My $6 Tuesday movie.
This is the spy thriller where Michael Fassbender is a fastidious British spy married to another British spy who may or may not be a traitor. It's his job to find out. The plot unfolds with so much more than that, but it's important not to give anything away.
Fassbender is very good. Cate Blanchett (as the wife) is very good. The small cast is good. Marisa Abela's character is particularly fun, introducing some black comedy…
Jona said we had to watch this one. She loves/hates terminators. Turns out she had already made me watch it once before. But it was before I logged things so let's do this now so that mistake is not made again.
So an advanced lady robot (Kristanna Loken) from the future comes down to kill the rebels that will later lead the resistance against it. They're just 20 somethings now though. Chomp chomp she kills them easily until she runs…
My $6 Tuesday at the theater.
So Bong Joon-ho wrote (or rather adapted) and directed this one. He's hit some amazing heights, winning Best Picture for his last film, Parasite. Maybe my expectations were too high.
Mickey 17 is the story of a out-of-luck guy who volunteers for dangerous duty on a space mission to another planet. Technology (banned on earth but available in lawless space) allows our guy's body to be reprinted and reloaded with a backup of his…
This was a delight.
So three pre-teens in the high plains are running feral. There's not much parental supervision and what little they have is ill. It's an errand for that sick mother that sets the kids on a path involving real danger.
But much of this movie isn't real. It's a fairy tale. The font isn't the only thing that recalls middle earth. We've a quest for a speckled egg. There are rival parties. There are different classes and…
