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  • “Shazam!” Movie Review

    “Shazam!” Movie Review

    Billy Batson / Shazam! (Asher Angel / Zachary Levi) has run away from 23 foster homes. He is still underage and has to stay in the system until he is 18 years old. He is paired with a couple who run a foster home with six foster kids. One of those kids, Freddy (Jack Dylan…

  • “Dumbo” Movie Review

    “Dumbo” Movie Review

    Max Medici (Danny DeVito) is owner and emcee of the Medici circus. 1919 was a bad year for the circus as they lost several key acts to the flu and the war, but, Max is not to be deterred as the circus embarks on another tour. This year Max spent money on a pregnant elephant…

  • “Captain Marvel” Movie Review

    “Captain Marvel” Movie Review

    Vers (Brie Larson) has only fleeting memories of a possible past life. Vers is being trained as a Kree fighting hero by Yon-Rogg (Jude Law). The goal of the Kree is to hunt down and destroy their enemy, the Skrull. While the Kree are very powerful, the Skrull are able to take on any form…

  • “The Water Horse” Movie Review

    “The Water Horse” Movie Review

    Two travelers in Scotland enter a restaurant / bar and meet an old man. This old man overhears them saying how the picture on the wall of the Loch Ness monster is fake news. He asks if they want to hear a story……they do. Many years ago…… Angus MacMorrow (Alex Etel) is collecting seafood in…

  • “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Movie Review

    “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Movie Review

    Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Astrid (America Ferrera) lead their band of misfits, including Toothless, on raids to save captured dragons. They are very successful in their rescue attempts, but by bringing the rescued dragons back to dragon / human utopia, Berk, they are causing security issues that concerns the Vikings. Berk is becoming too well…

  • “Dumplin” Movie Review and Trailer

    “Dumplin” Movie Review and Trailer

    Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) was a beauty queen when she was younger, and now runs the Bluebonnet Beauty Pageant in Texas. This work keeps her very busy. Rosie’s daughter, Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), also known as “Dumplin”, grows up with her aunt, Lucy (Hilliary Begley), who instills a love of life and Dolly Parton in Willowdean. When…

  • Movie Review: “The Commuter”

    Movie Review: “The Commuter”

    Ex-NYPD cop, Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson) has been commuting by train, to his insurance sales job, from Tarrytown, NY to New York City everyday for the last 10 years. Same train to work, same train back home. Day after day after day after day……ho-hum. The life of a commuter. At least he reads decent books.…

  • “Alita: Battle Angel” Movie Review

    “Alita: Battle Angel” Movie Review

    Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) was walking thru the scrapheap when he came across the head and chest of a long ago discarded cyborg. Checking the cyborg with his monitors, he finds that the human brain was still alive, just in suspended animation. Back in the office / lab, Dr. Ido attaches the cyborg head…

  • “Beautiful Boy” Movie Review

    “Beautiful Boy” Movie Review

    Nic Sheff (Timothee Chalamet) has a drug problem. A much worse drug problem than his father, David (Steve Carell), knew or wanted to admit. Learning as much as he could about drugs, their effects on the body, and how he can help his son, David tries for years to help. But Nic keeps slipping back…