Two movies, and exam, and home maintenance.
“Megan Leavey” is a “based on a true story” story about a two soldiers, one of whom was a dog. It’s well done, and not more manipulative than one would expect. I enjoyed it a great deal Continue reading
Category: Movies (Page 11 of 24)
Movies and life:
“Baywatch” is vastly better than its trailers, but it would have to be. Like the source material, it knows it is first and foremost a jiggle show, but also like its predecessor, it understands that you can have occasionally decent writing and acting in addition to the jiggle. Which isn’t to say that there is an atom of brilliance in this show, but it does have a lot of heart, and it is NOT the brain dead comedy the trailers presented. (At least, not most of the time.) Continue reading
Three movies, two gaming excursions, and still more studying.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is very much of a piece with the first movie. It is a sequel that, for once, doesn’t fall into the “bigger, better, more” trap; it just takes the characters from the last movie, and continues the story. This is a very silly movie, but it is also a great deal of fun. And the use of the song “Brandy (You’re a fine girl)” as a plot point is kind of brilliant. Continue reading