And I thought living on Elm Street was bad. (Unmarked Spoilers) Ah, R. L. Stine. Growing up, I loved Goosebumps. It was the first series I got into reading on my own, as opposed to Captain Underpants and the Magic Shop, which got read to me. I never read Fear Street, though. From what I …
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Mmm…milkshake
Yet another enjoyable case of déjà vu. Sam (Karen Gillan), a professional assassin, is sent by Nathan (Paul Giamatti) to kill David (Samuel Anderson), who has stolen from the organization they both work for. Only after she shoots him does Sam discover that the money was so that David could pay the ransom of his …
The MCU’s back in theatres, baby
At long last the wait is finally over. Between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) is on the run and by herself. Not for long, though, as a run-in with the supervillain Taskmaster (?) and a mysterious MacGuffin has her reuniting with familiar faces from her past. Yelena …
Alternative Facts
Happy 4th everyone. Following the President of the United States coming under fire for acting inappropriately against a “Firefly Girl,” Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) is brought in to do damage control. To that end, Brean enlists Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to manufacture a fake war with Albania to get the American public …
Girlboss
She steals because she cares. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) is a legal guardian who gets her elderly wards assigned to assisted living facilities to sell off their house and belongings while also stealing their life savings. That is so appalling yet legal, you know there is a 100% chance of it happening in real life. …
You complete me
This type of Cyrano scheme never goes wrong. (Unmarked Spoilers) Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) is a high school senior who, for a price, writes her classmates papers as part of what seems to be an open secret. One day, Paul Munsky (Daniel Diemer) approaches her with a request that’s a little different. He wants her …
Knotted up
You think you know someone. (Unmarked Spoilers) Tyler Burnside (Charlie Plummer) is the teenage son of boy scout leader and pillar of the community Don Burnside (Dylan McDermott). After borrowing his dad’s truck, Tyler discovers a piece of bondage porn. His curiosity piqued, he keeps digging and uncovers evidence that Don might be the Clovehitch …
Who’s your daddy?
If you think that sounds creepy, good. These are two creepy movies. (Unmarked Spoilers) The Stepfather (1987) is about an unnamed serial killer (Terry O’Quinn) who’d marry single mothers, only to kill his new family when they inevitably fail to live up to his Leave it to Beaver aspirations. He is currently married to Susan …
Ex-Couple Goals
And through their strange hours. (Unmarked Spoilers) Strange Days is the 1995 cult classic that put director Kathryn Bigelow’s career on life support until she rebounded with The Hurt Locker. In the then-future, two days prior to Y2K, Strange Days is the tale of civil unrest, militant police forces, racial tension, and a high crime rate. You know, kind …
Another game?!
When will this all end? Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) is a cop who plays by his own rules and who doesn’t work with no partner because the rest of the precinct thinks he’s a rat. Yes, he is the coppiest cop in all of fictionland. Zeke must solve the case of a Jigsaw copycat …
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