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I'm not a big fan of anime, but this is my favorite. It may be slow towards the middle, but in the end it's worth it.

Tomb Raider is based off of the classic video games and stars Alicia Vikander as the new Lara Croft after Angelina Jolie left. In this Tomb Raider adaptation Lara Croft gets a secret message from her dad believing him to be dead. She follows his research towards an island where she is captured and must escape the island. Now personally I enjoyed Angelina's performance as Lara Croft so hearing Alicia Vikander as the new Lara Croft I was skeptical, but she pulled it off. I played the Tomb Raider game and Alicia Vikander looks like her from the video game. The first twenty minutes of the movie kept me really interested and maybe there was a silver lining where movies based off of video games aren't awful. And until she reaches the island that's where things got a little slow. They had everything they needed from elements of the video game to a great performance, but it was lacking in script. Giving what Alicia Vikander was working with I think they could've added more to her character than just having it be your typical Indiana Jones movie. Another great performance is Walton Groggins as the villain. Walton Groggins is one of those actors where the movie can be really bad, but somehow he can pull it off and make the movie a little bit better. Which he is a good actor, I just think he needs to do a movie where he can get himself out there. So overall it was entertaining for a video game movie and it was a nice attempt, but we still haven't been able to break the curse.

I had the whole theatre to myself. So that's something. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri stars Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Frances McDormand, which is also directed by Martin McDonagh. This is about a woman who decides to post an advertising to let everybody know that her daughter was raped and murdered. I wanted to see this movie for two reasons: One: I like the work of Martin McDonagh, and Sam Rockwell, who I think is an underrated actor. And I watched this movie and it was different from the movies that Martin McDonagh has done in the past like In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. And those movies had humor as well as a great drama, but this one it doesn't have that much humor to it. There is a little bit of humor, but not much as his other works and I miss that and I wanted to see more of that. Now that isn't to say that this isn't a bad movie. There were moments that were fun to watch and other times where do we need that scene to explain everything. Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand carry the movie for sure. I think she's a good actress and I haven't seen her in anything in a long time so it was good to see in her in the spotlight. Sam Rockwell is the comedy relief in the movie and the scenes that he's in are fun to watch. You start to hate this character because he's a violent psychopath but later on you start to like him and realize he isn't a bad person. Overall, this was an average movie with good actors, a solid script, and a fun time to watch every now and again.

The Trouble With Harry stars Shirley MacLaine and John Forsythe and is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The plot reviles around a dead corpse named Harry that has everybody asking themselves what should be down with his body. There are many Alfred Hitchcock movies out there that are really suspenseful, but not ones that are funny so I decided to explore this movie to see how he is with his comedy chops. And the only question I have is where is the humor? The entire time I was watching this monstrosity I was trying to find the humor, but there was nothing. And if there was any humor, it came off as a little creepy that made me ask myself should I be laughing or not? Also this movie is so boring with its run time being ninety minutes, but it feels like i was watching a three hour movie. It sells itself as being a dark mystery comedy, but it falls flat as the movie focuses on the mystery category and leaves the comedy category in the middle of the desert as it slowly tries to make it into the movie. But even the mystery category is boring as it is has no idea where it should enter and that's what makes this the worst Alfred Hitchcock movie he's done. And i was ultimately disappointed because I wanted to see what his comedy is like, and in the end it was boring that he needs to find his groove. So in the end, this movie is something that everyone should avoid, that everyone is better off sticking to his classics like Vertigo or Psycho.

The Mummy stars Brendan Fraser, and Rachel Weisz. The film is set in 1925 and involves a group of archeologists who are hunting for the lost ancient city of Hamunaptra. However the group accidently awakens an ancient mummy who begins wreaking havoc in order to find his long lost girlfriend. This movie is loosely adapted from the 1932 movie and it has nothing to do with the Mummy starring Tom Cruise. I'm not going to talk about the Mummy with Tom Cruise because that's another review for another day. But this version of the Mummy will always be better than previous one we got, but I never saw the original let alone heard of it so I can't really compare the two. But this Mummy feels like it was a passion project from director Stephen Sommers. And while the jokes feel like they were just made up on the spot or maybe it tries too hard to be Indiana Jones, it is entertaining. Before the Uncharted games were released this is what Uncharted would've looked liked. And somewhere deep in my brain led me to believe that Stephen Sommers directed his own Uncharted movie which he made a sequel later. And a couple of years later someone from Naughty Dog watched the Mummy and decided to the movie into a video game franchise. And Brendan Fraser was also the inspiration of Nathan Drake, who brings humor to the movie. And occasionally it feels like he's trying way too hard to be romantic or portray Indiana Jones, you can't hate on the person. This movie came out in 1999, and for a time the special effects team did an amazing job creating the Mummy and all the other special effects involved. But when you watch it now, it feels outdated compared to the special effects we have today, but its still entertaining no matter how awful you think it seems. So in the end, The Mummy is a solid adventure movie that lacks humor and romance, but it makes up for its special effects that I would like to think would make Boris Karloff proud.

The Equalizer stars Denzel Washington and is directed by Antoine Fuqua who directed Training Day, which also starred Denzel Washington. Denzel Washington plays a hitman who wants to lead a normal life, but after an innocent girl played by Chloe Grace Moretz ends up in the hospital by some Russian gangsters he decides to take matters in his own hands. We don't really know what Denzel did before he decided to live a normal life but from what I saw it looked like he was a hitman and I like how he portrayed the different personalities to this person. The movie was a little too long for my taste, because it focused on his vigilante personality while at the same time dealing with the Russian gangsters. But what I really enjoyed was how he goes to an ordinary innocent man to an assassin when people mess with the things he loves the most. He's not necessary lonely he likes helping people and he tries his best to leave his past behind and the concept of having someone go from innocent to hitman is very well acted by Denzel. But this is where the movie has its faults. For one thing Chloe Grace Moretz doesn't have a lot of screen time and I felt that they could've done so much more with this character so we could understand the pain and suffering she went through. The main antagonist is the other problem. He tries so hard to be scary and intimidating that it almost comes off as laughable because we've seen this happen in so many movies that he doesn't really give us anything to work with. This movie is more of a spy movie than a revenge movie as it is mostly a cat and mouse and also feels like a Hitman video game than anything else. So overall, I'm not saying that it's a bad movie, it was average with a protagonist that was likeable, but there were some pieces that didn't fit together and that's where it went wrong.

The Good the Bad, and the Ugly is a spaghetti western film starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef. The film is directed by Sergio Leone and is the conclusion to the Dollars Trilogy, which also starred Clint Eastwood. The film centers on three outlaws who are on the hunt to find a fortune in gold buried in a cemetery. To kick-start this review off I will mention that this is the final chapter in the Dollars Trilogy. The Dollars Trilogy are three spaghetti films starring Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name. And these three movies are major influences that have inspired countless western films to come. But unlike the first two films, I think I speak for everyone in saying that this is the film that brings a breath of fresh air to the western genre. Even though the movie is called The Good the Bad, and the Ugly, the movie does display its good, bad, and ugly side to things. I don't know if it was Sergio Leone's intention to go all out in the final chapter and have this be his magnum opus, but he needs to work on the run time. This movie is three hours and in those three hours the movie felt like it was all over the place as we focus on these three outlaws hunting for buried treasure, but then it jumps to the American Civil War. There just needed to be some common ground on whoever wrote the script, but I didn't feel any connection. And when this movie was released, people didn't like it and received criticism as well. And in a way I feel like I fit that category because I didn't like it after it was finished, but it grew on me after. But ignoring its three-hour run time, the movie does make up for its brilliant dialogue, acting, and the music department. The music does a great job building that suspense feeling and I as I was watching this zoning in and out, as soon as that theme song kicked in, I knew I was in for a ride. And that last scene alone is enough for me to say that you should definitely watch this if you're not a fan of the western genre. I'm not the biggest fan of western genres, but Clint Eastwood makes any western movie enjoyable to watch that no other western character can top Clint Eastwood's charm and charisma. So in the end, even though this movie is three hours long to the point where it bore me to tears, the movie grew on me to the point that I realize while it may not be the best movie of the western genre, its still the one western movie I would recommend watching regardless if you hate western movies.

The Irishman stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, and is directed by Martin Scorsese. The Irishman tells the true story of Frank Sheeran and his relationship with Jimmy Hoffa. I'm going to start this review out by saying that Scorsese directing gangster films is like french fries with ketchup. And him directing a gangster film and reuniting Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Robert De Niro, is like Christmas. Another thing is that the Irishman tells the story of Jimmy Hoffa who i have no clue who that is. I only know his name because I've seen tv shows or movies mentioning this character. So for Scorsese to bring this character to life, I thought to myself what could go wrong? The problem I have with this is that he doesn't show up until an hour into the movie. By the way the movie is three hours and twenty nine minutes, so if you have the patience and the energy to sit through a three hour and twenty nine minute movie, then hats off to you. I know that this is more to do with the life of Frank Sheeran, and I have no problem with that except that the first hour is repetitive just like all of Scorsese films from Goodfellas to Casino. I was more interested in Jimmy Hoffa, and part of me wishes that Scorsese would focus on this man rather than cramming down an entire history class of Sheeran and Hoffa in a movie that's three hour and twenty nine minutes. But I will say that on a positive note that the run time could've been a lot worse. It could've been slow paced and have scenes that would have nothing to do with the movie and leave us bored out of our minds. But Scorsese knows how to entertain an audience and knows how to pick off which is important and which isn't. And this has been his passion project for quite some time, but part of me feels that he added the extended run time to show us how much he really cared for this. This could've been better if it had been a tv show instead of a movie, because there is a lot to process and I think telling this long epic tale of Jimmy Hoffa and Frank Sheeran deserves to be in t.v. rather than on a big screen. So in the end, while it was nice seeing Scorsese direct a gangster film and reuniting these legends, I think in the end he should've stuck with a specific era, and just made a movie out of that.

Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker is the ninth Star Wars movie and the final chapter in the Luke Skywalker saga and is directed by J.J. Abrams. In the final chapter the resistance has intercepted a transmission from Emperor Palpatine and its up to the resistance to stop Palpatine from completing his mission. I'm a big Star Wars fan and so far this new trilogy that J.J. Abrams has created has been a hit and miss for me, but this movie felt like J.J. Abrams took everything I loved about Star Wars ripped it into tiny shreds and threw it in the trash. At first I thought Last Jedi was bad, but after seeing this catastrophe, it made me realize that even though Last Jedi was not what I was expecting, at least that movie had originality than this. Rise of Skywalker feels like Return of the Jedi and Empire Strikes Back on speed. There is so much information being crammed into this final movie that they don't take a moment to breathe and give it a proper ending. This is one of the reasons why I loved the original trilogy because they treated those movies like a family from the cast to the extras, to everyone involved with the original saga. I can't say the same thing with this film however. I'll give the Force Awakens the benefit of the doubt because at least J.J. Abrams gave us his own vision of Star Wars ten years after Revenge of the Sith was released. However this film feels like a dysfunctional family, as all the characters from Force Awakens I don't even recognize them anymore. But the biggest problem is that no-one sat down, watched the Last Jedi, and followed up on those events, but instead they pretended that that didn't exist because fans were frustrated by how that turned out. And this is the problem with Star Wars is that it doesn't take risks anymore as it did with the prequels and the originals, which I sympathize. Everybody criticizes the prequels, but I have a soft spot for them, because at least George Lucas created a world before the originals and just ran with it no matter how half baked it looked. To wrap up this review, as much as I am destroying this, there were some parts that I liked, but in the end it didn't get the proper ending it deserved and that left me disappointed.

Bad Santa stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, and Bernie Mac. The film revolves around two criminals who pose as a mall Santa and an elf, who rob stores every Christmas. But things get complicated when one of them befriends a socially awkward kid. This isn't inspired by Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but this is a modern adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas if the Grinch became an alcoholic. Seriously, Scrooge and the Grinch hated Christmas, but Scrooge and Grinch are like angels compared to Billy Bob Thornton. Bad Santa takes everything you know about Santa as being holly and jolly puts it in the trash, lights it on fire, and makes Santa the antagonist. The film also does a great job in turning your three main characters into Grinches as well and unlike many Christmas films, that are for family friendly audiences, this film reveals a much darker side of Christmas, but still gives it a happy ending. And if you think about those three main characters are no different than Billy Bob Thornton. So in the end, put down the Christmas films you know so much about and explore a different side of Christmas.

Donnie Darko stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, and Patrick Swayze and is directed by Richard Kelly. The film revolves around a troubled teenager named Donnie Darko who meets a giant bunny rabbit named Frank who tells him that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. For those of you who have watched Donnie Darko or are new, this movie is very confusing, so the best way to watch this is the director's cut of the film. Don't get me wrong, you'll still be confused, but the director's cut will give you tiny clues as to what is going on in Donnie Darko's mind. But this is my favorite film as I explored this multiple times because the first time I watched Donnie Darko, I didn't know what was going on, but now that I've kept rewatching it from time to time, I find myself understanding the meaning of Donnie Darko. But what I find intriguing about Donnie Darko is the plot because you can't make this stuff up because that's what the plot is and because I have an exquisite mind that makes me want go exploring into unknown territory. And that's what makes Donnie Darko so fascinating that it takes a plot that makes you utterly confused and bamboozled and turns it into a masterpiece. So in the end, if your like me who enjoys unique and weird movies that open your mind, than do yourself a favor and buy this.

Sahara stars Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Steve Zahn, and is based off of the popular book by Clive Cussler. The film revolves around treasure explorer Dirk Pitt who is searching for a lost Civil War ship, while helping a WHO doctor investigating a mysterious plague. This movie is like Indiana Jones and James Bond had a love child. I wrote of review of Octopussy saying that it was more Indiana Jones and less James Bond. This is a perfect example of how you combine Indiana Jones and James Bond into one movie. Sure the movie isn't perfect without it's flaws, but I applaud it for not trying so hard to be two different types of franchises. It has a perfect balance of Indiana Jones and James Bond. This is more of your basic Indiana Jones and James Bond elements with likeable characters and one-dimensional James Bond villains that don't overact and are still entertaining to watch. But the problem I have with this is why all the hate Hollywood? Even though that this movie is one of the most expensive movies to bomb at the box office and Clive Cussler getting into arguments over creative differences with Hollywood its still an entertaining movie. I've never read the book before, but from what I read the book is way more bloody and violent than the movie. But in the end it's still a fantastic adventure and that's all that matters to me. Just because certain things from the book don't make it into the movie doesn't mean the movie can't be entertaining. And a movie can still be entertaining if originally the movie was planned for an R rating, but switched over to a PG-13 rating, but done correctly. Some cases can be made, but I feel that if those bloody and violent aspects from the book were in the movie, then it would lose its magic and be an awkward mess. And I don't want this to be an awkward mess because I enjoyed this journey and I don't want it spoiled over creative differences. So in the end I will say that this is worth watching to the point where you should ignore the negative reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, and the trailer because that doesn't do it justice.

Rope stars James Stewart and is directed by Alfred Hitchcock and is also based off of a play of the same name. The film involves two college students who murder one of their classmates and attempt to get away with the perfect murder, by hosting a dinner party. When this movie was released in 1948, there was a lot of controversy over its use of homophobia between the two college students who commit murder. But I don't want to go into all of that as it didn't bother me nor do I care about that. I will say that I like the plot to this because its just two students who commit murder and try to get away with it by hosting a dinner party just for thrills. Also what's cool about Rope is the run time, which is only one hour and twenty minutes, just a few characters, and all this takes place in a penthouse apartment. And the cherry on top is James Stewart. But behind all this smoke and mirrors is nothin more than wasted potential. I felt like the story followed the play thoroughly instead of someone making some edits to the play but still respecting the play. The topic Rope talks about is murder and I find the subject of murder fascinating. The only problem is the discussion of murder is only talked about ten minutes of the movie and the last ten minutes as well. It would've been interesting to see all of the cast talk about murder besides James Stewart, andI felt that that potential was wasted and all the movie offered us was some romance that I didn't care about. However James Stewart saves this movie by putting all the other actors in the corner and steals the whole movie because let's face it who wouldn't want to listen to James Stewart talk about murder. So in the end while Rope does have an interesting plot, it feels ruined and it could've used a little more work or made some changes to the play instead of following it by heart.

Roman J. Israel Esq. stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell, directed by Dan Gilroy who directed Nightcrawler. And in this Denzel Washington plays Roman a defense attorney who doesn't put up with anyone's attitude and one day he does something that leads to certain consequences. First of all, Denzel Washington delivers a great performance as Roman who is awkward around people and you can see that in certain scenes where he's talking to people about certain subjects. I kind of like his how he handles his clients and treats them like normal people instead of money, but however he just doesn't understand how the system works and people as well, which makes him a loner. He's not a bad guy is what I'm saying. You feel bad for him, in some instances, but you can't help but feel you wish he did the right thing for once. I like how Dan Gilroy focuses on two sides when it comes to law where we se Colin Farrell as a cutthroat attorney and Denzel who is on the opposite side of Colin Farrell as he's down on his luck. I didn't think that this was a bad movie. I thought it was entertaining with some scenes that needed improving and needed to make sense. I felt that there was something was missing almost as if the script needed some improvement. The script didn't feel like it was finished where it jumps from one scene to the next and you're left wondering how did we get from here to there. Overall, I will say that it was a good movie, but it just needed some improvement.

Rebecca stars Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, and Judith Anderson. The story revolves around a young woman who meets Maxim De Winter and soon becomes his second wife. Later, he takes her to her place named Manderley where she learns a dark secret to his first wife. Rebecca is a twisted fairytale. At the beginning of the film we are introduced to Joan Fontaine who is a shy and insecure woman looking for love. She later meets Maxim De Winter who acts as her prince charming even though he is cruel towards her and she tries everything to escape her evil godmother and eventually the two fall in love and get married. She has this fantasy that he will to her to his palace called Manderley and live happily ever after, but it is far from happy. She is Snow White who wakes up from her coma with the imagination that she will live happily ever after with her prince charming, but once she sees Manderley up close her fairytale is an illusion. Mrs. Danvers is the Queen in the Snow White story who is the scariest woman in movie history. Mrs. Danvers loved the first Mrs. De Winter almost as she were the first wife before the second Mrs. De Winter took her place. All the other characters that we meet along the way are part of the second Mrs. De Winter's fairytale illusion. She's still wants that fairytale to be real and it's the only one living in that fantasy while everyone else is oblivious of the fact that they are also part of the story, but they don't realize it. By this point there is no hope for her as she refuses to be woken up from her dream as she believes that dreams can come true while the first wife was cruel to Maxim. Maxim at once believed that dreams do come true, but once he found out about her real intentions he woke up and realized that his dream was shattered. Alfred Hitchcock takes the beloved fairytale that we all know and turns it upside down and gives it a more gothic tone. Overall, this love story shows us that love is cruel and harsh even though we don't want to accept it. Rebecca took me completely by surprise as it showed me what love is truly about filled with tons of suspense that makes this a great film to watch.

Overlord is set in World War II and the story revolves around American soldiers who's mission is to take out a German radio tower so that American ships can pass onto the beach safely. However their plane is shot down and the entire squad is slaughtered except for four soldiers. Now its up to these four band of misfits to complete their objective, but they accidently stumble upon a laboratory that the Germans are using to build an army of super soldiers and Nazi zombies. This whole concept sound like familiar to the plot of the Wolfenstein and Resident Evil video games and we all know how those movies turn out. But it was a surprising pleasure to enjoy with a bland concept, but it's more than meets the eye. It's not your typical war movie because it offers so much more and they don't focus on the horrors of war. Granted they do focus on the horrors of war, but its done in a different perspective that left me fascinating and intrigued if that actually did happen or if its just rumors. I'm not an expert on war, but I don't think that the Germans had the idea of creating Nazi zombies or building an army of super soldiers because that idea alone sounds completely far-fetched. But a part of me wants to know if Germans were really experimenting with American soldiers for scientific research. Overlord is not afraid to be a different war movie that what we have in front of us is a twisted version of Saving Private Ryan. And it feels good to have a break from all the classic war movies we've witnessed over the years because how many times do we need to hear that concept repeated to us again and again. If I could find a problem I have it would have to be that Overlord had a problem finding a balance between being a war movie and being a horror movie. To me I wanted to Overlord to focus on Nazi zombies because that's never appeared on the big screen. But for the most part the movie does a spectacular job of actually giving us this concept and turning it into something spectacular without it making it seem cheesy or over the top. So in conclusion this is a terrific war film with tons of horror and suspense and is definitely a sleeper hit in the war department.

Octopussy is the thirteenth movie in the James Bond franchise and stars Roger Moore as James Bond. In this mission Bond is sent to investigate a jewel smuggling operation after discovering an agents death carrying a fake Faberge egg. I think what I should address first is the title. Octopussy sounds like the title of a porn movie, but it isn't. And you can't make this up when someone asks you what his or her favorite or least favorite James bond movie is. Octopussy is all over the place. This movie has a hard time figuring what it wants to be as one half deals with espionage and the other half is like an Indiana Jones movie. I'd rather this be a parody of Indiana Jones more than a spy flick because most of the time this feels rushed that it makes it forgettable. But then later on the movie feels less like James Bond and more like Indiana Jones and that's when things get interesting. Matter of fact I was so interested in this concept that I forgot that James Bond was investigating some fake jewelry. It felt like the writers forgot they were supposed to be writing a spy thriller and made it more Indian Jones until someone reminded them that this a spy genre and brought it back in instead of letting it sit in the corner like a shy person at a party. This eventually became embarrassing to watch as James Bond disguises himself as a clown. After that I think its safe to say that everyone including MGM and EON Productions had way too much to drink that it was time to hang up the Walther PPK and the vodka martinis and have this be the last time Roger Moore will be James Bond. Sadly it isn't as his last movie would be a View to a Kill, but Octopussy felt like the last one to me. Roger Moore has his ups and downs with the James Bond movies, but after this one he tried way too hard to be suave and charming that it almost came off as creepy. And even his humor was creepy as well that after that it made me feel uncomfortable and felt like ants on my skin. But if there is a bright side to this I will say that it does have an island full of beautiful women and who doesn't want to live on an island with beautiful women? I know I do. So in the end Ocotpussy felt like a final farewell to James Bond, but they could've improved and edited it a lot better.

North by Northwest stars Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason and is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film revolves around an advertising executive named Roger Thornhill who is mistaken for another man named George Kaplan who is forced to go on the run from the government as well as a secret organization who is out looking to kill him. There are two ways of looking at this film. One is just looking at this picture as your standard plot with your typical protagonist and antagonist. But the second way is looking at this in a psychological way. Meaning did all of this actually happen or did he create this fantasy just to escape his boring mundane life? Or another way you can look at this is Roger Thornhill and George Kaplan the same person? And this movie isn't built or structured like a psychological thriller like some of Hitchcock's other movies. But this is Alfred Hitchcock were talking about here. And no other director can take this concept and turn it into a psychological film. Only he can turn a simple concept into something that will make you question your own sanity and have you dissect each frame and shot of the film. That's why this movie is so brilliant as we journey down the rabbit hole inside of Roger Thornhill's warped and twisted mind as he tries to solve the mystery that makes us never leave. I never found myself bored or irritated because I didn't want the journey to end as Alfred Hitchcock hypnotizes the viewer into joining him on this crazy adventure. And the adventure never stops as we have different genres like action, adventure, romance, and comedy all wrapped up in a nice bow. And all these different genres fit so perfectly together that you can sit back and relax without ever scathing your head in confusion. In the end this is one of those movies that will stand the test of time that it has become the inspiration for movies that borrow the same plot, but they will never live up to this. What makes this North by Northwest so brilliant to watch is that you forget your watching a two and a half hour and that the studio and everyone on board put in their sweat and tears to deliver an entertaining movie. And it's no surprise that this film is listed in AFI's top 10 mystery films of all time. So overall, this is by far one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies that is definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it.

Murder on the Orient Express is based off of the classic Agatha Christine novel and is directed, produced and stars Kenneth Branagh. The movie also stars Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Michelle Pfieffer, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Daisy Ridley, Penelope Cruz, and many more. So all these strangers on a train until one of them is murdered and its up to Kenneth Branagh to solve the mystery. I've never read Agatha Christie before, but I like a good mystery movie because I can use my brain to figure out who the killer is. The first half of the movie is good, well maybe not the beginning, which I felt was out of place, but when were introduced to everyone on the train and a murder goes down, that's when the real drama begins. And after that that's pretty much it actually. I found myself bored and uninterested in the mystery and what was going on that I lost focus. The movie is entertaining I'll give it credit, but the problem with this is that it's a star-studded cast, but only half of them get any screen time. They choose to focus on half of the characters and the rest they leave in the wind. We don't get any character development for Willem Dafoe or Judi Dench for example and its not until the end where the characters we forgotten have a backstory that feels rushed. And by then its not interesting anymore its an entertaining murder mystery with no real development at all. I was really disappointed overall.

Charlie's Angels stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, and is directed by Elizabeth Banks. This Charlie's Angels is a reboot to the 2000 film with Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu and the original tv series. In this Charlie's Angels movie the spies are tasked with recovering a new and improved energy source before it gets into the wrong hands. Have you ever seen a more shallow, disgusting depiction of Charlie's Angels cause I have. The whole movie is just about feminism and girl power to the point where they have to shove this subject down our throats, that we become completely exhausted. I'm not expecting much of Charlie's Angels, but enough with the overuse of feminism and girl power. I'm expecting a Charlie's Angels movie that has I can turn off my brain and enjoy it for what is is. But I got none of that with this at all. It felt like I was watching a really bad episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians without the action, the gadgets, and everything I love about Charlie's Angels. And that's not what Charlie's Angels is about. To me, this kind of felt like it was all about Elizabeth Banks as she had control over everything and gave off that my way or the highway attitude and gave the cast with nothin to work with. Now if she was the villain the whole movie that would've been cool, but spoilers it's not. Instead it feels like she gave the audience the middle finger with a message that says that women are more superior than men. And if that's what the message you're going with, no wonder men and women are going to hate this film, and then later it's all men's fault because they're anti feminism. And that to me is a really poor depiction of women because women aren't like that and men love women who are tough too, like Sarah Connor, Lara Croft, and Wonder Woman. Those women are great examples that women and men should look up to because they tell, but don't show. Unlike Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska, who are trying way too hard to be perfect examples of strong female driven characters. So in the end, this is the most disastrous, disappointing movie of 2019 and go watch the show, the 2000 film or the sequel cause this is not the Charlie's Angels I remember.

Memento stars Guy Pearce and Carrie Ann Moss and is directed by Christopher Nolan. Guy Pearce plays Leonard a man who suffers from short-term memory loss who is looking for the killer who murdered his wife. If I could summarize this in two words it would be mind blowing. This is one of the smartest intelligent psychological thrillers of all time that doesn't go for the usual twist ending. I'm not saying that all psychological thrillers do that; I'm simply stating that no psychological thriller will ever come close to as Memento, except the Sixth Sense. I was impressed how Christopher Nolan decided to make his own psychological thriller so he can mess with the viewer's minds. This is one of those movies where every detail of the movie counts that you can't cook or do chores, because then you would be lost and confused. We don't know much about this person, but we do get a little brief background information about him. But from the evidence that I gathered throughout I sympathize with his character because he's looking for his wife while at the same time suffering from short-term memory loss. And because of his condition I feel pity for him as the people he interacts with treat him differently. But at the same time his past life he's a jerk if you think about it and so it brings me the question of should I feel his pain or not? I'm going to end my review here because it's really hard not to give anything away with people who haven't seen this movie and I want people to experience this masterpiece without spoilers. And trust me as soon as the movie is over you will be thinking about this again and again trying to piece the puzzles together. And for the people, who have seen the movie, don't spoil it for the people who haven't. It's not cool.

Live and Let Die is the eighth movie in the James Bond franchise with Roger Moore making his debut as James Bond. In this mission, Bond is sent to New Orleans, New York, and the Caribbean after three agents are missing and also stop an international drug lord. After Sean Connery left the franchise, the producers passed the torch to Roger Moore. I'm not a fan of Roger Moore. In fact he is my least favorite James Bond as he comes across as boring and tries very hard to be like Sean Connery, but that is not possible. However, he does provide some good movies, with this one being my favorite of the Roger Moore James Bond franchise. I should start out by saying that this came during the Blaxploitation era, with movies like Shaft and Superfly becoming popular. And that's what Live and Let Die is. It's a combination of Dr. No, Shaft, and Superfly all in one movie. There are many themes and similarities between this and Dr. No almost like the directors and everyone involved had this idea to make a Blaxploitation Dr. No. And while this movie provides exotic locations, one of the best high-speed boat chases that made it into the Guinness Book of World Records, Solitaire, one of the best females in the James Bond franchise, played by Jane Seymour, and an awesome theme song performed by Paul McCartney, I felt like something was missing. The movie was confused on whether or not is was Shaft or Superfly where one half is like watching a Shaft movie and the other half is like watching a Superfly movie. It needed to find its balance and it never did and by the time we learn that Kananga and Mr. Big are the same person, it felt like a waste of a perfectly good moment. The scriptwriters had a perfect idea, but they threw it away like they were embarrassed that the director and the cast would find this stupid and idiotic. Instead they decided to go with a weird romantic relationship between James Bond, Solitaire, and Kananga, that doesn't make sense and felt awkward. Overall, this is Roger Moore's first James Bond movie that's different and unique and while it is entertaining the script could've used some work and editing before they released it in the theatre.