Sean’s movie thoughts

Scream VII is not good. It was not awful but it feels unnecessary. Neve Campbell returns. She is probably the best thing in the film. This essay will be mostly spoiler free and vague about plot details. The reveal of the killer is bad. Maybe it is worse than bad, maybe it is bad and stupid. Up to the reveal, the movie might have been average or slightly below average. (I have seen worst movies in this genre or subgenre.) I think the reveal makes the film worse. Melissa Barrera and Jena Ortega who stared in the last 2 films in this series are not back. Barrera was fired over politics. There are theories about why Ortega left or maybe she left for a combination of reasons. I have not seen those films but from what I've heard, they were better than this. Jeremy Jahns on his You Tube review called this the Rise of Skywalker of Scream films. I am not sure I’d go that far but I can see his point. The review  from Roger Ebert.com  is also negative and cites the reveal of the killer a...

 Crime 101 was good. Maybe it would better if it was a little shorter. Chris Hemsworth stars as a thief who commits crimes near the 101 Freeway. Mark Ruffalo stars as a cop determined to catch the mysterious 101 thief, who other cops don’t believe exist. (Other cops think Ruffalo’s character is seeing a pattern that doesn’t exist.) Harry Berry stars as an insurance agent who writes and sells policies for the rich. She, correctly, feels she is being jerked around on a promotion. Their lives converge. Hemsworth’s character meets a woman and they start to date. He tells lies about his job and reveals very little about himself. He risks losing the new relationship if he continues  with his career. I didn’t recognize the actress playing this character but I looked up the film and she is Monica Barbaro (she played Joan Baez in a Complete Unknown). This is good, not great. It might be worth rewatching My podcast episode about Crime 101  

I might like the original Running Man too much to enjoy the the new version a lot. I also feel the new version took too long to get started. I like short movies. The new Running Man is decent once it gets started. I am not sure if I would re-watch this. I have not watched the new Matt Damon and Ben Affleck movie, the Rip, on Netflix yet.  Maybe I will get to it after football season. I heard that it is decent. Nothing coming to theaters in the next few weeks interests me. Maybe that will change next month.