Sean’s movie thoughts

This was a 1990 made for video movie about a 14 year-old girl living with her mother. Her mom does not think Lisa is old enough to date. (Lisa’s father is not in the picture.) Lisa can sound older on the phone and she finds out the phone number of an older man named Richard. Richard is a serial killer known as the Candlelight Killer.  This is decent.  Lisa (Staci Keanan) has no idea the danger that she is in. Lisa’s mother (Cheryl Ladd) might feel that she started dating too young and wants Lisa to avoid that. Lisa’s friend Wendy is allowed to date and Lisa is starting to resent the fact that she is not. The movie holds up. There is one plot point that seems odd. This feels a bit like a made for TV movie. Also maybe some plot points would not work if the movie was remade and set in today’s time. Richard is not given a motive, which might be a problem for some people. I did not have a problem with his lack of motive.  I guess since it is not his story, I accept his lack of...

Shattered Glass is a film about Stephen Glass. Glass was a star writer for the New Republic, a news magazine based in Washington D.C. with a long history. The New Republic editors/writers might have considered the magazine a step above Time or Newsweek.  The New Republic did not use photos in their stories. Glass wrote fantastic stories.  His last story for the magazine was Hack Heaven about a teenage hacker who was hired by a company after he hacked them. The online magazine Forbes Digital Tool wanted to do a follow up story, feeling surprised that the New Republic got the story instead of them (Forbes Digital Tool). A reporter for Forbes tries to do a follow up story but he cannot confirm anything from the story.  Well, the reporter did confirm the existence of the state of Nevada.  The reporter and editor from Forbes calls the New Republic and Glass and his editor Charles Lane take the call. Questions are asked and Glass provides unconvincing answers. Glass says h...

I saw Black Widow. It is not great but it has some nice moments. Yeah, they changed one villain from the comics but that happens. Also the villain is  not a classic villain like Dr. Doom.  I think David Harbour is better here than he was in Hellboy. (He was not bad in that, to be fair.) I thought Florence Pough was good as the younger Black Widow Yelena. It would be nice to see either one (or both) in future Marvel movies or tv shows.  It felt a little long. I do like a shorter movie, so that might just be my feeling. The main villain is not that impressive and if he never reappears, that might be just as well.  I can understand not like this film not if you really think think this is awful, you have not seen an awful movie. (One YouTube critic who says movies are too woke, said this movie was awful. I am not sure at times if he really believes what he’s saying or if is he selling out to get an audience.)

I liked the Fear Street trilogy. Maybe it is not a classic trilogy but it was fun. I might like the first one best but the other two are good too. Going back to 1666 to discover the origin of the curse was interesting. Did the first two movies overuse pop music? Maybe but that is not the worst thing in the cinematic world. Space Jam A New Legacy got some really bad reviews. I wonder if it is a much of a cash grab as some reviews suggest.  I might take a look. If it is as bad as reviews suggest, I should figure it out within thirty minutes or less. Mark’s Zaror is going to be in the next John Wick. That could be fun. I have seen him in one of the Undisputed movies. 

Sadie Sink is good in the new Fear Street 1978 but it is not too different a role than her role in Stranger Things. Maybe her next role will be a bit different. Fear Street 1978 is good but maybe Fear Street 1994 was a bit better. I am not sure I really noticed a difference in the new print of Battle Beyond the Stars. (There is a new Blu-ray.) Oh well, it is nice the company made a new edition.  It is also possible that my older edition is lost or missing or loaned out but on a positive note,I found three movies I thought were lost in the last week or so. The Tomorrow War is getting a sequel. It seemed like the movie resolved everything, so I am not sure what a sequel will involve.  I thought the “slowed down and sad” cover version of a song for a movie thing was done. I guess not (a new movie has one.) I am not against cover songs on principle. 

Scott Adkins and Donnie Yen are reported to be in the next John Wick movie. That could be nice. They don't even have to fight each other. Maybe Daniel Bernhardt can come back as a relative of his character from the 1st film.  I have never seen any of the Purge movies or the related TV series.  I have no interest in them. I am not sure why I have no in interest in the concept. The latest one is the Forever Purge and it is set in Texas (of course it is).  There is an animated movie called America the Motion Picture. I think it is a comedy but I did not get it. I did not finish it and I don't think I will go back to finish it. (Update: I, so far, did not go back to finish it.)

Chris Pratt’s new movie is decent. People are being taken to 2051 to fight aliens. (This explains the title.) Things are going badly in 2051. Pratt’s character is a science teacher and a veteran.  He is also a father and  husband. This might not be the best use of Pratt’s talents. (He was an executive producer, so that seems odd.) He is not bad exactly but maybe someone else would have been better. The supporting cast is good but I am not sure about J. K. Simmons as Chris Pratt’s dad. (Hollywood genetics don’t make sense at times.)  The aliens have no personality and don’t speak. That is kind of a bummer. The time travel rules seem really strange at first. The movie is a bit long. This movie received some harsh criticism. I wonder if I might have been too generous to this film.  Maybe if I re-watch this, I will post about it again.