Movie Guru Corey

      Time to dust of the old critic hat. A flash back to 2017 here for a few. I had not read the book or seen the miniseries. Needless to say, what we got was top quality horror. 2019 came around, the adult version came out, it wasn't as good. When it was all done Warner Brothers ended up with 1.023 billion. for those that do not know, that is a hell of a lot for two horror films. So.... how do you maximize your profits?     There is a lot that goes on in this first episode, so well see how this goes. in typical "It" fashion we do start out with the disappearance of a kid.  When Lilly hears him in the drains one night, her and a group of schoolmates decide it is time to find out what happened.     Like the movie, the characters  are mostly kids. The film found a way for the Losers club to be likeable. Thinking logically, this is a tv show, there is a lot of room for change, but the kids are very unlikeable. The bullying in this episode is ta...

A little late in the week, but here we go. Weapons tells the story of a town that loses 17 children at the same time, 2:17 am. Where did they go? Who took them? The film is written and directed by Zach Cregger, the man behind "Barbarian".  "Weapons" hits theaters August 8.

      From the director of the "Raid " movies? Yes please. Way back in 2011, little did I know I was going to get one of my favorite action movies. One man going through an entire building beating up bad guys. Why you ask? Does it mater!   Since that time we have gotten 2014's Raid 2 and 2018's the apostle. Both movies I really liked, no reason I would not like this film.  The film picks up after  a drug deal gone wrong.  Detective Walker ( Tom Hardy), must fight his way through the underworld to rescue a politician's son back.   To get a person interested in your action film you have to focus on two things: how it’s presented and is the story interesting. This film starts with a lot of excess baggage that does not give the film a needed boost to get going. Sometimes in an action movie we can forgive a bad story, if we have a lot of fun getting to where we are going. Over half the movie is fluff with unmemorable dialogue and characters. ...

       We are back again with reviews for the weekend movies. This weekend I am hoping to get more out  than just one, but well see.       In August 2015 Until Dawn was released onto the PS4 and went on to sell 50 million copies as well as being a critical success. There was always the question on whether or not it would get a sequel or a movie. Fast forward 10 years later, we are getting a movie. This is a return to the horror genre for director David F Sandberg, his last two being the "Shazam" movies. His horror career includes "Lights Out" and "Anabelle: Creation" . Two very good horror entries, brought me to the theater,   The film revolves around a group of friends getting stuck in a time loop. While in the loop, they are repeatedly murdered in gruesome ways.      With the recent release of "The last of Us" season 2, and all the hate it is getting for being different, I would like to try to be impartial to this m...

  We have seen many legacy sequels in recent years , a lot being horror. This year brings a new secret from last summer. This week we got the first trailer for the new "I know what you did Last Summer". There is a new deadly secret that five friends share. Hopefully Julie Jones (Jenifer Love Hewitt) and Ray Bronson (Freddie Prince Jr) can save the day! "I know what you did Last Summer" drops in theaters July 18th.

      Happy Easter to all !!! As I have done in the past, every holiday I like to take a look at a favorite of the current holidays films. This time around, the 1979 comedy "Life of Brian".      Monty Python started out as a sketch show in 1969 that ran for four seasons. The success of this show go them their first feature, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." It was a critical and financial hit. It was produced for 175 thousand pounds and made 7.7 million world wide. A follow up was all but guaranteed. In 1979 we got,  "The Life of Brian."   The story revolves around   Brian, who happened to born one stable down and on  same night as Jesus.  Brian becomes intrigued by a young rebel, Judith. To try to impress her, Brian joins the  movement against the Roman Empire. While running from the Romans, he recites some o f the teachings he heard from Jesus. This ends up getting the  crowd to believe he is the Messiah....