Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
Some of my people who saw ‘The Big Sick’ before me predicted I would like this movie. They were right. A classic (financially speaking) middle class movie the studios don’t focus on anymore, ‘The Big Sick’ is a rom com for the modern age. Kumail is a stand up comedian in Chicago paying his […]
We’re getting within range… Enjoy!
So, let’s talk about it. If you haven’t seen it yet, last warning to stop reading… I liked it. I’ve also heard the full gamut of reactions: some people think it’s the best episode since “Empire”, some have called it absolute trash. I’m in the middle obviously, but I think there are some valid […]
A lot of thoughts about the past 12 months (I know that’s a huge understatement). We’ll get to that next week. We know what this weekend is. That review is coming Sunday night. This scene from ‘Rebels’ speaks to me alot personally and is a nice animated version of how I feel (and also […]
Have to start the week with this trailer, that spread like wildfire, and with good reason. Such an obvious concept and genre turn, that we haven’t seen done exactly like this… Until next year apparently. Wow…
DC finally got the formula right for the most part. Now can they get the general goodwill of the fanbase back? To the degree you can put away what came before it, ‘Justice League’ is actually enjoyable and has some fun moments. For this generation, Superman has never felt more like Superman, the Flash […]
I had no expectations for the Netflix version of ‘She’s Gotta Have It.’ We have ‘Insecure’ now. We have ‘Dear White People’. We have ‘Master of None.’ We have ‘Atlanta’. All good to great in different ways, all cover being young and/or black, and/or single, and/or living in New York City. That’s one. Two: […]
Dee Rees’ latest feature might be the first great film of this era that ‘doesn’t take place right now’, but speaks directly to ‘right now.’ ‘Mudbound’ tells the story of two families, one white, one black, both struggling to make ends meet while working the land in Mississippi, circa World War II. The film/story […]
The first 30 for 30 that focused on professional wrestler did not disappoint. For the hardcore fans, Ric’s biography is well known but the joy comes from hearing so many of his Hall of Fame contemporaries (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Hogan) speak of his obvious strengths and weaknesses. If you’re coming in […]
So we all agree this was fun right? Good. So this will be an ‘actor’s review’… If one thing bothered me consistently, it was Idris Elba. Not as an actor or a character, but ‘how is Idris Elba the movie star the sixth wheel in this?’ Having said that, I’m sure one ‘third sequel […]
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