[amazon_link asins=’B06W9GB1R6′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’f498e10f-560e-11e7-a66b-57904545dccf’] A spinoff of The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie gives the Caped Crusader an opportunity to loosen up a bit. The movie brings back Will Arnett as the gravelly voiced superhero and surrounds…
[amazon_link asins=’B06XXCZLRD’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6dd9157c-52b9-11e7-aca6-c5967a2e69f0′] An accomplished screenwriter with credits like 28 Days Later, Never Let Me Go, and Dredd, Alex Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a science fiction film that imagines a rather scary future…
[amazon_link asins=’B06XXNYHRQ’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’c5ce05e4-52ae-11e7-bd34-9d2f6f080eb7′] Based on the Judge Dredd comic book character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd was first made into a movie starring Sylvester Stallone in 1995, and quickly crashed and burned at the…
[amazon_link asins=’B06XXTF6QV’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’9d78e1de-4f81-11e7-aba6-8f19095aad00′] A former football player and wrestler, it’s no surprise that a big, muscular guy like Dwayne Johnson would become an action star. While I appreciate his tough guy persona, I really became a fan…
[amazon_link asins=’B01NA01875′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’65e35510-3beb-11e7-9905-43a3f47ef31d’] I wasn’t a fan of Fifty Shades of Grey, and its sequel, Fifty Shades Darker, is worse. Based on the trilogy of zillion-selling (it’s actually around 125 million and counting) erotic novels by E.L….
[amazon_link asins=’B06X9JQBSD’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’1e0a2029-3508-11e7-b94d-5dc94568e079′] A loose remake of Delmer Daves’ 1957 film, which was in turn based on an Elmore Leonard story, 3:10 to Yuma is a simple, yet involving tale. Beneath the surface, are the big issues–the…
[amazon_link asins=’B01LTI0P2E’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’d977b98b-1592-11e7-b0ce-e97f0e8129f6′]Boasting a nice balance of showmanship and heart, Sing is tailor made for the sizable audience glued to the various vocal talent shows that have filled the airwaves in recent years–America’s Got Talent, American Idol,…
[amazon_link asins=’B01N25O6PD’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazetteo-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’42a27545-140e-11e7-9d5d-bb808f11a3d8′]Conveniently timed to coincide with the upcoming theatrical debut of Smurfs: The Lost Village, Sony has released The Smurfs (2011) on UHD. The disc includes a new transfer and a new Atmos soundtrack while carrying…
Contemplative science fiction with a heart, Arrival begins with a solemn voice over by Amy Adams. In just the first couple of minutes, it’s clear that this is going to be much more than just another movie about aliens. As…
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train offers up a few Hitchcockian inspired twists, but never explores the psychological torment or creates the level of suspense as accomplished in Rare…