PLOT:Batman forms a team to
stop Darkseid and Steppenwolf in this new version of the same name in 2017.
WHAT IS RIGHT:Snyder’s film
has more back-story of the villains and heroes.It also has more great action sequences.MAJOR SPOILER:The climax of the
movie is TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
WHAT IS WRONG:If you like some
of the scenes in the movie in 2017-a lot is not there or cut short. The length
of the movie is over four hours yet it is worth it.If it is a success there will be a many
director’s cut films and shouldn’t be.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: YES! If you are a fan of superheroes and DC comics
or just to see how much they added or took away is worth a look.
RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON
ANIMATED
PLOT:A beautiful, Asian
princess who is determined has an adventure finding a magical dragon.
WHAT IS RIGHT:The colorful
visuals and the funny supporting cast and how hard it is to trust but worth it.
WHAT IS WRONG:NOTHING! It’s
Disney!
SHOULD YOU WATCH:YES! The voice
actors are great (mostly Asian cast such as Daniel Dae Kim-Hawaii Five O,
Benedict Wong –Dr. Strange and Awkafina-Crazy Rich Asian) the story is told
well and it has humor, heart and action!
PLOT:Middle age black man gets to play jazz with a
legend but he dies but comes back to find out what is really important.
WHAT IS
RIGHT:The great voice actors, Jamie
Foxx, Tina Fey and Angela Bassett.The
jazz music is great.Impressive story.
WHAT IS
WRONG:Disney makes in-between life and
death a pleasant experience.Cute but
not for children.
SHOULD YOU WATCH:Yes if you are an adult.
FALLING
DRAMA
PLOT:John Peterson (Viggo
Mortensen), a gay man who is married to an Asian has to take care of his aging
father Willis (Lance Henriksen) who has dementia.
WHAT IS RIGHT:The performances
of Mortensen and Henriksen. These two actors are famous for action, fantasy and
sci-fi films but they acted well as son and father who never got along as he
got older and willing to take care of him.Henriksen is a fussing racist, sexist difficult senior parent.Praise also for Sverrir Gudnason as Young
Willis who wants to be good to his wife and children but has a wild streak in
him.
WHAT IS WRONG:Why is Willis the
way he is.There is a ton of flashbacks
of the Peterson’s when they were young and teens but we don’t know about the
father enough.Was it the sign of the
times or was he always mean and got mean as he got older and the world was
changing without him.Laura Linney as
Sarah, John’s suffer sister had only one scene but she should have had more for
she is very talented.
SHOULD YOU WATCH:It is an
independent film so doesn’t expect Hollywood histrionics but it is
emotional.If you enjoy excellent acting
you should go.
AMERICAN SKIN
DRAMA (Video Release)
PLOT: Ex-veteran watches his son gunned down in
front of him, the officer acquitted vows his own justice.
WHATS RIGHT: Nate Parker wrote
and directed this film. It discusses
both sides of the concerning subject of black people killed by the police and
the police see it differently. Parker
wants you to see how tough this issue
truly is.
WHAT’S WRONG: It is hard to
watch if you have been wronged by the police.
It is also low-budget so but there are some star you may know like Omari
Hardwick (Showtime’s Power) and Theo Rossi( Netflix’s Luke Cage) Nate Parker is
not very popular himself. He also wrote
and directed Birth of A Nation in 2016 about Nat Turner. Rumors about an alleged rape charge the film
didn’t do very well.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: Yes! It is on DVD and was on Demand. If you don’t search for it you will not find
it. I found out about it on Black News
Channel on a talk show. It is worth the
search.
