Mr. Rogers Meets Dolemite

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

DRAMA

PLOT:    A reporter finds healing while doing an article of Mister Fred Rogers.

                Lloyd (Matthew Reyes) is a reporter for Esquire magazine and his boss wants him to a story of the popular PBS kid show host, Mister Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks).  He is going through his own problems and he is skeptical of Rogers how quite, thoughtful and compassionate he is.  He comes around and truly enjoys how kindness and patience can help someone.  This is a great movie but it isn’t the typical biography of Fred Rogers.  This is a true story about the real writer Tom Junrod relationship with the real Mister Rogers.  Hanks is GREAT as Rogers for you can’t believe he is a real good person but has flaws.  The cast is equally impressive.  If you enjoyed Mister Rogers as a child you will enjoy this movie.

KNIVES OUT

MYSTERY

PLOT:    Patriarch dies but was he killed.

                Halan Thrombay (Christopher Plummer) is rich and odd. He is found dead and the suspect is Marta Cabrera (Ariade Armas).  The detective is Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig James Bond) finds out it is not as simple as that.  There are twist and turns until you find out who done it.  It is quite good but long.  Craig with a southern accent is fun and the family of cutthroats are Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Don Johnson.  If you like mysteries you will enjoy this.

             

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME

BIOGRAPHY/COMEDY

PLOT:    The story about Rudy Ray Moore, rap pioneer and stand-up comedian.

                Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) is poor and wants to be famous.  He does everything then he listens to stories by a homeless man and uses it to change his imagine into Dolemite.  He is a hit now he wants to be an action star in blaxploitation movies which he is turned down because of his size so he produces his own film.  Murphy is fantastic in the role.  He is driven to make it at all cost- most of it is hilarious and sometimes sad but very good. Everyone actor is good especially Wesley Snipes as  D’Urville Martin.  It was in theaters for a week but seen on Netflix but it is worth seeming.