Daddy’s Home Two (2017)
[6] I was home sick with bronchitis and in desperate need of a diversion. I flipped onto Hulu and found Daddy's Home Two. I'd never even heard of Daddy's Home One, but I saw that this comedy sequel had John…
The Mule (2018)
[7] Clint Eastwood directs and stars in The Mule, the story of a 90-year-old man who becomes a drug runner for a dangerous Mexican cartel. The money keeps Eastwood's character motivated. Meanwhile, his ex-wife and daughter express disappointment with his…
Foxcatcher (2014)
[8] Steve Carell stars as millionaire John du Pont in the disturbing true story of du Pont's attempt to recruit and train wrestlers for Olympic glory. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo star as wrestling brothers Mark and Dave Schultz. Mark…
Boy Erased (2018)
[8] Joel Edgerton (The Gift) brings Garrard Conley's true story of dangerous, misguided gay conversion therapy to the big screen with the help of Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe. Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea) plays…
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
[6] Another passable Marvel movie. Let's see. What was this one about. Shit. I saw about a week ago... I remember Paul Rudd and the new girl (Evangeline Lilly) spend most of the movie trying to get back Michael Douglas'…
Widows (2018)
[7] Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave) brings Lynda La Plante's novel to the screen. Widows is about a woman who rallies the girlfriends and wives of her deceased husband's gang of robbers, all of whom died in a botched…
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
[8] Rami Malek stars as Freddie Mercury in Bryan Singer's (X-Men, Valkyrie) biopic about the formation and explosive success of rock group Queen. The film centers primarily around Mercury -- his estranged relationship with his family, his homosexuality, his drug…
Beautiful Boy (2018)
[8] A father tries to save his son from drug addiction in this true story based on the lives and writings of David Sheff and Nic Sheff. Beautiful Boy opens on the father, played by Steve Carell (Little Miss Sunshine),…
Halloween (2018)
[7] Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the franchise that launched her career in Halloween (same title, 40 years apart). This new film ignores every single sequel in the franchise and serves as a direct follow-up to John Carpenter's original 1978…
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
[8] I very much enjoyed Drew Goddard's previous work on Cloverfield and The Cabin in the Woods, and I'm a big fan of single-location ensemble stories, so I was excited to see what Goddard had in store with Bad Times…