Last week at the movies vol. 4
Another week has gone by, and it was an interesting one at my local Regal movie theater. Let’s get into what I saw on the big screen…
Starting off the week was the newest movie based upon the video game, Resident Evil. I hadn’t seen any of the previous movies, nor have I played the video games, so I was going into this one pretty blind as far as what the story was all about. Luckily, you do not need any fore knowledge to get the premise. This movie is tense, plenty of great jump scares, and surprisingly, very funny. By the time you get to the final act, which I’ll admit goes full bonkers, you don’t care.
Next up was a movie I heard about back in Jan/Feb of this year after the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The premise has a father/daughter trying to survive after World War I and the great depression. FDR has ordered that all gold bars from mines be sent back the Federal Reserve. This presents a unique opportunity to make money on the black market for people that are desperate to survive. Set in the beautiful Oregon wilderness, this movie delivers great performances, wonderful cinematography, and a very engaging story.
Devil in a Blue Dress is a classic Denzel Washington movie released in 1995. I remember seeing this that year, but haven’t seen it again since until last week. I love everything about this movie. Great story showing 1940’s Los Angeles and the crime, corruption and racism that was happening in our country at that time. Sadly, many things are still the same even though the city looks different today.
Primetime was one of my most anticipated movies this Fall. I had recently seen the documentary made about this TV show a few months ago and was hoping I would get more perspectives about the ethical and moral questions the documentary addresses. Instead, we get more of an examination of Chris Hansen, the man behind the show. I think it is important to know that Chris Hansen is driven to rid the world of pedophiles from a story he did about sex trafficking in Cambodia. He was so moved by what he saw that it lead directly to “To Catch a Predator”.
This movie felt more of an acid trip watching a man’s psyche devolve into strange ambition, where power and prestige is more important than the children being portrayed.
