Tag: Universal

  • The Fall Guy, The Idea of You, The Contestant – 438

    The Fall Guy, The Idea of You, The Contestant – 438

    The Fall Guy is a love letter to the Hollywood blockbuster. The Idea of You may not live up to the fantasy. The Contestant is the true story of The Truman Show meets Naked and Afraid meets Extreme Couponing. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Fall Guy He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt…

  • Fifty Shades Freed

      ​The “Fifty Shades” franchise continues to break records with me, and not in a good way.  This is the third and hopefully final of these trash heaps. I don’t understand the appeal of these films, but this one in particular seems the least sexy of them all. Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return, as…

  • The Mummy, My Cousin Rachel, Band Aid

    ​Summer is heating up in the volume of releases, unfortunately “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise is more of a wet blanket. “My Cousin Rachel” and “Band Aid” are thankfully more refreshing. I’m not sure what Universal is intending with their kickoff to their Dark Universe, but having Tom Cruise headline “The Mummy” as their initial…

  • Get Out

    Jordan Peele is our cinematic savior with his directorial debut “Get Out” – he wrote and directed a funny, thrilling film that happens to confront race issues and tensions head on while still being entertaining. The movie isn’t perfect by any means, but in comparison to some of the other films we’ve seen this year,…

  • Passengers, Assassin’s Creed, Sing

    This holiday weekend brings another triple review (and that’s not even covering everything that comes out!) I saw several of these movies so you don’t have to, and this review is spoiler free, though I do plan on discussing “Passengers” more in depth. If you’re like me and in need of a Christmas Day movie,…