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December 14, 2018
“There’s nowhere to go but up.” Those are the words Angela Lansbury and the cast of “Mary Poppins Returns” send you home with at the end of Rob Marshall’s sequel to the beloved 54-year-old Disney classic, and they do a good job of illustrating why the film is, perhaps unexpectedly, a bona fide best picture […]
via Oscars: Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’ Returns, at Just the Right Time — Variety
April 24, 2017
As an animal lover, I am not sure if this movie is for me due to the portrayed slaughter of the zoo animals. I understand that this plot point is based on true events.
War! Intrigue! Nazis vs. Zoo animals!
BQB here with a review of The Zookeeper’s Wife.
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of Jan and Antonina Zabinski, owners/operators of the Warsaw Zoo who used their property to save persecuted Jews during World War II.
Before the war, Jan (Johan Heldenburgh) and Atonina (Jessica Chastain), live an idyllic life. They love animals and they take care of zebras, elephants, lions, tigers, all sorts of exotic animals on their sprawling property. They even do a good business, charging admission.
Alas, all this changes because of the Nazis. Oh you dirty Nazis, you’re always the turd in history’s punch bowl, aren’t you?
The Zabinskis’ zoo is partially destroyed by Nazi bombs dropped all over the city. What’s left is confiscated. The animals are shot and turned into meat and soap for the Nazi war effort.
Sidenote: Whether it’s during World…
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April 24, 2017
Romance! War! Fezes! So many fezes.
BQB here with a review of The Promise.
In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle forms between Armenian medical student Mikael (Oscar Isaac or “Poe Dameron” as Star Wars fans know him), American journalist Chris Myers (Christian Bale), and French Armenian artist Ana (Charlotte Le Bon).
Both men yearn for Ana’s heart (and cooter) but there’s much more evil doings afoot. The Ottoman Empire becomes Germany’s ally in World War I. Now stronger than ever thanks to their German benefactors, the Turkish majority army sets its sights on the country’s Armenian minority. Armenians are savagely executed, brutalized, rounded up, sent off to forced labor camps and so on.
Although the film is a love story and a war story, it’s much more than any of that. As far as I know (and perhaps historians/film buffs can prove me wrong), it’s…
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April 3, 2017
Waahh. Waah. Take a memo.
BQB here with a review of The Boss Baby.
This film took a joke and stretched it out to the max. The joke is that babies tend to be little dictatorial bosses. They scream and cry and their parents immediately come running to cater to their every need. If the “boss baby” doesn’t get exactly what he/she wants, the parents are in for one heck of a temper tantrum. In other words, it is pretty much like working for a controlling, domineering boss.
Except this particular boss baby comes with a business suit and a brief case and he speaks in business school lingo with Alec Baldwin’s voice. (“Put that cookie down! Cookies are for closers only!”) I could tell you why he does that, but then I’d ruin the film for you.
Miles Bakshi lends his voice to Tommy, the Boss Baby’s older brother…
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November 17, 2016
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November 14, 2016
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November 14, 2016
Hey 3.5 readers.
New trailer out for Star Wars: Rogue One.
We learn a bit more, namely, that the heroine’s father is somehow the inventor or some kind of major player in developing the Death Star.
We see a little more of Darth Vader and all in all it is some kind of Star Wars espionage spy thriller movie.
It does look like more effort was put into the plot than past films.
What say you, 3.5 readers?
November 14, 2016
Hey 3.5 readers.
BQB here.
Allied looks pretty good. Brad Pitt. Marion Cotillard.
Looks like a modern take on Casablanca.
Check out the trailer:
November 14, 2016
Take one part The Matrix and one part Inception, throw in a dash of Harry Potter in an alternate universe where Harry Potter is for adults and you’ve got Marvel’s latest addition to its movie list, Dr. Strange.
Presto change-o, abracadabra 3.5 readers. Hold onto your magic wand because it is time for another Bookshelf Q. Battler movie review.
OBLIGATORY SPOILER WARNING.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Dr. Stephen Strange, an egotistical surgeon whose career is cut short when his hands are badly injured.
Refusing to give up all that he’s worked for, he sets out for Nepal in search of alternative physical healing.
Instead, he learns the secrets of magic, mysticism and sorcery from the Ancient One aka Tilda Swinton.
Blah blah blah. There’s another sorcerer that Dr. Strange has to fight (Mads Mikkelsen), he has an ally (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and a love interest (the ever boner inducing Rachel…
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July 16, 2016
I am looking forward to watching this movie.
Ghostbusters with vaginas. What will they think of next?
Who you gonna call?
SPOILER BUSTERS.
Because…spoilers.
BQB here with a review of the revamped Ghostbusters.
I can’t think of another movie that inspired so much hype, controversy, nerd rage and socio-politcal debate.
So rather than an all out review, I’ll anticipate and answer the questions of my 3.5 readers.
WAS IT GOOD?
Yes. It was your pretty standard summer movie.
WAS IT BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL?
No, because that was too perfect. “Alexander wept because he had no more worlds to conquer.”
As a movie-goer, I weep because there’s very little Hollywood can do to wow me. All the special effects tricks have been discovered, CGI has been around forever, every line has been crossed, every boundary has been pushed.
The original film mixed special effects, action and comedy into something no one had ever seen before. I was wowed…
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