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Showing posts with label Summer movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer movies. Show all posts
Monday, June 20, 2022

Jurassic World: Dominion: A Wonderful Summer Blockbuster

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I’m not sure what movie some folks watched but it sure wasn’t the one I saw. When it comes to movies, I make it point not to read any review...
Monday, June 6, 2022

A Few Recommendations for Summer 2022

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Every now and then when it comes time for me to write a Saturday post, a large, overarching one about a single topic, I realize I don’t have...
Monday, July 13, 2020

Palm Springs: A Time-Loop Rom-Com Full of Emotion and an Intriguing Ending

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Friday night is movie night at the Parker house. Last Friday, the wife selected the film: a brand-new movie released on Hulu called Palm S...
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

The Road to The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V: The Movie Re-Watch

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It was 40 years ago today that I saw the sequel to Star Wars for the first time. I watched it again yesterday after a long time not seeing...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Road to The Empire Strikes Back: Episode IV: Marvel Comics

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Here's a link to my YouTube channel where I discuss the issues of Marvel Comics' Star Wars title in the months immediately preced...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Avengers: Endgame - The 2020 Summer Movie Season Kicks Off This Week

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If you've read my post about the summer 2020 movie season --AKA we're basically not going to have a usual one--I suggested we build ...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Build Your Own Summer 2020 Movie Blockbuster Calendar

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A year ago this week, all of us who loved big-budget action movies and Marvel movies were all chomping at the bit and counting the days be...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Year of an Indie Writer: Week 35

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Well, summer's at an end. The weather won't agree with that statement, but the calendar says otherwise. It also means we're at t...
Friday, August 30, 2019

Olympus Has Fallen: Not Just Die Hard in the White House

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Not sure why I never saw this movie, but hat tip to Ralph Garman for bringing it up. Now, I have zero fingernails. Last week on the Frid...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Hobbs and Shaw: The Perfect Summer Movie

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Having never seen any of the Fast and Furious movies, my wife was wondering why I was gung-ho about seeing this film, the ninth in the fra...
Monday, August 12, 2019

License to Kill at 30

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With thirty years hindsight, one of my favorite James Bond films could have easily worked in the 21st Century. The Summer of 1989 It ...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Spider-Man: Far From Home

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I enjoyed most of the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies. I saw neither of the Andrew Garfield ones. But I love Tom Holland's two movies ...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Batman at 30

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Just like thirty years ago, I held off watching this 1989 movie until this weekend. I wanted to build anticipation and excitement. It work...
Sunday, June 23, 2019

The Real Batman Day: June 23 1989 (2019 Edition)

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[As of today, in 2019, the 1989 Batman movie is thirty years old. This is a piece I wrote two years ago and I am re-posting today with som...
Monday, June 17, 2019

Skyscraper is a Roller Coaster of a Movie

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I can't think of a more by-the-numbers spectacle movie than Skyscraper...and it's absolutely thrilling Yes, it's Die Hard in...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Dead Poets Society at 30

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I was twenty during the glorious summer of 1989, but one is never too old to learn the message of this movie. Set in 1959, Dead Poets So...