Monthly Archives: October 2020

“Half Brothers” Takes on Mexico and U.S.

Half Brothers

Directed by Luke Greenfield, Half Brothers is a story about the complex connection between a brother based in Mexico and another in the United States. It’s meant to be a metaphor for the relationship between neighboring countries the United States of America, and Mexico.

The Addams Family 2

“The Addams Family 2” Launching a Weird Zinger

The Addams Family 2

Three directors, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, and Kevin Pavlovic, helmed the next Addams Family animated installment, rightfully called The Addams Family 2.

The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with many unsuspecting characters. It looks like the same voice actors have returned for the sequel. The same cast includes Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Oscar Isaac.

The 355

“The 355” Focus Women’s Challenge at Espionage

Directed by Simon Kinberg, The 355 follows a dream team of formidable female stars come together in a hard-driving original approach to the globe-trotting espionage genre.

A top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands. We meet wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown, played by Jessica Chastain, who will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, played by Diane Kruger. Along comes former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, played by Lupita Nyong’o, and skilled Colombian mind-bender Graciela, Penélope Cruz.

They are all on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it while also staying one step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng, played by Bingbing Fan, who is tracking their every move.

As the action rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the markets of Morocco to the wealth and glamour of Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous loyalty that could protect the world—or get them killed.

The film also stars Édgar Ramirez and Sebastian Stan.

Kinberg has an impressive list of projects. He was the writer-director-producer of Dark Phoenix, Deadpool, The Martian, and writer-producer of the X-Men films. The script comes from both Theresa Rebeck and Kinberg.

Free Guy

“Free Guy” Improves Through High Tech Gaming Characters in a Colorful World

Directed by Shawn Levy, Free Guy follows a bank teller, played by Ryan Reynolds. He discovers that he’s actually an NPC inside a brutal, open-world video game.

Also starring in the movie are Taika Waititi and Jodie Comer.

The Croods: A New Age

“The Croods: A New Age” Daring to Compare to the Original

Directed by Joel Crawford, The Croods: A New Age is a sequel to the 2013 film called The Croods. In the first movie, we meet the first family, The Croods, of the prehistoric era. The Oscar-nominated comedy is about a clan dealing with their changing world, which captivated global audiences, reminding us of the family’s timeless importance.

With the sequel, we get to see just how little we’ve evolved with an all-new adventure back in time with The Croods: A New Age. Returning stars Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, and Clark Duke welcome Leslie Mann and Peter Dinklage to the film’s cast as The Croods face their biggest threat since leaving the cave—another family.

The War With Grandpa

“The War With Grandpa” Holds a Wealth of Laughs

Directed by Tim Hill, The War With Granpa follows Peter, played by Oakes Fegely, who is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. 

That is, until Grandpa, played by Robert De Niro, moves into Peter’s room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. 

And though he loves his grandpa, he wants his room back – so he has no choice but to declare war. 

With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even.

Based on a book by Robert Kimmell Smith, the film looks like a lot of fun with a stellar cast that includes Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Cheech Martin, and Robert Riggle.  

Enjoy these movie clips because they are a lot of fun and good laughs. There is some great talent in this film. Walken looks like he is in his element with skateboarding and falling from the sky as Santa Claus.

The Craft: Legacy

“The Craft: Legacy” YA Startling Revenge

The Craft: Legacy

Written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, The Craft: Legacy continues Blumhouse’s cult hit The Craft. The story follows an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches who get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. You won’t catch this movie in the theaters as it’s set for on-demand.

The film stars Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine, Michelle Monaghan, and David Duchovny.