Sunday, December 29, 2019

Fortitude (Amazon Prime TV Series 2015-2019)

This is an Amazon Prime series.

This is about a small town on the Arctic Circle, is gripping with an unheard of crime for this area.

I give this series a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Richard Dormer (The Watch, Cobra, Game of Thrones, Rellik) as Dan Anderssen [25 episodes, 2015-2018], Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson (Homecoming, You're Killing Me Susana, Kill the Poet, The Witcher) as Eric Odegard [25 episodes, 2015-2018], Sienna Guillory (Love, Actually; Eragon, Resident Evil movies, Nuclear) as Natalie Yelburton [24 episodes, 2015-2018], Mia Jexen (Duel, Det andet liv, The Guardian Angel, Follow the Money) as PC Ingrid Witry [24 episodes, 2015-2018], Luke Treadaway (Attack the Block, Clash of the Titans, A Street Cat Named Bob, Brothers of the Head) as Vincent Rattrey [24 episodes, 2015-2018], Alexandra Moen (Strike Back, Doctor Who, Hotel Babylon, Dublin Murders) as Petra Bergen [24 episodes, 2015-2018], Sofie Grabol (The Killing, Flickering Lights, Nikolaj og Julie, Credo) as Hildur Odegard [23 episodes, 2015-2018], Veronica Echegui (Trust, Let Yourself Go, What Is Love, Apaches) as Elena Ledesma [19 episodes, 2015-2018], Darren Boyd (Imagine Me & You, Four Lions, Spy, Alan Patridge) as Markus Huseklepp [18 episodes, 2015-2018], Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow, Far from Heaven, Frequency, In Good Company) as Michael Lennox [14 episodes, 2017-2018], Nicholas Pinnock (Captain America:The First Avenger, Marcella, Need, For Life) as Frank Sutter [11 episodes, 2015], Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips (Off the Rails) as Carrie Morgan [11 episodes, 2015], Ramon Tikaram (Jupiter Ascending, Vampire Academy, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Speed Racer) as Tavrani [11 episodes, 2015-2017], Ken Stott (The Hobbit movies, Charlie Wilson's War, Strike, The Dig) as Erling Munk [10 episodes, 2017], Edvin Andre (Eddie the Eagle, Vikings, Moominvalley, The Spy) as Rune Lennox [10 episodes, 2017], Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones, Philomena, In the Heart of the Sea, Gangs of London) as Freya Lennox [10 episodes, 2017], Jessica Raine (An Adventure in Space and Time, Robin Hood, The Woman in Black, Black Shore) as Jules Sutter [10 episodes, 2015], Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter movies; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; James and Lucia) as Henry Tyson [10 episodes, 2015-2018], Parminder Nagra [Bend It Like Beckham, ER, The Blacklist, Alcatraz) as Dr. Sarinda Khatri [10 episodes, 2017-2018], Jessica Gunning (Pride, Back, What Remains, White Heat) as Shirely Allerdyce [10 episodes, 2015-2018], Jude Akuwudike (Beasts of No Nation, Sahara, Jehovah's Witness, Moses Jones) as Dr. Adebimpe (10 episodes, 2017-2018], Rune Temte (Captain Marvel, The Last Kingdom, Eddie the Eagle, Civil Twilight) as Lars Ulvinaune [10 episodes, 2017-2018], Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Misfits, Robot Chicken) as Vladek Klimov [10 episodes, 2017], Johnny Harris (Jawbone, Snow White and the Huntsman, Salisbury, Medici) as Ronnie Morgan [9 episodes, 2015], Stanley Tucci (Big Night, Spotlight, Captain America: The First Avenger, Julie & Julia) as DCI Morton [9 episodes, 2015], Ralph Riach (Cloud Atlas, Braveheart, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Hamish Macbeth) as Ralfi Sigurdson (9 episodes, 2017-2018], introducing Darwin Brokenbro (The Tunnel) as Liam Sutter [9 episodes, 2015], Eloise Smyth (Harlots, How To Talk To Girls at Parties, The Frankenstein Chronicles, The Code) as Yeva Podnikov [9 episodes, 2017], Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Missionary, Traitors) as Doctor Allerdyce [9 episodes, 2015], Aaron McCusker (Bohemian Rhapsody, Dexter, Shameless, Marcella) as Jason Donnelly [8 episodes, 2015], Joi Johannsson (His Dark Materials, Rig 45, Arctic Circle, Eurovision) as Axel Fersen [8 episodes, 2017-2018], Jonjo O'Neill (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Patrick Melrose, Defiance, The Fall) as Ciaran Donnelly [7 episodes, 2015], David Yip (A View to a Kill, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Entrapment, Hamlet) as Hong Mankyo [6 episodes, 2017-2018], Leanne Best (Cotton Wool, The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, The Infiltrator) as Celia Donnelly [6 episodes, 2015], Emil Hostina (Harry Potter movies, The Wolfman, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Ransom) as Yuri Lubimov [6 episodes, 2015], Michael Obiora (Tomb Raider, Hotel Babylon, Luther, Snatch) as Max Cordero [6 episodes, 2015], Charlotte Pyke (Luther, Single Father, Country of Hotels, Chicken/Egg) as Medic [6 episodes, 2015-2018], Stephen Genovese (Dishonoured, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Forever Your Rose) as Jurgen Aalon [6 episodes 2015-2017] and Barry Aird (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Beast, Berlin Station, City of Tiny Lights) as Ketil Blacksvedt [5 episodes, 2017-2018].





Friday, December 27, 2019

Aladdin (1992)

In this original animated version, a lowly street rat gets a hold of a magic lamp and uses it to improve his life. But, a Grand Vizier also gets a hold of it and makes his life better as well. They are both vying for it's power.

I give this animated movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Scott Weinger (Full/Fuller House, Galavant, Black-ish, Mistresses) as Aladdin (voice), the late Robin Williams [1951-2014] (Mrs. Doubtfire; Good Morning, Vietnam; Good Will Hunting, One Hour Photo) as Genie/Paddler (voice), Linda Larkin (Ralph Breaks the Internet, Runaway Bride, The Next Big Thing, Sofia the First) as Princess Jamine (voice), Jonathan Freeman (The Producers, Shining Time Station, Kingdom Hearts, Elementary) as Jafar (voice), Frank Welker (Transformers movies, Scoob!, The Rocketeer, Ten Titans Go!) as Abu/Cave of Wonders/Rajah (voice), Gilbert Gottfried (Problem Child movies, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Hassle at the Castle) as Iago (voice), the late Douglas Seale [1913-1999] (The Rescuers Down Under, Amadeus, Ernest Saves Christmas, For Love or Money) as Sultan (voice), Charlie Adler (Transformers movies, The Rocketeer, Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble) as Gazeem/Melon Merchant/Nut Merchant (voice), Jack Angel (A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Toy Story movies, Beauty and the Beast, Noah) as Additional Voices (voice), Corey Burton (Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Batman: Arkham City, Hercules, DuckTales) as Prince Achmed/Necklace Merchant (voice), the late Philip L. Clarke [1938-2013] (Doom games, The Little Mermaid, Quest for Camelot, Stonekeep) as Additional Voices (voice), Jim Cummings (Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, Goblins Animated, Wobworld) as Razoul/Farouk (voices), Jennifer Darling (Tenchi the Movie - Tenchi Muyo in love, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Iron Giant) as Additional Voices (voice), Debi Derryberry (Toy Story, F Is for Family, Nicktoons, Max & Wrigley) as Harem Girl (voice) and Bruce Gooch (Repo Men, The Cross Road, The Summit, Horizon) as Additional Voices (voice).




Thursday, December 26, 2019

Ad Astra (2019)

A seasoned astronaut is asked to take on a mission across the solar system to help discover what happened on the last mission his father was on, who they all think died on that mission years ago.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Brad Pitt (Ocean's movies, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, 12 Monkeys, Moneyball) as Roy McBride, Tommy Lee Jones (The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men, The Homesman, Lincoln) as H. Clifford McBride, Ruth Negga (Loving, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Breakfast on Pluto, World War Z) as Helen Lantos, Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games movies, Pride & Prejudice, MASH, Alone) as Thomas Pruitt, Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Manchurian Candidate, John Q, For Colored Girls) as Lorraine Deavers, Loren Dean (Say Anything..., Enemy of the State, Space Cowboys, Gattaca) as Donald Stanford, Donnie Keshawarz (The Adjustment Bureau, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Cobbler, FBI) as Captain Lawrence Tanner, Sean Blakemore (The Quad, Bosch, American Crime, Star Trek Into Darkness) as Willie Levant, Bobby Nish (ER, The Mentalist, Law & Order: L.A., Why Women Kill) as Franklin Yoshida, LisaGay Hamilton (True Crime, The Practice, Jackie Brown, The Sum of All Fears) as Adjutant General Vogel, John Finn (Glory, Catch Me If You Can, Blown Away, True Crime) as Brigadiar General Stroud, John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, Aliens vs. Predator: Reqium, Fast & Furious movies) as Lieutenant General Rivas, Freda Foh Shen (Dude, Where's My Car?; Mulan, Star Trek, Basic Instinct) as Captain Lu, Kayla Adams (Rogue Warfare, Bliss, Deadpool, Hex) as Female Flight Attendant and Ravi Kapoor (Crossing Jordan, Miss India America, Flight, Interrogation) as Arjun Dhariwal.









Tuesday, December 24, 2019

White Fang (1991)

A young man goes to Alaska to find his late fathers mine but finds an amazing adventure in the process.

I give this old movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring the late Jed [1977-1995] (The Journey of Natty Gann, White Fang movies, The Thing) as White Fang, Klaus Maria Brandauer (Out of Africa, Mephisto, Never Say Never Again, Seven Minutes) as Alex, Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Before movies, The Good Lord Bird, Tesla) as Jack, the late Seymour Cassel [1935-2019] (Rushmore, Dick Tracy, In the Soup, Lucky Dog) as Skunker, Susan Hogan (Disturbing Behavior, The Butterfly Effect 2, The Company You Keep, Elsewhere) as Belinda, James Remar (Altar Rock, Magnum P.I., Black Lightning, City on a Hill) as Beauty, Bill Moseley (Repo! The Genetic Opera, The Devil's Rejects, Demon Pride, 86 Zombies) as Luke, the late Clint Youngreen [1963-2010] (The Edge, Into the Wild, Dumb and Dumber, Without a Paddle) as Tinker, Pius Savage (I Am a Man, Spirit of the Wind, Moose, Out of the Wilderness) as Grey Beaver, introducing Aaron Hotch as Little Bearver, introducing the late Charles Jimmie Sr. [1932-2016] (America's Heart & Soul) as Older Indian, introducing the late Clifford Fossman [1923-2009] as Old Timer #1, introducing Irvin Sogge as Old Timer #2, introducing Tom Fallon (Illegally Yours) as Prospector and introducing Dick Mackey (The Great Alone) as Sled Dog Prospector.








Monday, December 23, 2019

Marriage Story (2019)

This movie is about a couple who is figuring out how life will work after there divorce settlement.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Adam Driver (Star Wars movies, Paterson, The Last Duel, The Dead Don't Die) as Charlie, Scarlett Johansson (Her, Lost in Translation, The Avengers, Under the Skin) as Nicole, Julia Greer (Human Capitol, For Mata, 4 Bitches and a Gun, Lady Liberty) as Street Solicitor # 1, Azhy Robertson (Juliet, Naked; The Americans, The Plot Against America, Larry) as Henry Barber, Wallace Shawn (The Princess Bride, My Dinner with Andre, The Incredibles, The Double) as Frank, Matthew Maher (Gobe Baby Gone, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Dogma, While We're Young) as Theater Actor, Eric Berryman (Empathy, Inc.; Motherless Brooklyn, After Everything, Bonding) as Theater Actor, Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha, American Made, The End of the Year, Snowpiercer) as Beth, David Turner (Last Pick-Up, The Leftovers, The Get Down, The Good Wife) as Theater Actor, Gideon Glick (Ocean's Eight, It Could Be Worse, Gods Behaving Badly, Fit Model) as Theater Actor, Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting, Monsters and Men, Mrs. Fletcher, The Photograph) as Theater Actor, Motell Gyn Foster (ANYA, A Dog's Way Home, The God Committee, Foxhole) as Theatre Actor, Raymond J. Lee (Ghost Town, The Mikado Project, Smash, Succession) as Theater Actor, Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery, Baskets, Room 104, Health to the King) as Theater Actor and Pete Simpson (Law & Order, Gotham, Lincoln in the Bardo, Revel) as Theater Actor.






Saturday, December 21, 2019

Togo (2019)

This is a Disney movie about a young puppy in Alaska in the early 1920's who was thought to be too week to be a sled dog. But he continued to defy his owners until they let him by a lead dog.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, The Florida Project, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Tropico) as Leonhard Seppala, Julianne Nicholson (August: Osage County; I , Tonya; Black Mass, Masters of Sex) as Constance Seppala, Richard Dormer (Fortitude, The Watch, Cobra, Game of Thrones) as Dr. Curtis Welch, Adrien Dorval (Shanghai Noon, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Pledge) as Bill Clark, introducing Madeline Wickins as Sally Burdett, Michael Greyeys (Blood Quantum, True Detective, Woman Walks Ahead, Fear the Walking Dead) as Amituk, Nive Nielsen (The New World, The Terror) as Atiqtalik, Nikolai Nikolaeff (Daredevil, Mile 22, Six, The OA) as Dan Murphy, Thorbjorn Harr (Vikings, Bel Cantro, 22 July, Stockholm) as Charlie Olsen, Catherine McGRegor (Designated Survivor, Taken, Suits, When Hope Calls) as Sarah Foley, Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones, Genius, The Fall, Justice League) as Jafet Lindeberg, Paul Piaskowski (Unspeakable, The Twilight Zone, Supernatural, Arrow) as Max Adams, Michael Gaston (First Reformed, The Leftovers, The Man in the High Castle, Bridge of Spies) as Joe Dexter, Sean Hoy (Hold the Dark, We're No Angels, Trunk, Damnation) as Miner 1 and Tom Carey (Open Range, Brokeback Mountain, Drawing Home, Cut Bank) as Miner 2.








Thursday, December 19, 2019

The Expanse (Amazon Prime TV Series-)

A group of earthlings and people from Mars are working together to find a threat to the asteroid belt.

I give this series a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Steven Strait (The Covenant; 10,000BC; Sky High, After) as Jim Holden/James Holden [47 episodes, 2015-2019], Cas Anvar (The Operative, Room, Argo, The Time Is Right) as Alex Kamal [47 episodes, 2015-2019], Dominique Tipper (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Girl with All the Gifts, MindGamers, Estate) as Naomi Nagata [47 episodes, 2015-2019], Wes Chatham (The Hunger Games movies, In the Valley of Elah, Escape Plan 2: Hades, The Night Shift) as Amos Burton [47 episodes, 2015-2019], Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog, Star Trek Beyond, The Stoning of Soraya M, 24) as Chrisjen Avasalara [47 episodes, 2015-2019], Frankie Adams (Mortal Engines, One Thousand Ropes, Wentworth, Shortland Street) as Roberta 'Bobbie' W. Draper, [37 episodes, 2017-2019], Shawn Doyle (Frequency, Whiteout, Don' t Say a Word, Bury the Lead) as Sadavir Errinwright [28 episodes, 2015-2018], Cara Gee (Empire of Dirt, Red Rover, Strange Empire, Lone Wolf Survival Kit) as Camina Drummer [27 episodes, 2017-2019], Thomas Jane (Deep Blue Sea, The Thin Red Line, Boogie Nights, The Mist) as Joe Miller [24 episodes, 2015-2019] and Florence Faivre (Sad Beauty, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alpha House, The Assent) as Mulie Mao [24 episodes, 2015-2018].









Saturday, December 14, 2019

Gringo (2018)

A business man is caught up in some trouble in Mexico and he calls his employer. But nothing is as it seams.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Joel Edgerton (The Gift, The Great Gatsby, Loving, Black Mass) as Richard Rusk, Charlize Theron (Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Snow White and the Huntsman, Tully) as Elaine Markinson, David Oyelowo (Selma, Nightingale, Queen of Katwe, A United Kingdom) as Harold Soyinka, Thandie Newton (Crash, Westworld, Mission: Impossible II, The Pursuit of Happyness) as Bonnie Soyinka, Bashir Salahuddin (Snatched, Sherman's Showcase, GLOW, A Simple Favor) as Stu, Glenn Kubota (Nick and Norah's Infinite Adventure, Law & Order, Love Magical, Vanishing Son) as Shigetoshi Yasumura, Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station, Be Kind Rewing, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Lords of Dogtown) as Mia, Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, Mean Girls, Mamma Mia! movies, Dear John) as Sunny, Harry Treadaway (The Lone Ranger, City of Ember, Honeymoon, Cockneys vs Zombies) as Miles, Theo Taplitz (Little Men, True Places Never Are, Teeth, Flight) as Justin, Paris Jackson (The Space Between, Scream: The TV Series, Star) as Nelly, Yul Vazquez (Bad Boys II, The A-Team, Runaway Bride, American Gangster) as Angel Valverde, Hernan Mendoza (The 4th Company, April's Daughter, The Incident, After Lucia) as Celerino Sanchez, Hector Kotsifakis (Buen Dia, Ramon; Me gusta, pero me asusta; Honeymoon, El Recluso) as Roberto Vega and Ricardo Esquerra (El Recluso, Black Sheep, Todos los dias son tuyos, Camila) as Sanchez's Brother in Law.







The Next Three Days (2010)

A mom and wife is framed with murdered and the husband has to figure out a way to get her out. They hit a snag once the plan is in motion and he has to think fast.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Russell Crowe (Les Miserables, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Unhinged) as John Brennan, Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games movies, Love & Mercy, Signal Hill, Mrs. America) as Lara Brennan, Michael Buie (Bombshell, Inhumans; Mystery, Alaska; Loudermilk) as Mick Brennan, Moran Atias (Third Person, Land of the Lost, Mother of Tears, The Village) as Erit, Remy Nozik (Sleeping with Other People, Goodbye World, Lonely Hearts Club, Valentina) as Jenna, introducing Toby Green as Three Year Old Luke, introducing Tyler Green as Three Year Old Luke, Jason Beghe (Thelma & Louise, G.I. Jane, One Missed Call, Dawgtown) as Detective Quinn, Aisha Hinds (Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Assault on Precinct 13, Mr. Brooks, 9-1-1) as Detective Collero, Ty Simpkins (Jurassic World, Iron Man 3, Insidious, Avengers: Endgame) as Luke, Veronica Brown (Indio, USA; The X-Files, Cherish, Close to Home) as Female Guard 1, Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The Lazarus Effect, The Words) as Nicole, Leslie Merrill (The Kill Point, Area 57: Project 24, On the Inside, Coming Home) as Elizabeth Gesas, Alissa Sullivan Haggis (Ranger's Apprentice, The Black Donnellys, Bright Sands Beach, Quantumm of Solace) as Junkie and Daniel Stern (City Slickers movies, Home Alone movies, The Wonder Years, Everything's Peachy) as Meyer Fisk.







6 Underground (2019)

This movie is about 6 agents who fake there own deaths so they can go on one final HUGE mission.

This is an action packed movie with killer effects. I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool movies, Buried, X-Men: Wolverine, Red Notice) as One, Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards, Beginners, Now You See Me, Breathe) as Two, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Magnificant Seven, Murder on the Orient Express, Widows, Sicario: Day of the Dead) as Three, Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse, Bohemian Rhapsody, Only The Brave, EastEnders) as Four, Adria Arjona (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Emerald City, True Detective, Life of the Party) as Five, Dave Franco (Neighbors movies, Now You See Me movies, Nerve, The Now) as Six, Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, Kong: Skull Island, BlacKkKlansmah, Iron Man 3) as Seven, Lior Raz (Fauda, The Kindergarten Teacher, Dumb, Operation Finale) as Rovach Alimov, Payman Maadi (A Separation, Camp X-Ray, Bomb: A Love Story, 13 Hours) as Murat Alimov, Yuri Kolokolnikov (Hunter Killer, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The Transporter Refueled, Intimate Parts) as Baasha Zia, Kim Kold (Fast & Furious 6, 10 timer til Paradis, Star Trek Beyond, Dennis) as Daqeeq, Lidia Franco (Nunca Digas Adeus, Rosa Fogo, A Unica Mulher, Ruth) as Maria, James Murray (Cumcumber, Defiance, Invisible, Age Before Beauty) as Caleb, Lukhanyo Bele (Tatort, Copposites, Vanishing Point) as Jeyhum and George Kareman (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Silicon Valley, The Last Man on Earth, Search Party) as Mike.









Thursday, December 12, 2019

Braven (2018)

A man stashed some drugs at his friends cabin after a truck accident. He did not know he brought trouble to the friend and his family. This is action packed.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (Aquaman, Justice League, Conan the Barbarian, Stargate: Atlantis) as Joe Braven, Garret Dillahunt (12 Years a Slave, Deadwood, No Country for Old Men, Raising Hope) as Kassen, Jill Wagner (Splinter, Teen Wolf, Stargate: Atlantis, Blade: The Series) as Stephanie, Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don't Breathe, Tombstone, Manhunter) as Linden, Sasha Rossof (Chicago Med, APB, The Which Surrounds Us, There Is No Door) as Charlotte Braven, Sala Baker (Deadpool 2, Sleepless, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Malignant) as Gentry, Fraser Aitcheson (Watchmen, Godzilla, Man of Steel, Okja) as Clay, Teach Grant (It Chapter Two, Down Here, The Tall Man, Almost Human) as Essington, Glenn Ennis (Watchmen, Freddy vs. Jason, Deadpool; I, Robot) as Rdiley, Todd Scott (War for the Planet of the Apes, Watchmen, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Star Trek Beyond) as Luisi, Zahn McClarnon (Into the West, Strike One, Dangerous Minds, Mekko) as Hallett, Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs. Jason, Rampage, Tideland, RV) as Weston, James Harvey Ward (Low Winter Sun, True Blood, Criminal Minds, Castle Rock) as Randal, Steve O'Connell (Republic of Doyle, The Grand Seduction, Black Conflux, One Wish) as Sheriff Cal Ossler and Tye Alexander (Forgotten Pills, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Max Payne, The Cape) as Deputy Glen Haris.







 

The Commuter (2018)

A man who just lost his job is approached on a train to do a little job for some money. He looks into it and his day gets very strange.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Liam Neeson (Kinsey, Schindler's List, The Grey, Star Wars movies) as Michael MacCauley, Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed, Orphan, Bates Motel) as Joanna, Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, The Phantom of the Opera, Insidious, Watchmen) as Alex Murphy, Jonathan Banks (Mudhound, Breaking Bad, Gremlins, Better Call Saul) as Walt, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park movies, The Piano, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Rams) as Captain Hawthorne, Elizabeth McGovern (Ordinary People, Once Upon a Time in America, Downton Abbey, The Wife) as Karen MacCauley, Killian Scott ('71, Calvary, Damnation, Tresspass Against Us) as Dylan, Shazad Latif (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Departure, Star Trek: Discovery, Profile) as Vince, Andy Nyman (Judy, Ghost Stories, Death at a Funeral, Jungle Cruise) as Tony, Clara Lago (I Want You, The End, The Hidden Face, El vecino) as Eva, Roland Moller (Land of Mine, Atomic Blonde, Skyscrapper, The North Water) as Jackson, Florence Pugh (The Falling, Marcella, Lady Macbeth, Black Widow) as Gwen, Dean-Charles Chapman (Before I Go To Sleep, Game of Thrones, Man Up,Blinded by the Light) as Danny MacCauley, Ella-Rae Smith (Into the Badlands, Clique, Suppression, Sweetheart) as Sofia and Nila Aalia (A Discovery of Witches, Wolfblood, A Good Year, The Honey Makers) as Sherri.








Saturday, December 7, 2019

Return to Oz (1985)

I forgot how strange this movie was from the 80's.

Dorothy returns back to Oz, but things are totally different than the last time she was there........

I give this movie a 2.5 out of 5.

Starring a very young Fairuza Balk (The Craft, Almost Famous, American History X, Paradise City) as Dorothy, the late Nicol Williamson [1936-2011] (Excalibur, Spawn, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Robin and Marian) as Dr. Worely/ Nome King, Jean Marsh (Willow, Frenzy; Upstairs, Downstairs; The Changeling) as Nurse Wilson/ Mombi, Piper Laurie (The Hustler, Carrie, Twin Peaks, The Faculty) as Aunt Em, Matt Clark (Back to the Future Part III, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Jeremiah Johnson, The Outlaw Josey Wales) as Uncle Henry, the late Michael Sundin [1961-1989] (Dreamchild, Lionheart, Forever Young, The Cleopatras) as Tik-Tok, Tim Rose (Star Wars movies, Howard the Duck, 8th Wonderland, Just William) as Tik-Tok, Sean Barrett (The Dark Crystal, Cyber City Oedo 808, Labyrinth, Dark Souls movies) as Tik-Tok (voice), Mak Wilson (Little Shop of Horrors, Lost in Space, Labyrinth, Yonderland) as Billina, Denise Bryer (Labyrinth, Terrahawks, Firestorm, Noddy) as Billina (voice), Brian Henson (Muppet movies, Labyrinth, Earth to Ned, Which Witch?) as Jack Pumkinhead (voice), Stewart Harvey-Wilson (The Fifth Element, Split Record, Odisfarce, Married 2 Malcom) as Jack Pumpkinhead (as Stewart Larange), introducing Lyle Conway (Blade) as Gump (voice), Stephen Norrington (The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Death Machine, The Last Minute, Blade) as Gump and Justin Case (Superman III, Final Cut, Hamlet, Cracking Up) as Scarecrow.








Instant Family (2018)

This movie is about a couple who feel something is missing in there lives. They decide to foster and adopt a child. The one they feel they like has 2 younger siblings that they must also adopt. Things jut get complicated from there.....

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, The Departed, Boogie Nights, Ted movies) as Pete, Rose Byrne (Spy, Insidious, Bridesmaids, Neighbors movies) as Ellie, Isabela Merced (Transformers: The Last Night, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Sweet Girl) as Lizzy (as Isabela Moner), Gustavo Escobar (Peppermint, NCIS: Los Angeles, Akeda, Dummy) as Juan (as Gustavo Quiroz), Julianna Gamiz (Jane the Virgin, NCIS: Los Angeles, Making Babies, The Kominsky Method) as Lita, Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures, The Help, Fruitvale Station, The Shack) as Karen, comedian Tig Notaro [as Mathilde O'Callaghan Notaro] (One Mississippi, Walk of Shame, In a World...., Music) as Sharon, comedian Tom Segura (Cutman, 9 Inches, Frank Advice, The Little Things) as Russ, Allyn Rachel (Kong: Skull Island, Togetherness, Million Dollar Man, Couple Time) as Kim, Britt Rentschler (The Detour, Lodge 49, Castle, Countdown) as Linda, Jody Thompson (Selma, Life as We Know It, We Are Marshall, Still Today) as Jim, Margo Martindale (August: Osage County, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Hollars, Mrs. America) as Grandma Sandy, Julie Hagerty (Freddy Got Fingered, Airplane movies, Just Friends, Noelle) as Jan, Michael O'Keefe (Caddyshack, Michael Clayton, Keith, The Pledge) as Jerry and Joan Cusack (In & Out, Grosse Pointe Blank, Working Girl, Klaus) as Mrs. Howard.







Sunday, December 1, 2019

Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

This movie is about a girl approaching 30 and feels that her life is going nowhere. She decides to train for a marathon. At the same time, she begins to get it together.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street, Rough Night, Office Christmas Party, Inherent Vice) as Brittany, Jennifer Dundas (The First Wives Club, Changing Lanes, The Post, American Plaphouse) as Shannon, Patch Darragh (Succession, The Loudest Vice, Cam, Tommy) as Doctor Falloway, Alice Lee (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Take Two, Gap Year, Come Find Me) as Gretchen, Erica Hernandez (The Brave, Bruce, Hollywood Fringe, Lazy Susan) as Molly, Max Pava (Orange Is the New Black, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 50 Ways, The Letterbox) as Drunk Guy, Michaela Watkins (Wanderlust, The Back-up Plan, Thanks for Sharing, In a World...) as Catherine, Adam Sietz (BioShock, Neverwinter Nights 2, Little Children, Elementary) as Glenn, Dan Bittner (That Awkward Moment, Law Abiding Citizen, Adventureland, The Producers) as Terrence, Mikey Day (Saturday Night Live, Terminator: Termination, Brother Nature, Robot Chicken) as Dev, Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Bird Box, Rel, Good Boys) as Demetrius, Kate Arrington (Billions, Knives and Skin, The Missing Person, Ray Donovan) as Cici, Beth Malone (Bull, The Comedian, BrainDead, Bluff City Law) as Tesla, Micah Stock (Bonding, The Right Stuff, Amazing Stories, Tales of the City) as Seth and Esteban Benito (Isn't It Romantic, One Life to Live, You, Homeland) as Peter.