There is a scene in Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game where Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) is closing down one of her usual poker games in New York city.  A regular by the name of Douglas Downey (Chris O’Dowd), who usually stays after the game is over to drink and hang out, drunkenly stumbles over to Molly and plops down right next to her desk.  Molly knows what is coming, as Douglas is known for saying phrases that “sound…

    At the beginning of 2016, it looked like it was going to be a good year for Matt Damon.  Yes, he had The Great Wall early on, but in prime Oscar season, Damon was starring in two movies, Suburbicon and Downsizing.  Suburbicon was written by Oscar winners the Coen Brothers and directed by George Clooney, who is a Hollywood favorite.  Downsizing was written and directed by two time Oscar winner Alexander Payne.  It was looking like this was…

      Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a movie victim of nostalgia hate.  Before anyone has seen the movie, they immediately hated it due to their undying love for the original film.  I understand that the original Jumanji (1995) is a favorite amongst people who grew up in the 90’s (myself included), but it isn’t one of those “untouchable” movies.  It isn’t Vertigo (1958) or The Godfather (1972), hell, it isn’t even peak Robin Williams like Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) or Dead Poets…

Darkest Hour shows us the tumultuous first month of newly appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman).  During this month, Britain is in the thick of World War II and getting demolished by Adolf Hitler, and now faces all of their military being demolished while on the shores of Dunkirk.  The country is in danger and it is up to Churchill to decide whether he should negotiate with Hitler or fight for his country. The movie…

The hotly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi is finally here.  Before reading this review, just know that this is 100% spoiler free.  Anybody who writes a review that spoils any movie, let alone Star Wars, deserves to rot in the worst places in hell.  So yeah, here’s a spoiler free review of The Last Jedi The Last Jedi was my most anticipated movie of 2017.  After the sensational Force Awakens (2015), the newest Star Wars trilogy was off…

      The Shape of Water is a movie that only Guillermo Del Toro could have made.  From the story, to the visuals, to the tone, nobody else in the world could have made this film, let alone make it this good.  This is a truly magical film.  A beautiful, weird, suspenseful adult fairy tale that is one of the best movies of the year. Set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa…