Who you calling scruffy lookin?
GUESS THE QUOTE
"Hey laser lips,
your mama was a snowblower!"
Ya know, we thought about it over the weekend.
Maybe we were a bit harsh on Show Dogs last week.
Hell, the NY Times gave it a recommend, albeit one that basically said it wasn't necessarily evil, it just gave you what it advertised.
But then we thought... naaaaaah.
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SOLO:
A STAR WARS STORY
AKA
"that short guy next to Chewbacca"
PG-13 / 2 hrs 23 mins
Sci-Fi-Adventure-Action / Disney
WHAT'S THE DEAL
It's the movie equivalent of you saying you know your bestie so well and them going "OH YEAH?!" And they reveal they're secretly a Brazilian spy who's traveled back in time to save Skittles from fading into oblivion as a food(ish) item.
It's kinda jarring, sorta needless, and yet, intriguing.
But instead of a Portuguese speaking candy lover, we have an "origin story" for Mr. 12 parsecs himself, aka the scruffy nerf hearder, aka Han Solo, who you thought you knew, but Disney is here to tell, you don't know shit.
Of course we see him acquire the Millenium Falcon, meet Lando aaaand learn he's a truly unique guy, just like everyone else (that gets a $200 million movie about them).
Noteworthy that the original directors were fired over "creative differences" after most of the movie was shot. Ron Howard came in and apparently landed the ship in one piece, but with a bit of structural damage (see reviews).
Also noteworthy Lando is pansexual, as in he likes what he likes and doesn't care (cuz space).
REVIEWS
Just good enough to be disappointed?
Talk about a rough start, but eventually how it has some fun. Keying in on Donald Glover as standout.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 70%
(165 reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
We're definitely Star Wars fans, and want more Star Wars stories, but the faster they get away from things we already know, the better (i.e. original characters so they don't have to do "fan service").
That said, we will def. be seeing this.
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INDIE SPOTLIGHT
SUMMER 1993
AKA
"the summer of like"
R / 1 hr 36 mins
Drama / Oscilloscope
WHAT'S THE DEAL
Tbh this isn't playing in many theaters (and probably not for long) so we're bending the rules on "theatrical release" a bit - i.e. keep an eye on VOD.
But looks like a movie deserving of attention (since it likely won't get much), and more importantly, your enjoyment. It's essentially one of those "moment in time" or snapshot movies; story centers on a child who loses her mother, but gains a family.
It reminds us of Call Me By Your Name or Boyhood in that it looks to transport you to a different place, make you forget your watching a movie and let you exist there a while.
REVIEWS
The good kind. Not a ton of them, but almost all glowing and caring in their response.
Like the reviewers held a child for a while and now want to pass it off to someone else.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
(23 Reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
If you want a movie that's not the movie you see all the time, check out this movie.
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ALREADY IN THEATERS + BOX OFFICE
(Weekend / Domestic Total - $ = Millions)
1) Deadpool 2 ($125.5) NEW
Green Lantern in a red suit w/ foul mouth
83% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
2) Avengers: Infinity War ($29.5 / $596)
Avengers assemble! ...a vault, cuz we rich
83% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
3) Book Club ($13.6) NEW
Ladies who lunch read Fifty Shades
57% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
4) Life of the Party ($7.6)
Melissa McCarthy goes to college
39% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
5) Breaking In ($6.8)
Don't F with mama bears and her cubs
25% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
6) Show Dogs ($6) NEW
Talking dogs
21% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
7) Overboard ($4.6 / $37)
Remake of the 80's... classic?
28% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
8) A Quiet Place ($3.9 / $176)
Noises bring scary monsters
95% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
9) Rampage ($1.6 / $93)
80's video game + The Rock
52% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
10) Super Troopers 2 ($1.3 / $29)
The syrup boys are back
32% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
ACTION POINT
Johnny Knoxville in a narrative Jackass (i.e. crazy stunts with a story) - runs a very very very dangerous theme park. Kinda slightly sorta based on a true story.
ADRIFT
A couple newly in love sails a ship across the ocean and gets caught in a (crazy) massive storm - Shailene Woodley is in it.
UPGRADE
B-movie action flick that is like a combo of Her and The Matrix which may punch (slightly) above its grade.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT
AMERICAN ANIMALS
A little flick about a little heist that turns big. Based on a true story.
SKYSCRAPER
July 13, 2018
Second trailer. The Rock meets Die Hard. Don't watch if you wanna watch, cuz it shows lots of the movie.
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THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
August 17, 2018
Muppets get naughty. Melissa McCarthy partners with a puppet cop to solve puppet murders. Think Roger Rabbit, but more dirty and less fresh.
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PAPILLION
August 24, 2018
Remake of the Dustin Hoffman/Steve McQueen prison escape. This time it's Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) and Rami Malek (Mr. Robot).
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A-X-L
August 24, 2018
Think cheapish knock-off of 80's kids movies about a boy and a robot (dog) who become friends, but modern day.
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CITY OF LIES
September 7, 2018
On the unsolved Notorious B.I.G. murder. Implies LAPD covered it up cuz they were involved - Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker.
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MOGWLI
October 19, 2018
Yes, that Mowgli, but no, not that The Jungle Book. This is Warner Brothers attempt at a darker version. Directed by Andy Serkis (Gollum, Caesar from Apes movies).
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