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A Big winner all-round

“One of the most unexpected movie-going delights of 2017, The Big Sick is much more than just another fluffy Hollywood romantic comedy. Written by Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon, the movie is loosely based on the true story of their courtship and romance, eschewing forced sentiment and ” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 11th Via: Blu-ray Plot: In a twisted social experiment, eighty Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed. Rating: 7.1/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 9th Via: 4K Blu-ray Plot: The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair. Rating: 7.4/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 9th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair. Rating: 7.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 9th Via: YouTube Movies Plot: A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie. Rating: 7.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 8th Via: Cinema Plot: The true story of three Americans who thwart a terror attack on a train bound for Paris. Rating: 6.2/10 You can read my review here

Highly flawed but watchable

“Overdrive is such a brazen, barefaced attempt to cash in on the success of the long-running Fast & Furious franchise that you almost have to admire the filmmakers for choosing to release it so soon after 2017's The Fate of the Furious. Written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas - who actually penn” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 7th Via: Cinema Plot: During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds. Rating: 7.8/10

Enormously cheesy and at times incompetent

“Produced by Italian filmmaking luminary Dino De Laurentiis, 1977's Orca: The Killer Whale represents a brazen attempt to capitalize on the astonishing success of Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws. In addition, this particular film goes one step further by ostensibly incorporating elements of ” read more

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 6th Via: Google Play Plot: As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. Rating: 5.3/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 5th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A werewolf terrorizes a small city where lives the paralytic Marty Coslaw, his uncle, and his sister, the story's narrator. Rating: 7.2/10 You can read my review here

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 3rd Via: Netflix Plot: An attractive and popular teenager who is mean-spirited toward others finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body. Rating: 5.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: February 2nd Via: Cinema Plot: Set in 1950's London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Rating: 8.6/10