michael's movie reviews
2024
These are the movies I reviewed in 2024.
reviewed 2024.08.21
This is a movie about an insomniac insurance adjuster who is locked in a consumerist distraction...
reviewed 2024.08.17
This is a noir film about a loser has the same name as a crook who is involved in a plot to steal a million dollars...
reviewed 2024.08.12
This is a movie about a washed-up one-time semi-heroic character with a mutant healing ability that lets him bounce back all but immediately from almost any injury...
reviewed 2024.08.03
This is an animated movie about some conceptual figures that live in a girl's head...
reviewed 2024.07.22
This is the classic tale of the crew of a space tug hauling an ore refinery back to the human home solar system. They've been out for several months and are surprised to find that they have been diverted to a new destination because their ship picked up a distress signal.Famously, they find something on the world broadcasting the warning signal, but it's too late...
reviewed 2024.06.15
The Girl and I saw this in an IMAX cinema today...
reviewed 2024.03.08
I watched the first release of this series a few years ago. Youtube just suggested the sequel.It is simply astounding how well this is made...
reviewed 2024.02.23
This is a Gojira movie from Toho, the originators of the genre...
reviewed 2024.02.19
For "movie night" we watched this old gem in honor of the passing of Carl Weathers...
reviewed 2024.02.12
Tonight we watched this kids' movie about a down-on-his-luck divorced father taking a night job so that he can remain a part of his son's life. The job is to be night watchman at a museum. On his first night, he experiences the magical coming to life of the various animals and figures in the museum. He loses his instructions, he loses his keys, and wonders if he is losing his mind.We enjoyed it...
reviewed 2024.02.12
This is an antique* anti-war western with a stellar cast, sharp writing, and about forty minutes more run-time than it needs...
reviewed 2024.01.12
I came across this odd movie in one of our streaming services and despite its mediocre ratings on IMDB, gave it a chance...
reviewed 2024.01.03
This is the sequel to the gritty and seminal "Fistful of Dollars"...