Rating: Half-Full

Studio: 101 Studios/Brookdale Studios

Genre: Comedy, Family

Cast: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Oakes Fegley, Laura Marano, T. J. McGibbon, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour and Christopher Walken

Director: Tim Hill

Writers: Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember

Based on: a book by Robert Kimmel Smith

Producers: Phillip Glasser, Rosa Morris Peart and Marvin Peart

Music by: Aaron Zigman

Rated: PG for rude humor, language, and some thematic elements

Release Date: 10/09/20

Favorite Character: Ed

Tagline: All he wanted was his room back

Quote: “I think your grandpa might be a ninja.”- Peter’s Friend

Fun Fact: The movie had a lot of delays.

Summary: When a old man moves into his daughter’s house, Peter, her son, was upset he had to give his room to his grandfather, so he declared war on him.

The Review: While it does look like another crappy family comedy, this Robert De Niro’s film does bring in a few laughs.

Rating: Overflowing

Studio: A24/Regency Enterprises

Genre: Horror, Psychological Thriller

Cast: Robert Pattinson, William Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman and Logan Hawkes

Director: Robert Eggers

Writers: Max and Robert Eggers

Producers: Robert Eggers, Youree Henley, Lourenco Sant’ Anna, Rodrigo Teixeira and Jay Van Hoy

Music by: Mark Korven

Rated: R for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images and some language

Release Date: 10/18/19

Favorite Character: Ephraim Winslow/Thomas Howard

Tagline: The light has its mysteries

Quote: “Why’d ya spill yer beans?”- Thomas Wake

Fun Facts: The Lighthouse was built by hand for the film.

The film was kinda based on a true story (which was called ‘The Smalls’ Lighthouse Incident’ which took place in 1801).

Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke was nominated for an Academy Award.

The Eggers brothers used a lot of dialogue from the forgotten writer, Sara Orne Jewett.

Summary: In the late 19th century, two lighthouse keepers puts their sanity to the test when they are trapped at the lighthouse.

The Review: The incredible plot, performances and a unique cinematography tells you that this is not a horror film you have ever seen before, bravo to the talented Robert Eggers!

Rating: Few Burnt Kurnels

Studio: Gravitas Ventures/Minerva Pictures

Genre: Horror, fantasy

Cast: Zak Sutcliffe, Jack Kane, Andrei Claude, Sophie Jane Oliver, Zander Emlano, Terence Anderson and Molly Dew

Director: Alessio Liguori

Writer: Daniele Cosci

Producers: Simona Ferri and Marco Tempera

Music by: Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Rated: R for language throughout and some bloody images

Release Date: 09/15/20

Favorite Character: Karl

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Quote: N/A

Fun Fact: It’s an Italian film.

Summary: Five classmates on the bus escaped the creature and was now trapped in tunnels.

The Review: Boy, Shortcut really has a bunch of flat tires.

Rating: Empty

Studio: Disney

Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure

Cast: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim Mcgraw, Katheryn Hahn and Keegan Michael Key

Director: Brad Bird

Writers: Brad Bird, Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof

Based on: a land at Disney theme parks

Producers: Brad Bird, Jeffrey Chernov and Damon Lindelof

Music by: Michael Giacchino

Rated: PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and peril, thematic elements and language

Release Date: 05/22/15

Favorite Character: Casey Newton

Tagline: Imagine a place where nothing is impossible

Quote: “Dreamers need to stick together…It’s not programming, it’s personal.”- Athena

Fun Facts: Mr. Incredible action figure from the Incredibles can be seen in a Sci-fi store Casey visits in the film (as well as the toys from other films, how many can you spot them?).

In Europe, the film was titled ‘Project T’

The AAs are the androids of the film, which it stands for audio animatronics, which is used in a bunch of attractions at Disney parks.

The NASA launch pad scenes was shot at the Kennedy Space Center.

Summary: A daughter of a NASA engineer discovers a secret place and sets out to the former boy genius to seek help.

The Review: Brad Bird makes good movies, but when it comes to Tomorrowland, that isn’t the case sadly, as it is as good as a broken down Space Mountain roller coaster.

Rating: Full

Studio: 20th Century Fox/ Red Hour

Genre: Comedy, Sports

Cast: Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor and Rip Torn

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writer: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Producers: Stuart Cornfeld and Ben Stiller

Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Rated: PG-13 for rude and sexual humor and language

Release Date: 06/18/04

Favorite Character: White Goodman

Tagline: Grab life by the ball

Quote: “Nobody makes me bleed my own blood! NOBODY!”- White Goodman

Fun Facts: The cast went through some exhausting training for the film.

And Ben Stiller had smashed Christine Taylor with a dodgeball…twice.

A rubber wrench actually injured Justin Long

Patton Oswalt was the voice of the video store clerk at the beginning of the film.

Summary: Hoping to save their gym, a group of misfits participate in a dodgeball tournament…as one of their opponents is their rival who wants to buy their gym.

The Review: Despite the similarities to Happy Gilmore, The film is absolutely hilarious, watch out for flying balls.

Rating: Half-Full

Studio: Warner Bros/Syncopy

Genre: Action, Spy, Thriller

Cast: John David Washington, Robert Patterson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Producers: Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas

Music by: Ludwig Goransson

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some suggestive references and brief strong language

Release Date: 09/03/20

Favorite Character: Neil

Tagline: Time runs out

Quote: “We live in a twilight world. There are no friends at dusk.”- The Protagonist

Fun Facts: The cast learned to act and talk backwards for the ‘inversion’ scenes.

The film was originally called ‘Merry Go Round’

The airplane crash into building scene was 100% real.

Christopher Nolan worked on the film for 20 years.

Summary: A CIA agent becomes part of the team organization called ‘Tenet’ where members can go through time backwards.

The Review: Even with the very complex and confusing storyline, it does have quite a entertaining action.

Rating: Full

Studio: Tristar Pictures

Genre: Rom-Com

Cast: Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Molly Gordon, Suki Waterhose, Phillipa Soo and Bernadette Peters

Director: Natalie Krinsky

Writer: Natalie Krinsky

Producer: David Gross

Music by: Genevieve Vincent

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content throughout, and some crude references, strong language and drug references

Release Date: 09/11/20

Favorite Character: Lucy Gulliver

Tagline: There’s an art to letting go.

Quote: “Lucy listen, We’re in completely different places now.”- Max Vora

Fun Fact: In the film’s opening credits, a giant concert ticket to Selena Gomez, one of the film’s executive producers, appears onscreen.

Summary: After being dumped by her boyfriend, a woman in her 20s decided to create a gallery with souvenirs from past relationships.

The Review: A movie won’t help for those who had broken up? Maybe it will with some help from Miss Viswanathan.

Rating: Half-Full

Studio: Warner Bros

Genre: Horror

Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams and Robert Ri’Chard

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Writers: Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes

Based on: the 1953 film

Producers: Susan Levin, Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis

Music by: John Ottman

Rated: R for horror violence, some sexual content and language

Release Date: 05/06/05

Favorite Character: Bo Sinclair

Tagline: There’s a reason they look so real.

Quote: “You’re saying that that’s a real person…underneath?”- Nick

Fun Facts: During filming, a sound stage was burnt down to the ground, all thanks to one candle.

There are t-shirts sold to promote the film that said ‘On May 6th, Watch Paris Hilton die.’

There is a MTV documentary miniseries called ‘Movie Life: House of Wax’ which follows the cast during filming of the movie.

Despite being based off the 1953 film, the film has nothing to do with the plot from it.

Summary: Six friends discovers a abandoned town with a wax museum…and a sinister secret.

The Review: Two words; Guilty Pleasure.

Rating: Half-Full

Studio: 20th Century Studios

Genre: Superhero, Horror, Fantasy

Cast: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt and Henry Zaga

Director: Josh Boone

Writers: Josh Boone and Knate Lee

Based on: the Marvel comics by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod

Producers: Simon Kinberg, Karen Rosenfelt and Lauren Shuler Donner

Music by: Mark Snow

Rated: PG-13 for violent content, some disturbing/bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material

Favorite Character: Rahne Sinclair

Tagline: Everyone has Demons.

Quote: “You are the sole survivor of a terrible tragedy.”- Dr. Reyes

Fun Facts: The film has been delayed four times.

A toy dragon is homage to a dragon named Lockheed in the X-Men comics.

The Smiley Man is voiced by Marilyn Manson.

It was going to be the first film in trilogy but there may not be a trilogy..

Summary: Five teens with weird powers must try to escape the hospital they are trapped in, facing their sins along the way.

The Review: Not a best movie, but for a post Covid film, it’s not bad.

Rating: Overflowing

Studio: A24

Genre: Sci-fi, drama

Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Issac, Sonya Mizuno and Gana Bayarsaikhan

Director: Alex Garland

Writer: Alex Garland

Producers: Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich

Music by: Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury

Rated: R for graphic nudity, language, sexual references and some violence

Favorite Character: Ava

Tagline: There is nothing more human than the will to survive.

Quote: “Isn’t it strange, to create something that hates you?”- Ava

Fun Facts: The $15 million film won an Oscar for best visual effects as it went against big budget films that year.

If the setting looks beautiful, that’s because the filming took place in Norway.

The title came from the phrase ‘Deus Ex-Machina’

According to Oscar Issac, his character is based off Bobby Fischer and Stanley Kubrick.

Summary: A employee wins a week stay at the CEO’s house where he becomes part of an experiment involving with a female AI android.

The Review: The story was so good, Maybe Alex Garland had a AI android to write the script;)