The Beekeeper
Not recommended.
Jason Statham is fun in most movies, but he has nothing to do in this movie and this movie was boring almost all the way through. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, very much a movie that gets dumped in January because it basically sucks.
Thanks for the heads up. The premise (a badass going ballistic on telephone scammers) sounded enticing.
The trailer looked great and this is kind of Statham’s attempt at a John Wick movie. But no, not well made. Very generic. Nothing to see here.
I just looked and saw Rotten Tomatoes has it at 69% positive. I’m kind of surprised.
A lot of people want to see telephone scammers die, and die, and die some more.
Maybe the movie is a cathartic release?
Oh, rats. I was looking forward to this.
Thanks again for reminding me of this. Despite being a Wes Anderson fan, this is a classic that had somehow fallen through the cracks and I never got to see. Watched it last night and it was thoroughly enjoyable! I have to say, though, that it has not displaced Grand Budapest Hotel from the #1 spot in my estimation of Anderson’s films, nor Moonrise Kingdom from the #2 spot. All three of those movies tell an artfully crafted story, although the story in Tenenbaums is rather wonderfully and insanely convoluted! 
The last time I accidentally ignored a classic gem, it was the hilarious Office Space (1999) written and directed by Mike Judge. I became the subject of a certain amount of ridicule from certain posters here who I shall not name for admitting that I’d not seen or even heard of it 
. But it occurs to me that I probably had heard of it, and probably confused it with The Office, a TV series that had both British and American versions and earned the unique distinction – for me, at least – that I despised them both.
I haven’t been to a theater in forever, and was kind of thinking of seeing this one. Now I’m not so sure. It’s just that every so often I like a cars exploding, dire straits kind of movie. Way back that’s why I saw Die Hard at the theater. BTW, it’s NOT, NOT, NOT, a Christmas movie
Furiosa might be a great pick for you. It’s kind of Mad Max 5, though featuring another character instead of Max. I am betting lots of great explosions and stuff.
I’m considering seeing Argylle this weekend. It’s by Matthew Vaughn and I’ve enjoyed others of his movies.
I cannot let this stand. The issue has been hashed out here in multiple threads. The director and screenwriters said it’s a Christmas movie and that’s that. Anyone who disagrees is a poopyhead; a nice poopyhead, but nonetheless, a poopyhead. 
That thread was started on the 10th anniversary of the first one.
Return of the Living Dead
Highly recommended.
My personal favorite zombie movie. Fun, funny, exciting. I kind of love this movie. It was made in 1985, but it feels like a more recent zombie movie. Everything about it is terrific and top notch and at 90 minutes, it’s just the right length.
With so many zombie movies, many with the “living dead” type title, don’t let yourself miss this one. It’s a great comedic zombie movie.
I saw that one at a preview Q&A screening on Monday, it’s a lot of fun! Best to go in knowing as little as possible about the plot.
The Good Shepherd (2006), Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro and a whole hosts of Big Names spend 2 hours and 47 minutes on a fictionalized history of the early CIA. A meandering film which was EASILY 47 minutes too long, the most entertaining activity one can do during this film is figuring out which 47 minutes can be cut - the Angelina Jolie story? The Skull and Crossbones shit? The gay professor who turns out to be a compromised spy in WW2 London? Damon’s son and his arc? The Bay of Pigs sequence(s)?
Trick question - it’s the Angelina Jolie stuff! Bonus in that it largely eliminates the Damon’s son arc as well.
Directed by De Niro, it definitely had a kitchen sink quality to it as everything was thrown into this movie to try to get it to work. This wasn’t helped by the fact that it was produced by De Niro’s company (Tribeca) so there was a lot of “we really don’t want to tell the boss ‘no’” decision (non)making.
I like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but Skyscraper is not worth your time. Unless you enjoy tabulating how many other movies it’s ripping off. Stone waste of Neve Campbell.
Game Night
Highly recommended.
Watched this one 6 years ago, but didn’t remember it to well. Watched it with my wife tonight and it is amazing. What a great comedy with a lot of memorable quotes and big comedic moments.
If you haven’t seen it, check it out.
Proof that IMDB (6.9) can be very wrong. Great film.
I saw Argylle today and it was fun.
I remember that too. Jesse Plemons steals it if you ask me.
I saw it yesterday (in IMAX no less!) and agree that it is fun if you aren’t someone who agonizes over enormous plot holes, numerous deus ex machina occurrences, and impenetrable plot armor for many characters. So basically, turn off your brain, sit back and enjoy. All in all, I enjoyed it.
I remember enjoying that film far more than I expected to as well. Genuinely funny.