Sunday, November 25, 2018

Pollyanna (1960)

Let me start out by saying, I did not choose to watch this movie. My wife made me sit with her and watch it.

A young girl comes to live at her aunts stately house and town. But she quickly sees that everyone in that town seems to not be happy. She takes it upon herself to change every ones attitude and see the best in life.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Hayley Mills (The Parent Trap, That Darn Cat!, Tiger Bay, Moving On) as Pollyanna, the late Jane Wyman [1917-2007] (Falcon Crest, Magnificent Obsession, The Lost Weekend, All That Heaven Allows) as Aunt Polly, the late Richard Egan [1921-1987] (The 300 Spartans, Love Me Tender, Gog, Capitol) as Dr. Edmond Chilton, the late Karl Malden [1912-2009] (A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, Patton, Baby Doll) as Reverend Paul Ford, Nancy Olson (Sunsent Boulevard, Airport 1975, So Big, Bumbbells) as Nancy Furman, the late Adolphe Menjou [1890-1963] (Paths of Glory, The Front Page, Golden Boy, Mittle Miss Marker) as Mr. Pendergast, the late Donald Crisp [1882-1974] (How Green Was My Valley, Broken Blossoms, Jezebel, Wuthering Heights) as Mayor Karl Warren, the late Agnes Moorehead [1900-1974] (Bewitched, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons; Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte) as Mrs. Snow, the late Kevin Corcoran [1949-2015] (Old Yeller, Swiss Family Robinson, Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus, Sleeper Cell) as Jimmy Bean, James Drury (The Virginian, Forbidden Planet, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Hell to Pay) as George Dodds, the late Reta Shaw [1912-1982] (Mary Poppins, Picnic, The Loved One, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken) as Tillie Lagerlof, the late Leora Dana [1923-1983] (3:10 to Yuma; Tora! Tora! Tora!, Kings Go Forth, Amityville 3-D) as Mrs. Paul Ford, the late Anne Seymour [1909-1988] (Field of Dreams, The Subterraneans, All the King' s Men, The Gift of Love) as Mrs. Amelia Tarbell, the late Edward Platt [1916-1974] (North by Northwest, Rebel Without a Cause, Get Smart, Atlanis: The Lost Continent) as Ben Tarbell and the late Mary Grace Canfield [1924-2014] (Green Acres, The Best of Broadway, The Hathaways, Young Goodman Brown) as Angelica.




Tomb Raider (2018)

This is a remake of a series played by Angelina Jolie.

A young women discovers where her missing adventurer father might be so she must embark on a trip to try and find him. But it proves harder then she had thought.......

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Testament of Youth) as Lara Croft, Dominic West (The Wire, Chicago, Punisher: War Zone, I Feel Fine) as Richard Croft, Walton Goggins (Justified, The Hateful Eight, Predators, The Shield) as Mathias Vogel, Daniel Wu (New Police Story, One Nite in Mongkok, Warcraft: The Beginning, Into the Badlands) as Lu Ren, Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park, Only God Forgives) as Ana Miller, Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Gosford Park, Underworld: Evolution, Come Away) as Mr. Yaffe, Alexandre Willaume (Below the Surface, Home Fires, Crossing Lines, Deep State) as Lieutenant, Tamer Burjaq (Dredd, Homeland, Black Sails, The Last Face) as Mercenary, Adrian Collins (Chronicle, Dominion, Strike Back, Deep Blue Sea 2) as Mercenary, Keenan Arrison (Dominion, SAF3, Blood Drive, Accident) as Mercenary, Andrian Mazive (Vehicle 19, Black Sails, Strike Back, Ladygrey) as Mercenary, Milton Schorr (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Black Sails, No Man Left Behind, Outlander) as Mercenary, Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp, Ready Player One, Black Mirror, Killjoys) as Sophie, introducing Peter Waison as Taxi Driver and Samuel Mak (The World' s End, Kung Fu Bodyguard, Chopsticks!, The Grandest Wedding of Royals) as Chinese Kid.








The Polar Express (2004)

This is a great kids Christmas movie.

A group of children climb aboard a mysterious train to the North Pole. When they arrive, it does not look how they expected but they do get to meet Santa Claus.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Tom Hanks (Toy Story movies, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan, Big) as Hero Boy/Father/Conductor/Hobo/Scrooge/Santa Claus, Leslie Zemeckis (Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, Byte Me, Prego) as Sister Sarah/Mother, Eddie Deezen (Grease movies, WarGames, The Love Suckers, Flight Fright) as Know-It-All, Nona Gaye (Ali, The Matrix movies, Crash, Blood and Bone) as Hero Girl (voice), Peter Scolari (Newhart, Girls, That Thing You Do!, Weight) as Billy - Lonely Boy, introducing Brendan King (Old Dogs) as Pastry Chef, introducing Andy Pellick (Winter' s Tale) as Pastry Chef, Josh Eli (Bad Girls Club, The Challenge, Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business) as Waiter, Mark Mendonca (Smarkus and Company, A Women' s Helluva Thing) as Waiter, Rolandas Hendricks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Canal Street, In the House, Black Leather Soles) as Waiter, introducing Mark Goodman (Desperate Housewives) as Waiter, introducing Jon Scott (Dark Fields) as Waiter, Gregory Gast (Electricity, Power Rangers Wild Force, 50/50 Hollywood, Mud Man) as Waiter, introducing Sean Scott as Waiter and Gordon Hart (The Man Who Wasn' t There, Clerks II, Almost Heroes, Vice) as Waiter.








Saturday, November 24, 2018

The Family Man (2000)

An investment broker gets a chance to see what life would have been like if he stayed with the girl when he was younger instead of pursuing his dreams. He starts to second guess his life choices.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Nicolas Cage (Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, The Rock, Next) as Jack Campbell, Tea Leoni (Jurassic Park III, Deep Impact, Spanglish, Madam Secretary) as Kate Reynolds, Don Cheadle (Crash, The Guard, Hotel Rwanda, Traffic) as Cash, Jeremy Piven (Serendipity, Entourage, Grosse Point Blank, Say Anything...) as Arnie, Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, True Romance, Polina, I Am Normal) as Alan Mintz, Josef Sommer (Strange Days, Dirty Harry, Witness, The Other Guys) as Peter Lassiter, Makenzie Vega (Sin City, In the Land of Women, Saw, Tomboy) as Annie Campbell, introducing Jake Milkovich (JAG) as Jash Campbell, introducing Ryan Milkovich as Josh Campbell, Lisa Thornhill (After the Sunset, Veronica Mars, Rush Hour 3, The Perfect One) as Evelyn Thompson, the late Harve Presnell [1933-2009] (Fargo, Saving Private Ryan, Paint Your Wagon, Love Ranch) as Big Ed, Mary Beth Hurt (Lady in the Water, The Age of Innocense, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The World According to Garp) as Adelle, Amber Valletta (Gamer, Hitch, Transporter 2, Dead Silence) as Paula, the late Francine York [1936-2017] (The Doll Squad, The Under Achievers, Ten Violent Women: Part Two, Star Trek: Progeny) as Lorraine and Ruth Williamson (The Producers, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde; Star Trek: Enterprise, The Watcher) as Betty Peterson.







The Little Mermaid (1989)

In this kids movie a young mermaid discovers a human male and makes an ultimate sacrifice to experience life as a human to meet with this man and hopefully have him fall in love with her before it is too late.

I give this movie a 3 out of 5.

Starring Rene Auberjonois (Boston Legal, Madam Secretary, Certain Women, MASH) as Louis (voice), Christopher Daniel Barnes (Brady Bunch movies, Spider-Man games, Marvel Heroes, Shut Up and Kiss Me!) as Eric (voice), Jodi Benson (Toy Story movies, Enchanted, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Clarence) as Ariel (voice), Pat Carroll (Songcatcher, Freedom Writers, Cinderella, BFFs) as Ursula (voice), the late Paddi Edwards [1931-1999] (Hercules, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Pepper Ann) as Flotsam & Jetsam (voice), the late Buddy Hackett [1924-2003] (It' s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Love Bug, The Music Man, All That) as Scuttle (voice), Jason Marin (Back to the Future, Starting from Scratch, Moving, Rock-A-Doodle) as Flounder (voice), the late Kenneth Mars [1935-2011] (Young Frankenstein, The Producers; What' s Up, Doc?; The Land Before Time) as Triton (voice), Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller' s Day Off; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; Fired Up!, Bad Shorts) as Carlotta (voice), Will Ryan (The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Imitation of Wife, Schmo Boat) as Seahorse (voice), the late Ben Wright [1915-1989] (The Sound of Music, 101 Dalmations, The Jungle Book, Mathnet) as Grimsby (voice), Samuel E. Wright (Dinosaur, Bird, Jonny Zero, House of Mouse) as Sebastian (voice), the late Hamilton Camp [1934-2005] (Almost Heroes, Doctor Dolittle, Heaven Can Wait, Joe Dirt) as Additional Voices (voice), Debbie Shapiro Gravitte (Isn' t She Great, Trial and Error) as Additional Voices (voice) (as Debbie Shapiro) and the late Robert Weil [1914-2002] (Moonstruck, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Dream Team, Saturday Night Fever) as Additional Voices (voice).







 

Friday, November 23, 2018

Vegas Vacation (1997)

The Griswold' s are at it again. This time, they are in Las Vegas. Clark starts to gamble and the kids and Ellen get into there own bit of trouble.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Chevy Chase (National Lampoon' s movies, The Last Movie Star, Chevy, Hedgehogs) as Clark Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon' s movies, Lady-Like, Insatiable, Frat Pack) as Ellen Griswold, Randy Quaid (National Lampoon' s movies, Weight, Real Time, The Ice Harvest) as Couisn Eddie, Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama, Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, Can't Hardly Wait) as Rusty Griswold, Marisol Nichols (Riverdale, GCB, Felon, Lost Girls) as Audrey Griswold, Miriam Flynn (National Lampoon' s movies, School of Rock, The Middle, iZombie) as Cousin Catherine, Shae D'lyn (Boardwalk Empire, The Pretty One, Cafe Society, Gypsy) as Cousin Vicki, musical artist Wayne Newton (License to Kill, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Ocean' s Eleven, Puppy Love) as himself, performing artist Siegfried Fischbacher (Ocean' s Eleven, Father of the Pride, Showboy, Lookin' to Get Out) as Siegfried, performing artist Roy Horn (Ocean' s Eleven, Father of the Pride, Showboy, Lookin' to Get Out) as Roy, Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, My Dinner with Andre, The Incredibles, Toy Story) as Marty, the late Sid Ceasar [1922-2014] (Grease movies, Comic Brook: The Movie, Globehunters, Love & War) as Old Guy, the late Julio Oscar Mechoso [1955-2017] (Planet Terror, Jurassic Park III, Blue Streak, The Legend of Zorro) as Limo Driver, Sly Smith (Over the Top, Casino, Honeymoon in Vegas, Luckytown) as Mirage Security Guard and Julia Sweeney (It' s Pat: The Movie, Pulp Fiction, Stuart Saves His Family, Monsters University) as Mirage Reception Person.







National Lampoon' s Vacation (1983)

The Griswold' s take a family trip out to the theme park Wallyworld. But on there way there they end up picking up Aunt Edna and have other mishaps.

This is a great comedy. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Chevy Chase (Caddyshack movies, Fletch movies, National Lampoon' s movies, Federal Offense) as Clark Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon' s movies, American History X, Hair, The Filth) as Ellen Griswold, the late Imogene Coca [1908-2001] (Moonlighting, It' s About Time, Producer' s Showcase, Monsters) as Aunt Edna, Randy Quaid (National Lampoon' s movies, Independence Day, Brokeback Mountain, Kingpin) as Cousin Eddie, Anthony Michael Hall (War Machine, Live by Night, Foxcatcher, The Dark Knight) as Rusty Griswold, Dana Barron (Beveryly Hills, 90210; The Equilzer (original), Snow Bride, Mayfly) as Aubrey Griswold, the late Eddie Bracken [1915-2002] (Hail the Conquering Hero, The Miracle or Morgan' s Creek, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Ed) as Roy Walley, Brian Doyle-Murray (Caddyshack, Wayne' s World, Ghostbusters II, Lodge 49) as Kamp Komfort Clerk, Miriam Flynn (National Lampoon' s movies, Babe, School of Rock, NCIS: Los Angeles) as Cousin Catherine, James Keach (Walk the Line, Waiting for Forever, The Long Riders, Ray Donovan) as Motorcycle Cop, Eugene Levy (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, American Pie movies, Schitt' s Creek) as Car Salesman, Frank McRae (Last Action Hero, Loaded Weapon 1, License to Kill, 1941) as Grover, the late John Candy [1950-1994] (Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Spaceballs, Splash, Uncle Buck) as Lasky, Guard at Wallyworld; supermodel Christie Brinkley (Jack and Jill, Vegas Vacation, Ugly Betty, Nightcap) as The Girl in the Ferrari and Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, Ally McBeal, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Dickinson) as Cousin Vicki.







Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

This movie shows how the musical group Queen came to be and what happened to them in the days, months and years leading up to the Live Aid (1985) concert for charity.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Rami Malek (Mr. Robot, The Master, Short Term 12, BoJack Horseman) as Freddie Mercury, Lucy Boynton (Sing Street, Miss Potter, The Politician, Apostle) as Mary Austin, Gwilym Lee (Fresh Meat, The Tourist, Midsomer Murders, Top End Wedding) as Brian May, Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse, Only the Brave, Mary Shelley, 6 Underground) as Roger Taylor, Joseph Mazzello (Jurassic Park, The Social Network, The Cure, G.I. Joe: Retalliation) as John Deacon, Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The Dark Knight Rises, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) as John Reid, Allen Leech (The Imitation Game, Downton Abbey, Love Is the Drug, Tired) as Paul Prenter, Tom Hollander (Pride & Prejudice, Gosford Park, In the Loop, Holy Lands) as Jim Beach (Miami Beach), Mike Myers (Austin Powers movies, The Love Guru, Terminal, The Gong Show) as Ray Foster, Aaron McCusker (Dexter, Shameless, Fortitude, Final Score) as Jim Hutton, Meneka Das (Little Box of Sweets, La Lune Folle, Another Year, Girls Uncuffed) as Jer Bulsara, Ace Bhatti (The Second Coming, EastEnders, Bend It Like Beckham, No Offence) as Bomi Bulsara, introducing Priya Blackburn (Pulling) as Kashmira Bulsara, Dermot Murphy (The Drummer and the Keeper, Animals) as Bob Geldof and Dickie Beau (Country of Hotels, Colette, The Windsors) as Kenny Evertt.








Mars (TV Series 2016-)

This is a series exploring what could be if and when we make it to mars and make it a habitable place for humans.

I give this series a 5 out of 5.

Starring Jihae (Mortal Engines, 2B, Arakimentari) as Hana Seung/Joon Seung (12 episodes, 2016-2018), Alberto Ammann (Cell 211, The Outlaw, Narcos, Tocate) as Javier Delgado (12 episodes, 2016-2018), Clementine Piodatz (Shut In, Vendeur, Marie Antoinette; To Each, Her Own) as Amelie Durand (12 episodes, 2016-2018), Sammi Rotibi (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Lord of War, Tears of the Sun, Django Unchained) as Robert Foucault (12 episodes, 2016-2018), Anamaria Marinca (4 months, 3 weeks and 2 Days; Europa Report, Fury, Five Minutes of Heaven) as Marta Kamen (12 episodes, 2016-2018), Nick Wittman (Robin Hood, The Martian, Emerald City, The King) as Oliver Lee (11 episodes, 2016-2018), Cosima Shaw (V for Vendetta, Zen, The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who, Jupiter) as Leslie Richardson (9 episodes, 2016-2018), Olivier Martinez (Unfaithful, Taking Lives, S.W.A.T., The Physician) as Ed Grann (6 episodes, 2016), Jeff Hephner (Peppermint, Interstellar, Boss, An Acceptable Loss) as Kurt Hurrelle (6 episodes, 2018), Gunnar Cauthery (War Horse, Genius, The Demon Headmaster, Just William) as Mike Glenn (6 episodes), Roxy Sternberg (Emerald City, Chewing Gun, The Athena, Zapped) as Jen Carson (6 episodes, 2016), Evan Hall (Orange Is the New Black, Just Ask.., Jessica Jones, Scarefest) as Shep Marster (6 episodes, 2018), Akbar Kurtha (24, Syriana, The Corrupted, Somebody' s Daughter) as Dr. Jay Johar (6 episodes, 2018), introducing Kata Sarbo (TimeTrap, Precognition) as Ava Macon (6 episodes, 2016), Levi Fiehler (The Fosters, Mission Control, Ray Donovan, Resident Evil) as Cameron Pate (6 episodes, 2018), Emily Corcoran (The Stolen, The Survivalist, SuperBob, Sisterhood) as Ms Wilson (6 episodes, 2018), Sonia Kaur (Lies We Tell, Dead and Awake, Land Gold Women, Emmerdale) as Anika Chandra (6 episodes, 2018), Antoinette Fekete (Aaron, X Company) as Sam (5 episodes, 2016), Attila C. Arpa (Atomic Blonde, Red Sparrow, Argo, Inferno) as Volkov (5 episodes, 2018) and  Nicholas Goh (Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix, Chinatown: The Three Shelters, The Conductor) as Commander Chen (5 episodes, 2018).







Friday, November 9, 2018

Going in Style (2017)

A group of old men who are about to loose everything decide to take matters into there own hands. They decide to rob the very bank which is threatening to take everything.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Michael Caine (The Quiet American, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, The Cider House Rules) as Joe Harding, Alan Arkin (Argo, Litte Liss Sunshine, Glengarry Glen Ross, Wonderland) as Albert Garner, Ann-Margret (Grumpy Old Men, Bye Bye Birdie, The Cheap Detective, Tommy) as Annie Santori, Matt Dillon (There' s Something About Mary, Crash, Drugstore Cowboy, Wild Things) as FBI Agent Arlen Hamer, Joey King (The Kissing Booth, Summer '03, White House Down, The Conjuring) as Brooklyn Harding, Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future movies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Addams Family Values, Senior Moment) as Milton Kupchak, Maria Dizzia (Martha Marcy May Marlene, True Story, While We're Young, Rachel Getting Married) as Rachel Harding, Morgan Freeman (Se7en, Invictus, Driving Miss Daisy, Million Dollar Baby) as Willie Davis, John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, Kong: Skull Island) as Jesus/Bank Robber #1, Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black, Forrest Gump, Funny Games, The Shed) as Mitzi, Peter Serafinowicz (Guardians of the Galaxy, Spy, Shaun of the Dead, John Wick: Chapter 2) as Murphy, Kenan Thompson (Snakes on a Plane, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger, Wonder Park) as Manager Keith Schonfeld, Josh Pais (Ray Donovan, Joker, Mrs. Fletcher, Tales of the City) as Chuck Lofton, Richie Moriarty (The Last O.G., The Tick, Trapped, The Dishwasher) as Kyle Kitson and Seth Barrish (The Astronaut' s Wife, Sleepwalk with Me, Young Adult, True Story) as Dr. Helton.








Incredibles 2 (2018)

Mom Helen gets a job again after all super hero's have to go under ground and Dad Bob has to take care of the kids. Being a stay at home parent is far harder then he ever thought is was......

This is a great kids movie. I give it a 4 out of 5

Starring Craig T. Nelson (The Incredibles movies, Coach, Poltergeist, The Family Stone) as Bob Parr/  Mr. Incredible (voice), Holly Hunter (The Piano, Thirteen, The Big Sick, Broadcast News) as Helen Parr/Elastigirl (voice), Sarah Vowell (The Incredibles movies, A.C.O.D., Please Give, Six Degrees) as Violet Parr (voice), introducing Huck Milner as Dasheill Parr (Dash) (voice)/ (as Huckleberry Milner), Catherine Keener (Capote, Get Out, Kidding, Forever) as Evelyn Deavor (voice), Eli Fucile (The Incredibles, Jack-Jack Attack, Auntie Edna) as Jack-Jack Parr (voice), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Nebraska, Breakind Sad, Girlfriend' s Day) as Winston Deavor, Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight, Snakes on a Plane, Jackie Brown) as Lucius Best/Frozone (voice), Michael Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Giant) as Tony Rydinger (voice), Sophia Bush (John Tucker Must Die, The Hitcher, One Tree Hill, Stay Alive) as Voyd (voice), Brad Bird (The Incredibles movies, Ratatouille, The Iron Giant, Inside Out) as Edna Mode (E) (voice), Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, Futurama, Samurai Jack, MADtv) as Krushauer/Helectrix (voice), Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her, Fearless, Enemy) as Ambassador (voice), Adam Gates (John Carter, Inside Out, Up, Brave) as Chad Brentley (voice) and Jonathan Banks (Mudbound, Breakind Bad, Better Call Saul, Gremlins) as Rick Dicker (voice).








Thursday, November 8, 2018

Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series 2015-)

This is a spin-off of The Walking Dead.

This series is about two families who must come together to learn to survive this strange new world they live in.

I give this series a 4 out of 5.

Starring Alycia Debnam-Carey (Into the Storm, The Devil' s Hand, Friend Request, Liked) (53 episodes, 2015-2018) as Alicia Clark, Colman Domingo (Lincoln, Selma, Passing Strange, Zola) (49 episodes, 2015-2018) as Victor Strand, Kim Dickens (Gone Girl, Hollow Man, Deadwood, Thank You for Smoking) (45 episodes, 2015-2018) as Madison Clark, Frank Dillane (In the Heart of the Sea, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Sense8, Dali Land) (44 episodes, 2015-2018) as Nick Clark, Danay Garcia (Prison Break, CSI: NY, The Cure, Avenge the Crows) (38 episodes, 2016-2018) as Luciana Galvez, Mercedes Mason (666 Park Avenue, Quarantine 2: Terminal, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Rookie) (35 episodes, 2015-2017) as Ofelia Salazar, Ruben Blades (Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Safe House, Predator 2, The Counsellor) (27 episodes, 2015-2017) as Daniel Salazar, Cliff Curtis (Sunshine, Whale Rider, The Dark Horse, Training Day) (24 episodes, 2015-2017) as Travis Manawa, Lorenzo James Henrie (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Star Trek, This Is the Year) (20 episodes, 2015-2016) as Chris Manawa and Maggie Grace (Taken movies, Lost, Californication, The Follower) (16 episodes, 2018) as Althea.








The Walking Dead (TV Series 2010-)

The world has gone to hell in a handbag and a local Sheriff wakes up in a hospital after a shootout gets him injured. Now, not knowing what is going on or how long he has been in the hospital he is trying to find his family. Figure out what has happened to the world around him.

This is a great long running series. I give this series a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Norman Reedus (The Boondock Saints movies, Blade II, Death Stranding, Voltron) (129 episodes, 2010-2019) as Daryl Dixon, Melssa McBride (The Mist, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, The Reconstruction of William Zero, Fear the Waling Dead) as (127 episodes, 2010-2019) as Carol Peletier/Carol, Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Afterlife, Robot Chicken) (120 episodes, 2010-2018) as Rick Grimes, Lauren Cohan (The Boy, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Casanova, Mile 22) (113 episodes, 2011-2018) as Maggie Greene/Maggie Rhee, Danai Gurira (Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Visitor, Godzilla vs. Kong) (112 episodes, 2012-2019) as Michonne, Chandler Riggs (Get Low, Mercy, Only, Inherit the Viper) (108 episodes, 2010-2018) as Carl Grimes, Alanna Masterson (Mistresses, Grey' s Anatomy, Afraid, Younger) (87 episodes, 2013-2019) as Tara Chambler, Josh McDermitt (Twin Peaks, Mad Men, Life in Color, Odious) (83 episodes, 2014-2019) as Eugene Porter/Dr. Eugene Porter, Christian Serratos (Flight 7500, Pop Star, The Twilight movies, 96 Minutes) (83 episodes, 2014-2019) as Rosita Espinosa, Steven Yeun (Okja, I Origins, Mayhem, Chew) (81 episodes, 2010-2016) as Glenn Rhee, Seth Gilliam (Starship Troopers, Courage Under Fire, Teen Wolf, Did You Hear About the Morgans?) (78 episodes, 2014-2019) as Gabriel Stokes, Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery, Once Upon a Time, The Good Wife, New Girl) (71 episodes, 2012-2018) as Sasha Williams, Ross Marquand (Avengers: Infinity War, Mad Men, Robot Chicken, Lily) (69 episodes, 2015-2019) as Aaron, Lennie James (Snatch, Fear The Walking Dead, Lockout, Colombiana) (54 episodes, 2010-2018) as Morgan Jones, Emily Kinney (It' s Complicated, Arrow, The Flash, Messiah) (52 episodes, 2011-2018) as Beth Greene, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, Rampage, The Losers, Walkaway Joe) (48 episodes, 2016-2019) as Negan, Tom Payne (The Physician, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Waterloo Road, Winter) (42 episodes, 2016-2018) as Paul 'Jesus' Rovia, Katelyn Nacon (T@gged, Resurrection, Too Many Cooks, In the Midst) (41 episodes, 2015-2018) as Enid, Michael Cudlitz (Grosse Point Blank, Sex Drive, Southland, Driven) (39 episodes, 2014-2018) as Abraham Ford, Austin Amelio (Everybody Wants Some!, Song to Song, Wind & Rain, Love Radio) (39 episodes, 2015-2019) as Dwight, the late Scott Wilson (1942-2018) (The Host, The Ninth Configuration, G.I. Jane, Hostiles) (39 episodes, 2011-2018) as Hershel Greene, Khary Payton (Teen Titans Go!, Astronaut: The Last Push, Loners, The Lion Guard) (37 episodes, 2016-2019) as Ezekiel/King Ezekiel, Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break, Into the Storm, The Other Side of the Door, Unspeakable) (37 episodes, 2010-2018) as Lori Grimes, Laurie Holden (Dragged Across Concrete, The Americans, The Shield, Arctic Justice) (35 episodes, 2010-2013) as Andrea Harrison, Xander Berkeley (Gattaca, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Air Force One, Shanghai Noon) (33 episodes, 2016-2018) as Gregory, Pollyanna McIntosh (Exam, The Woman, Land of the Lost, Offspring) (33 episodes, 2017-2019) as Jadis/Anne 'Jadis', Jon Bernthal (The Wolf of Wall Street, Baby Driver, Fury, The Accountant) (21 episodes, 2010-2018) as Shane Walsh, Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Slither, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, SEAL Team) (17 episodes, 2010-2013) as Merle Dixon and Travis Love (Black Panther, Tales, The Haves and the Have Nots, Penance Lane) (12 episodes, 2010-2013) as Bowman.
















 

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

The Descent (2005)

A group of friends go caving in the hills of Chattanooga TN. But what was supposed to be a fun trip turns out to be a real challenge. Now they have to try and find there way out. This is a real suspenseful movie.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Shauna Macdonald (The Descent movies, Filth, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Cry) as Sarah, Natalie Mendoza (The Descent movies, Moulin Rouge!, Hotel Babylon, Blood Drive) as Juno, Alex Reid (Misfits, Life on Mars, Collateral, Urn) as Beth, Saskia Mulder (The Descent movies, The Beach, The Book Group, Holby City) as Rebecca, MyAnna Buring (Kill List, Doomsday, The Witcher, The Twilight movies) as Sam, Nora-Jane Noone (Brooklyn, Doomsday, The Magdalene Sisters, Faith) as Holly, Oliver Milburn (Assassin' s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Forsyte Saga, Me Without You, The Royals) as Paul, introducing Molly Kayll (The Halloween Kid) as Jessica, Craig Conway (Doomsday, Estranged, The Tournament, Mara) as Crawler - Scar, Leslie Simpson (Dog Soldiers, Doomsday, Halfway House, Roar!) as Crawler, Mark Cronfield (Framework, Pick-Up, Short Changed, Hollyoaks: Movin' On) as Crawler, introducing Stephen Lamb (Breakfast at Barbie' s) as Crawler, introducing Catherine Dyson (Inbetween) as Crawler, introducing Julie Ellis as Crawler and Sophie Trott (Murder in Mind, Doctors, Victoria & Abdul, The Pact) as Crawler.





Monday, November 5, 2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

The Mexican drug lords have started smuggling terrorists into the US. So Matt Graver decides to stage an abduction of the cartels daughter and make it look like it was done by another cartel.

This is a violent movie and not for kids. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Benicio Del Toro (Sicario, Traffic, The Usual Suspects, Guardians of the Galaxy) as Alejandro, Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men, Inherent Vice, Milk, W.) as Matt Graver, Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Night, 100 Things to Do Before High School, Growing Up Fisher, Dora the Explorer) as Isabel Reyes, Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Changeling, Hitch) as Steve Forsing, Catherine Keener (Capote, Being John Malkovich, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Get Out) as Cynthia Foards, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Magnificent Seven, Morder on the Orient Express, Cake, 6 Underground) as Gallo, Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket,  The Dark Knight Rises, 47 Meters Down, Chance) as James Riley, Shea Whigham (Take Shelter, Death Note, American Hustle, Joker) as Andy Wheeldon, Elijah Rodriguez (The Book of Life, We Die Young) as Miguel Hernandez, Howard Ferguson Jr. (Only the Brave, Hell or High Water, The Kid, Better Call Saul) as Troy, David Castaneda (The Umbrella Academy, We Are Unsatisfied, We Die Young, Roofers) as Hector, Jacqueline Torres (F/X: The Series, The West Wing, T@gged, Blue Bloods) as Blandina, Raoul Max Trujillo (Riddick, Apocalypto, The New World, Sicario) as Rafael, Bruno Bichir (Midaq Alley, Che: Part One, Titans, Absentia) as Angel and Jake Picking (Patriots Day, Dirty Grandpa, Goat, Top Gun: Maverick) as Shawn.









Sunday, November 4, 2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

This movie is a comedy about two best friends who go on a trip to Europe to deliver a trophie of one of the girls late spy boyfriends. She did not know he was a spy and now whe is in trouble for her involvement with him.

I give this movie movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Justin Theroux (Mulholland Dr, American Psycho, The Girl on the Train, Charlie' s Angels: Full Throttle) as Drew, introducing Blanka Gyorfi-Toth as Little Girl, Vilma Szecsi (Blade Runner 2049, Monte Carlo, Coming Out, A Noble Intention) as Vendor, Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Bad Moms, Jupiter Ascending, Wonder Park) as Audrey, Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, Rough Night, Saturday Night Live, The Angry Bird Movie) as Morgan, Lolly Adefope (Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Miracle Workers, Damned, Shrill) as Tess, Dustin Demri-Burns (I Give It a Year, Alan Partridge, Cardinal Burns, GameFace) as Viktor, David Iserson (Mr. Robot, Mad Men, United State of Tara, Graves) as Friend in the Bar, Sam Heughan (Outlander, Island at War, Bloodshot, Emulsion) as Sebastian, Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show, Goatface, Champions, Rough Night) as Duffer, Peter Schueller (The Alienist, The Martian, Spectral, Hanna) as TSA Agent, Mirjam Novak (Papillon, Inferno, Der Bau, livE vol 1) as Verne, Agnes Banfalvy (Eragon, Redline, Den of Lions, Stop Mom Theresa!) as Jaguar Woman, Laszlo Aron (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Game of Thrones, The Pillars of the Earth, Robin Hood) as Jaguar Man and Kev Adams (The New Adventures of Aladdin, All That Divides Us, SuperHigh, Love Addict) as Bitteauto Driver Lukas.








Sky High (2005)

A young teen discovers he has inherited his own super powers like his parents. He has to learn how to balance being a new super hero and a teenager. But it proves to be far harder then he thought.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Michael Angarano (The Forbidden Kingdom, Wild Card, Almost Famous, This Is Us) as Will Stronghold, Kurt Russell (Escape from L.A., The Hateful Eight, Executive Decision, Tango & Cash) as Steve Stronghold/ The Commander, Kelly Preston (Battlefield Earth, Jerry Maguire, The Car in the Hat, What a Girl Wants) as Josie Stronghold/ Jetstream, Danielle Panabaker (The Flash, Friday the 13th, Empire Falls, Christmas Joy) as Layla, Christopher Wynne (Back to the Future Part III, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Undisputed, The Beating) as News Anchor, Kevin Heffernan (Super Trooper movies, Beerfest, Club Dread, Schooled) as Ron Wilson, Bus Driver, Dee Jay Daniels (The Hughleys, Cold Case, ER, Blame It on the Streets) as Ethan, Kelly Vitz (Nancy Drew, Lizzie McGuire, The Temerity of Zim, Leonie) as Magenta, Loren Berman (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Without a Trace, Zoey 101, Judging Amy) as Little Larry, Nicholas Braun (How to Be Single, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Red State, Zola) as Zach, Malika (ATL, 10 Years After, Definitely Divorcing, Las Vegas) as Penny, Khadijah (TL, 10 Years After, Definitely Divorcing, Las Vegas) as Penny, Jake Sandvig (Easy A, Fired Up!, A Bag of Hammers, Rush) as Lash, Will Harris (In Time, Be Cool, Big Driver, The Last Room) as Speed and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane, Smashed, Live Free or Die Hard, Gemini Man) as Gwen Grayson/ Royal Pain.







Saturday, November 3, 2018

The Lost Boys (1987)

A family moves to a new town, and one of the boys gets in with a group of bad boys. They turn out to be vampires. The oldest ends up drinking blood and becomes one of them.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control, Narc, Sleepers, Maxx) as Michael, the late Corey Haim [1971-2010] (License to Drive, Lucas, Crank: High Voltage, Decisions) as Sam, Dianne Wiest (Hannah and her Sisters, The Birdcage, Bullets Over Broadway, The Mule) as Lucy, the late Barnard Hughes [1915-2006] (TRON, Doc Hollywood, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deadline) as Grandpa, the late Edward Hermann [1943-2014] (Annie, Overboard, Intolerable Cruelty, American Dad!) as Max, Kiefer Sutherland (24, Mirrors, Phone Booth, Pompeii) as David, Jami Gertz (Twister, Still Standing, Sixteen Candles, This Is Us) as Star, Corey Feldman (Stand by Me, The Goonies, Gremlins, Corbin Nash) as Edgar Frog, Jamison Newlander (The Blob, Bone Tomahawk, Running with Fear, Sky Harbor) as Alan Frog, the late Brooke McCarter [1963-2015] (Thrashin', Double Switch, The Emerging Past Director' s Cut, Wired) as Paul, Billy Wirth (MacArthur Park, Body Snatchers, War Party, Hell to Pay) as Dwayne, Alex Winter (Bill & Ted movies, Freaked, The Panama Papers, Downloaded) as Marko, Chance Michael Corbitt (The Rocketeer, Major Dad, Hallow' s Eve, Baywatch) as Laddie, Alexander Bacan Chapman (The Fire Ahead, What' s Alan Watching?) as Greg and introducing Nori Morgan (Curfew) as Shelly.








Surviving Christmas (2004)

A lonely billionaire pays a family to let him spend a few days a Christmas with them since he has no one and does not want to be alone. But this proves to be very difficult as the family has there own problems.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Ben Affleck (Argo, Gone Girl, The Town, Good Will Hunting) as Drew Latham, the late James Gandolfini [1961-2013] (The Sopranos, Enough Said, The Mexican, Killing Them Softly) as Tom Valco, Christina Applegate (The Sweetest Thing, Bad Moms, Married with Children, Dead to Me) as Alicia Valco, Catherine O'Hara (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, Home Alone movies, Schitt' s Creek) as Christine Valco, Josh Zuckerman (Sex Drive, Feast, The Bellmen, Hypnotized) as Brian Valco, Bill Macy (Maude, The Jerk, Analyze This, The Late Show) as Doo-Dah, Jennifer Morrison (House, Once Upon a Time, Star Trek, Big Stan) as Missy Vangilder, Udo Kier (Downsizing, Melancholia, Blade, Skin Walker) as Heinrich, David Selby (Falcon Crest, The Social Network, Dark Shadows, Loon Lake) as Horace Vangilder, Stephanie Faracy (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Temple Grandin, Sideways, The Great Outdoors) as Letitia Vangilder, Stephen Root (Office Space, Get Out, Dodgeball: A True Underdog story, The Empty Man) as Dr. Freeman, Sy Richardson (Repo Man, Colors, Memphis Sun, 5th of July) as Doo-Dah Understudy, Tangie Ambrose (Why Him?, Jackie' s Back!, Nightmare Cinema, The Mick) as Kathryn, John 'B.J.' Bryant (The Other Woman, The Perfect Holiday, 35 and Ticking, Coins for Christmas) as Cabbie and Peter Jason (48 Hrs., They Live, Mortal Kombat, Escape from L.A.) as Suit.









Scooby-Doo (2002)

The members of Mystery Inc. suddenly break up but they find themselves together again after each receiving a mysterious invitation to an island resort. What they find is very surprising as to who the culprit is. You never know what you will find.....

This is a good kids and family movie. I give it a 4 out of 5.

Starring Freddie Prinze Jr. (She' s All That, I Know What You Did Last Summer movies, Scooby-Doo movies, I Mom So Hard) as Fred, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cruel Intentions, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Robot Chicken) as Daphne, Matthew Lillard (Scooby-Doo movies, The Descendants, SLC Punk!, Grace) as Shaggy, Linda Cardellini (Brokeback Mountain, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Legally Blonde, Dead to Me) as Velma, Rowan Aktinson (Johnny English, The Lion King, Bean movies, Four Weddings and a Funeral) as Mondavarious, Isla Fisher (Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Rise of the Guardians, Now You See Me movies) as Mary Jane, Miguel A. Nunez Jr. (The Return of the Living Dead, Street Fighter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, A Perfect Date) as Voodoo Maestro, Steven Grives (BeastMaster, Highlander II: The Quickening, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Rapid Fear) as N' Goo Tuana, Charles Stan Frazier (Wild Things, The Sweetest Thing, Coyote Ugly, Family Guy) as Sugar Ray (as Stan Frazier), Craig Bullock (The Sweetest Thing, American Pie, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, American Dad!) as Sugar Ray (as DJ Homicide), Matthew Murphy Karges (Wild Things, Coyote Ugly, The Sweetest Thing, The Last Man on Earth) as Sugar Ray (as Murphy Karges), Mark McGrath (Wild Things, Raising Helen, The Sweetest Thing, A Second Chance) as Sugar Ray, Rodney Sheppard (Wild Things, Coyote Ugly, Family Guy, American Dad!) as Sugar Ray, Sam Greco (The Condemned, Fat Pizza, Rush, Wentworth) as Zarkos and Charlie Cousins (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, City Homicide, Winners & Losers, Last Ditch) as Velma' s Friend.








Friday, November 2, 2018

Altitude (2017)

An FBO agent is on an airplane heading back home when she gets offered millions of dollars to help a thief escape from the plane they are on before it is too late.

I give this movie a 2.5 out of 5.

Starring supermodel Denise Richards (The World Is Not Enough, Starship Troopers, Wild Things, Love Actually) as Gretchen Blair, former world-class martial artist Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV, Universal Soldier, Masters of the Universe, The Expendables movies) as Matthew Sharpe, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little movies, The Little Vampire, Dembanger) as Rick, Chelsea Edmudson (Thumder Road, Casual, Daylight' s End, Max and Me) as Clare, Greer Grammer (Awkward., Emma' s Chance, The Middle, Foursome) as Sadie, Victoria Atkin (Extinct, World of Warcraft: Battle of Azeroth, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, A Good Dream) as Speedbird PA (voice), John Posey (Legendary, Teen Wolf, From the Earth to the Moon, How to Get Away with Murder) as Pilot, Jordi Vilasuso (The Invitation, Guidling Light, Circle, This Modern Man Is Beat) as Luke Byres, Tandi Tugwell (Black Water, Home Again, A Mother' s Greatest Fear, Lazarus) as Passenger, former fighter Chuck Liddell (Kick-Ass 2, War Pigs, How High, Silencer) as Rawbones, Paul Vandervort (Limelight, Hardwired, Hollywood Miles, Happyland) as Mechanic, Nick Principe (Waitress, Halloween, The Purge: Election Year, Vault) as Mechanic #1, Kirk Barker (Arthur & Merlin, Bloody Tales of the Tower, The Girl' s Guide to Depravity, Seasons) as Terry, George Lako (New Girl, General Hospital, Girlboss, Shooter) as Mechanic #2 and Tom DeNucci (Vault, Almost Mercy, Bleed for This, The Getter) as Burly.