Author Archives
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Pig
This little piggy is a flat-out winner. Between his poor choice of obscure little films, Nicolas Cage (who should fire his agent on that) has been able to sneak in some fresh pieces of entertainment. Whether we’re talking about animated… Read More ›
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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
A sad, poignant, and risky doc about the culinary romantic. Director Morgan Neville is best known for his documentaries “20 Feet from Stardom” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and now he has another feature on his plate, and I… Read More ›
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Gunpowder Milkshake
Karen Gillan is locked and loaded on Netflix. The reason for the title “Gunpowder Milkshake” is because Karen Gillan plays an assassin named Sam, who loves her weapons and vanilla milkshakes served at a local diner. An interesting combo, wouldn’t… Read More ›
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Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Great looking sets are upstaged by the sequel’s losing streak. “When a horror movie gets campy, you know it’s an obvious bad idea to start a sequel” is how I began my review of the original “Escape Room,” which was… Read More ›
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Black Widow and Summer of Soul Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews take place between MCU movies and during Woodstock. This week’s video reviews consist of Scarlett Johansson back as the Marvel hero in “Black Widow,” and “Summer of Soul,” Questlove’s documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival.
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Black Widow
This solo Scarlett Johansson MCU feature sells itself short. The turning point regarding Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow character sacrificing herself for the Soul Stone in “Avengers: Endgame” has disappointed Marvel fans worldwide. But, of course, coming on the success of… Read More ›
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Monsters at Work
The Monsters Inc. series fans have been craving for. The original “Monsters Inc.” from 20 years ago, created by Pete Docter, was a Pixar classic with some of the most whimsical characters-particularly Mike and Sulley-and some of the best animation… Read More ›
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2021’s Best and Worst So Far Podcast
CJ reviews the best and worst of 2021 so far on the air. I’ve joined a radio station known as NewHD, which will not only hire people on the Autism spectrum, but will also have me doing podcast movie reviews… Read More ›
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I Carry You with Me, Zola, No Sudden Move, Boss Baby 2, Forever Purge, and Tomorrow War Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature sequels, true stories, aliens, and gangsters. This week’s video reviews consist on the gay Spanish drama “I Carry You with Me,” the stripper social media comedy “Zola,” starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, and Coleman Domingo, Steven… Read More ›
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Summer of Soul
The festival we never saw on TV makes its film debut for all the right reasons. While the Woodstock festival was happening in 1969, another festival took place 100 miles away. It was known as the Harlem Cultural Festival, and… Read More ›