2018 Movie #29: Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018 Movie #29: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Another year, another Star Wars movie. This time, it’s the backstory of our beloved Han. I must confess, I didn’t expect this movie to be all that good. Boy, was I wrong! THE BLURB: Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic...
2018 Movie #28: Cars 3

2018 Movie #28: Cars 3

I enjoyed the first Cars well enough. It was definitely an off-movie for Pixar, in that it didn’t reduce me to a puddle of emotion, or teach me about life, childhood, and adulthood…but it was fine. The second Cars was not good. I don’t even remember...
2018 Movie #27: Baby Driver

2018 Movie #27: Baby Driver

What a pleasant surprise this movie was! I feel like their marketing campaign didn’t do enough to convey just how unique and inventive this movie really was…because it was DOPE. THE BLURB: Baby, a music-loving orphan also happens to be the prodigiously...
2018 Movie #26: Deadpool 2

2018 Movie #26: Deadpool 2

I was a huuuuge fan of the first Deadpool from two years ago. It was so unexpected, so fresh, so original…and just so *good*. So, could this sequel live up to that? Even after losing its director due to creative differences…? Yes and no. THE BLURB:...
2018 Movie #25: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2018 Movie #25: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

The Rock, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and the actress who plays Nebula in Guardians and Avengers…all playing high school kids trapped in adult bodies? YES. I AM IN. Full stop, wanted to see this movie since it premiered, and I was not disappointed. THE BLURB: Four...
2018 Movie #24: Lion

2018 Movie #24: Lion

Lion is based on one of the more incredible true stories I’ve ever heard, quite frankly. Does the film live up to that incredible story? Mostly, yes. THE BLURB: Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from...