Category: Mystery Thriller

  • Movie Review: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”

    Movie Review: “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”

    I’m Nick fuuuuccckkkiiinnnngggggg Cage Nick Cage (Nicolas Cage) is down on his luck and running out of money due to a nasty divorce….and no acting jobs. Recently turned down for a part, Nick is now depressed, out of money, and not employed. Nick’s agent Richard (Neil Patrick Harris) tells Nick of a job at a…

  • Movie Review: “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”

    Movie Review: “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”

    Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristen Wiig) have lived their whole lives in a small midwestern town. They have not even seen the ocean! They are also single and in their late 40’s (Barb’s husband passed away and Star’s just left her), and afraid that they are just fading away in life. One day, while…

  • Movie Review: “The Gray Man”

    Movie Review: “The Gray Man”

    I read the book…..go here to read my review. 18 Years Ago The Gray Man (Ryan Gosling) is an assassin recruited out of jail (for killing his father) by CIA director, Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton). Present Day On a mission to kill a dangerous target…..The Gray Man, aka, Six…..did not want to kill a little…

  • Movie Review: “Breaking News in Yuba County”

    Movie Review: “Breaking News in Yuba County”

    Sue Buttons (Allison Janney) has been ignored most of her life. No more so than now. At the grocery store to buy herself a birthday cake, her name is spelled “Suc” instead of Sue, and the folks in the store don’t give a shit. Walking in the door at home we find out that her…

  • Movie Review: “The Man from Toronto”

    Movie Review: “The Man from Toronto”

    The Man from Toronto (Woody Harrelson) is an assassin for hire. His reputation is such that the instant he shows up to make the bad guys talk, they quake in fear of being fileted like a fish…..alive…..and generally talk their heads off…..then…..their heads get blown off. Teddy (Kevin Hart) is a loser. Eveything he tries…

  • Movie Review: “The Batman”

    Movie Review: “The Batman”

    Someone has taken it upon themselves to eliminate politicians that lie and cheat (a full-time, lifetime, job…like the Supreme Court!)…..starting with the Mayor of Gotham. As Batman, Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson), is fully involved in the investigations because of his friend and controller of the Bat light, Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright). As the investigation…

  • Movie Review: “Death on the Nile”

    Movie Review: “Death on the Nile”

    World War I, 1914 We meet a young Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) saving lives in battle only to wind up injured (thus the mustache in later life). We also meet the love of his life. 1937 At a nightclub while Poirot is enjoying the live music and a drink, he observes Jacqueline de Bellefort (Emma…

  • Movie Review: “The Marksman”

    Movie Review: “The Marksman”

    Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) is about to lose his house and land on the Mexican border. A widower, Jim is a former Marine sniper who keeps himself busy by keeping his border patrol agent step-daughter, Sarah (Katheryn Winnick), informed about illegal border crossings on his property. Driving the fence (a not so big not so…

  • Movie Review: “The 355”

    Movie Review: “The 355”

    A Columbian cartel has figured out that money can be made with technology. A new technology they have for sale can take down an airplane, nuclear plant, or virtually anything else that relies on electronics and electronic security. Bad news for the world! But…..good news for the assholes who have this technology as they can…