Watched Mar 24, 2023 I really loved the first Shazam! and I still really like all these characters, but this movie and the storyline in this particular film is just not that much fun, which is a bummer. Helen Mirren really gave her all, though! On one hand, I’m kind of glad that the superhero movie success formula is showing signs of strain with these low box office grosses, because it’s also a sign that they might not have the same stranglehold on the marketplace forever. Bu

Watched Mar 23, 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 picks right up where the previous film left off. John is still "Excommunicado" from all Continentals and instead of just being hunted he is also doing the hunting and looking for a way to get out of his current situation. Meanwhile a new group of enemies, friends and friends turned into enemies emerges. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, and Clancy Brown. You know w

Watched Mar 17, 2023 Adam Driver vs. dinosaurs? In a movie that is actually based on an original idea? Not a sequel, prequel, remake, reboot, franchise extension, intellectual property, or a homework assignment for some comic book “cinematic universe?” And on top of all that, it’s only 93 minutes long? FUCK YES. I wish 65 embraced its inherent cheesiness a bit more and were a little more fun. This is, after all, a movie that feels like it could have come out in 1995 starring

Watched Mar 16, 2023 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves stars Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez as two escaped prisoners and thieves who go to a large castle to retrieve Pine's daughter, some gold, and a magic stone. When they are initially unsuccessful, they decide to put together a group of misfits who have powers and magic in order to accomplish the mission. The film also co-stars Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Jason Wong, Chloe Coleman, and

Watched Mar 11, 2023 FUN!!!!!!! So awesome that this franchise has the legs that it does, hard to believe the original came out over 26 years ago and here we are with a brand new movie that’s #1 at the box office. I love all these movies (even Part 3) and this was no different, an absolute blast. So glad that Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) had more to do this time after mostly standing on the sidelines last time. Great Saturday night at the movies! #screamVI #screamsequel #mov

Watched Mar 11, 2023 "It was a fun ride!" Scream VI is the continuation of the "Ghostface" franchise. This film takes place a few months after the previous film set in Woodsboro, but the four surviving members have all moved to New York to attend college and to stay together. However, another Ghostface Killer is in the city and is terrorizing the survivors, mostly targeting Samantha who is believed to be the real killer from the previous film. The film stars Melissa Barrera,

Watched Mar 10, 2023 Guy Ritchie on autopilot? Yep. Bargain bin Mission: Impossible? Yep. Fun time at the movies? Yep. It’s about as deep as a pancake, but who cares when the popcorn is good? Aubrey Plaza can officially do anything! #operationfortunerusedeguerre #moviereview #2023film #Sactownmoviebuffs #Sactownmoviebuffsfilmfest #filmcritic #spy

Watched Mar 09, 2023 Damn, I was really pulling for this one. I like the premise and the cast, and I loved Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day and Freaky. I also happen to think that high-profile Netflix originals never seem to get a fair shake from critics. However, after a not-too-bad first hour, there’s just one bad decision after another here. Why did this need a car chase? Why is the CIA in this movie? Why do they saddle David Harbour with an ugly combover that automati

Watched Mar 06, 2023 Too tired to write a coherent review, but this was very good! #womentalkingmovie #oscarwinner #bestadaptedscreenplay #oscarnominee #2023oscars #moviereview #2022film #Sactownmoviebuffs #Sactownmoviebuffsfilmfest #filmcritic