Aladdin (2019)

This is a remake of the animated 1992 movie Aladdin.

A street rat discovers a magic lamp in a wondrous cave, and discovers he gets 3 wishes from a genie. But he wants the princess, so he decides to use his wishes for that.

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Men in Black movies, I Am Legend, Bad Boys movies) as Genie/Mariner, Mena Massoud (Reprisal, Tom Clansy's Jack Ryan, Run This Town, Lamya' s Poem) as Aladdin, Naomi Scott (Power Rangers, The 33, Terra Nova, In Vitro) as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari (What Happened to Monday, Ben-Hur, Murder on the Orient Express, De Oost) as Jafar, Navid Nagahban (12 Strong, Homeland, Charlie Wilson's War, Legion) as Sultan, Nasim Pedrad (Despicable Me 2, No Strings Attached, Chad, Desperados) as Dalia, Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods, Game Night, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies) as Prince Anders, Jordan A. Nash (Harlots, Come Away, Dom Hemingway) as Omar, introducing Taiiyah Blair (The War of the Worlds, The Creeping) as Lian, Aubrey Lin (Lost in Space, The Man in the High Castle, The Twilight Zone) as Omi, Amir Boutrous (The Crown, 24: Live Another Day, Tyrant, The Bike Thief) as Jamal, Numan Acar (Homeland, Prison Break, In the Fade, Seacole) as Hakim, introducing Omari Bernard (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Survival [Mi O Le Ku]) as Guard #1, introducing Nathaniel Elul (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Underdog) as Guard #2 and Sebastien Torkia (Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Clan) as Guard #3.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6139732/

Time Trap (2017)

A group of students go after a missing archeology professor in a cave. What they find confuses them and challenges what they have though about........ well, everything.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Andrew Wilson (Whip It, Idiocracy, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums) as Hopper, Cassidy Gifford (God' s Not Dead, The Gallows, Caged No More, The Baxters) as Cara, Brianne Howey (The Exorcist, I'm Dying Up Here, Scream Queens, Horrible Bosses 2) as Jackie, Reiley McClendon (The Fosters, Pearl Harbor, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Safe Harbor) as Jackie, Olivia Draguicevich (Strings, Corruption.Gov, The Last Thing She Wanted, Karin's Shoes) as Veeves, Max Wright (Dealin' With Idiots, The Gathering Storm: A Marauders Fan Film, Freaks of Nature, Wish I Was here) as Furby, Sabin Smith (Bigfoot Wars, Unwanted) as Explorer, Rich Skidmore (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Criminal Minds, Workaholics, A Stark Reality) as Rich Pintauro, Chris Sturgeon (Couples: Sara & Adam - Movie Night, Machete, Making It, The Gong Show) as Hopper' s Father and Hans Marrero (Ingobernable, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Sultan, Creed) as Fountain Guardian.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4815122/

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

A species from a thousand planets is under attack. Two special operatives must find who the culprit that is threatening  their lives before it is too late......

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring Dane DeHaan (Chronicle, Kill Your Darlings, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Place Beyond the Pines) as Major Valerian, Cara Delevingne (Suicide Squad, Paper Towns, Anna Karenina, Punk) as Sergeant Laureline, Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men, Inside Man, Gosford Park) as Commander Arun Filitt, musical artist Rihanna (Battleship, Home, This Is the End, Tatort) as Bubble, Ethan Hawkw (Training Day, Before Sunrise, Before Midnight, Before Sunset) as Jolly the Pimp, musician Herbie Hancock (Death Wish, 'Round Midnight, Blow-Up, Colors) as Defence Minister, Kris Wu (xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Somewhere Only We Know, Mr. Six, Blossoms) as Sergeant Neza, Sam Sprell (Snow White and the Huntsman, Legend, Taken 3, The Counsellor) as General Okro-Bar, Alain Chabat (Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra, The Science of Sleep, Didier, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) as Bob the Pirate, the late Rutger Hauer [1944-2019] (Blade Runner, Hobo with a Shotgun, Batman Begins, Sin City) as President of the World State Federation, Peter Hudson (Lockout, Jackie, Hitman, Les vagues) as Captain Crowford, Xavier Giannoli (Marguerite, L'interview, The Singer (Quand jetais chanteir), In the Beginning) as Captain Norton, Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Unleashed, The Transporter, The Brothers Grimsby) as Captain Welcoming Mercurys, Eric Rochant (Love Without Pitty, The Patriots, Anna Oz, Mobius) as Captain Welcoming Palm Muret and Benoit Jacquot (Farewell, My Queen; A Tout de Suite, 3 Hearts; Casanova, Last Love) as Captain Welcoming Arysum.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2239822/

A Cool, Dry Place (1998)

A man thinks about taking a job in another city as he and his wife are splitting up but he decides not to and gets his son back from her.

I give this movie a 3.5 out of 5.

Starring Vince Vaugh (The Break-Up, Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat, Brawl in Cell Block 99) as Russell Durrell, Monica Potter (The Last House on the Left, Patch Adams, Saw, Head Over Heals) as Kate Durrell, Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy, Dazed and Confused, Big Daddy, Mallrats) as Beth Ward, Bobby Moat (Third Watch, Love Gets You Twisted) as Calvin Durrell, Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands, Casper, Now and Then) as Noah Ward, Todd Louiso (High Fidelity, Hello I Must Go, Jerry Maguire, Macbeth) as Bob Harper, Jenny Robertson (Bull Durham, Balls of Fury, Role Models, Maggie Winters) as Joyce Ives, Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Men in Black, Dancer in the Dark, Forrest Gump, Going in Style) as Charlotte (as Siobhan Fallon), Chris Bauer (The Wire, True Blood, The Deuce, Third Watch) as Larry Ives, Nicholas Campbell (Da Vinci' s Inquest, Cinderella Man, A Bridge Too Far, Naked Lunch) as Frankie Gooland, Aleksa Palladino (Boardwalk Empire, Halt and Catch Fire, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Irishman) as Bonnie, Janet Kidder (Bride of Chucky, Tom Stone, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, Continuum) as Carol Holman, Doug Wert (Stargate SG-1, 666 Park Avenue, University Hospital, Dark Honeymoon) as Tom Johnson, Skipp Sudduth (Ronin, Louie, Quarry, Third Watch) as Jack Newbauer and Dara Perlmutter (Goosebumps, Shawdow Zone: My Tacher Ate My Homework, A Map of the World, Zebra Lounge) as Megan.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120642/

The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)

In this movie, the pets continue there antics when the owners leave for the day. They are up to no good once again.

This is a great family movie.

I give this movie a 5 out of 5.

Starring comedian Patton Oswalt (Young Adult, Ratatouille, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) as Max (voice), comedian Kevin Hart (Ride Along movies, Central Intelligence, Grudge Match, Monopoly) as Snowball (voice), Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones movies, Star Wars movies, Witness, Air Force One) as Rooster (voice), Eric Stonestreet (The Loft, Modern Family, Almost Famous, You're Not a Monster) as Duke (voice), Jenny Slate (Zootopia, Obvious Child, Gifted, The Great North) as Gidget (voice), comedian Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip, Keanu, Meet the Spartans, Madam C.J. Walker) as Daisy (voice), Lake Bell (In a World..., No Strings Attached, It' s Complicated, No Escape) as Chloe (voice), comedian Dana Carvey (Wayne' s World movies, The Master of Disguise, Sandy Wexler, Becoming Bond) as Pops (voice), comedian Bobby Moynihan (SNL, DuckTales, Star Wars Resistance, The Coop) as Mel (voice), comedian Hannibal Buress (Neighbors, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tag, Broad City) as Buddy (voice), Chris Renaud (Despicable Me movies, Minion movies, The Lorax, The Grinch) as Norman/ Additional voices (voice), Ellie Kemper (Bridesmaids, 21 Jump Street, Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt, The Lego Batman Movie) as Katie (voice), Pete Holmes (Crashing, CollegeHumor Originals, Don' t Think Twice, Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds) as Chuck (voice), introducing Henry Lynch as Liam (voice) and Nick Kroll (Sausage Party, Adult Beginners, Sting, The League) as Sergei (voice).

The General' s Daughter (1999)

Upon announcing the retirement of a General, his daughter is mysteriously murdered. The investigating detective thinks there is a cover-up.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5.

Starring John Travolta (Battlefield Earth, Hairspray, Face/Off, Get Shorty) as Paul Brenner, Madeleine Stowe (Twelve Monkeys, Short Cuts, The Last of the Mohicans, Soundtrack) as Sara Sunhill, James Cromwell (The Green Mile, L.A. Confidential, Babe, Big Hero 6) as General Campbell, Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People, Leverage, The Good Shepherd, Beautiful Girls) as Colonel Kent, Leslie Stefanson (The Hunted, Unbreakable, As Good as It Gets, Glass) as Elisabeth Campbell, the late Daniel von Bargen [1950-2015] (RoboCop 3, The Postman, Super Troopers, The Faculty) as Chief Yardley, Clarence Williams III (Reindeer Games, Half Baked, Lee Daniel' s The Butler, Snowbird) as Colonel Fowler, James Woods (Vampires, Hercules, The Virgin Suicides, Videodrome) as Colonel Moore, Peter Weireter (Get Smart, Southland Tales, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Hostage) as Belling, Mark Boone Junior (Memento, Batman Begins, 30 Days of Night, 2 Fast 2 Furious) as Elkins, John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears, The Purge: Anarchy, Walking Tall, Rudy) as Colonel Slesinger, Boyd Kestner (Hannibal, G.I. Jane, The Running Man, Hell Girl) as Captain Elby, Brad Beyer (42, Jericho, Cop Land, High & Tight) as Bransford, John Benjamin Hickey (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Flags of our Fathers, Flightplan, The Taking of Pelham 123) as Captain Goodson and the late Rick Dial [1955-2011] (Sling Blade, Crazy Heart, Bernie, Crackerjack) as Cal Sievers.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144214/

Toy Story 4 (2019)

In this installment, a new toy named forky joins Woody and the other toys. But he has to go and rescue him when he gets lost while on a family vacation. He runs into old friends while making new ones, and decides to make some life decisions.

Did anyone else feel creepy  by the dolls in suits? lol

I give this movie a 4.5 out of 5.

Starring Tom Hanks (Toy Story movies, Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump) as Woody (voice), Tim Allen (Toy Story movies, Home Improvements, Galaxy Quest, The Santa Clause movies) as Buzz Lightyear (voice), Annie Potts (Ghostbusters movies, Pretty in Pink, Designing Women, Paging Dr. Freed) as Bo Peep (voice), Tony Hale (Arrested Development, Veep, American Ultra, Stranger Than Fiction) as Forky (voice), Keegan-Michael Key (Keanu, The Predator, Tomorrowland, Let' s Be Cops) as Ducky (voice), Madeleine McGraw (American Sniper, Outcast, Bones, A Christmas Wish) as Bonnie (voice), Christina Hendricks (Ginger & Rosa, The Neon Demon, Mad Men, Lost River) as Gabby Gabbt (voice), Jordan Peele (Get Out, Keanu, Us, Abruptio) as Bunny (voice), Keanu Reeves (The Matrix movies, Speed, Point Break, Rain) as Duke Caboom (voice), Ally Maki (Wrecked, Cloak & Dagger, 5 Years Apart, Dear White People) as Giggle McDimples (voice), Jay Hernandez (Hostel, Takers, Suicide Squad, Friday Night Lights) as Bonnie' s Dad (voice), Lori Alan (Inside Out, Family Guy, A.P. Bio, Do the Voice) as Bonnie' s Mom (voice), Joan Cusack (In & Out, Working Girl, Let It Snow, Klaus) as Jessie (voice), Bonnie Hunt (Jumanji, Cheaper by the Dozen movies, Return to Me, The Green Mile) as Dolly (voice) and Kristen Schaal (Gravity Falls, Norbit, The Muppets, My Spy) as Trixie (voice).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/