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The show notes for today's movie were written on a touchscreen keyboard on a Google Pixel phone, running Android. And although I did not use a physical keyboard, there is no doubt in my mind that I owe the invention of the BlackBerry to the face that I can write a post with my tired thumbs. Oh and thanks to the BlackBerry, I was able to watch a really fun movie with some great performances. Do...

Let's get this out of the way up front. This is not a good movie - not even as good as it's predecessor . The difference between this and say, some other movie that featured dinosaurs, is that I think this knew that going in. I'm not 100% certain about that though, because if they did maybe they would have turned things up a bit more? Still shocked this is based on a book. I may never...

Well, it's official. I now have finally heard a song by The Smiths. Many actually. This might complete my listening career of them - but it definitely will not be the end of my viewing and enjoying a David Fincher or Michael Fassbender movie! And with this day complete, tomorrow starts the final week of Movie Month!

Is Movie Month possessed? This isn't the first movie dealing with the devil this month - and I am contemplating whether or not it is the last! When I first heard about this movie, I had very little expectations for it - but boy oh boy was I happily wrong about that. I’d heard since its release how much people have enjoyed it and apparently I’m one of those people!

And with today's movie, I have not completed the Jurassic World trilogy , and - oh wait, they already announced another one? Great. Well, not to spoil things too much - but it has to be better than what I watched today, right? Oh it doesn't....Double great. (Please be advised that the host of today's podcast and the writer of these notes used the word "great" with a tremendous...

The next time I order an ice coffee I am going to say, "Please add cream." And if they ask if I want any sweetener, I'll say - "Yes. Equalize it." I thought of that while I still have 30 minutes left in this awesome movie, so I paused it - and came here to write that. Worth it!!! Okay, I finished the movie - loved it. Not sure I still like my coffee sweetener joke. No, wait I d...

Devil inside. Devil inside. Every single one of us - the Devil inside...wait, INXS was yesterday. Today, I watched movie from two directing brothers that I was not familiar with - but now will be paying attention to what they're working on next. Dare I say....Devilish fun? I apologize for NOTHING!

You may be asking yourself - wait a second, this guy's never seen Donnie Darko? And of course the answer to your hurtful question is, of course not! I would never break the sacred rules of movie month by discussing a movie I've never seen before. Then the question is, did he watch the original theatrical cut or the director's cut. And the answer to that is - yes.

If there's a podcast about movies every day in June, who ya gonna listen to? Please say me! Today I watched the fifth Ghostbusters movie, but only the third sequel - though I watched that extra/other one for movie month too! What can I say? Podcastin' makes me feel good!

Today's episode is brought to you my Fine Movies. Fine Spirits . co-host, Chris. Every year I try to take at least one suggestion from him and this year I - finally - watched one he's been after me for a while to watch. And now I have. What did I think about it? Well hell, you're going to have to listen to the full episode to find out. Now that's a tease!

Come with me, and you'll be in what might be my favorite movie so far this month. I don't know if it was the "best" movie but I am fairly certain it's the one I enjoyed the most - and isn't that really what matters? Sometimes a movie has lots of things I enjoy, but a few things that leave my head scratching or my eyes rolling. Not this movie. I think I enjoyed every moment...

Happy Friday, movie nerds! We are one day away from the halfway point and today I watched a movie that was a lot of fun and might just propel its lead to the next level of stardom. Sorry this is so short - I need to go watch the Celtics...

As much as I'm a sucker for the Insidious movies , I'm even more so for the Conjuring movies . They're not all gems, but I like how they all seem to connect in one way or another. Today I watched a movie that is a direct sequel to the original " The Nun " that I can't believe I watched all the way back in 2019. Now the Nun is back! And Nunnier than ever!

And with that, I am now 100% caught up on the Marvel Cinematic Universe ....at least the movies. I actually had fun with this movie. Sure it was pretty cookie-cutter as far as the plot, but the actors and some fun moments made it enjoyable enough. And the end left me curious as to what comes next!

Let it roll, baby roll! Tonight I am watching my 7th Jake Gyllenhaal movie . My first one since - well, last year - and probably (definitely) not my last one this year. Tonight I watched Jake in the remake of the Patrick Swayze...."classic?" Road House. Is this the first time Jake Gyllenhaal and Patrick Swayze have ever been thought about together? Hmm....I wonder if, I've said too muc...

Growing up, Godzilla was was that monster (sometimes friend, sometimes foe) on WLVI's "Creature Double Feature" on Saturday afternoons. Then in the 90s, Hollywood tried to make a big budget version of him that was terrible. In the most recent years they've improved with the whole "Monsterverse" thing that they have going with King Kong. But in all that time, Japan has conti...

Wrestling is real. Wrestling is real, and I love it. It's a real as the novel you read, the play you attend, the television drama you DVR, or the movie you stream or watch in the theater. It is t heater. But for some it is their life. For the Von Erichs, wrestling was their everything. Until it wasn't. This movie seems almost too sad to be true - and in actuality, the real life family stor...

Not since I talked about the first Dune in 2021 has there been a movie with this much sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere - wait sorry, wrong sci-fi franchise that has a thing called Spice. Herbert did it first!!

Tonight I close a chapter in the world of comic book movies. Is it a chapter that is fully closed for good? Probably, but will we ever see this actor and this character on a screen in a DC movie again? I think the chances are pretty good - even if the character is being played by someone new...And the actor is someone different. It's not confusing if you follow this sort of stuff. Anyway, I th...

Apparently, I love Patrick Wilson. Not only have I been a fan of all the Conjuring movies, but I also have now watched all of the Insidious films . I enjoy them all for what they are. These aren't high art, and some are better than others, but they know how to make a small horror movie with some fun jump scares. If they keep making them, I'll keep watching them....(unrelated, Go Celtics!)

Welcome back comic book nerds! I finally am catching up with all the Marvel movies and, while there have been varying levels of success of quality in some of the most recent batch, I can pleasantly say that this one was a home run for me. As much as I enjoyed this one, I hope I like James Gunn's next movie even more so....but today is not about that. Today - is mostly about Rocket. Rocket Racc...

For most of the last two decades, Marvel has ruled the box office. Things have cooled off a bit more recently, but they are still the kings of comic book movies. Me? I've always been more of a DC guy for two main reasons. Of of those reasons wears a red cape and the other one dresses as a bat. They're the reason I have a DC Comics Ultimate Ultra Super Duper Comic Subscription Plus. And whi...

In June 2014, I accepted a mission. A mission that I made up for myself where I would watch a movie every single day and podcast (or back then, blog) about it. Part of that mission was so I could finally watch movie series that I keep hearing about but never got around to starting. This was one of those series - and I am so glad that I started watching them . A few months back, I got my brother to...

Come on, Barbie, let's go podcast....Welcome back, fellow nerds! It's Sunday. It's day two, and today I am completing the Barbenheimer duology - watching the two biggest movies from 2023 back to back. Big shout out to my niece who graduates from 8th grade today! Next year she is going to my alma mater and hopefully she can make our name cool again....Well maybe not again - being in the...