VERONICA MARS
I review this movie more as a
fan of the TV show than as a movie review(and you do need to know the TV show to fully understand the movie).
On those grounds, it is very satisfying, a success. The whole thing felt seamless, like time had
not passed, like this was just another episode of the series. The murder mystery is credible and it is nice
to see all the characters back again even if some of them had very small
amounts of screen time. The secondary
plot of police corruption perhaps wasn’t fleshed out enough (there wasn’t time)
but I’m hoping there will be another movie to sort that out or even better a miniseries. Pay attention, Netflix!
MUSCLE SHOALS
This documentary on the
famous recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, while entertaining, never
dull, full of cool interviews and wonderful music, digresses wildly from point
to point making it hard to follow. The
best parts – Muscle Shoals founder/owner Rick Hall’s ongoing description of his
hard life and hard road to success, the segments on Wilson Pickett, Duane
Allman, The Rolling Stones, and Traffic. The worst parts – The part where a group of musicians
open a second rival studio nearby Muscle Shoals and then it goes back and forth
between the two but as far as what music is being made – I lost track of who
did what, confusing. Also too much Bono –
A genuinely self-absorbed asshole who spouts gibberish about “magic mud” being responsible
for the good music vibes.
CHEAP THRILLS
More like torture porn than a
horror movie with scares and a flowing storyline. Reminded me a lot of WOULD YOU RATHER? which is
a much better film with a much better plot.
A so so movie. Best part of this
film was David Koechner. Always sensed
some degree of menace in the comic dumb guys he plays and he is terrifying here. He’s actually a very good actor.
HAUNT
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