The Month in Theaters: 20 Reviews From October 2022
11 movies in theaters, as well as an additional 10 with one repeat, for a total of 20 reviews. The standout is clear, but I had fun this Halloween season.
Category: TV and Movies
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 3
This week marks the halfway point in our Halloween Watchlist series, so it’s only appropriate that we get into some of the big name films.
Avatar Has No “Hasta la Vista, Baby”
What Avatar was *NOT*, however, was particularly memorable. Which seems odd for one of the movies to have held the “highest grossing movie *EVER*” record for a while.
2023 Oscars Projections: The Post Fall Film Festival High
Instead of the Oscar projection field shrinking after the fall festivals, it remains just as large with some unlikely contenders benefiting
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 2
This week we’re getting all psychological up in here as we explore the darkness of suburban life, the pain of moving on, and the horrific domino effects that lead a society into authoritarianism.
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 1
Break out the pumpkin spice and candy corn, it’s time to get spooky! Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist
The Month in Theaters September 2022
In September, I saw seven movies in theaters, as well as six other movies via other means. That’s a total of thirteen reviews.
The Month in Theaters August 2022
I managed to get to the theaters seven times in August. On top of that, I watched ten movies elsewhere, for a total of seventeen reviews.
Creatures Of The Night: The Batman, M, and Hunter VS Hunted
Unlike The Batman which mostly follows the POV of the hunter, M gives us the POV of the hunted serial killer of children that has an entire town in mortal fear for their kids.
The Caterwauling of The Rings of Power
Dense things take a while to get moving, which we have to give The Rings of Power, but there are a few concerning things here.
Sunday Morning! “Severance”
Finally, I write about a streaming series – I watched the streaming series “Severance,” a surreal depiction of four very likeable human rats in a very unstimulating corporate cage pushing buttons
Professor Marvel and Professor Hill are nowhere in sight
Professors Marvel and Hill didn’t have the luxury of contemplating their new destinies in solitude. All the eyes in Oz and River City were upon them.
Gird Your Loins For The “Great Rebundling”
There is going to be a never-ending tug-of-war between streaming companies and content creators, with the customer/audience as the rope.
The Month in Theaters May 2022
Beyond theaters, I watched an additional sixteen movies, with one repeat showing from the theater six, for a total of twenty-one reviews.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
The Sam Raimi directed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is an incredibly fun movie with a bevy of awesome cameos
The Month in Theaters March 2022
March and September are the two worst movie months of the year due to raw number of releases. But some good films are out.
The Month in Theaters and Streaming For January 2022
After a late start, eight movies seen in the theaters, another 15 seen on streaming and elsewhere, and 20 of those reviews for you here.
Getting A Read On The Book Of Boba Fett
The Book Of Boba Fett, or rather, in praise and defense of the Star Wars role players that fill out the galaxy far, far, away.
BattleBots: High Civilization and Ancient Savagery Expressing The Human Experience
BattleBots gathers people worldwide who use expertise and ingenuity to produce astounding works of engineering…And then smash them to bits.
I Didn’t Read Wheel of Time, But I Did Stay In A Holiday Inn Express Last Night
Thoughts on the Wheel of Time (the series) from someone who didn’t read the books. I’m probably going to wander into some spoilers territory. Be warned.
