Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)

In a strange twist of fate, a private eye, a struggling actress and a thief pretending to be an cross paths in a chance meeting. There paths are all brought together and this is there story.

I give this movie a 4 out 5.

Starring Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man movies, Sherlock Holmes movies, Avengers movies, All-Star Weekend) as Harry Lockhart, Val Kilmer (The Doors, The Saint, The Salton Sea, Cutman) as Gay Perry, Michelle Monaghan (Pixels, Gone Baby Gone, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Messiah) as Harmony Faith Lane, Corbin Bensen (Major League movies, Psych, All Good Things, Repeater) as Harlan Dexter, Dash Mihok (Silver Linings Playbook, Romeo + Juliet, The Day After Tomorrow, Punisher: War Zone) as Mr. Frying Pan, Larry Miller (10 Things I Hate About You, The Nutty Professor, Pretty Woman, Get Smart) as Dabney Shaw, Rockmond Dunbar (Sons of Anarchy, The Family That Preys, Earth 2, The Misfits) as Mr. Fire, Shannyn Sossamon (Wayward Pines, A Knight' s Tale, Wristcutters: A Love Story, The Rules of Attraction) as Pink Hair Girl, Angela Lindvall (CQ, Somewhere, Small Apartments, Our Wild Hearts) as Flicka, Indio Falconer Downey (Jackie, Play of Consciousness) as Harry Lockhart - Age 9, Ariel Winter (Sofia the First, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Modern Family, The Last Movie Star) as Harmony Faith Lane - Age 7, introducing Duane Carnahan (The Bernie Mac Show) as Chainsaw kid, Josh Richman (Heathers, River' s Edge, The House Bunny, Moose) as Richie, Martha Hackett (Star Trek: Voyager; Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Never Been Kissed, Scrap) as Pistol Woman and Nancy Fish (The Mask, Howard the Duck, Sudden Impact, Sleeping with the Enemy) as N.Y. Casting Woman.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373469/

The Girl Next Door (2004)

When a former porn star moves into the house next door he thinks all his dreams have come true. Things don' t seem to go the way he had hoped but they still fall in love.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, Speed Racer, Milk, Love Survivor) as Matthew Kidman, Elisha Cuthbert (24, House of Wax, The Quite, The Ranch) as Danielle, Timothy Olyphant (Justified, The Crazies, Hitman, A Perfect Getaway) as Kelly, James Remar (Altar Rock, Black Lightning, Magnum P.I., Speed Kills) as Hugo Posh, Chris Marquette (Just Friends, Fanboys, Freddy vs. Jason, Barry) as Eli, Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine, Love & Mercy, Prisoners) as Klitz, Timothy Bottoms (Johnny Got His Gun, The Last Picture Show, The Paper Chase, Elephant) as Mr. Kidman, Donna Bullock (Air Force One, All Good Times, Nowhere Man, Be Still) as Mrs. Kidman, Jacob Young (The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children, General Hospital, Angel) as Hunter, Brian Kolodziej (Malibu Spring Break, Gag, Flight of the Living Dead, Creep Van) as Derek, Brandon Irons (The Evolution, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, On a Time, Luck of the Draw) as Troy, Amanda Swisten (American Wedding, Quintuplets, Two and a Half Men, Cracking Up) as April, Sung Hi Lee (Nurse Betty, Birds of Prey, Black Scorpion, Tripping Forward) as Ferrari, Ulysses Lee (The Road Killer, Love Unconditional, Minute to Win It, Baggage) as Samnand and the late Harris Laskawy [1943-2010] (The World According to Garp, The Glimmer Man, Without a Trace, Ascension Day) as Dr. Salinger.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265208/

Life of the Party (2018)

When a mom drops off her daughter off at college her husband says he wants a divorce. This news rocks her world and she decides to go back to college and finish her degree that she dropped out of school.

This is a funny movie and I give it a 5 out of 5.

Starring Melissa McCarthy (The Heat, Spy, Bridesmaids, Tammy) as Deanna, Matt Walsh (Veep, Into the Storm, Ted, The Hangover) as Dan, Molly Gordon (I Am Sam, Animal Kingdom, Love the Coopers, Booksmart) as Maddie, Ben Falcone (Tammy, Enough Said, The Boss, What to Expect When Your Expecting) as Uber Driver, Jackie Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom, Stoker, The Voices) as Sandy, Stephen Root (Office Space, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, King of the Hill, Get Out) as Mike, Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids, Away We Go, The Way Way Back, Big Hero 6) as Christine, introducing Steve Falcone (Knight' s End) as Older Man #1/ Vince, introducing Michael D. McCarthy as Older Man #2/ Dennis, Chris Cavalier (Hidden Figures, The Best of Enemies, BTS: The Web Series, How High 2) as Eugene, Gillian Jacobs (Community, Walk of Shame, The Box, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) as Helen, Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Emerald City, True Detective, Morbius) as Amanda, Jessie Ennis (Hits, The Arm, Valley Girl, 25) as Debbie, Flynn Falcone (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Mulan, The Pegasus, Tar) as Guidance Counselor and introducing Julie Coile as Bookstar Cashier.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5619332/

The Shape of Water (2017)

A women working in a Government facility as a cleaner comes across a strange creature in a tank. She befriends this creature and forms a great bond with it that will forever change her life.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, Blue Jasmine, Paddington movies, Maudie) as Elisa Esposito, Michael Shannon (Take Shelter, Midnight Special, Nocturnal Animals, Echo Boomers) as Richard Strickland, Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, Step Brothers, Let Me In, Berlin Station) as Giles, Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures, The Help, Fruitvale Station, The Shack) as Zelda Fuller, Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Call Me by Your Name, Boardwalk Empire, Shirely) as Dr. Robert Hoffstetler, Doug Jones (Pan' s Labyrinth, The Watch, Star Trek TV series, Hellboy II: The Golden Army) as Amphibian Man, David Hewlett (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Stargate: Atlantis, Cube, Lucky Day) as Fleming, Nick Searcy (Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri; Justified, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hunter) as General Hoyt, Stewart Arnott (Schitt; s Creek, Designated Survivor, Murdoch Mysteries, Private Eyes) as Bernard, Nigel Bennett (Forever Knight, Lexx, Cypher, Coroner) as Mihalkov, Lauren Lee Smith (Trick r' Treat, Mutant X, Pathology, Air Farce New Year' s Eve) as Elaine Strickland, Martin Roach (Cube Zero, Diary of the Dead, The Lookout, Northern Rescue) as Brewster Fuller, Allegra Fulton (John Q, Maps to the Stars, Fargo, Death & Faxes) as Yolanda, John Kapelos (Justified, The Breakfast Club, Internal Affairs, Love Shot) as Mr. Arzoumanian and Morgan Kelly (A History of Violence, The Lookout, Killjoys, Riviera) as Pie Guy.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580390/

The Losers (2010)

A group of soldiers thought to be dead find there way back to the states to get back at the man who set them up to on the last mission. He is surprised for sure to say they survived and learns not to mess with this motley crew!

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead, Watchmen, Rampage, Walkaway Joe) as Clay, Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Avatar movies, Star Trek movies, Missing Link) as Aisha, Chris Evans (The Avengers movies, Captain America movies, Greenland, Jekyll) as Jensen, Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation, Thor movies, Star Trek: Beyond, Turn up Charlie) as Roque, Columbus Short (Whiteout, Stomp the Yard, Death at a Funeral, Dear Frank) as Pooch, Oscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Cantinflas, The Shallows, The Art of Living) as Cougar, Jason Patric (Speed 2: Cruise Control, The Lost Boys, Narc, Sleepers) as Max, Holt McCallany (Fight Club, Shot Caller, Run All Night, Mindhunter) as Wade, Peter Macdissi (Six Feet Under, Towelhead, Bad Company, Here and Now) as Vikram, Peter Francis James (Oz, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Rosa Parks Story, Red Dead Redemption II) as Fadhil, Tanee McCall (Burlesque, Hairspray, Coach Carter, Blood Brother) as Jolene, Mark Ginther (Teenaga Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Iron Man, X-Men: First Class, Happy Death Day 2U) as Goliath Guard, Daniel Kalal (The Rum Diary, Insectula!, Sewer Baby) as Goliath Guard, Colin Follenweider (X-Men movies, Doctor Strange, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Mortal Kombat) as Goliath Guard and Garret Warren (Logan, Avatar, X-Men: First Class, Arc) as Goliath Guard.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480255/

Ghost Ship (2002)

A group of ship salvagers are approached by a man looking for a ship he saw in a flyover. When they agree to find it they quickly discover the history of this ship is not what meets the eye and strange things start happening to the crew one by one.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects, End of Days, Miller' s Crossing, Stigmata) as Murphy, Julianna Margulies (ER, Snakes on a Plane, City Island, The Hot Zone) as Epps, Ron Eldard (Super 8, Deep Impact, Sleepers, Black Hawk Down) as Dodge, Desmond Harrington (Dexter, The Neon Demon, Sneaky Pete, Rescue Me) as Ferriman, Isaiah Washington (Grey' s Anatomy, Exit Wounds, Hollywood Homicide, Out of Sight) as Greer, Alex Dimitriades (Head On, The Slap, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolow, The End) as Santos, Karl Urban (Star Trek movies, The Lord of the Rings movies, Doom, Entry Level) as Munder, Emily Browning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Sucker Punch, Sleeping Beauty, God Help the Girl) as Katie Harwood, Francesca Rettondini (Endless Dark, Ragazzi della notte, The Dinner, Baci Salati) as Francesca, Boris Brkic (Killer Elite, The Proposition, Liwuid Bridge, Manny Lewis) as Chief Steward, Bob Ruggiero (Neighbours, Prisoner: Cell Block H, Wedlocked, Mr & Mrs Murder) as Captain, Iain Gardiner (The Proposition, The Great Raid, Time Trax, Australia Day) as Purser, introducing Adam Bieshaar as First Officer, Cameron Watt (No Escape, Kenny, Red Hill, The Key to Happiness) as Second Officer and Jamie Giddens (Mermaids, To Become One) as Friendly Officer.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288477/

Hell or High Water (2016)

Two brothers go on an a desperate run to get money for the family ranch they are in danger of losing.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Dale Dickey (True Blood, Iron Man 3, The Pledge, Winter' s Bone) as Elsie, Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, The Messenger, Alpha Dog, Galveston) as Tanner Howard, Chris Pine (Star Trek movies, Wonder Woman movies, All the Old Knives, I Am the Knight) as Toby Howard, William Sterchi (Breaking Bad, Gold, Crazy Heart, The Unsettling) as Mr. Clauson, Buck Taylor (Cowboys & Aliens, Tombstone, The Mist, Eminence Hill) as Old Man, Kristin Berg (SGT. Will Gardner, Those Who Wait, Making a Killing, Ideal Home) as Olney Teller, Jeff Bridges (TRON movies, The Big Lebowski, Crazy Heart, True Grit) as Marcus Hamilton, Gil Birmingham (Twilight movies, Wind River, Scalped, Yellowstone) as Alberto Parker, Jackamoe Buzzell (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Better Call Saul, A Million Ways to Die in the West, The X Species) as Archer City Deputy, Katy Mixon (Four Christmases, American Housewife, Big Hero 6: The Series, Tangled: The Series) as Jenny Ann, Keith Meriweather (Jonah Hex, Free State of Jones, The Lone Ranger, Batter Call Saul) as Rancher, Amber Midthunder (Legion; Roswell, New Mexico; Priceless, She' s Missing) as Vernon Teller, Joe Berry man (Batter Call Saul, Graves, Jailbirds, The Long Hot Summer) as Bank Manager, Howard Ferguson Jr. (Only the Brave, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, The Kid, Better Call Saul) as Vernon PD Officer and Debrianna Mansini (Better Call Saul, Crazy Heart, Drunktown' s Finest, Longmire) as Vernon Diner Waitress.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582782/

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

A mysterious women is found in the ground at the scene of a crime but no one can figure out her identity. Once the coroner starts to dig into who she is and what happened. This is a scary movie.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Brian Cox (X-Men 2, Troy, Adaptation., Separation) as Tommy, Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, The Girl Next Door, Speed Racer, Milk) as Austin, Ophelia Lovibond (Guardians of the Galaxy, No Strings Attached, Oliver Twist, W1A) as Emma, Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, Genius, The Fall, Justice League) as Sheriff Burke, Olwen Catherine Kelly (The Obscure Life of the Duke of Corsica, Winter Ridge, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Ascension) as Jane Doe, Jane Perry (A Hologram for the King, Phantom Thread, Borg vs. McEnroe, Hitman) as Lieutnant Wade, Parker Sawyers (Southside with You, Big Game, The Mummy, Monsoon) as Trooper Cole, Mark Duddy (Armchair Mystery Theatre, Coronation Street, Screen One, The March) as Irene Daniels, introducing Mark Phoenix as Louis Tannis and introducing Sydney as Stanley the Cat.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/

Ocean's Eight (2018)

The sister of the late Danny Ocean gets out of prison and plans to settle the score with the man who put her there. She put' s together a crew and pulls off one great last heist.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Sandra Bullock (Bird Box, Gravity, Speed, The Proposal) as Debbie Ocean, Griffin Dunne (After Hours, Movie 43, An American Werewolf in Paris, Dallas Buyers Club) as Parole Board Officer, Deidre Goodwin (Chicago, Across the Universe, Half Nelson, The First Purge) as Prison Guard, Daniella Rabbani (God Friended Me, The Americans, Appropriate Behaviour, Oma) as Bergdorf Salesperson, Brian J. Carter (Gotham, The Family Fang, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mrs. Fletcher) as Mr. Randall, Gemma Forbes (The Truth About Lies, Bikini Moon, Allure, El Dorado) as Mrs. Randall, introducing Katherine Hozier-Adams as Plaza Hotel Front Desk Clerk, introducing Freddy J. Davila as Plaza Hotel Doorman, Francesca Calo (The Right to Live, Pokemon, A Stork' s Journey, Regal Academy) as Plaza Hotel Maid, Cate Blanchett (Carol, Blue Jasmine, Elizabeth, The Aviator) as Lou, Midori Francis (Gotham, Younger, Good Boys, Bless This Mess) as April, Elliott Gould (MASH, Ocean' s movies, American History X, 9JKL) as Reuben, Richard Armitage (The Hobbit movies, Into the Storm, My Zoe, The Lodge) as Claude Becker, Charlotte Kirk (Vice, First Kill, How to be Single, The Reckoning) as Cara, Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables, The Dark Knight Rises, Rachel Getting Married, Love & Other Drugs) as Daphne Kluger.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5164214/

Apocalypse Now (1979)

A soldier is sent into the jungles of Vietnam to mind a man who was gone AWOL and living among the enemies. This is a very strange and dark movie and might be a little hard to follow.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring the late great Marlon Brando [1924-2004] (The Godfather movies, Last Tango in Paris, On the Waterfront, The Score) as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Martin Sheen (The Departed, Badlands, The West Wing, Come Sunday) as Captain Benjamin L. Willard, Robert Duvall (The Apostle, The Godfather movies, Open Range, Widows) as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, Frederic Forrest (The Conversation, Falling Down, Lonesome Dove, All the King' s Men) as Jay 'Chef' Hicks, the late Sam Bottoms [1955-2008] (The Outlaw Josey Wales, Seabiscuit, Finishing the Game: The Search for a new Bruce Lee, Shopgirl) as Lance B. Johnson, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix movies, Mytic River, Contagion, Imprisoned) as Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (as Larry Fishburne), Albert Hall (Malcolm X, Major Payne, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Detroit 1-8-7) as Chief Phillips, Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones movies, Star Wars: Episode IV-VII, Air Force One, The Fugitive) as Colonel Lucas, the late Dennis Hopper [1936-2010] (Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Waterworld, Speed) as Photojournalist, the late G.D. Spradlin [1920-2011] (Ed Wood, The Godfather: Part II, The War of the Roses, Dick) as General R. Corman, Jerry Ziesmer (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Midnight Run, Singles) as Jerry, Civilian; Scott Glenn (The Hunt for Red October, Backdraft, Sucker Punch, Vertical Limit) as Lieutenant Richard M. Colby, Bo Byers (Alien Zone, The Immortalizer, Starsky and Hutch) as MP Sergeant #1, James Keane (Dick Tracy, Falling Down, Rules Don' t Apply, Miss Meadows) as Kilgore' s Gunner and Kerry Rossall (The Abyss, Blade, Poseidon, Sully) as Mike from San Diego.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/

Raiders of the lost Ark (1981)

A University professor and archeologist is hired by the U.S. government to track and find the missing Ark of the Covenant. He has to find it before Hitler' s soldiers find it.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones movies, Star Wars movies, Witness, Air Force One) as Indy, Karen Allen (Indiana Jones movies, Starman, Animal House, Colewell) as Marion, Paul Freeman (Hot Fuzz, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Centurion, Trimming Pablo) as Belloq, the late Ronald Lacey [1935-1991] (Red Sonja, The Adventure of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Landslide) as Toht, John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings movies, Black Angel, Mosley, Santa Fake) as Sallah, the late Denholm Elliott [1922-1992] (Indiana Jones movies, Trading Places, A Room with a View, Noises Off..) as Brody, Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, Frida, Chocolat, Boogie Nights) as Satipo, Wolf Kahler (The Bourne Identity (original), Wonder Woman, The Remains of the Day, Cognition) as Dietrich, Anthony Higgins (Young Sherlock Holmes, The Draughtsman' s Contract, The Bride, United Passions) as Gobler, Vic Tabkian (Midnight Express, Navy Seals, The Knock, The Promise) as Barranca/ Monkey Man, the late Don Fellows [1922-2007] (Superman movies, Lillie, Headhunter, The Man Who Cried) as Col. Musgrove, the late William Hootkins [1948-2005] (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Batman, Flash Gordon,  Color Me Kubrick) as Major Eaton, Bill Reimhold (The Fifth Element, Superman III, Dickens of London, Does China Exist?) as Bureaucrat, intrdocing Fred Sorenson as Jock and the late Patrick Durkin (The Good Companions, Department S, Nightmare, Monk Dawson) as Australlian Climber.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

This is a great family comedy.

A NYU professor goes to Singapore for a wedding with her boyfriend and meets the family for the 1st time. But she is not welcomed openly by everyone as she had hoped.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat, Parallels, Sound of My Voice, Wish Dragon) as Rachel Chu, Henry Golding (A Simple Favor, Toff Guys, Last Christmas, Monsoon) as Nick Young, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Tomorrow Never Dies, Kung Fu Panda 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) as Eleanor Young, Gemma Chan (Humans, Captain Marvel, Mary Queen of Scots, Watership Down) as Astrid Young Teo, Lisa Lu (2012, Qing guo qing cheng, The Joy Luck Club, Penzai) as Ah Ma, Awkwafina [Nora Lum] (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Ocean' s Eight, Storks, Weird City) as Peik Lin Goh, Harry Shum Jr. (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, Glee, Step Up 2: The Streets, Burn) as Charlie Wu, Ken Jeong (The Hangover movies, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Zombie Brothel, El Tonto) as Wye Mun Goh, Sonoya Mizuno (Ex Machina, La La Land, Maniac, Annihilation) as Araminta Lee, Chris Pang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Marco Polo; Tomorrow, When the War Began; Empty by Design) as Colin Khoo, Jimmy O. Yang (Patriots Day, Silicon Valley, The Happytime Murders, Fantasy Island) as Bernard Tai, Ronny Chieng (Comedy Showroom: Internation Student, Problems, La Bruja, Fancy Boy) as Eddie Cheng, Remy Hii (Marco Polo, Better Man, Sisters, Spider-Man: Far from Home) as Alistair Cheng, Nico Santos (Superstore, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, The Clapper, Best Seller) as Oliver T'sien and Jing Lusi (Stan Lee' s Lucky Man, Survivor, Gangs of London, The Feed) as Amanda Ling.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/