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Da-da-da-dum (snap, snap)

There are worse movies to take your kids to

Tired of always being on the run from angry mobs, Gomez (Oscar Isaac) and Morticia (Charlize Theron) look for a place that’s so horrible, no person other than them would go there. Winding up in New Jersey, they find a haunted sanitarium that they think is perfect to start a family. They also meet an escaped mental patient named Lurch (Conrad Vernon), who they end up enslaving, I guess. Seriously, there’s no scene in this where they ask Lurch, ‘do you want to spend the rest of your life waiting on my family hand and foot.’ They just start giving him orders.

Jesse’s back, b***h

But did he really need to be?

Breaking Bad (NSFW) is the greatest show ever. Now that I’m not hearing those words all the time, I actually kind of miss them. Now, years later, we have a feature-length movie continuing the story. After deciding to cook meth with Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) has been through all kinds of trials and turbulence. And after a harrowing series finale, he finds himself on the run and with a boatload of PTSD. Unfortunately for him, his problems also don’t seem to be letting up anytime soon.

King of Comedy 2: Why so serious?

His dance moves are certainly better than Tobey Maguire‘s

Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is a man whose whole life sucks. He can’t find a source of steady employment, mental illness has left him struggling with recognizing social cues, and the city he’s living in is going to hell in a hand basket. A serious of bad days have him snap and become not only one of the most famous super villains in history but also the symbol of a rebellion.

Welcome boils and ghouls

Before comics became known for superheroes, they were horror stories

For those of you who don’t know, Creepshow was a 1982 cult classic that was a throwback to old EC horror comics like Tales from the Crypt or The Haunt of Fear. Directed by George A. Romero, written by Stephen King, special effects done by Tom Savini, and a cast including Tom Atkins, Ed Harris, Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, and King himself (yes, that’s really him). Followed by a sequel in 1987 and another sequel in 2006. Unlike the first two, I have not seen Creepshow 3, but by all accounts, that’s a good thing. (NSFW)

I told you I’d go back to horror

J. Lo will just have to wait (Unmarked Spoilers)

The thing with this blog is that this isn’t my job. This is something that I do for fun. Which means I have to pay to see films out of my pocket, which means that there’s only a finite amount of movies that I can afford to see in theatres. Recently I came to a crossroads where I could only afford to see either Hustlers or The Shining (1980) back in theatres.

Shining, shimmering splendid

Well, this was a nice palate cleanser. Now I can go back to watching horror.

This movie made my opinion of The Lion King remake sink even further because I see now that film was way more a soulless cash grab than I previously thought. It was virtually a shot-for-shot remake of the original. Say what you want about this new version of Aladdin and the Will Smith genie, but at least it’s not almost the exact same thing. “Arabian Nights” has a different staging and it’s phenomenal in this version because it’s a long take that introduces all of the main characters. Aladdin (2019) also expands on the backstories and/or motivations of the characters to a far better extent than Lion King (2019).

That giant shadow hanging over the film is from the previous movie

This film feels repetitive in way I don’t remember the novel or miniseries being (Unmarked Spoilers)

It: Chapter Two opens with an all too real-life horror. Where Adrian Mellon (Xavier Dolan) becomes the victim of a brutal, homophobic hate crime befalls. Sadly, that’s something that’s just as relevant today as it was in the 1980s when the book was published. You almost hope that Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) shows up soon. Almost.

What’s your favorite scary tv show?

The fact that doesn’t have the same ring to it is an apt metaphor for the show itself.

Why am I writing a tv show review on a movie website? Because there is a whole world of movies that have branched out into television that need to be covered. Such as the third season of the Scream tv series. Which also has a brand new subtitle.

Is it Rocketman or Rocket Man?

No, seriously. I’m confused.

Rocketman tells the “true” story of a gay, British musician and the trials and turbulences that come with a life of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. Coming right off the heels of Bohemian Rhapsody, a movie with the same premise and director Dexter Fletcher. Or at least the parts that weren’t already shot by Bryan Singer.

The most dangerous game

Here I come…

After getting married, beautiful bride Grace (Samara Weaving) learns that she’ll have to play a game of hide and seek with her new in-laws, the Le Domas family. But to her horror, she quickly realizes the meaning of the awful pun I make in the title of this review. Now, to the family’s credit, Grace is given the opportunity of backing out of getting married multiple times. Even if they don’t mention what the consequences are going to be.