

The first Conjuring movie was such a welcome surprise and well made horror flick that a sequel was inevitable. After too many remakes of better horror movies and PG-13 rated thrillers, it was nice to finally see an R-rated horror flick again. Yet an entire franchise has sprung up on over the past decade. I’veContinue reading “‘The Devil’ could’ve conjured up a better movie”