The Witch
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy
Grade: A-
In 1630 a family of highly religious settlers try to make a go of it on the edge of some very lovely looking woods. It’s not going to badly until baby Samuel disappears without a trace and the crops begin to fail. Then everything definitely takes a turn for the worse.
The Accountant
Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons & Jon Bernthal
Grade: A-
Ben Affleck plays Christian Wolff an autistic numbers genius who uncooks books for some very bad people and has attracted the attention of the Treasury Department. Oddly enough it’s when he takes what’s supposed to be a safer more legitimate job that everything goes to hell for him.
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
Directed By: Tim Burton
Grade: C
Miss Peregrine’s tells the tale of Jake (Asa Butterfield) who, after the tragic death of his grandfather, convinces his father to take him to Wales so he can look into the stories Abe used to tell him. Stories about a houseful of children with special powers watched over by Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) a governess type who can also create time loops and turn into a bird.
Oh man, did I hit some walls in September. I don’t feel so bad about the reading because it was pretty much every area of my life. October was offering a lot of maybe’s for me, at least in terms of movies and books. But I must say Westworld certainly kicked it off to an amazing start and I wasn’t expecting that.
Other October Goodies Include:
The Magnificent Seven
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett, etc.
Grade: B
This is one I’d been waiting for awhile. After evil miner Bart Bogue threatens the town of Rose Creek (and kills several people) some of the townspeople find help in Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington.) Knowing this is going to be an impossible fight he recruits old friends and new acquaintances to help the townspeople win their freedom.
Midnight Special
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver…
Grade: A
A young boy has gone missing. Seemingly kidnapped by his own father (Shannon) and his father’s boyhood friend (Joel Edgerton) we quickly come to learn that it’s not just the police looking for this boy but members of the cult like ranch where he grew up and the government.
I missed this in theaters but was very much looking forward to it. The other night when I rented it was pretty late so I thought I’d watch the beginning and then finish the rest the next day and I wound up watching it straight through and being completely intrigued and entertained.
So September is the start of pretty much my favorite time of year and it’s also the start of a long list of (hopefully) great books and movies to come! On the television front there’s […]
Suicide Squad
Director: David Ayer
Grade: C
Oh, I wanted to love this one! I’ll admit- it was entertaining at times. It was well-acted. It had it’s moments but that’s what makes the mess even worse… it had so much potential to be more and it blew it! Actually, what makes it even worse is reading the behind the scenes and everything that went down with the studio.
I don’t know at this point whether the DCU needs to be saved from itself, it’s directors or it’s home studio.
MOVIES: August has arrived and with it perhaps the movie I’ve been anticipating longest- since the Comic-Con trailer dropped, last year. Suicide Squad (August 5th:) Harley Quinn on the big screen at long last! I’m so hoping this […]
Star Trek Beyond Director: Justin Lin Grade: B+/ A- This is kind of weird because while I thought the plot of the movie was really basic- the crew of the Enterprise is getting restless while […]
