GUESS THE QUOTE
"what's up big perm, I mean big worm"
Didn't feature below, but check The Miseducation of Cameron Post, another indie"ish" release this week. Getting really solid reviews and highlights some voices not generally heard. Encourage a peek.
For those curious about businessy news, Netflix bought another big movie, Mogwli (the darker version of The Jungle Book from Andy Serkis) from a major studio - they also bought Paramount's Cloverfield Paradox earlier this year. Interesting on many levels, not least of which is that this has studios the ability to hedge on risky already finished movies (but how many times will Netflix wanna play?).
Gettin cutoff? Go here, click "most recent edition."
DISNEY'S CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
AKA
"the only 💩you wanna play with"
PG / 2 hrs
Family-Comedy-Drama / Disney
WHAT'S THE DEAL
“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Well said ya honey fiend. With that in mind, let's just say "Sometimes it's the adults that need teaching."
Fun note: same director (Marc Forster) as World War Z and Bond flick Quantum of Solace - ya know, same same, but different.
REVIEWS
None yet!
Rotten Tomatoes Score: TBD
(0 reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
We're in for trying to pretend we're not crying, as long as the reviews are decent.
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THE SPY WHO
DUMPED ME
AKA
"Friend: seeing this reminds me, I bet that person I dated is a spy. Makes total sense why they ghosted. You: Yup. Total sense."
R / 1 hr 56 mins
Comedy-Action / Lionsgate
WHAT'S THE DEAL
A mostly straightforward comedy action flick, but with the wrinkle of two female leads (Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon). Which is something positive (and not common enough), considering a possible alternative is a Dude, Where's My Car all woman reboot (no, it's not happening... yet).
And don't go for the plot, which based on the title you can imagine means you'll see two friends get caught up in spy... stuff after one of em gets dumped by a Bond wannabe, go cuz you like the stars and you can enjoy their faces being huge in front of you for two hours even if they're joke vault mostly holds 10's and 20's.
Note: it does feature Jamie from Outlander for those feening for more of the MacKenzie clan heartthrob.
REVIEWS
Split, but as Refinery 29 put it: "Why not sit back, and enjoy a summer blockbuster with jokes about vaginas that aren't geared towards men?" Hard to argue against.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 55%
(29 reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
Kate McKinnon could make you laugh while you're stabbing yourself in the elbow, so huge plus she’s in it. And while we're pretty sure stabbing ourselves in the elbow word be worse than watching this one. We're only pretty sure...
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THE DARKEST MINDS
AKA
"ya know, cuz kids need more reasons to be scared of adults"
PG-13 / 1 hr 56 mins
Sci-Fi-Action-YA / FOX
WHAT'S THE DEAL
The fact we can say this is in the Kids W/ Special Powers or Abilites Who Are On Their Own & Must Fight Against Evil Adults genre, is a long way of saying the movies in said film categorization are getting a bit repetitive.
And tbh, we're a little shocked children haven't risen up in a children of the corn like coup against adults after reading all these dystopian set books these flicks are based on (or, ya know, the news). Good thing for smartphones w/ Instagram and Snapchat eh?
For those adults not horrified at themselves and still reading, this one is a straight up X-Men meets Hunger Games combo. Specifics being: most of the worlds' kids die, some of those who survive have "powers," adults freak and lock them away (logical?), but some escape, including a SUPER special one, and they fight.
REVIEWS
Sounds competent, if entirely known and forgettable.
"Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson's live-action debut contains all the hallmarks of the kind of film that could have done brisk business five years ago, but now seems doomed to join other one-offs." - indieWire
Rotten Tomatoes Score: TBD
(6 reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
Dystopian set YA movies could use their own metaphorical hero, and this ain't it.
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INDIE"ISH" SPOTLIGHT
NEVER GOIN BACK
AKA
"def not a movie about Cali"
R / 2 hrs
Drama / A24
WHAT'S THE DEAL
A chance to show that both genders can act stupid, have fun, get high and generally f'around while making jokes that'll make grandpa turn down his hearing aid (but back up once you stop looking).
REVIEWS
Do you like stoner/raunchy buddy comedies? Your mileage (and reviewer reaction) will vary depending on your response.
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
(16 reviews @ publish)
OUR TAKE
Depends on your style (we’re inclined), but lots of good comedies split the reviewers. Just sayin'.
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ALREADY IN THEATERS + BOX OFFICE
(3-Day Weekend / Domestic Total - $ = Millions)
1) Mission: Impossible - Fallout ($61) NEW
Ethan Hunt hunts the baddies
97% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
2) Mamma Mia! Here We Go... ($15.1 / $71)
Abba filled musical gets a side B
79% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
3) The Equalizer 2 ($14 / $64)
Badass Denzel in rare return appearance
50% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
4) Hotel Transylvania 3 ($12.2 / $119)
Monster crew is on a boat, on a boat
59% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
5) Teen Titans Go! To the Movies ($10.4) NEW
Secondary superheroes make some jokes
90% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
6) Ant-Man and the Wasp ($8.8 / $183)
Big problems need small heroes
87% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
7) Incredibles 2 ($7.3 / $573)
A family affair, of the superhero kind
94% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
8) Jurassic World: Fallen... ($6.7 / $398)
The island goes buh bye
51% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
9) Skyscraper ($5.3 / $59)
Less good Die Hard w/ The Rock
49% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
10) The First Purge ($2.2 / $65)
Origin story time for the wicked night
53% RT - Trailer - Showtimes
DOG DAYS
Days is what it'll feel like when you're watching if you're not super into the canine population, cuz you'll get multiple light and happy stories starring wo(man)'s best friend.
THE MEG
Jason Statham in knowing B-movie version of Jaws, but instead of a great white, it's a Megalodon - as in the (formerly thought?) extinct dinosaur shark.
SLENDER MAN
Think the modern day and internet version of Candy Man.
INDIE"ISH" SPOTLIGHT
BLACKkKLANSMAN
True story about a detective who's black who infiltrates the KKK (with some help from a white bodied fellow detective). Directed by Spike Lee. Getting really good reviews.
OPERATION FINALE
August 29, 2018
Second trailer. Oscar Isaac hunts Ben Kingsley, who plays Aldof Eichmann, the "architect" of the Jewish Holocaust.
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HUNTER KILLER
October 26, 2018
Not all that self-aware B-movie version of The Hunt for the Red October x Olympus Has Fallen. Stars Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Linda Cardellini and Common. #razziewatch
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VENOM
October 5, 2018
Second trailer. Lots more footage shown of the complicated symbiote. Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams star.
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