Details from IMDB: Danny A feature documentary about the life of former Newfoundland Premier, Danny Williams Initial Thoughts: I’m not a very political person, even in these wild times I just normally don’t concern myself with it much, that said I am a proud Canadian and proud of my home province, Newfoundland and Labrador and…
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Movie Review: Back in Action
Details from IMDB: Back in Action Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed. Initial Thoughts: We watched an interview on Graham Norton with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. I hadn’t seen Foxx interviewed in a long time, as he had a big health scare, and…
Movie Review: Captain America: Brave New World
Details from IMDB: Captain America: Brave New World Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan. Initial Thoughts: Like a lot of people I had started to lose faith in Marvel movies, Eternals and Antman: Quantumania made me…
Movie Review: Happy Gilmore
Details from IMDB: After his grandmother’s house is repossessed by the IRS, a bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back. Initial Thoughts: I realized recently that my wife had never seen this movie and with the sequel coming out in May, it…
Book Review: The Tao of Willie
Details from Audible: Publisher’s Summary National icon Willie Nelson has evolved over the years from country music outlaw swimming against a whiskey river to a Zen-like figure of wisdom and contentment. In this autobiographical collection of life advice, The Tao of Willie, one of America’s truest hearts reveals the spiritual and practical lessons learned from decades…
Movie Review: A Complete Unknown
Details from IMDB: 2024 R 2h 21m In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with…
Movie Review: Venom: The Last Dance
Details from IMDB: 2024 PG-13 1h 50m Eddie Brock and Venom must make a devastating decision as they’re pursued by a mysterious military man and alien monsters from Venom’s home world. Initial Thoughts: I’ll admit I saw Venom 1 and 2, the 2nd one on a plane just to pass the time, I thought the…
Movie Review: Anyone But You
Details from IMDB: 2023 R 1h 43m After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice-cold–until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple. Initial Thoughts: It’s always a tiny struggle, you’re both high and…
Movie Review: You Can Call Me Bill
Details from IMDB: You Can Call Me Bill Original title: William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill An intimate portrait of William Shatner’s personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all….
Movie Review: The Voyeurs
Details from IMDB: The Voyeurs Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, but notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite. This will set in motion a chain of events that will lead to disaster. Initial Thoughts: I know I’m behind the times as I had never seen anything with Syndey Sweeney,…