Category: Reviews

Movie Review: Greyhound

Movie Review: Greyhound
GREYHOUND Genre: Action/War  Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 91 mins. Where Can You See It?: Apple TV+ Premise: During World War II, a U.S. Navy captain (Tom Hanks) must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boats. All hands on deck! Behind-the-Scenes: Tom Hanks wrote the screenplay – one of only a few he’s written during his time in Hollywood. The... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
July 24, 2020 at 5:08 pm • 

Movie Review: Palm Springs

Movie Review: Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS Genre: Romantic Comedy Rating: R Running Time: 89 mins. Where Can You See It?: Hulu Premise: Nyles (Andy Samberg) and Sarah (Cristin Milloti) meet at a Palm Springs wedding, and find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other. Things get progressively complicated from there. Behind-the-Scenes: Made a splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
July 16, 2020 at 5:45 pm • 

Movie Review: The Old Guard

Movie Review: The Old Guard
THE OLD GUARD Genre: Action Rating: R Running Time: 125 mins. Where Can You See It?: Netflix Premise: A team of four immortal mercenaries led by Charlize Theron are joined by a newly immortal soldier (If Beale Street Could Talk’s Kiki Layne) to take down a power-hungry Pharma bro who is hell-bent on using their powers of rejuvenation in a... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
July 14, 2020 at 6:04 pm • 
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Movie Review: Hamilton

Movie Review: Hamilton
HAMILTON Genre: Musical Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 160 mins. Where Can You See It?: Disney + Premise: Filmed version of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical about Alexander Hamilton and the “damn fool that shot him” (Aaron Burr, sir), created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Behind-the-Scenes: Filmed during one of the original cast’s final performances in June 2016. [Fun fact: I... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
July 4, 2020 at 8:25 am • 

Movie Review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Movie Review: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIVE SAGA Genre: Musical Comedy Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 123 mins. Where Can You See It?: Netflix Premise: Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) have dreamed of taking their bar band “Fire Saga” to the Eurovision Song Contest since they were both young. Through a twist of fate and a little... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
June 30, 2020 at 7:18 pm • 

Movie Review: Da 5 Bloods

Movie Review: Da 5 Bloods
DA 5 BLOODS Genre: Action Rating: R Running Time: 154 mins. Where Can You See It?: Netflix Premise: Four Vietnam vets (Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Norm Peters) return to the country to recover the remains of their respected captain Stormin’ Norman (Chadwick Boseman), along with the treasure of gold bars they buried long ago. Their past... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
June 22, 2020 at 3:15 pm • 
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Movie Review: The King of Staten Island

Movie Review: The King of Staten Island
THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND Genre: Comedy Rating: R Running Time: 137 mins. Where Can You See It?: Premium Video On Demand (“PVOD”) (Rent for $19.99) Premise: 17 years after his firefighter father died while on duty, Scott (SNL’s Pete Davidson) has been in a near-constant state of arrested development. Living at home with his mom (Marisa Tomei)... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
June 21, 2020 at 11:20 am • 

Movie Review: Extraction

Movie Review: Extraction
EXTRACTION Genre: Action Rating: R Running Time: 117 mins. Where Can You See It?: Netflix Premise: Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), a black market mercenary who has lost his family, is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an international crime lord and make it out of one of the world’s most impenetrable cities alive. Behind-the-Scenes: Director Sam Hargrave served... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
April 25, 2020 at 9:13 am • 

Movie Review: Trolls World Tour

Movie Review: Trolls World Tour
TROLLS WORLD TOUR Genre: Animation Rating: PG Running Time: 9o mins. Where Can You See It?: On Demand (Rent for $19.99) Premise: Poppy (Anna Kendrick) discovers that the Troll World is bigger than just her Pop kingdom. There are other musical troll kingdoms, like Country, Classical, Techno, Funk, and Rock. When Queen Barb (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Rachel Bloom) of the Rock... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
April 11, 2020 at 9:27 am • 
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Movie Review: The Platform

Movie Review: The Platform
THE PLATFORM Genre: International Rating: R Running Time: 94 mins. Where Can You See It?: Netflix Premise: Goreng (Ivan Massague) wakes up in a vertical prison that puts two people per level with an unknown number of levels. Each day, a single platform of food for all of them is lowered down to each level for two minutes. The... Read more »
By John Hammerle,
March 21, 2020 at 9:37 am •