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# Movie Hot Take

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- [Hot Take: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-dont-worry-he-wont-get-far-on-foot/) - Hot Take: A dark, honest look at the life of alcoholic turned paraplegic cartoonist John Callahan from Gus Van Sant featuring a stellar performance from Joaquin Phoenix. Okay, so that's not much of a Hot Take. Walking into Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot cold, I knew nothing of what the movie was
- [If You're Trying to Explain Away the Death of Rayshard Brooks, You Don't Want to See the Systemic Problem](https://moviehottake.com/2020/06/if-youre-trying-to-explain-away-the-death-of-rayshard-brooks-you-dont-want-to-see-the-systemic-problem/) - I wouldn't be exaggerating I estimated the number of times I've slept in my vehicle at over 100 times. Most of my interactions with law enforcement come from that very bad habit due to my pushing myself too far until my body just needed to rest. Of those 100+ naps (or in some cases, full
- [The Rise, Fall and Suicide Letter of MoviePass](https://moviehottake.com/2019/09/the-rise-fall-and-suicide-letter-of-moviepass/) - If it weren't for MoviePass, it's unlikely this site ever launches. Granted I've been on an extended hiatus from writing reviews which would make it seem as if this site were dead but unlike the subject of this post, Movie Hot Take was just in hibernation. From 2015-2018, a sizable segment of the 535 movies
- [Hot Take: Second Act](https://moviehottake.com/2019/01/hot-take-second-act/) - Hot Take: A vehicle for J-Lo to show you how likable she is but the story is too generic and contrived to be anything but just okay. It's entertaining though. I'll give it that much. Fluffy and light, Second Act, the latest film starring Jennifer Lopez is the movie equivalent of comfort food. It's lots
- [The First 25 Movies of the Next 100 Movies of 2018, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2019/01/the-first-25-movie-of-the-next-100-movies-of-2018-graded/) - It's unlikely we'll make it to 150 for 2018 any time soon but we made it back to 125 again at MHT. That's a decent amount of films to see in a year, right? While there was only one 5 star film amongst the 25 (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), not one film of the last
- [Top Movies of 2018](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/top-movies-of-2018/) - Updated January 14th, 2019 Sorry To Bother You A Quiet Place Hereditary Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Juliet, Naked Avengers: Infinity War Isle of Dogs Love, Simon BlacKkKlansman The Favorite Blindspotting Mary Queen of Scots Bohemian Rhapsody Black Panther Aquaman Thoroughbreds Eighth Grade Creed II Ralph Breaks the Internet Crazy Rich Asians Pick of the Litter
- [Hot Take: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://moviehottake.com/2019/01/hot-take-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse/) - Hot Take: Best animated film of the year... and best superhero film of the year. There, I said it! I remember sitting watching Black Panther earlier this year (which I still haven't written a review on) and thinking nothing would top it when it comes to comic-based films. Then Avengers: Infinity War arrived. Immediately following
- [Hot Take: Vice](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-vice/) - Hot Take: It doesn't matter if you like or hate the film, you can still marvel at the transformation of Christian Bale into Dick Cheney and have no doubt he deserves the Academy Award when it's given to him in February. It's a waste of time to get into the politics of Vice. The film
- [Hot Take: The Favourite](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-the-favourite/) - Hot Take: Awesome cast. Wickedly funny film. Likely to land on more than a few Top 10 lists though it's likely to settle in the Top 20 at Movie Hot Take. Even if you don't find deeper meaning in The Favourite, the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer), it's
- [Hot Take: The Mule](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-the-mule/) - Hot Take: Clint Eastwood doing Clint Eastwood things. It's not as bad as that makes it sound. As a director, Clint Eastwood might be one of the more underrated auteurs of our generation. Hell, I'm going to bet that some reading "Eastwood" and "auteur" in the same sentence might take offense to the combination. The
- [Hot Take: Green Book](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-green-book/) - Hot Take: Strong performances can sometimes help you forgive a film's ills and Green Book is a prime example. Worth it for Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali who both could receive nominations for their work. It's been a few weeks since seeing Green Book so, in fairness, the Take above is warm, at best. However,
- [Hot Take: Ralph Breaks the Internet](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-ralph-breaks-the-internet/) - Hot Take: Whatever you thought about Wreck-It Ralph will likely be magnified here. I loved Wreck-It Ralph and loved the sequel, as well. It's funny how much execution matters when it comes to a concept such as riffing on the Internet. Remember The Emoji Movie? Conceptually, The Emoji Movie and Ralph Breaks the Internet, the
- [Hot Take: Widows](https://moviehottake.com/2018/12/hot-take-widows/) - Hot Take: The movie is loaded with talent and comes from a talent director and writer BUT I can't help but feel like something is missing. It's good BUT not amazing. With all of the buzz around Widows, it was hard not to walk in with high expectations. Featuring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Elizabeth
- [Hot Take: Creed II](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-creed-ii/) - Hot Take: As a sucker for boxing movies and native of the Philly suburbs, do you really think there's a chance I didn't love this movie? Someone asked me recently if Rocky was a real person. Even though Rocky Balboa -- the character at the center of a cinematic franchise which has now spawned 8
- [Hot Take: Beautiful Boy](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-beautiful-boy/) - Hot Take: Dark, depressing true story of David, son Nic Sheff and meth addiction with great performances from Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet. Bring tissues. Once you read the synopsis of Beautiful Boy, you'll realize you're in for a depressing tale. While the subjects of this tale have obviously lived long enough to pen concurrent
- [Hot Take: What They Had](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-what-they-had/) - Hot Take: Want to reach a depressive state? Watching a family cope with a mother in the later stages of Alzheimer's is usually reserved for Lifetime Movie status but Elizabeth Chomko's feature film debut rises above. Remember those forgettable popcorn action flicks from this summer when you might have been asking for something with a
- [Hot Take: Venom](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-venom/) - Hot Take: Proof you don't need to be a good movie to find success at the box office. If you were to ever peruse my comic book collection (Yes, I have a comic book collection somewhere.), you'd quickly realize Venom is my favorite comic book character. Notice I didn't say superhero? Also, I'm on record
- [Hot Take: The Hate U Give](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-the-hate-u-give/) - Hot Take: The mix of a coming-of-age story and an introspective into racial relations works exceptionally well and it's timely, too. Racial division is something we're seeing more and more in our current political climate. All too often, fragile racial relations have been weaponized for political gain which has heightened tensions between races in some
- [Hot Take: Bohemian Rhapsody](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-bohemian-rhapsody/) - Hot Take: A crowd pleasing celebration of Freddie Mercury, his extraordinary talent and Queen, the band he fronted until his untimely death due to HIV/AIDS. It might not sit well with some how glossy this film appears but Rami Malek is amazing in the lead role and if he's not a Best Actor candidate, I'm
- [Hot Take: Mid90s](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-mid90s/) - Hot Take: You can tell it's a passion project for Jonah Hill who makes his debut as writer/director. There are parts that are fantastic and parts that completely miss but, for the most part, Hill's debut hits often enough to make it a successful one. I'm 8 years older than Jonah Hill and would have
- [Hot Take: First Man](https://moviehottake.com/2018/11/hot-take-first-man/) - Hot Take: First Man is exactly as you'd expect and that's not necessarily good or bad. I was just glad that this history lesson didn't come with a pop quiz at the end. Don't get me wrong, First Man, the latest effort from director Damien Chazelle, is well done. There's something about this obvious Oscar
- [Hot Take: A Star Is Born](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-a-star-is-born/) - Hot Take: The chemistry of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga carry this vanity project which should get some Oscar buzz. It seems as if most big actors, at some point, want to write and/or direct. So, it should come as no surprise to see Bradley Cooper take on all three roles with A Star Is
- [Hot Take: Colette](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-colette/) - Hot Take: A showcase for Keira Knightley's talents in a provocative role. You know it's a period piece but it feels so fresh at the same time. If you don't know who Colette is (I didn't), it won't make this period biopic from writer/director Wash Westmoreland which showcases the talents of Keira Knightley and Dominic
- [Hot Take: Halloween](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-halloween/) - Hot Take: Fan service to the nth degree. It's your average horror sequel with a shot of nostalgic reverence to the horror film that started it all. The reviews for Halloween are almost glowing. For clarity's sake, that's the 2018 Halloween. It's not the original Halloween from 1978 nor is it one of the film's
- [Hot Take: Monsters and Men](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-monsters-and-men/) - Hot Take: An authentic, "ripped from the headlines" look at the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white cop and the ripple effect of its impact. Debut filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green has done an excellent job with his first film Monsters and Men. Green manages to take a hot topic and apply various
- [Hot Take: Bad Times at the El Royale](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-bad-times-at-the-el-royale/) - Hot Take: It's alright... if you're looking for a Quentin Tarantino cover band. There was a time when Quentin Tarantino first showed up that everyone thought it would be cool to cop his style. It's less frequent these days but rarely has it been more obvious than with Bad Times at the El Royale, the
- [Hot Take: Assassination Nation](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-assassination-nation/) - Hot Take: There's a lot going on here. Within the chaos, there's a message but the film may be too bonkers to figure it out. Instead, you just might feel like it's a smarter version of The Purge and that's not the worst thing you could say about a movie. If The Crucible, The Purge,
- [Hot Take: Fahrenheit 11/9](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-fahrenheit-11-9/) - Hot Take: Today's news cycle is more like an AR-15 than a .44 Magnum which causes Fahrenheit 11/9 to land with more of a thud than a whack. I've been waiting for the oxygen mask to drop from the overhead since January 2017. Back then, it was photos of the Inauguration we were obsessing over.
- [Hot Take: Pick of the Litter](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-pick-of-the-litter/) - Hot Take: I'm not a dog lover but even I couldn't help but adore the story of 5 puppies groomed to potentially be service dogs for the blind. An adorable, inspiring story. 2018 has been an amazing year for documentaries. While Won't You Be My Neighbor? gave us some insight on one of the icons
- [Hot Take: The House With A Clock In Its Walls](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls/) - Hot Take: Kind of fun, sort of funny and even a little spooky. An unexpected surprise from director Eli Roth. It's the time of year where we're treated to a run of horror flicks out to scare the crap out of you. The trick is to find that rare Halloween flick which manages to celebrate
- [Hot Take: White Boy Rick](https://moviehottake.com/2018/10/hot-take-white-boy-rick/) - Hot Take: If you loved the trailer, you'll wonder what the heck movie you're watching. Tell me why I'm supposed to feel sympathy for a crack dealer again? Earlier this year, one of the worst films of 2018 hit theaters when Gotti rolled in to remind us that John Gotti wasn't all that bad of
- [The Final 25 Movies of the First 100 Movies of 2018, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/the-final-25-movies-of-the-first-100-movies-of-2018-graded/) - Still a little backlogged on reviews, MHT tallied movie #100 about a week ago which continues to match 2017's pace despite all the Movie Pass hiccups and other things that managed to get in the way of sitting in a dark theater for about 2 hours. While Sorry to Bother You remains in the top
- [Hot Take: A Simple Favor](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-a-simple-favor/) - Hot Take: A Simple Favor never really allows itself to be cornered into a specific genre which is what makes it so much fun. It's more about Lively and Kendrick though and they're both great in Paul Feig's first directorial effort sans Melissa McCarthy since 2006. A Simple Favor is an easy decision and here's
- [Hot Take: Juliet, Naked](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-juliet-naked/) - Hot Take: So, apparently, I'm a huge Ethan Hawke fan and never knew it. Another excellent adaptation of a Nick Hornby novel. When I really think about my favorite films over time, ones featuring Ethan Hawke frequently enter the conversation. There's, of course, Richard Linklater's Before trilogy which all three films would make my Top
- [Hot Take: Searching](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-searching/) - Hot Take: Another film joining the growing trend of using technology to tell the story... but this one is the best of the year so far to do it. This year, we've seen multiple films utilize technology to tell a story. Earlier in the year, Steven Soderbergh shot an entire film through the lens of
- [Hot Take: The Nun](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-the-nun/) - Hot Take: Noisy jump scares and repetitive scenes drag down the latest installment in The Conjuring Universe. Don't worry, though. There's yet another sequel/spin-off teed up here so this franchise can continue to tap the horror cash keg at the box office. While earlier this year anyone who reads MHT could have questioned my earlier stance
- [Hot Take: The Predator](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-the-predator/) - Hot Take: Fuck me in the face with an aardvark! Who thought we needed another movie about Predator? Well, whether anyone thought it or not, we got another one. This time (roughly 30 years after the original) The Predator fails miserably despite some whimsical choice of talent to write and direct in Shane Black. Even
- [Hot Take: Destination Wedding](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-destination-wedding/) - Hot Take: It tries too hard sometimes and feels like an odd combination of Before Sunrise and Curb Your Enthusiasm BUT Destination Wedding is still worth the trip. Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder have worked together before. Destination Wedding happens to be their 4th film together though it takes a Google to remember anything beyond
- [Hot Take: Peppermint](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-peppermint/) - Hot Take: Flat revenge flick with an insane body count and one of the worst titles in recent memory. First, Ben Affleck now this? Jennifer Garner can't get away from disaster quick enough. Earlier this year, we were treated to the reboot of Death Wish nobody asked for. Now, Peppermint offers the female equivalent nobody
- [Hot Take: Kin](https://moviehottake.com/2018/09/hot-take-kin/) - Hot Take: In a not so distant future, Mystery Science Theater 3000 will make another comeback and Kin will be one of the modern movies it takes a shot at and we'll all laugh our asses off. How did Kin get green lighted? Not only did the film get the green light from Lionsgate, Kin
- [A Star Is Born and 19 Other Films To Look Forward To Before 2018 Is Through](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/a-star-is-born-and-19-other-films-to-look-forward-to-before-2018-is-through/) - Currently, the MHT Top of 2018 list is 92 films deep and should see at least 50 movies added to it before we turn the page to 2019. (Which usually happens in mid-January because (a) January movies typically suck and (b) some "2018" films don't get a wide release until January.) As typical, the Labor
- [Hot Take: Papillon](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-papillon/) - Hot Take: Having never seen the original and with nothing to compare it to, Papillon was powerful and compelling and, considering most of the negative reviews blame comparisons to the (in their opinion) more superior 1973 version, it makes sense I don't have the same complaints. The original version of Papillon has been on my
- [Hot Take: BlacKkKlansman](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-blackkklansman/) - Hot Take: More amazing work from the most underrated filmmaker of our time. BlacKkKlansman should make you think, make you laugh and make you wanna holler. Ya dig? Sho nuff! We're not treated to the cinematic work of Spike Lee often enough. It's been 3 years since Chi-Raq and that barely made theaters as it
- [Hot Take: Alpha](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-alpha/) - Hot Take: The made-for-TV version of The Revenant with enough visual bells and whistles to find its way to the cinema. The oddity of Alpha is the central figure of the film, a wolf named Alpha, is not the main character. Yet the main character, Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a boy becoming a man on his
- [Hot Take: Christopher Robin](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-christopher-robin/) - Hot Take: Simple and adorable, the return to The Hundred Acre Wood is as soft and fluffy as you'd imagine its source material. Part of me wishes Christopher Robin would have come out during the colder months. The way this film, featuring a grown up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) who has turned his back on
- [Hot Take: The Happytime Murders](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-the-happytime-murders/) - Hot Take: It's embarrassing to admit but puppet vulgarity and raunchy puns found my funny bone. It reaches its shelf life about 2/3 of the way through but it's funny enough. Within minutes, The Happytime Murders earns that R rating. It's well before a scene featuring an octopus milking a cow's 8 utters to what
- [Hot Take: Mission: Impossible - Fallout](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-mission-impossible-fallout/) - Hot Take: If you're a Mission: Impossible fan or just a Tom Cruise fan who has been under a rock during the past two decades of Mission: Impossible films, Mission: Impossible - Fallout is a must see. It's been 22 years since the original Mission: Impossible film hit theaters. Since then, we've been treated to
- [Hot Take: Mile 22](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-mile-22/) - Hot Take: If you weren't over the Peter Berg/Mark Wahlberg machine before Mile 22, you might be now. The film's only saving grace is Iko Uwais's action scenes. Other than that, there's not much to see here. If bloodshed, bullets and Mark Wahlberg being Mark Wahlberg is your thing, you should run (not walk) to
- [Hot Take: Eighth Grade](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-eighth-grade/) - Hot Take: For me, 8th grade wasn't comfortable and Eighth Grade is about as realistic as fiction comes. It's been about 30 years since my time in 8th grade. Granted, many of the ways in which Kayla spends her time didn't exist during my middle school years, the theme of Bo Burnham's opus to the
- [Hot Take: The Meg](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-the-meg/) - Hot Take: I've never hated a shark movie so why start now? The Meg is more like The Meh though as it drags often and fails to be wacky or dumb enough to draw massive audiences. It lacks the bite it needs is another way to say it. See what I did there? To be fair,
- [Hot Take: Crazy Rich Asians](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-crazy-rich-asians/) - Hot Take: Crazy Rich Asians isn't good just because of its woke casting. It's good, period. A very good romantic comedy that's a pure escape from the heavier flicks we've been inundated with. Every time I have to do something where my handwriting is in the spotlight, the same comment comes out. "That's impressive handwriting...
- [Hot Take: Slender Man](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-slender-man/) - Hot Take: WORST. MOVIE. THIS. YEAR. Here's the easiest way to describe Slender Man: Take the worst parts of The Ring franchise, add the very worst elements of The Craft, glaze it with the most horrible moments from The Forest and sprinkle in the most dismal memories you have of Candyman and you have Slender
- [MoviePass (2011-2018) (At Least As We Know It)](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/moviepass-2011-2018-at-least-as-we-know-it/) - When Mitch Lowe became CEO of MoviePass in 2016, it looked like the fledgling company might find new life. Having just suffered through one of its toughest stretches as it struggled to find footing. Even at $50/month for unlimited trips to the theater, the company failed to be profitable. Lowe, a former executive of Netflix
- [Hot Take: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-teen-titans-go-to-the-movies/) - Hot Take: Is it meta or just meh? I'm leaning toward meh but it could be me. It didn't feel like much more than a few episodes of Teen Titans strung together with an added scoop of potty humor. Seriously, there are numerous jokes about using the potty, it's a thing. Didn't we get enough
- [Hot Take: Blindspotting](https://moviehottake.com/2018/08/hot-take-blindspotting/) - Hot Take: Beyond expectations especially for first time writers and a first time director. Topical and timely. It has a lot to say and knows how to say it. MoviePass has taken such a beating lately, let me pay it a compliment. One of the greatest features of the product is now I occasionally get
- [Hot Take: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-mamma-mia-here-we-go-again/) - Hot Take: I've always been a sucker for musicals... Just not this musical. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was a fever dream unnecessarily jamming B-sides of ABBA hits into a sequel. Really? "When I Kissed the Teacher" as the speech from the valedictorian? Yikes! There is a 0% chance that I would have seen
- [Hot Take: Unfriended: Dark Web](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-unfriended-dark-web/) - Hot Take: It's stunt filmmaking as it blends technology and film... but other films have failed miserably trying to do this and Unfriended: Dark Web succeeds where others have failed. I surely wasn't expecting that to happen here. Low expectations can sometimes save a film. Maybe that's what is going on here but Unfriended: Dark
- [Hot Take: Three Identical Strangers](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-three-identical-strangers/) - Hot Take: The best documentary of the year so far... in a year filled with great documentaries. It's nearly impossible to talk about Three Identical Strangers without mentioning spoilers. Granted, you typically don't sweat spoilers when discussing documentaries but, in this case, it's worth avoiding them. There's plenty of knowledge dropped in the trailer to
- [The Next Next 25 Movies of 2018, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/the-next-next-25-movies-of-2018-graded/) - Last year, MHT saw Dunkirk on July 20th and it became the 75th movie seen in 2018. This year, Sorry to Bother You was the 75th movie seen on July 18th. While it wasn't reviewed for a few days, it's fair to say that the pace at which Movie Hot Take is slurping down movies
- [Hot Take: Sorry to Bother You](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-sorry-to-bother-you/) - Hot Take: A brilliant, hilarious, original film. There's an essence of zany satire that throws back to Zucker Abrahams and Zucker or Mel Brooks but deep enough to cut like a Spike Lee Joint. You can sense it's heading to go off the rails but when it does you can't even imagine how far off
- [Hot Take: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-hotel-transylvania-3-summer-vacation/) - Hot Take: Can we call the formulaic HT series a franchise now? We can definitely call it simple. Forgettable works, too. Here's the unavoidable truth of it all. We're not going to avoid a Hotel Transylvania 4. In its first weekend, the Adam Sandler animated *GULP* franchise raked in another $40 million+ opening and is
- [Hot Take: How It Ends](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-how-it-ends/) - Hot Take: A better title would be "I Wish It Would End!" I've been pretty skeptical of Netflix films. Though some have said that the combination of the rise of the superhero flick and digital streaming being a viable alternative to the cinema to release films, the level of quality of films on streaming services
- [Hot Take: Skyscraper](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-skyscraper/) - Hot Take: If this were an homage to the 80s classic Die Hard, they forgot the humor Bruce Willis brought to the iconic action role. If this weren't trying to be Die Hard, why is Skyscraper so damn similar? Full transparency here: 1988's Die Hard is one of my favorite films of all time. It's
- [Movie Hot Take's First Half Movie Awards of 2018](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/movie-hot-takes-first-half-movie-awards-of-2018/) - At the halfway point of the 2018 movie season, it’s a good time to check in and see which movies were on the top of their game this year. It’s unlikely we’ll be talking about any of them come Award season but there was plenty of cinematic success to recognize. Here’s the best films and
- [Hot Take: Ant-Man and the Wasp](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-ant-man-and-the-wasp/) - Hot Take: The okay-est sequel to the okay-est superhero film in the MCU. But really, a light superhero flick haunted by a "villain" who is in constant physical and emotional agony desperately trying to survive? Maybe that wasn't the best idea. When Ant-Man came on the scene three years ago, it was noticeably lighter than
- [Hot Take: Sicario: Day of the Soldado](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-sicario-day-of-the-soldado/) - Hot Take: It starts off strong but fizzles. The second half loses its footing. There's also an incoherent xenophobic vibe the film gives off that's hard to shake. Plus, that shadow of the original is impossible to escape. Even with all that, it's still not terrible thanks to compelling performances from Benicio del Toro and
- [Hot Take: The First Purge](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-the-first-purge/) - Hot Take: Imagine if Weird Al went serious and decided to make a mainstream album. That's basically what happens with The First Purge as the unsubtle, B-movie horror series goes serious... for a bit. The second half of the film proves a leopard can't change its spots. Was legitimizing The Purge films necessary? The first
- [Hot Take: Whitney](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-whitney/) - Hot Take: The imperfect life of the perfect voice of my generation. It's an inspiring, cautionary and tragic tale of the life and death of Whitney Houston. If Movie Hot Take existed in 1992, you'd be judging me for my unhealthy love of The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston's debut film. Admittedly, it was more about the
- [Hot Take: First Reformed](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-first-reformed/) - Hot Take: First Reformed is a dying breed of film. It's one that provides more questions than answers. It also lacks the broad appeal (read: superheroes) of what usually lands in cinemas but definitely worth the 2 hour commitment. Writer/director Paul Schrader has an impressive resume. Dating back to 1974, Schrader's screenwriting highlights include Taxi
- [Hot Take: Won't You Be My Neighbor?](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-wont-you-be-my-neighbor/) - Hot Take: Mr. Rogers was a one of a kind, generational human being. This documentary pays him great respect. I dare you to watch it and not cry. As a kid, I remember watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street. While my memories of Sesame Street are more vivid and detailed, I remember Mr. Rogers
- [Hot Take: Uncle Drew](https://moviehottake.com/2018/07/hot-take-uncle-drew/) - Hot Take: If I was a teenager again, I would have watched Uncle Drew 100 times once it ended up on cable... I still might watch it a few times once it hits the streaming services... or maybe go see it again. I didn't expect to care for Uncle Drew. Even with my sports movie
- [Hot Take: American Animals](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-american-animals/) - Hot Take: A mix of crime drama and documentary with a whole lot of love for the heist movie sub-genre chock full of references to classic heist films or films featuring heists. Smart and fascinating with a combination of humor and suspense. Mark Twain once assessed, "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because
- [Hot Take: Incredibles 2](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-incredibles-2/) - Hot Take: More excellent work from Pixar who hasn't always come through on sequels but did so with this follow up to the 14 year old original. It's not incredible but it's pretty good. The main question you end up asking when watching Incredibles 2 is, "What took so long?" The answer isn't the storyline
- [Hot Take: Superfly](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-superfly/) - Hot Take: This remake fails to capture the significance of the 1972 blaxploitation original. Director X can't escape his music video roots. The 2018 version of Superfly tries to capture the original's flair. Unfortunately, the remake feels less Hollywood and more Halloween. The performances aren't bad but the script is weak, the director making his
- [Hot Take: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom/) - Hot Take: Absurdly over the top but it's the fifth movie about dinosaurs being resurrected... shouldn't it be? While the first Jurassic Park was a classic film, the rest of the franchise has basically been a succession of B-movies. So, by the time you strap in for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, it should come at
- [Hot Take: Tag](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-tag/) - Hot Take: Entertaining enough but it's easy to imagine a scenario where you forget what you watched 15 minutes after walking out of the theater. It's silly... but it's about a group of grown men still playing tag. Shouldn't it be? Throwaway comedies are nothing new. I'd run down a list of them from the
- [Hot Take: Gotti](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-gotti/) - Hot Take: Apparently, Gotti needed to burn through 4 directors, 44 producers and 8 years to get made. At some point, someone, anyone(!) could have stopped this from happening. The backstory to the release of Gotti is more interesting than the resulting film sometimes described as a passion project of John Travolta but originally something
- [Hot Take: Hereditary](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-hereditary/) - Hot Take: The scariest horror film since 2016's The Witch. One that might cause you to lose sleep. At 2-plus hours, Hereditary is frightening from the very beginning to the absolutely batshit crazy end. That's a rare feat indeed. It's been a few days since seeing Hereditary and I still can't quite shake it. There's
- [Hot Take: Hotel Artemis](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-hotel-artemis/) - Hot Take: Hotel Artemis is proof it takes more than a strong cast, interesting characters and original premise to deliver an entertaining film. Somehow with all those assets, this dystopian action flick is dull and goes nowhere. You'd think it would take more to get Jodie Foster back on the big screen after a five
- [Hot Take: Ocean's 8](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-oceans-8/) - Hot Take: Consistent with the franchise. This'll be one you'll happen to trip across on cable in a few years and watch again. The all-female cast doesn't have as much fun as the all-male Ocean's Eleven crew but comes pretty darn close. In 2016, a gender bending twist on Ghostbusters hit theaters and was met
- [Hot Take: Adrift](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-adrift/) - Hot Take: Your typical "based on a true story" tearjerker that's an excellent vehicle to showcase the talents of Shailene Woodley. The stunning visuals are a bonus, too. Tami Oldham's survival-at-sea tale took almost 4 decades to make it to the cinema. That's a little surprising considering the speed at which harrowing true events find
- [Hot Take: Upgrade](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-upgrade/) - Hot Take: A solid B-movie. If Ex-Machina were a low budget B-movie action flick, this might be the result. Stir in a little Death Wish, too... it's at least much better than the Death Wish reboot. (And maybe better than the original Death Wish, too.) I'm very cautious when I see Blumhouse Productions attached to
- [Hot Take: The Endless](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-the-endless/) - Hot Take: One of the most pleasant surprises of 2018. Too bad it only made it to 20 theaters... guess you'll have to be pleasantly surprised on DVD or streaming. The Endless debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival over a year ago. The low-budget Sci-Fi flick from directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Benson also
- [Hot Take: Action Point](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-action-point/) - Hot Take: Somehow, 84 minutes feels like 184. Action pointless. From what I'm being told, Action Point had a running time of 75 minutes followed by 9 minutes of outtakes. Even if I looked at the clock before and after viewing the latest Johnny Knoxville comedy and calculated the run time, I wouldn't have believed
- [Hot Take: Solo: A Star Wars Story](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-solo-a-star-wars-story/) - Hot Take: Harsh reality set in watching Solo: A Star Wars Story. I realized maybe I don't care about Han Solo's backstory enough for a prequel. While still above average, it's a step backward from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and doesn't earn a guaranteed sequel. Solo: A Star Wars Story is the second
- [The Next 25 Movies of 2018, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/the-next-25-movies-of-2018-graded/) - Still about 2 weeks behind the 2017 pace, it's time to recap the last 25 movies seen and give them arbitrary grades. If you prefer the thumbs up/down methodology, that's here, too! Three 5 star films join Love, Simon as the 5 star films of 2018 and A Quiet Place owns the top spot of
- [Hot Take: Deadpool 2](https://moviehottake.com/2018/06/hot-take-deadpool-2/) - Hot Take: Decent follow-up that obliterates the fourth wall. It's more of the same BUT that's a good thing. It does occasionally get too smug but sequels have a habit of smelling themselves, don't they? I was never a big Ryan Reynolds fan. I think I once had an argument about the movie Just Friends
- [Hot Take: Pope Francis - A Man of His Word](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-pope-francis-a-man-of-his-word/) - Hot Take: An insightful, inspirational and humbling look at the most prominent spiritual leader in the world. Pope Francis offers up some progressive views (on the environment, especially) and words of wisdom for the Christian and non-Christian audience. Five years ago, Pope Francis was elected as the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. After half
- [Hot Take: Book Club](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-book-club/) - Hot Take: Are you sure this isn't a Nancy Meyers/Garry Marshall collaboration? Maybe Bill Holderman is a pseudonym. No matter the talent of the cast, you have to think a film inspired by the Fifty Shades of Grey book series has to have problems. Heck, we've already experienced the problems of the book series being
- [Hot Take: Show Dogs](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-show-dogs/) - Hot Take: Awful CGI, bad stereotypes, silly inside jokes about the cast and an unnerving obsession with canine genitals makes for one of the most painful watches of 2018. I had zero expectations for Show Dogs walking in. Somehow, this "for kids" talking dog/buddy cop movie starring Will Arnett and the voice of Ludacris failed
- [Hot Take: Life of the Party](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-life-of-the-party/) - Hot Take: We've seen every piece of this movie before (Back to School, PCU, Revenge of the Nerds, Mean Girls and any Melissa McCarthy movie ever) and understand why it's never been put together like this. A boring, mostly unfunny comedy that proves yet again that McCarthy should never star in a movie directed by
- [Hot Take: Tully](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-tully/) - Hot Take: Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman continue to do great work together. Tully is the anti-Mary Poppins. Raw and funny and only occasionally clunky, if it were closer to December, Charlize Theron would be under consideration for an Academy Award nomination... and that's just because she gained over 40 pounds to perform the role.
- [Hot Take: Avengers: Infinity War](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-avengers-infinity-war/) - Hot Take: The MCU has created an episodic event previously reserved for television and Avengers: Infinity War is the equivalent of a season finale... an engrossing, entertaining and eventful season finale that keeps the MCU on track to dominate the box office well into the next decade. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has shown no evidence
- [Hot Take: Breaking In](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-breaking-in/) - Hot Take: This movie recycles so much, it should come with an Energy Star certification. It's tempting not to go back, look through the reviews I've written and not just copy an old review of a generic B-movie thriller. Honestly, it would likely fit. I guess there's a twist with Breaking In as the criminals
- [Hot Take: Overboard](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-overboard/) - Hot Take: For a film completely unworthy of a remake -- even with a gender-swapping twist -- 2018's Overboard works better than the 1987 version. For the most part, ask about the 1987 version of Overboard and it's Goldie Hawn's performance that carries the film. Unsurprisingly, in the remake, it's Eugenio Derbez, taking on the
- [Hot Take: Bad Samaritan](https://moviehottake.com/2018/05/hot-take-bad-samaritan/) - Hot Take: From the writer of Apt Pupil and director of Geostorm... that tells you about all you need to know. There was something odd about Bad Samaritan from the start. Maybe it was the odd tonal choices the score took that never seemed to quite match the film. There are times where it felt
- [Hot Take: Isle of Dogs](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-isle-of-dogs/) - Hot Take: Visually impressive, Isle of Dogs is another excellent effort from Wes Anderson who seems to only have excellent efforts. I'll be the first to admit Wes Anderson doesn't always do it for me. This goes all the way back to his first films. I remember being told how important it was for me
- [Hot Take: Traffik](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-traffik/) - Hot Take: For everyone who has seen a flyer about human trafficking at a rest stop and thought that might make an interesting movie... too bad it didn't. Traffik is obviously a B-movie. It's over-the-top depiction of trafficking intertwined with a dream-to-nightmare weekend thriller fails to work as entertainment and dually misses the opportunity to
- [Hot Take: Super Troopers 2](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-super-troopers-2/) - Hot Take: Pointless sequel. It's like a pack of crackers you find stuffed in the back of the pantry. Sure, they look tasty but once you bite in, they're dry and stale. I'm not the best person to review Super Troopers 2. I never really understood the allure of the original (although we could never
- [Hot Take: I Feel Pretty](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-i-feel-pretty/) - Hot Take: If I Feel Pretty were Amy Schumer's first movie, it would have been more effective. It has funny moments but takes forever to get going and then gets super schmaltzy in the third act. I was cautious when it comes to I Feel Pretty. Anyone who comes onto the scene as hard as
- [Hot Take: Rampage](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-rampage/) - Hot Take: As far as video game movies go, this one isn't terrible. "The Rock" probably deserves all the credit for that. Maybe it's a stupid criticism but Rampage feels like it should have been released in the summer. The mindless video game adaptation of a game whose plot is basically destroy cities with big
- [Hot Take: Beirut](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-beirut/) - Hot Take: Thanks to Jon Hamm, Beirut is a just above average thriller with enough gas in the tank to keep you intrigued for the nearly 2 hour run time. Jon Hamm's television career was defined by his role as Don Draper on the long-running hit Mad Men. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Hamm's work
- [Hot Take: Blumhouse's Truth Or Dare](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-blumhouses-truth-or-dare/) - Hot Take: As expected... Which isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes to these Blumhouse horror flicks. The goal of every Blumhouse horror movie seems to be to make a movie with at least one good scare and to do it as cheaply as possible. With a $3.5 million budget, half of that mission
- [Hot Take: The Miracle Season](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-the-miracle-season/) - Hot Take: It's a miracle if you make it out of this one with dry eyes, even if you don't care for it's saccharine-sweet dramatization of the amazing story of the West High School volleyball team in the aftermath of the death of one of their teammates. The basis for The Miracle Season would have
- [Hot Take: Chappaquiddick](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-chappaquiddick/) - Hot Take: I want to respect this movie for it's refusal to sensationalize the subject matter. However, the straightforward flick felt less like a feature film and more like a history lesson. Hollywood has devoted a lot of resources to making feature films and television shows about the Kennedys. Ted Kennedy hasn't really been more
- [Hot Take: Blockers](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-blockers/) - Hot Take: Some combination of Superbad, American Pie and Porky's sprinkled with sex-positive feminism. Also, the adult trio of Cena, Mann and Barinholtz deliver laughs, too. There's a good chance we'll see Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan and Gideon Adlon again. The trio of actresses who portray high school seniors who join in a sex pact
- [Hot Take: A Quiet Place](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-a-quiet-place/) - Hot Take: One of the most tension-filled films in recent memory. By far, the best movie of 2018 to date. It's also one of the best "Go to the Movies" movies in quite some time. While Titanic isn't my favorite film (although it's in my Top 5), it is easily the movie I enjoy seeing
- [Hot Take: Tyler Perry's Acrimony](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-tyler-perrys-acrimony/) - Hot Take: It's almost worth it for Taraji P. Henson's rage-filled performance. ALMOST! But not quite. Tyler Perry's latest is like lather, rinse, repeat. Critics hate. Audiences ignore. Money stacks. Hate, ignore, stack. That's what Tyler Perry movies do. But is Tyler Perry's Acrimony any good and would it be successful without the name on
- [Hot Take: Paul, Apostle of Christ](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-paul-apostle-of-christ/) - Hot Take: Every faith-based Biblical tale must have bright, slow motion scenes draped in classical-stylized instrumental music and Paul, Apostle of Christ is no different. Plus, it's confusing as hell that Jesus is now Luke. I have to admit that I might not have paid attention to most of the first act of Paul, Apostle
- [Hot Take: Pacific Rim Uprising](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-pacific-rim-uprising/) - Hot Take: Your typical bigger, louder and not necessarily better action sequel. However, Pacific Rim Uprising seemed to know what it was which was somehow very comforting. At some point, someone will get the idea to adapt Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots into a feature-length motion picture. (If you're doubting that as a possibility, see
- [The First 25 Movies of 2018, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/the-first-25-movies-of-2018-graded/) - Thanks to a soft January, a cruise to the Caribbean and some other uncontrollable circumstances, it took a little longer than last year to get to 25 movies. There's a good chance the 2018 pace will catch up to 2017 by June and typically, the best movies don't come until the second half of the
- [Hot Take: The Death of Stalin](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-the-death-of-stalin/) - Hot Take: Like cat nip for critics. They're going crazy over it but you can't really figure out why. Funny, farcical satire that is better than average but falls short of the greatness some have bestowed upon it. On paper, you can look at The Death of Stalin and instantly determine how it will be
- [Hot Take: Ready Player One](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-ready-player-one/) - Hot Take: This nostalgia stuffed adaptation of Ernest Cline's 2011 novel can be fun at times but sometimes feels like the movie equivalent of a greatest hits album from one of the best directors of our time. Like a greatest hits album, it's fun to experience but feels all too familiar to be anything better
- [Hot Take: Midnight Sun](https://moviehottake.com/2018/04/hot-take-midnight-sun/) - Hot Take: It's exactly what you'd expect from a YA romance in the same vein as a Nicholas Sparks film. The leads are charismatic enough to overlook some cheesy dialog and there's even an unexpectedly good performance from Rob Riggle. If I'm being honest, I have a soft spot for the cheesy, fatalistic romance genre.
- [Hot Take: Tomb Raider](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-tomb-raider/) - Hot Take: A mildly entertaining reboot that establishes Alicia Vikander can basically do anything including kick some serious ass. Outside of some pretty sharp visuals, the latest Tomb Raider doesn't add much to the genre, though. I'd talk about the latest Tomb Raider in terms of how good of a video game movie conversion it
- [Hot Take: Sherlock Gnomes](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-sherlock-gnomes/) - Hot Take: If you're not under 8 years old, this is pure torture. If you're under 8 years old, you're probably wondering why Gnomeo said, "Don't call me Tiny D." Punny doesn't always mean funny. If you need proof, check out Sherlock Gnomes, the unnecessary but inevitable sequel to 2011's Gnomeo & Juliet (thanks to
- [Hot Take: Love, Simon](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-love-simon/) - Hot Take: It's way too early to say Movie of the Year but it's never too early to say Movie of the Year so far! Treating gay as normal as any movie I can remember, Love, Simon is one of the best "coming of age" and "coming out" films I've seen in recent memory. There
- [Hot Take: Unsane](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-unsane/) - Hot Take: Experimental doesn't always mean excellent. Scripts matter. Unsane fails on so many levels to deliver something coherent and if someone other than Steven Soderbergh were to have been behind this mess, it would not be as well received. I'll be blunt about Unsane, the latest effort from Steven Soderbergh which experiments with the
- [Hot Take: Gringo](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-gringo/) - Hot Take: Want to watch an impressive cast make a mediocre action comedy? The sad part is with a little bit of quality assurance, a leaner Gringo (about 20 minutes too long) could have made all the difference. It didn't surprise me to learn that Gringo, though released in 2018, was filmed in early 2016.
- [Hot Take: Thoroughbreds](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-thoroughbreds/) - Hot Take: A dark, crafty psychological teen thriller with two breakout stars that has the ability to become a cult classic a la Heathers. A brilliant debut from writer/director Cory Finley. Thoroughbreds is not a film made for the average moviegoer. That's okay. They're likely off seeing Black Panther for the second or third time
- [Hot Take: A Wrinkle In Time](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-a-wrinkle-in-time/) - Hot Take: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay says A Wrinkle In Time is for kids or the kid in you, if you still have a kid in you. I hope you do because I'm still able to find that and A Wrinkle In Time was an amazing adventure. It's unusual how you remember some things from your
- [Hot Take: Red Sparrow](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-red-sparrow/) - Hot Take: With a talent like Jennifer Lawrence, this could have been better. It at least should have been sexier. Instead, it's an average spy thriller with enough star power to at least keep you interested. The release of Red Sparrow practically came out of nowhere. At least for me, it did. I don't remember
- [Hot Take: Death Wish](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-death-wish/) - Hot Take: A mediocre remake that not only fails to bring anything relevantly new to the film but also has awful timing. I might be one of the biggest Bruce Willis fans there is. Case in point, I actually liked 1994's Color Of Night. Need more proof? I went to see a marathon showing of
- [Hot Take: The Strangers: Prey At Night](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/hot-take-the-strangers-prey-at-night/) - Hot Take: Loved the first one but this sequel kept all the parts that were wrong with the original and nothing that was right. The best thing I can say is that it's a throwback to 80s horror BUT most of us are happy that phase is behind us. Admittedly, I was secretly excited about
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the Oscar Winners: 2018](https://moviehottake.com/2018/03/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-oscar-winners-2018/) - We're roughly 36 hours away from knowing who the Best Picture winner is and if they'll screw up the announcement this time. For the first time in 3 years of predicting, MHT didn't nail all of the Best Picture nominations (only 7 of 9). Could that mean the rest of the predictions will be off?
- [Hot Take: Game Night](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-game-night/) - Hot Take: Shockingly, it works. Fun, funny comedy that made me laugh out loud more than a few times. I think my first thought when seeing the trailer for Game Night was something along the lines of "Wow, this is going to be dumb." And while it might not be the most intelligent comedy in
- [Hot Take: Annihilation](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-annihilation/) - Hot Take: Alex Garland continues to deliver. While not as good as Ex Machina, Annihilation does enough to impress and unnerve at times. Visually, Annihilation is something special. From writer/director Alex Garland (writer/director of Ex Machina and writer of 28 Days Later), based on the first of a series of novels called the Southern Reach
- [Hot Take: Every Day](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-every-day/) - Hot Take: YA NYT Best Seller has a novel concept and works well on screen. Or maybe I'm just a sucker for a YA romance. However, there are deeper questions explored and even if you don't like it, you have to commend it for at least being a little different. Maybe I'm giving Every Day,
- [Hot Take: Early Man](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-early-man/) - Hot Take: So, cavemen invented soccer... And that's an interesting plot for a movie because? Aardman Animations has an impressive resume. Consider this a blemish. The stop-motion animation experts at Aardman Animations and director Nick Park -- the director behind a handful of Wallace & Gromit tales and Chicken Run -- decided that a film
- [Hot Take: Winchester](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-winchester/) - Hot Take: Unnecessary "inspired by true events" tale which relies solely on the jump scare for 99 minutes to try and spook the audience. Another low budget horror disaster. It seems like we're subjected to a low budget horror flick on a monthly basis. In January, it was the latest installment into the Insidious series
- [Hot Take: Peter Rabbit](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-peter-rabbit/) - Hot Take: While it isn't quite true to Beatrix Potter's source material, Peter Rabbit has plenty of laughs. It's more like Bugs Bunny than Peter Rabbit but, for the most part, it actually works. If you're looking for the storybook tale of Peter Rabbit, the hybrid live action and animation film Peter Rabbit based on
- [Hot Take: Samson](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-samson/) - Hot Take: This future $3.96 DVD at Walmart is tacky, campy and sanitized by the studio. Sometimes they don't make 'em like they used to because they shouldn't. Pure Flix is best known for their series of God's Not Dead movies. They've cashed in twice on the series with a third on the way but
- [Hot Take: Fifty Shades Freed](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-fifty-shades-freed/) - Hot Take: Thank goodness this trilogy is over. If you've submitted to the urge to watch the Fifty Shades trilogy and you found enjoyment in the first two chapters of this trilogy based on the wildly successful book series of the same name, Fifty Shades Freed is here to give you more. If you're like
- [Hot Take: The 15:17 to Paris](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-the-1517-to-paris/) - Hot Take: While it's perfectly understandable director Clint Eastwood's desire to honor the heroes of the story, making them act out their tale of heroism isn't the way to go. The three heroes might be able to stop a terrorist but they surely can't act. Usually a filmmaker has two choices -- make a "Based
- [Top Movies of 2017](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/top-movies-of-2017/) - Updated February 18th, 2018 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Lady Bird Darkest Hour Wind River I, Tonya mother! Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Baby Driver A Ghost Story The Disaster Artist Patti Cake$ It Wonder Woman Thank You For Your Service Detroit Ingrid Goes West Wonder The Shape of Water Molly's Game Hostiles Coco Sleight
- [The Final* 26 of the 151 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/the-final-26-of-the-151-movies-of-2017-graded/) - It took a little longer to close out 2017 than it did 2016 and while MHT only reached 151 movies in 2017 (compared to 181 in 2016), it was still a solid year of reviews. It took until the final 26 to get 2017's top movie which controversially happens to be Star Wars: The Last
- [Hot Take: Patti Cake$](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-patti-cake/) - Hot Take: It would be an insult to chalk this film up as an 8 Mile clone. Sure, Patti Cake$ is similar to 8 Mile but not the same. It's better and one of the best of 2017. Patti Cake$ is many things. It's a coming-of-age tale, an underdog story and also fits in the
- [Hot Take: Hostiles](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-hostiles/) - Hot Take: Under-the-radar December release should have been talked about more thanks to a harrowing tale and an amazing performance by Christian Bale. However, somehow Hostiles got lost in the Oscar shuffle but that doesn't make it less of a perfect homage to classic Westerns and one of the saddest films you'll see in 2018.
- [Hot Take: Den of Thieves](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-den-of-thieves/) - Hot Take: One of those heist flicks where the bad guys are bad and the good guys are worse made by someone who watched Heat one too many times. Plus, 140 minutes? Really? You could nap through the second act and not miss a thing. Does Gerard Butler have a following? That's about the only
- [Hot Take: Proud Mary](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-proud-mary/) - Hot Take: The feel of a blaxploitation action flick of the 70s but with a total lack of anything really worthwhile to deliver anything entertaining. Taraji P. Henson has made it! After her phenomenal work in Hidden Figures amongst others, Henson has been given a role in a terrible action picture. It's like a rite
- [Hot Take: The Commuter](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-the-commuter/) - Hot Take: It's 2018. Why are people still fucking with Liam Neeson's family? If you're a movie villain, at this point, shouldn't your bad guy dossier have a picture of Liam Neeson in it with some sort of instructions to avoid his family at all costs? The Commuter is proof positive that this is very
- [Hot Take: Phantom Thread](https://moviehottake.com/2018/02/hot-take-phantom-thread/) - Hot Take: A little weird. A bit pretentious. Oh and kind of boring, too. Daniel Day-Lewis gives his usual great performance but that's about it. Phantom Thread, the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson and supposedly last from Daniel Day-Lewis who has stated he is retiring from acting, is one of those films that attempts to
- [Hot Take: Darkest Hour](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-darkest-hour/) - Hot Take: A worthy Best Picture nominee that's a showcase for Gary Oldman who gives arguably the best performance of his life as Winston Churchill. It would be unfair to call The Post "Oscarbait" but not tag Darkest Hour with the same criticism. Both films rely heavily on themes that have a track record of
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the 2018 Oscar Nominees](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-2018-oscar-nominees/) - In less than 24 hours, we will know the nominees for this year's Academy Awards. The MHT nominees would be much different than what we'll hear from the Academy but it's always fun to talk about who might be nominated. Here are the MHT predictions as well as who I'd nominate if mine were the
- [Hot Take: Call Me By Your Name](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-call-me-by-your-name/) - Hot Take: It's a coming of age film but there's an uncomfortable age difference between the two love interests. It's over long at 132 minutes and verbose in its embrace of young love and experimentation. I remember watching Luca Guadagnino's last film A Bigger Splash and thinking how overindulgent it was. His latest, the critically
- [Hot Take: I, Tonya](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-i-tonya/) - Hot Take: The faux documentary is even funnier because it's a real faux documentary, if that makes sense. As darkly comic as last year's The Bronze but thanks to a more worthy (and real) subject matter, it sticks the landing. Is I, Tonya being condescending to its main character or sympathetic? After watching, it's very
- [Hot Take: Coco](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-coco/) - Hot Take: Damn you, Pixar! Yet another tug at the heart strings from the makers of Toy Story, Wall-E, Up, Inside Out and unexpected emotional breakdowns during animated films. Pixar hasn't just mastered the art of animation. They've also mastered the ability to take what's essentially a kid's genre and make it all ages fare
- [Hot Take: The Post](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-the-post/) - Hot Take: Oscarbait account of The Pentagon Papers. Highly competent newspaper tale along the lines of Spotlight without the emotional weight. Take a true story. Add Steven Spielberg as director. Add Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks as the stars. Add a number of competent supporting cast members including Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Tracy Letts and
- [Hot Take: The Shape of Water](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-the-shape-of-water/) - Hot Take: Guillermo del Toro is a visionary and Sally Hawkins is brilliant but there's just something that keeps The Shape of Water from being great. Currently, I rank The Shape of Water as the 16th best film of 2017. While that is nothing to sneeze at, The Shape of Water is expected to be
- [Hot Take: Molly's Game](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-mollys-game/) - Hot Take: Another great showcase for Jessica Chastain... even if they might have started resembling each other. Last year, Jessica Chastain starred in Miss Sloane. Personally, I thought she should have been nominated for her performance but didn't think it was going to happen because the film wasn't critically acclaimed. She carried that film and
- [Hot Take: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle/) - Hot Take: I expected to hate it. Didn't hate it. There was something that didn't sit right with the idea of another Jumanji film. Maybe it was the passing of Robin Williams or maybe it was the fact that I just didn't think the original Jumanji was all that great but I certainly wasn't looking
- [Hot Take: All the Money in the World](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-all-the-money-in-the-world/) - Hot Take: The nifty trick of making Kevin Spacey disappear and replacing him with Christopher Plummer is more interesting than this facts heavy thriller from Ridley Scott. Very good but not great with more drama off-screen than on. Sometimes the sum is greater than the parts but occasionally, the reverse is true. That's what we
- [Hot Take: Pitch Perfect 3](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-pitch-perfect-3/) - Hot Take: Aca-awful story with some fun but familiar a cappella singing from characters you probably love if you're here for a 3rd installment. Not a very good movie but it has its moments if you're a fan of the series. When you end up with John Lithgow with a terrible Australian accent singing Chicago's
- [Hot Take: The Greatest Showman](https://moviehottake.com/2018/01/hot-take-the-greatest-showman/) - Hot Take: Lots of great music and an occasionally fun piece of fiction that is entirely too rushed... too bad it's supposed to be based on the true story of P.T. Barnum. It's tough to evaluate a film like The Greatest Showman without factoring in the true tale it is portraying. It's expected for all
- [Hot Take: Star Wars: The Last Jedi](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-star-wars-the-last-jedi/) - Hot Take: For this Star Wars fan, the GOAT of Star Wars films. WARNING: Expect lots of spoilers here. This is likely to be the longest review I've ever written on this site. You've been warned. "Let the past die. Kill it if you have to." The words have Kylo Ren have stuck with me
- [Hot Take: The Disaster Artist](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-the-disaster-artist/) - Hot Take: I'll be the first to admit I'm not a James Franco fan but as the eccentric mind behind possibly the worst movie in film history Tommy Wiseau, he's bizarrely brilliant. Many reactions to the bizarrely awful 2003 film The Room lead people down a path of wanting to know how a film like
- [Hot Take: Just Getting Started](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-just-getting-started/) - Hot Take: Why? Ron Shelton had not worked on a feature film since 2003. He was the writer/director of Hollywood Homicide which failed with critics and failed at the box office. Shelton, the man behind such hits as Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup, took a break. Unfortunately, for anyone who has
- [Hot Take: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/) - Hot Take: As well done as this film is, Ebbing, Missouri isn't a town I would want to happen to pass through. It's a broken town full of broken characters who are angry and flawed and the film is as thought provoking as any I've seen this year. It's both dramatically gripping and comedically dark.
- [Hot Take: Daisy Winters](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-daisy-winters/) - Hot Take: A cross between a Lifetime Movie and an After School Special, Daisy Winters makes for a mediocre cinematic experience. The back story for Daisy Winters is probably more interesting than the movie itself. Listed as early as 2003, Daisy Winters was supposed to be the first film directed by Beth LaMure. With Emma
- [Hot Take: Lady Bird](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-lady-bird/) - Hot Take: Best movie of the year so far. Maybe the best "coming-of-age" film of all-time? The biggest shame of Lady Bird is that you're probably not going to see it. In its 5th weekend in theaters, the film expanded to 1,194 theaters and has earned a modest $17.1 million during its run at the
- [Hot Take: Wonder](https://moviehottake.com/2017/12/hot-take-wonder/) - Hot Take: A near perfect mix of humor, heart, compassion and sophisticated subject matter that makes this the best family film in quite some time. Family-friendly films are tough to find. Good family-friendly films are even more rare. Wonder is indeed that rare film that is both family-friendly and (very) good. Based on a New
- [Hot Take: Roman J. Israel, Esq.](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-roman-j-israel-esq/) - Hot Take: If you enjoy Denzel Washington's acting (Are there people who don't?), Roman J. Israel, Esq. is almost a must see. Better acting performance than movie with Washington carrying the load here. For his directorial debut, writer Dan Gilroy made a splash with Nightcrawler in 2014. Before Nightcrawler, most of Gilroy's writing credits were
- [Hot Take: Daddy's Home 2](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-daddys-home-2/) - Hot Take: Stupid... a little bit funny... but mostly stupid. Highly unlikely you'll remember what happened in Daddy's Home 2 when Daddy's Home 3 comes out in a few years. Back in 2015, I reviewed Daddy's Home. I say it that way because while I reviewed Daddy's Home in 2015 and there's proof on the
- [Hot Take: Justice League](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-justice-league/) - Hot Take: Love the DC characters and we already know the DCEU can deliver a great film in Wonder Woman. So, why does anything tied to Zack Snyder have to have such a mediocre story? Better than Batman v Superman but that's not saying much, is it? I wasn't the harshest critic of Batman v
- [Hot Take: Wonderstruck](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-wonderstruck/) - Hot Take: A well done dual tale that intertwines two different time periods thanks to masterful directing from Todd Haynes. A little slow but worth the wait. Sometimes a film can find its way into theaters without me knowing much about it. That's always exciting for me. When it does happen, I purposely avoid trailers
- [Hot Take: Murder On The Orient Express](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-murder-on-the-orient-express/) - Hot Take: The all-star cast and Branagh's direction isn't enough. What starts as an interesting "Whodunit?" becomes a "Who-cares-whodunit?" The latest remake of Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express has such promise at the beginning. Kenneth Branagh's first appearance on screen as famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is entertaining as he solves a case
- [The First 25 Movies of the Second 100 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/the-first-25-movies-of-the-second-100-movies-of-2017-graded/) - It took a little bit of time to get to 125 but MHT is finally there. Here's a recap of the grades for the last 25 films seen as well as links to the first 100 grades of the year. Only 1 film in the last 25 landed in the Top 10 which is surprising
- [Hot Take: Thor: Ragnarok](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-thor-ragnarok/) - Hot Take: An entertaining superhero popcorn flick that slips into silliness too often to be great but provides plenty of entertainment to be good. The beloved Marvel Cinematic Universe seemingly can do no wrong in the eyes of many. Before ripping Thor: Ragnarok, I have to be transparent. I was highly entertained by the latest
- [Hot Take: LBJ](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-lbj/) - Hot Take: Like the subject, it might not have glitz or glamour but it wins you over through its workmanlike effort. Woody Harrelson as LBJ delivers an impressive performance. Director Rob Reiner has tackled the story of Lyndon Baines Johnson and delivered a rather brisk, condensed but dexterous retelling of the Senate Majority leader's rise
- [Hot Take: Thank You For Your Service](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-thank-you-for-your-service/) - Hot Take: Surprisingly good fact-based film is just one more reminder that war is hell even after war time ends. As of today, Thank You For Your Service is in my top 10 movies for 2017. While that has a lot to do with the quality of the best films of 2017 so far and
- [Hot Take: Suburbicon](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-suburbicon/) - Hot Take: How can a film with such talent attached be this awful? At first, I wanted to compare Suburbicon to Pleasantville. There's something about the way the town of Suburbicon is presented that reminds me of Pleasantville. However, the two films are nothing alike. Actually, the most relevant aspect of the film is the
- [Hot Take: Same Kind of Different As Me](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-same-kind-of-different-as-me/) - Hot Take: A rare faith-based film that doesn't beat you over the head with its faith but rather lets the story do the talking. Maybe it's just a level of expectation when it comes to faith-based films that when a film like Same Kind of Different As Me comes along, it's refreshing to have a
- [Hot Take: Only the Brave](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-only-the-brave/) - Hot Take: I know I'm in the minority here but I didn't connect with these characters. It's a slow paced, workmanlike effort that never feels overly inspired and as an audience member, I never felt invested. The fact-based Only the Brave tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and their efforts to become an
- [Hot Take: A Bad Moms Christmas](https://moviehottake.com/2017/11/hot-take-a-bad-moms-christmas/) - Hot Take: Formulaic, disappointing follow up to one of the best comedies of 2016. The main characters are great, though, which makes it kind of fun at times. The first holiday film of 2017 is a rushed, predictable sequel to last year's surprise comedy hit Bad Moms. A Bad Moms Christmas not only gives us
- [Hot Take: The Foreigner](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-the-foreigner/) - Hot Take: An old school thriller with a better than expected performance from Jackie Chan... and he still delivers on the action side at 63! When you go into a film like The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan with Pierce Brosnan as the main supporting actor, some expectations are set. Chan, throughout his career, has delivered
- [Hot Take: Jigsaw](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-jigsaw/) - Hot Take: Waiting to experience the Saw phenomenon on its 8th installment was not the best idea. I could have kept waiting. I somehow managed to avoid seeing a Saw movie for 14 years. The first 7 installments of the franchise graced cinemas for 7 consecutive Halloweens from 2004 to 2010. As the franchise lost
- [Hot Take: Geostorm](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-geostorm/) - Hot Take: A dull disaster movie? What the hell? Geostorm isn't very original. It appears as a knock-off of Deep Impact, Armageddon and The Day After Tomorrow. Now that 4DX technology exists, Geostorm may have been worth watching in that setting. Otherwise, this is one of the most boring disaster films ever made and that's
- [Hot Take: Marshall](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-marshall/) - Hot Take: Nice biopic/courtroom drama combo with excellent performances from Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and a solid cast of supporting characters. If this weren't a true story, you could see this becoming a recurring character. Heck, even though it is a true story, based on Thurgood Marshall's life, it probably could. In his 84 years
- [Hot Take: The Snowman](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-the-snowman/) - Hot Take: One of the worst, poorly edited films of the year with one of the most bizarre casting decisions of all time. The trailer for The Snowman is intriguing enough. (I guess.) Somehow, though, whether it be the writer, director or editors (I blame all three, well, six since the film had three writers
- [Hot Take: Victoria & Abdul](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-victoria-abdul/) - Hot Take: There's something about Victoria & Abdul and I can't quite put my finger on it. It's just... off! This movie is off! Hate is a really strong word and I don't like to use it very often. However, I hated the moviegoing experience provided by Victoria & Abdul. It could be the style
- [Hot Take: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-professor-marston-and-the-wonder-women/) - Hot Take: One of those rare untold tales that is much more interesting than you expect. Sure, Wonder Woman is now changed forever but Professor Marston and the Wonder Women surely holds your attention. My first thought watching Professor Marston and the Wonder Women was, "What the heck have I done with my life?" Professor
- [Hot Take: Happy Death Day](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-happy-death-day/) - Hot Take: When Groundhog Day Met Scream... Worked for me. I admittedly had no desire to see Happy Death Day. I barely paid attention to the trailer and tried to nurse my popcorn to give me some sort of pleasure because I surely wasn't expecting to get any from the viewing experience. As the film
- [Hot Take: The Mountain Between Us](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-the-mountain-between-us/) - Hot Take: If soap operas featured A-list actors The Mountain Between Us would have been one of those soap opera subplots that stretched out for 2-3 weeks. (Don't worry... the dog lives!) The Mountain Between Us, the adult fairy tale disguised as a survival thriller, has two things strongly going for it: Kate Winslet and
- [Hot Take: 'Til Death Do Us Part](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-til-death-do-us-part/) - Hot Take: It's as if BET and Lifetime dropped a mix tape. Not very good but not bad enough that the message doesn't resonate. 'Til Death Do Us Part has only been out for 12 days yet you're unlikely to find it in a theater near you due to a tough opening weekend and even
- [Hot Take: Flatliners](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-flatliners/) - Hot Take: I'm sure the 15-year-old me thought a reboot of Flatliners was a great idea. However, the much older me was a little less enthralled. The original Flatliners was the perfect cable flick. Back when premium cable channels had considerably less original content, certain movies received more repeat play. Flatliners in the '90s was
- [Hot Take: American Made](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-american-made/) - Hot Take: Is this the movie that gets Tom Cruise his Academy Award? Ehhh... probably not. It's a pretty good film and a pretty strong performance from Cruise nonetheless. American Made, the "based on a true story" tale that re-teams director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) with Tom Cruise, is far from an accurate historical
- [Hot Take: Battle of the Sexes](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-battle-of-the-sexes/) - Hot Take: The re-telling of the famed Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs match dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes" is crisp, compelling and, from all accounts, pretty accurate. Well done! Being familiar with the story of Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and the eventual match dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes" but not
- [Hot Take: Stronger](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-stronger/) - Hot Take: The true-life tale of Jeff Bauman, one of the victims in the Boston Marathon bombing who lost both of his legs. Well told and anchored by an excellent performance of Jake Gyllenhaal. Last year, the first movie about the Boston Marathon was released. Patriots Day starring Mark Wahlberg focused on the manhunt for
- [Hot Take: The LEGO Ninjago Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2017/10/hot-take-the-lego-ninjago-movie/) - Hot Take: More fun than The LEGO Batman Movie. Same vibe, though. Sophomoric humor, goofy LEGO action and a silly soundtrack are the threads that tie the three LEGO movies together. The latest -- The LEGO Ninjago Movie -- blends elements of The Princess Bride (the opening featuring Jackie Chan as a wise shop owner
- [Hot Take: Brad's Status](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-brads-status/) - Hot Take: Could have easily called it "White Privilege Problems." It's hard to care about a self-involved dick who can't seem to grasp reality. Why is Ben Stiller so good at playing a self-involved asshole? I've felt like the main character in Brad's Status before. It lasts for about 10 minutes and then I tell
- [Hot Take: American Assassin](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-american-assassin/) - Hot Take: An attempted launch of a new franchise, the first "Mitch Rapp" novel-to-cinema conversion feels like a dud... a very violent, uneven been-there-done-that spy thriller. Are the books this generic? The hope for American Assassin was probably the second coming of Jason Bourne... which was basically the second coming of James Bond... which has
- [The Final 25 of the First 100 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/the-final-25-of-the-first-100-movies-of-2017-graded/) - On September 14th, mother! became the 100th movies seen and (eventually) reviewed by MHT with a release date in 2017. From a pace perspective, the site is 25 movies behind the previous year but there's been plenty of days where we've been viewer-ready but the theaters haven't cooperated with a movie to see. Baby Driver
- [Hot Take: mother!](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-mother/) - Hot Take: I'm not sure I get it but I'm still thinking about mother! 2 days later and in my book, that's a great accomplishment for a movie. Film students will write papers on mother! someday. Maybe this week. Writer/director Darren Aronofsky will be called a lot of things for what he crafted. Ambitious, audacious,
- [Hot Take: True to the Game](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-true-to-the-game/) - Hot Take: Somewhat entertaining mediocre movie about a drug dealer who falls in love and tries to get out of his old life. Teri Woods was working at a law firm in Philadelphia in 1992 when she finished her first novel, True to the Game. Eager to publish, she submitted her work to publishers and
- [Hot Take: Home Again](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-home-again/) - Hot Take: If movies were edible, Home Again would be comfort food. In 2014, Reese Witherspoon's role in Wild earned her a 2nd Academy Award nomination. 9 years prior, she won for her role in Walk the Line. Both films represent a more serious side of Witherspoon. Even though Witherspoon has established herself as an
- [BuRStS #72: September 5 & 12, 2017 featuring Beatriz at Dinner](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/bursts-72-september-5-12-2017-featuring-beatriz-at-dinner/) - Last week, 14 movies released on DVD and 7 additional films dropped this week. With 21 movies hitting the shelves in the past 2 weeks, there are plenty of options to choose from. Here's what MHT recommends you buy, rent, stream and skip for the last 2 weeks: Buy It! Beatriz at Dinner --MOVIE HOT
- [Hot Take: Crown Heights](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-crown-heights/) - Hot Take: Well told fact-based tale of Colin Warner, an 18-year-old from Crown Heights in New York who is wrongfully convicted of the murder of a teenager in Flatbush, Brooklyn and sentenced to life in prison told in the most positive way a story like this could be told. The central storyline of Crown Heights
- [Hot Take: Annabelle: Creation](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-annabelle-creation/) - Hot Take: Formulaic horror sequel with a longer fuse than most. Sometimes the slow burn is good. Sometimes it's a waste of time. Annabelle: Creation is the waste of time. As mentioned in the It review, horror is not my genre of choice. Sequels aren't really my thing, either. They are a necessary evil in
- [Hot Take: It](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-it/) - Hot Take: A blend of horror and a coming-of-age story that allows you to forget, at times, that you're watching a horror movie, only to bring you right back to the frights of the classic King tale. I watched Stephen King's It when I was 14. The two-part four-hour miniseries frightened the hell out of
- [Hot Take: Valley of Bones](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-valley-of-bones/) - Hot Take: Would have been a decent Saturday afternoon made-for-basic cable movie. Locally, Valley of Bones had a 1 week run. It's still playing in a few theaters in its second week but while it was in 8 theaters within 50 miles of my house in its opening week, it will drop to 1 theater tomorrow
- [Hot Take: Tulip Fever](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-tulip-fever/) - Hot Take: Not sexy enough to be a torrid erotic thriller. (Actually, it goes out of it's way to cancel out sexy moments.) Not terrible enough to be a trashy B-movie. (Actually, it achieves mediocrity for the most part.) The long, painful odyssey that was the release of Tulip Fever is finally over. The acclaimed
- [Hot Take: Good Time](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-good-time/) - Hot Take: Awful title. Far-fetched, well acted thriller about a botched bank robbery and what happens afterward, I guess. Robert Pattinson shows some acting chops though. Do you consider yourself a hipster? If you answer "yes" or "no", it doesn't speak to what you'll think of Good Time, the 2017 urban drama/thriller starring Robert Pattinson.
- [Hot Take: Wind River](https://moviehottake.com/2017/09/hot-take-wind-river/) - Hot Take: The best movie of 2017 so far! For the second straight year, writer/director Taylor Sheridan has delivered a hidden gem. As we head into Labor Day weekend, all reports are expecting this weekend's box office to be the slowest in over 2 decades. It's easy to figure out why since the two new
- [From It to Friend Request, September's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/from-it-to-friend-request-septembers-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - September is a snapshot of the movie industry in 2017. There's not a lot to get excited about and even those that are worth anticipating have some baggage. Whether it be It which looks awfully scary BUT we'll be comparing it to the two-part TV movie from 1990 or American Made starring Tom Cruise who
- [Top Movies of 2016](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/top-movies-of-2016/) - Updated January 30th, 2016 Jackie Sing Street Hell or High Water Moonlight Fences Arrival La La Land Everybody Wants Some!! The Witch Lion The Founder Manchester by the Sea Hidden Figures Eye in the Sky Moana Zootopia Miss Sloane Doctor Strange Captain America: Civil War Deadpool The Nice Guys Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- [Hot Take: Birth of the Dragon](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-birth-of-the-dragon/) - Hot Take: I'm conflicted. Most of me thinks Birth of the Dragon wasn't very good but damn if part of me didn't thoroughly enjoy it and would probably watch it again. I'm not sure what to make of Birth of the Dragon. First of all, I'm not entirely sure it was a Bruce Lee biopic
- [BuRStS #71: August 29th, 2017 featuring Born In China](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/bursts-71-august-29th-2017-featuring-born-in-china/) - A 6-pack of releases are headed your way this week with Disney's Earth Day release, Born In China, leading the way and the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron-led Baywatch big screen conversion pulling up the rear. Here's what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of August 29, 2017: Buy It!
- [Hot Take: A Ghost Story](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-a-ghost-story/) - Hot Take: An original and artistic endeavor that requires some patience from you as the viewer. You may love it, you may hate it but it will definitely solicit a strong reaction. Want to know whether or not your up for even the possibility of enjoying the experience of watching A Ghost Story? Early on in
- [Hot Take: Kidnap](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-kidnap/) - Hot Take: A casualty of Relativity Media's financial crisis, Kidnap was supposed to be released in 2015 but delayed until 2017. If only the master copy could have been lost between then and now, maybe no one would have been subjected to this terrible garbage. The expectations for Kidnap were about as low as they
- [Hot Take: Ingrid Goes West](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-ingrid-goes-west/) - Hot Take: It seems like Aubrey Plaza has a way of committing herself to every role she has no matter how stupid or ridiculous and she finally gets a role that's really worth sinking her teeth into as Ingrid. Each week I get an e-mail that tells me how many Twitter followers I've gained and
- [Hot Take: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power/) - Hot Take: An educational, timely and a little bit ominous (Thank you, Mr. Trump) journey back to climate change with Al Gore and graphs. Lots and lots of graphs! I feel your reaction to An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power will be impacted by how much you care about climate change or if you believe in
- [BuRStS #70: August 22nd, 2017 featuring Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/bursts-70-august-22nd-2017-featuring-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2/) - It's the lightest week in some time on the home video front highlighted by the third biggest box office film of 2017 (so far) in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Only 2 others will join GotG2 this week, so let's get right to what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of
- [Hot Take: The Glass Castle](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-the-glass-castle/) - Hot Take: Based on a true story, it's like Captain Fantastic... if the father was a drunk, irresponsible and unable to provide actual parenting for his children and the mother was a whimsical artist who thought art was more important than, well, anything. So, maybe it's not really like Captain Fantastic. Jeannette Walls had a
- [Hot Take: Logan Lucky](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-logan-lucky/) - Hot Take: You have to wonder if Steven Soderbergh came out of retirement because he knew how easy it would be to make a redneck version of Ocean's Eleven? It's not bad but it's not great either. If I were in a bad mood when I walked into Logan Lucky, I would have found plenty
- [Hot Take: Atomic Blonde](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-atomic-blonde/) - Hot Take: As an action flick, Atomic Blonde delivers on all levels. If you're looking for a thriller, though, the movie has a few problems. It's visually impressive, even when Charlize Theron's face resembles Sylvester Stallone's in Rocky. At the beginning of the month, I rank the entire release schedule based on which films I'm
- [Hot Take: The Hitman's Bodyguard](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-the-hitmans-bodyguard/) - Hot Take: The '90s called and asked for their action comedy back. If you enjoy Samuel L. Jackson or Ryan Reynolds, it's likely you'll hang up on that call and enjoy the cross country ride. Here's the best piece of advice I can give you if you're heading out to see The Hitman's Bodyguard: Don't
- [Hot Take: Detroit](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-detroit/) - Hot Take: Powerful, moving and poignant but also hard to digest. It'll make ya wanna holler. It's been a rough week. Sitting in Las Vegas and perusing the news feed to see everything coming out of Charlottesville, it was almost as if I was a little disconnected being so far away from the East Coast
- [BuRStS #69: August 8th & 15th, 2017 featuring Everything, Everything](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/bursts-69-august-8th-15th-2017-featuring-everything-everything/) - After a week in Las Vegas, Movie Hot Take is catching up on everything that was missed. That means two week of home video releases which featured a combined 17 releases and a handful that are actually worth watching. Here's what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of August 8th and August
- [Hot Take: The Dark Tower](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-the-dark-tower/) - Hot Take: Sometimes Stephen King novels don't translate to the big screen. It's no surprise making something based on 8 King novels doesn't make the transition. When you hear names like Stephen King, Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba attached to a project, there's reason for excitement. However, when it comes to The Dark Tower, a Sci-Fi fantasy
- [From Logan Lucky to The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature, August's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/from-logan-lucky-to-the-nut-job-2-nutty-by-nature-augusts-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The summer season is winding down and August typically isn't the best month for movies. That being said, there are a handful of films -- led by Logan Lucky and The Hitman's Bodyguard -- we're looking forward to with plenty of films we'll probably see even though there isn't much desire to actually do so.
- [Hot Take: The Emoji Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-the-emoji-movie/) - Hot Take: Where's that poo emoji when you need it? The worst movie of the year? Yes! The worst movie of the last 5 years? Probably! The worst movie of the 2000s? Maybe! Imagine how bad a concept and movie about emojis that live in a smartphone would be. You're only about a third of
- [Hot Take: Girls Trip](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-girls-trip/) - Hot Take: Girls Trip earns enough laughs that you can forgive it for a weak third act. It's what Rough Night would have been if it were funny. The best comedy of the summer... so far. After Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the weight I put on a trailer was already in
- [BuRStS #68: August 1st, 2017 featuring Sleight](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/bursts-68-august-1st-2017-featuring-sleight/) - An even dozen releases have made their way onto the home video market in the first week of August with Sleight leading the double 6-pack of films. Here's what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of August 1st, 2017: Buy It! Sleight --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A young street
- [BuRStS #67: July 25th, 2017 featuring Gifted](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/bursts-67-july-25th-2017-featuring-gifted/) - 8 movies hit the home video market last week with Gifted, The Boss Baby, Ghost in the Shell and Unforgettable all leaving a box office footprint. Here is what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of July 25th: Buy It! Gifted --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A suicide leaves an
- [Hot Take: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets](https://moviehottake.com/2017/08/hot-take-valerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planets/) - Hot Take: Stylish and entertaining enough to be slightly above average, if you can believe that because I surely couldn't. Usually, when I despise a trailer as much as I despised the trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, at best the movie gets a mediocre review. Somehow, even with a trailer
- [BuRStS #66: July 18, 2017 featuring Free Fire & Kong: Skull Island](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/bursts-66-july-18-2017-featuring-free-fire-kong-skull-island/) - For the second consecutive week, double digit releases hit the home video market. It's Brie Larson week as she stars in not 1 but 2 of the releases. Only 1 of the 10 releases made a lasting impression at the box office (Kong: Skull Island) while the rest either failed to perform well or were
- [Hot Take: To The Bone](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-to-the-bone/) - Hot Take: Another very good Netflix exclusive. Lily Collins is a rising star. 2017's theatrical lineup has been a disappointment. One big win in the film world is the rash of good to very good Netflix exclusive films that has seemingly grown this year. One of the latest is To The Bone which is based
- [The Next Next 25 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/the-next-next-25-movies-of-2017-graded/) - On July 20th, Dunkirk became the 75th movie seen and reviewed by MHT released in 2017. While we're well behind the impressive pace of 2016, the shorter theatrical windows and clear outs for tentpole releases has really hindered viewing some of the deeper cuts this year. Plus, MHT decided to sit out some of the
- [Hot Take: Dunkirk](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-dunkirk/) - Hot Take: Tense and relentless, Dunkirk is a technical masterpiece that is sometimes overshadowed by its technical prowess. It's impressive to watch but there's an emotional intensity that's missing that prevents Christopher Nolan's latest from being more than just good. The sights and sounds of Dunkirk are brilliant. Hats off to director Christopher Nolan for
- [Hot Take: War for the Planet of the Apes](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes/) - Hot Take: Heavy. Maybe... the... most... serious... summer movie... I've ever... seen. When I think summer blockbuster, I think the opposite of what I saw unfold in War for the Planet of the Apes, the third installment of the Planet of the Apes trilogy. Yes, it was a big budget action packed film. Usually, though,
- [Movie Hot Take's First Half Movie Awards](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/movie-hot-takes-first-half-movie-awards/) - At the halfway point of the 2017 movie season, it's a good time to check in and see which movies were on the top of their game this year. It's unlikely we'll be talking about any of them come Award season but there was plenty of cinematic success to recognize. Here's the best films and
- [Hot Take: Spider-Man: Homecoming](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-spider-man-homecoming/) - Hot Take: The best Spidey flick yet. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues their spectacular run. Full disclosure: I was a comic book fan growing up and Spider-Man was easily my favorite. I like Spider-Man enough that even Spider-Man 3 was enjoyable to watch. (Amazing Spiderman 2? Not so much... sorry Andrew Garfield.) Also, it's important
- [Hot Take: The Big Sick](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-the-big-sick/) - Hot Take: A much needed successful romantic comedy in a genre desperately lacking anything worth talking about. One of the best movies of the first half of the year. Kumail Nanjiani gives a heartfelt and heartwarming performance as, well, himself. Every summer, there is a smaller flick that sneaks up on us and "wins" the
- [BuRStS #65: July 11, 2017 featuring The Lost City of Z](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/bursts-65-july-11-2017-featuring-the-lost-city-of-z/) - It's a rare double digit release week for the home viewer with box office giant The Fate of the Furious finding its way onto the small screen less than 90 days since it hit theaters. The rest of the releases -- including The Lost City of Z -- failed to make half of what the
- [Hot Take: The House](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-the-house/) - Hot Take: There's always a "take the good with the bad" element of a Will Ferrell movie. Unfortunately, for this one, it's mostly "take the bad with more of the bad." This one joke pony is a long shot to make you laugh and often feels like an SNL skit gone on entirely too long.
- [Hot Take: The Beguiled](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-the-beguiled/) - Hot Take: Sofia Coppola won Best Director at Cannes for this film and it was well deserved. Don't overlook some great performances from Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell though. The most impressive feat of The Beguiled, a remake of a 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood of the same name, might be
- [From Atomic Blonde to Scales: Mermaids Are Real, July's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/from-atomic-blonde-to-scales-mermaids-are-real-julys-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The height of summer movie season is usually July. Though this July does not look like one of the strongest in recent history, the box office is guaranteed to light up for Spider-Man: Homecoming and expectations are high for Dunkirk and MHT's most anticipated release of the month, Atomic Blonde. While Spider-Man: Homecoming checks the
- [BuRStS #64: July 4, 2017 featuring The Zookeeper's Wife](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/bursts-64-july-4-2017-featuring-the-zookeepers-wife/) - 4 movies explode onto the home video market on the 4th of July with The Zookeeper's Wife leading the way. Here's what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of July 4, 2017: Buy It! The Zookeeper's Wife --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A Holocaust film obviously not good enough for
- [Hot Take: Despicable Me 3](https://moviehottake.com/2017/07/hot-take-despicable-me-3/) - Hot Take: I remember laughing a few times but I can barely remember anything outside of what I saw in the trailer. One of the least memorable sequels of all time. If you sit in a theater for 90 minutes and can't remember the experience, did it really happen? Well, that's what it felt like
- [Hot Take: Baby Driver](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-baby-driver/) - Hot Take: Play this movie on repeat! The most fun I've had at the movies all year. It's rare to walk out of a movie with the feeling of wanting to run to the box office, buy another ticket and watch the same movie again. With Baby Driver, the adrenaline rush of an action flick infused
- [BuRStS #63: June 27, 2017 featuring CHiPs & Power Rangers](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/bursts-63-june-27-2017-featuring-chips-power-rangers/) - This week's home video releases features no "Buy It!" recommendations but nostalgia rules as TV shows from the 70s and 90s that were rebooted for the big screen find their way back to the small screen. In addition to CHiPs and Power Rangers, there's a Trainspotting sequel and 5 other movies for you to choose
- [Hot Take: Transformers: The Last Knight](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-transformers-the-last-knight/) - Hot Take: Less than meets the eye. But I didn't hate it and that's confusing. (Don't mistake that for me saying it was good. It was terrible.) At this point, my childhood has been brutalized by Michael Bay so often, I think I'm getting used to it. Bay's latest assault on my childhood memories is the fifth
- [Hot Take: Beatriz at Dinner](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-beatriz-at-dinner/) - Hot Take: "Inspired by the Trump era" might have been a worthy tagline in the opening credits. Salma Hayek and John Lithgow deliver great performances in this art house summer think piece. Too bad it couldn't stick the landing. Usually, when someone says, "This hasn't been a great year for movies," it is hyperbole. 2017
- [Hot Take: Paris Can Wait](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-paris-can-wait/) - Hot Take: Thinking about seeing Paris Can Wait? It can wait for DVD. One of my favorite films of all time is Before Sunrise. The Richard Linklater film features Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy and follows them as they meet on a train in Budapest as the two travel to France. The film is filled
- [Hot Take: 47 Meters Down](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-47-meters-down/) - Hot Take: For the second year in a row, there's a girl vs. shark movie that makes for great entertainment. Let's hope this becomes a summer tradition. It has plenty of problems but it's so much fun I chose to ignore them all. Say what you want about 47 Meters Down. The dialogue is laughably
- [BuRStS #62: June 20, 2017 featuring Life](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/bursts-62-june-20-2017-featuring-life/) - There's 7 movies hitting the home video market this week. You'd think luck would be involved and the viewing audience would be the beneficiary here since the number is 7 but that's not the case. The box office winner of the group was Life, if that tells you anything about this week's crop of releases. But
- [Hot Take: The Book of Henry](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-the-book-of-henry/) - Hot Take: A messy waste of time and talent. I really wanted to like The Book of Henry. The cast looked excellent. Director Colin Treverrow is slated to direct Star Wars Episode IX. The trailer had intrigue. It was all seemingly set up for success. Despite all of the signs pointing toward a positive viewing experience, The Book
- [Hot Take: Rough Night](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-rough-night/) - Hot Take: Proof that comedy is very personal... and personally, this didn't do much for me. Scarlett Johansson is not having the best year. After four solid roles in 2016 (two in a voice-only capacity), she started off this year with the very disappointing Ghost in the Shell. The follow-up is Rough Night, a blend
- [Hot Take: Megan Leavey](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-megan-leavey/) - Hot Take: A simple but effective "based on a true story" tale. It's an emotional war/dog movie. A well told story with a straightforward mission: Make you tear up. Megan Leavey might be the story of the female Marine who became a bomb dog handler but it's every bit the story of Rex, the dog
- [Hot Take: The Mummy](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-the-mummy/) - Hot Take: The Mummy was a poor attempt to launch a franchise that forgot it should try and be a good movie. Heck, based on the resulting film, they might not have even cared if they made a good movie. The next one in Universal's Dark Universe should be free to all The Mummy ticketholders... If they are willing to
- [BuRStS #61: June 6/13, 2017 featuring Beauty and the Beast & John Wick: Chapter 2](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/bursts-61-june-613-2017-featuring-beauty-and-the-beast-john-wick-chapter-2/) - Between last week and this week, 21 movies have become available for your home viewing pleasure. The list isn't the best but there's at least plenty to choose from. If you're questioning whether you should read further, realize there are movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme on this list. (I'm not sure if
- [Hot Take: It Comes At Night](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-it-comes-at-night/) - Hot Take: More hopeless than horror with an ending that leaves you asking yourself, "Why bother?" There's no payoff and I didn't lose a second of sleep over the events that transpired. One thing I expect to happen when watching a horror film is, soon after, I will lose a little bit of sleep over
- [Hot Take: Wonder Woman](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-wonder-woman/) - Hot Take: Wonder Woman is a wonderful film. It even overcomes comic film fatigue... and that's saying a lot. Best film of the year (as of June 4) but 2017 still doesn't have a 5 star movie yet. The best part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was the first appearance of Wonder Woman.
- [Hot Take: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/hot-take-captain-underpants-the-first-epic-movie/) - Hot Take: If you want to see the difference between a movie that is juvenile and a movie that celebrates juvenile, see Captain Underpants. It's an overall harmless good time at the movies for all ages but especially kids. Make no mistake about it, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is geared toward the younger
- [From Baby Driver to Amityville: The Awakening, June's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/06/from-baby-driver-to-amityville-the-awakening-junes-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The June box office will likely cash in on Wonder Woman, Transformers: The Last Knight and Despicable Me 3 but it is Baby Driver that has MHT excited. There's a total of 32 movies due to come out in some capacity in June and here are the trailers for all of them as well as what
- [BuRStS #60: May 30, 2017 featuring Before I Fall](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/bursts-60-may-30-2017-featuring-before-i-fall/) - There are some weeks where the "Buy It!" recommendation is legit. There are others where it's the best of a bad lot. That's how this week's "Buy It!" recommendation came about with Before I Fall leading the way amongst the muck and grime of this week's releases. Here's what buy, rent, stream and skip for
- [Hot Take: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul/) - Hot Take: It's a less charming, PG version of Vacation... and I'm referring to the awful remake from a couple of years ago. In 2015, Hollywood made a huge mistake by trying to remake Vacation. The Chevy Chase vehicle didn't need an update as the classic still worked all by itself. Seeking a cash grab,
- [Hot Take: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales/) - Hot Take: Yo, ho, ho hum. This tired franchise is now 90% fan service and delivers nothing new. It's not the worst one in the series, though. At 129 minutes, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the latest and possibly last in the franchise, is actually the shortest of the 5 installments.
- [7 Days of Streaming: May 26-June 1](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/7-days-of-streaming-may-26-june-1/) - As we head into Memorial Day weekend, summer season really begins to pick up. Two summer tent-poles will likely generate some box office and definitely generate some critical ire (mainly because both Baywatch and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales aren't very good) but it's also an opportunity to stream something timely
- [Hot Take: Baywatch](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-baywatch/) - Hot Take: I can smell what The Rock is cooking here. Someone should flush. Baywatch is a total waste of talent and time. If you remember the old Baywatch television show which ran from 1991 to 2001, it's most likely not for a memorable storyline. The show was pretty ridiculous and you were probably tuning
- [BuRStS #59: May 23, 2017 featuring Logan](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/bursts-59-may-23-2017-featuring-logan/) - Hugh Jackman's apparent swan song from the X-Men franchise makes it to home video and leads this week's lineup of 9 movies available. Joining Jackman is Jordan Peele's enormously successful directorial début, an Academy Award nominated Animated Feature, a Heath Ledger documentary, a female directed horror anthology and a bunch of slop you shouldn't bother
- [Hot Take: Alien: Covenant](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-alien-covenant/) - Hot Take: When you're dealing with the 8th movie in a film franchise, any opinion has the danger of entering "Water is wet" territory. Alien: Covenant is watchable but lacks self-awareness which leads it to appearing to be so damn full of itself. What do you want me to say about Alien: Covenant? It's somewhere
- [Hot Take: Lowriders](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-lowriders/) - Hot Take: A celebration of the lowrider tradition in Los Angeles mixed with a cliché filled tale of men who can't express their feelings unless it is through heavy machinery. I'm waiting for Blumhouse Tilt to make a misstep this year. I guess you could call The Belko Experiment a misstep but with a $5 million
- [Hot Take: Everything, Everything](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-everything-everything/) - Hot Take: I've always been worried about how cynical I am. Seeing Everything, Everything and liking it proves I'm not as cynical as I thought I was. Everything, Everything has a far-fetched premise. Main character Maddy (Amandla Stenberg) hasn't left the house since she was a baby because she has SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency). As
- [7 Days of Streaming: May 19-25](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/7-days-of-streaming-may-19-25/) - It feels like it's been 10 years since 2016 thanks to our current political news cycle (well, it's not the news cycle's fault as much as the source of the news being our Shriveled Produce-in-Chief) so this week's "7 Days of Streaming" tries to stay away from politics as much as possible. There might be a mention of
- [The Next 25 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/the-next-25-movies-of-2017-graded/) - On March 25th, MHT recapped the first 25 movies seen in 2016. After seeing 25 movies in 52 days, here is the second set of 25 movies viewed in 2017, graded on a scale of 0-5 stars: The "Thumbs Up" Group Sleight REVIEW 2017 is still without a 5 star movie but there is a
- [BuRStS #58: May 16, 2017 featuring Kennedys: After Camelot](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/bursts-58-may-16-2017-featuring-kennedys-after-camelot/) - It's another soft week for home video releases. The quantity of releases is pretty healthy with 9 releases. When you're forced to make xXx: Return of Xander Cage one of your higher recommendations, you know you're grasping at straws this week. Here is what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of May
- [Hot Take: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-king-arthur-legend-of-the-sword/) - Hot Take: How do you make King Arthur boring? Ask Guy Ritchie. One of the trickiest movies to pull off is the origin story. It shouldn't be as tricky as Guy Ritchie makes King Arthur's origin tale appear to be. Walking into King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, I was ready for almost anything. One
- [Hot Take: The Wall](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-the-wall/) - Hot Take: It starts off intense but becomes grating. It's hard to get invested into characters with very little back story or a highly dissatisfying one. The Wall isn't an original concept. Maybe if you fall for its Iraqi war disguise, you don't recognize 2002's Phone Booth but that's basically what it is. It isn't necessarily a bad thing but
- [Hot Take: Snatched](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-snatched/) - Hot Take: Raunchy girl comedy on par with what you'd expect from Amy Schumer. If you are not a fan, don't waste your time. If you are, take this nonrefundable trip for a few laughs. It's becoming fairly obvious that Amy Schumer is a polarizing figure in comedy. There are some comic acts that bring
- [7 Days of Streaming: May 12-18](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/7-days-of-streaming-may-12-18/) - Sunday is Mother's Day which highlights our 7 day celebration of births, deaths, notable moments in history and holidays. As a side note, if you don't heed the advice of MHT for what the best choice to watch for Mother's Day and instead go with the actual 2016 movie Mother's Day, do me (and your
- [Hot Take: The Dinner](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-the-dinner/) - Hot Take: It starts out interesting but eventually you want to tell this movie to go fuck itself. The Dinner accomplishes something most movies can't. It contains three of the most wretched and deplorable characters in recent movie memory. The film gives you enough to explain away their behavior but then piles on to make
- [Hot Take: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2/) - Hot Take: It takes a special movie to thrive at 2-plus hours and this sequel isn't that movie. If Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 were more self-aware there would have been a kitchen sink in the movie because everything else is. Before seeing Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, I was warned on Twitter
- [BuRStS #57: May 9, 2017 featuring A Street Cat Named Bob](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/bursts-57-may-9-2017-featuring-a-street-cat-named-bob/) - If you're completely caught up on your home viewing, this week is going to be a big disappointment for you. There are only 3 releases this week and the list isn't very impressive. Here's what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of May 9th: Buy It! (Or Rent It!) A Street Cat
- [Hot Take: Don't Think Twice (2016)](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-dont-think-twice-2016/) - Hot Take: This drama/comedy has sharper teeth than it does belly laughs. It's funny but not hysterical but it's also unexpectedly moving. Very often, it's hard to find honesty in a film. Don't Think Twice isn't one of those films. The 2016 drama/comedy about a NYC improv troupe who longs to find jobs on Weekend
- [7 Days of Streaming: May 5-11](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/7-days-of-streaming-may-5-11/) - While the most notable day of the week would be Cinco de Mayo, there aren't too many movies that tie back to the recognizable day. However, there are 7 other days to celebrate that pair with the perfect film for that day: May 5: Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in Space (1961) Watch: The
- [From Baywatch to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, May's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/from-baywatch-to-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul-mays-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - There are some huge movies on the slate to kick off the 2017 summer movie season. There are big box office expectations for 3 sequels (Guardians of the Galaxy,Vol. 2, Alien: Covenant and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) and Amy Schumer returns to the cinema to see if she can repeat
- [BuRStS #56: May 2, 2017 featuring The Red Turtle](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/bursts-56-may-2-2017-featuring-the-red-turtle/) - Even though there are 10 releases this week, it's not a great week for big movies. There are 3 Oscar nominees in the mix with a Best Animated Feature nominee The Red Turtle joined by Best Documentary nominee I Am Not Your Negro and Best Foreign Language Film winner The Salesman. We're still suffering the
- [Hot Take: How To Be A Latin Lover](https://moviehottake.com/2017/05/hot-take-how-to-be-a-latin-lover/) - Hot Take: It takes a little bit for this comedy to get going but once the laughs start coming, they don't stop. How To Be A Latin Lover exudes joy in its performances and has an unexpectedly sweet center that is endearing. Preconceived notions are the enemy of a lot of films. I know I walked
- [Hot Take: The Circle](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-circle/) - Hot Take: With talent like Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John Boyega at its disposal, The Circle shouldn't land with as loud of a thud as it does. A colossal waste of time. I really wanted The Circle to be good. April was a rather weak month of releases but it landed at the top
- [Hot Take: Sleight](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-sleight/) - Hot Take: 2017 still doesn't have a 5 star movie but it does have a new #1. Sleight is a genre blending (and bending) delight. It feels fresh which is something severely lacking in today's cinematic world. Typically, I get a little nervous when I see Blumhouse Tilt and WWE Studios as the film distributor.
- [7 Days of Streaming: April 28-May 4](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/7-days-of-streaming-april-28-may-4/) - While this week contains May 4th, don't expect that day's recommendation to be a Star Wars movie. Instead, this week's "7 Days of Streaming" focuses on some historic days in history, a birthday of The Godfather (of Soul) and the anniversary of one of the greatest films of all-time: April 28th: Mutiny on the HMS
- [Hot Take: The Lost City of Z](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-lost-city-of-z/) - Hot Take: This classic adventure film is both reserved and resplendent in its telling of the story of Colonel Percy Fawcett, a military man-turned-explorer sent to South America on a mapping expedition that turned into a lifelong obsession with finding a mythical lost city deep within the Amazon. The Lost City of Z is based
- [Hot Take: The Promise](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-promise/) - Hot Take: Is it the story of a love triangle set against the backdrop of the Armenian Genocide or was it the story of Armenian Genocide set against the backdrop of a love triangle? Technically, there's a fourth person involved... does that make it a love rectangle? There's so much promise in The Promise. Not only
- [BuRStS #55: April 25, 2017 featuring La La Land](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/bursts-55-april-25-2017-featuring-la-la-land/) - Another Tuesday, another 8 movies you probably didn't go bother see at the cinema but now may be compelled to watch at home. With the exception of La La Land, this week's releases either didn't get a theatrical run or performed poorly at the box office (*COUGH* Underworld: Blood Wars *COUGH*). Here's what you should
- [Hot Take: Born in China](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-born-in-china/) - Hot Take: Disneynature's latest Earth Day contribution that is as adorable as you can expect any documentary about snow leopards, pandas, antelopes and monkeys to be. Warning: It goes for the feels! Almost every year, Disneynature produces a documentary that coincides with Earth Day. This year's offering is Born in China featuring narration by John
- [Hot Take: Unforgettable](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-unforgettable/) - Hot Take: Bad as you want it to be. Unintentionally funny at times. Katherine Heigl is a campy, convincing whack-a-doodle. This year's When the Bough Breaks which was last year's The Perfect Guy. Lifetime Channel's movies became so big, they launched a separate Lifetime Movie Network. Occasionally, though, when we're really good, Hollywood treats us to
- [Hot Take: Free Fire](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-free-fire/) - Hot Take: If you think this is a Tarantino rip off, you're not watching close enough. It's more of an homage to 70s and 80s action or a Guy Ritchie rip off than anything. It's actually a good bit of fun though. How often do you get to experience a 62 minute shootout? Sometimes film
- [7 Days of Streaming: April 21-27](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/7-days-of-streaming-april-21-27/) - In this new feature, MHT gives a list of movies to celebrate birthdays, commemorate deaths, recognize what happened in history and observe holidays. This week features Earth Day, the birth of Shakespeare, the death of the Red Baron and more: April 21st: The Red Baron Is Killed In Action Watch: The Peanuts Movie (2015) Available
- [The 8 Star Wars Episodes Trailers, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/the-8-star-wars-episodes-trailers-ranked/) - This week, the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was dropped on us. The official trailer on the Star Wars YouTube page has already surpassed 29 million views so there's a pretty good chance you've seen it unless you're under a rock (or my brother who still doesn't get Star Wars). So, rather than
- [Hot Take: Win It All](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-win-it-all/) - Hot Take: Character driven Netflix Original that somehow forgets there's a plot that needs attention until it's too late. It's still pretty good, though. Most films about gambling get it wrong. Outside of Let It Ride and Rounders (I haven't seen Mississippi Grind yet so that one is excluded from the conversation), the rest typically
- [Hot Take: Tommy's Honour](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-tommys-honour/) - Hot Take: Earns a golf clap. If there were a Mount Rushmore of golf movies, three spots would have to be reserved for Caddyshack, Tin Cup and Happy Gilmore. As for the fourth spot, a friendly 19th hole argument could be made for a handful of flicks. In a few years, once Tommy's Honour makes
- [BuRStS #54: April 18, 2017 featuring The Founder](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/bursts-54-april-18-2017-featuring-the-founder/) - Hopefully, April 18th isn't causing you too much pain. If you waited until the last minute to file your taxes, I think there might be a chance that the day is causing you more stress than necessary. There's potentially good news since there are 7 home video releases this week to help you relax. Unfortunately,
- [Hot Take: The Fate of the Furious](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-fate-of-the-furious/) - Hot Take: This cash cow should have been called The Predictable and the Tedious. As much as I am not a fan of this franchise, damn if it isn't highly successful. Knowing the entire movie slate was cleared for the 8th installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise, I finally buckled in for a
- [Hot Take: Sandy Wexler](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-sandy-wexler/) - Hot Take: Adam Sandler loves to make turkeys... Loves to make tur-ur-ur-keys! How much money does Netflix have? Three films into an eight film deal with Adam Sandler, it's pretty obvious they had at least a little to burn. The epic-length Sandy Wexler is Sandler's latest. It's basically a roast disguised as a feature film
- [Hot Take: War on Everyone](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-war-on-everyone/) - Hot Take: Sure looked like a lot of fun but this overly talkative mess is too tasteless. It's a Tarantino or Shane Black knock-off with an untimely facetious approach to police brutality without a big enough entertainment yield. It isn't that War on Everyone is completely void of entertainment. When a movie opens with a pair of cops
- [Hot Take: Gifted](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-gifted/) - Hot Take: Sweet film with its heart in the right place. Chris Evans shows a little range and Mckenna Grace steals the show as Mary. You'll laugh, you might cry, you'll smile. 2017 has been an odd year for movies. So far, there haven't been many home runs. MHT hasn't given any movie more than
- [Hot Take: The Boss Baby](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-boss-baby/) - Hot Take: A silly cartoon in an age where animated films are usually far from silly. It's dumb one joke premise wears thin but it also has the occasional moment in the sun. We're in a different age of cartoons. There was a time when almost every animated film felt like The Boss Baby. While
- [BuRStS #53: April 11, 2017 featuring Hidden Figures & Lion](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/bursts-53-april-11-2017-featuring-hidden-figures-lion/) - This week's BuRStS features two Oscar nominated films (Hidden Figures and Lion) which are both excellent choices to add to any home video collection. It also features two dump month releases (The Bye Bye Man and Monster Trucks) which took less than 3 months to find their way into the home video market. The remaining
- [Hot Take: Going in Style](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-going-in-style/) - Hot Take: A light, mildly entertaining remake of a darker, mildly entertaining 1979 comedy. Sometimes it is refreshing when a movie is exactly what you expect. Going in Style, the remake of the 1979 George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg heist comedy of the same name, is exactly what you expect. Starring Michael Caine,
- [Hot Take: The Zookeeper's Wife](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-the-zookeepers-wife/) - Hot Take: Jessica Chastain is a phenomenal performer. The Zookeeper's Wife is an emotional look at another story of courage and self-sacrifice during the Holocaust. It is likely to get lost amongst these films as many are great and this one is adequate. Did I mention Jessica Chastain is a phenomenal performer? From the beginning,
- [Hot Take: Ghost in the Shell](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/hot-take-ghost-in-the-shell/) - Hot Take: Visually, Ghost in the Shell is pretty damn impressive. Too bad the story isn't the same as it feels like an overproduced facsimile of the source material. Call me insensitive. I was never overly affected by whitewashing in films. It could because I'm white and suffer from white privilege as much as the
- [From The Circle to Smurfs: Lost Village, April's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/from-the-circle-to-smurfs-lost-village-aprils-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Looking through the lineup of theatrical releases in April, I miss March and can't wait until May. Of the 28 potential releases, only 4 are worth going out your way for with The Fate of the Furious (likely to be April's biggest box office earner) coming in at #5. Here's the list of films coming
- [BuRStS #52: April 4, 2017 featuring Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](https://moviehottake.com/2017/04/bursts-52-april-4-2017-featuring-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/) - This week, there are 7 releases on the home video market. Basically, it's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and 6 other films you could watch but why would you when you could watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story again. Here's what you should buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of April
- [BuRStS #51: March 28, 2017 featuring Silence](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/bursts-51-march-28-2017-featuring-silence/) - This week's BuRStS features an 8-pack of films with a box office juggernaut that leeched success from its Harry Potter roots (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), an overlooked film that received some Awards chatter (20th Century Women), another Berg/Wahlberg project (Patriots Day), one of the many James Franco movies from 2016 (Why Him?)
- [Hot Take: Power Rangers](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-power-rangers/) - Hot Take: The only thing disappointing about Power Rangers is that I was completely ready to write, "No, no Power Rangers!" as the Hot Take. Then I watched it and I actually enjoyed it! Rarely are reboots something I look forward to. Power Rangers was not the exception to the rule. If you ever caught
- [Hot Take: Life](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-life/) - Hot Take: There's enough of Gravity and Alien here that Life has a hard time standing on its own. There's more positives than negatives though which makes Life a decent Sci-Fi horror flick. You've seen Life before. Some people won't get past the fact that the plot is so similar to Alien and borrows more
- [The First 25 Movies of 2017, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/the-first-25-movies-of-2017-graded/) - It took 16 days longer to reach 25 movies in 2017 than in 2016. I'm blaming the flu. Per previous milestones, it's now time to reveal the grades (from 0 to 5 stars) for the first batch of movies watched in 2017. Last year, there were 3 movies -- Zootopia, The Witch and Deadpool --
- [Hot Take: Beauty and the Beast](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-beauty-and-the-beast/) - Hot Take: It's great to see a live action version of one of Disney's greatest films. Emma Watson is wonderful. Did it need to be more cartoonish than the cartoon though? After the financial success of The Jungle Book, bringing any animated tale to life makes fiscal sense for Disney. The choice of Beauty and the
- [Hot Take: CHiPs](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-chips/) - Hot Take: If you're looking for a throwback to the old series, move along. If you're looking for a crude, awkward, inappropriate, sexist, occasionally hilarious and completely silly premise based on characters from an old TV show, CHiPs might work for you. Having not been someone who has seen an entire episode of CHiPs, it
- [Hot Take: The Sense of an Ending](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-the-sense-of-an-ending/) - Hot Take: Sometimes you see a movie that was a novel and think, "Maybe this should have stayed a novel." Meandering and pretentious with a mysterious subplot that isn't all that mysterious... or interesting. When you read this review, you're going to get the sense that I hated The Sense of an Ending. I didn't.
- [BuRStS #50: March 21, 2017 featuring Miss Sloane](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/bursts-50-march-21-2017-featuring-miss-sloane/) - With 6 options this week, there's something for almost everyone. There's a character-driven drama (Miss Sloane), something for the family (Sing), another try at bringing a video game to the big screen (Assassin's Creed), an unintentionally funny gangster flick starring Ben Affleck (Live by Night), a pretentious James Franco film (In Dubious Battle) and one of
- [Hot Take: Kong: Skull Island](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-kong-skull-island/) - Hot Take: The entertaining escapism of a B-movie creature feature is enhanced by an A-list cast and AA-sized budget. It is what it is but it at least doesn't try to be something it isn't. Usually, movies like Kong: Skull Island are reserved for the summer. Seeing a March release date with a cast featuring
- [Hot Take: The Belko Experiment](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-the-belko-experiment/) - Hot Take: Doesn't really make you think. Not a lot of fun. If it's aim were social commentary, it's the sophomore college essay equivalent of such an exercise. James Gunn gets a lot of credit for Guardians of the Galaxy and the work done there. Somehow people have completely forgotten he's responsible for Movie 43,
- [BuRStS #49: March 14, 2017 featuring Fences](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/bursts-49-march-14-2017-featuring-fences/) - A 7-pack of films hits DVD this week. The best of the week is Fences featuring great performances by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The rest could be alternatively titled "The Not Too Spectacular Now Playing" although Elle (Best Actress) and Passengers (Best Original Score, Best Production Design) also received Oscar nominations. Here's what you
- [Hot Take: I don't feel at home in this world anymore.](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-i-dont-feel-at-home-in-this-world-anymore/) - Hot Take: Dark comic vibes pulse through a dramatic thriller with quirky, eccentric characters that jabs at you until the third act then BLAM! Ever feel like you've had enough? Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) hits her breaking point after her house is broken into, her laptop is stolen, her depression medication is lifted and, worst of
- [BuRStS #48: March 7, 2017 featuring Jackie & Moana](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/bursts-48-march-7-2017-featuring-jackie-moana/) - 8 movies were made available for home viewing this week with Jackie & Moana leading the way. Here's what you should buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of March 7th: Buy It! Jackie --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: The JFK Assassination as seen through the eyes of Jackie Kennedy. Why Buy?
- [Hot Take: Before I Fall](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-before-i-fall/) - Hot Take: Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today. IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY!!!... meets MEAN GIRLS!!! (And it's actually not terrible.) There are a lot of similarities between the way Before I Fall tells its story and two classic films with ardent fans who will likely not be
- [Hot Take: Logan](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-logan/) - Hot Take: It won't be the best of 2017 but it's the best of 2017 so far. A fitting tribute to the end of Hugh Jackman's run as Wolverine... if it's the end, of course. While the X-Men tales aren't necessarily part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the films featuring the mutants of X-Men have
- [Hot Take: Kedi](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-kedi/) - Hot Take: Warm and soft as its subject matter and slight at 80 minutes. The documentary does enough to create a narrative around the excellent cinematography. Although Kedi centers around cats and kittens to drive its visuals and attempts to create characters out of some of its featured felines, human kindness is actually at the
- [Hot Take: Bitter Harvest](https://moviehottake.com/2017/03/hot-take-bitter-harvest/) - Hot Take: Bitter Harvest? More like Bitter Borefest. It would be what happened if Lifetime started making movies for The History Channel. Buried beneath the love story of Yuri and Natalka is a tale of the atrocities of 1930s Ukraine and the effects of Joseph Stalin's genocidal policies on the region. There's enough detail to
- [BuRStS #47: February 28, 2017 featuring Moonlight](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/bursts-47-february-28-2017-featuring-moonlight/) - With 10 movies to be released on February 28th including this year's Best Picture nominee winner, Moonlight, it's a big week in terms of quantity. However, there's plenty to wait to stream or just plain skip this week with less than half of the releases making the rent or buy list. Here's what you should
- [From Beauty and the Beast to The Baby Boss, March's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/from-beauty-and-the-beast-to-the-baby-boss-marchs-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The month of March might be the best month for movies in 2017. There are 15 movies -- led by Beauty and the Beast, Logan and Kong: Skull Island -- that are on the definitely want to see list and another 4 that are on the maybe list. The bottom of the list includes some duds
- [Hot Take: Get Out](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-get-out/) - Hot Take: Actually works better as satire and comedy which is no surprise with Jordan Peele directing. And how often is a horror thriller a crowd pleaser? Get Out is a well structured, satirical horror flick from half of the dynamic duo that brought us Key & Peele for so many years. It's great to
- [Hot Take: Collide](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-collide/) - Hot Take: A wreck. While watching Collide, I couldn't stop asking myself random questions. Is it over yet? Weren't they supposed to get completely naked? Why is Nicholas Hoult putting his clothes on if he lost the bet? What won't Ben Kingsley do for money? Why is Anthony Hopkins yelling at me? Is Hoult not allowed
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the Oscar Winners: 2017](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-oscar-winners-2017/) - On Sunday, the Oscar winners will be announced. In January, we took a stab at predicting the Oscar nominees and the results were good including predicting 100% of the Best Picture nominees for the second straight year! Last year, we also predicted the winners and nailed 15 of 24 which isn't terrible, either. Here are
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the 2017 Oscar Nominees](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-2017-oscar-nominees/) - We're a few hours away from the announcement of this year's Oscar nominees. Like last year, now would be as good of a time as any to weigh in on who I think will be nominated for this year's awards. And, for fun, who I'd nominate if my vote was the only one that counted:
- [Hot Take: Fist Fight](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-fist-fight/) - Hot Take: You're in and out so quickly, you might not even mind how below average this comedy ends up being. We're pretty sure Betsy DeVos thinks Fist Fight is a documentary, though. If Fist Fight proves anything, partnering a funny cast with a generally unfunny script will not achieve high marks. Proven comic actors Charlie
- [BuRStS #46: February 21, 2017](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/bursts-46-february-21-2017/) - The return of BuRStS with a slightly different format. We'll still list every movie released on home video this week but the format has slightly changed. Now, we'll start with what you should do and then list the film. Here's what you should buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of February 21, 2017: Buy It! Manchester by
- [Hot Take: The Great Wall](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-the-great-wall/) - Hot Take: They made The Great Wall. It's a huge disappointment... and the audience is going to pay for it. If you choose to see The Great Wall, realize you are in for an absurd spectacle. Realize this isn't based on any reality as the scrolling narrative explains at the top of the movie. Realize
- [Hot Take: A Cure for Wellness](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-a-cure-for-wellness/) - Hot Take: Ambition doesn't necessarily result in good. I'm talking about both the plot and the movie here... I think. A Cure for Wellness has an enemy. Itself. This movie has a lot of potential. It has an impressive look and feel. There are a few interesting, oddball characters every gothic horror film needs. Wait...
- [Hot Take: Fifty Shades Darker](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-fifty-shades-darker/) - Hot Take: The sex in The Space Between Us between two adults masquerading as 17 year olds was hotter. Hopefully, this series only has one more movie in its future. Unless it is a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, credits signal the right time to get up and go. With Fifty Shades Darker, the
- [Hot Take: The Lego Batman Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-the-lego-batman-movie/) - Hot Take: The best Batman movie in the last 12 months. Look, there's a lot of Batman movies these days. In the last 12 months, there was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: The Killing Joke and Suicide Squad which, technically, isn't a Batman movie but he does make an appearance. The most represented cinematic
- [Hot Take: John Wick: Chapter 2](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-john-wick-chapter-2/) - Hot Take: The follow-up to the surprise hit of 2014 has higher highs and lower lows than the original. It remains thoroughly entertaining throughout its enormous 2 hour, 2 minute run time which is a near impossible feat... but so is killing two guys with a pencil and John Wick can pull that off, too.
- [The Final* 31 Movies of the 181 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/the-final-31-movies-of-the-181-movies-of-2016-graded/) - On January 30th, Gold became the 181st movie viewed (and reviewed) of 2016. Here is a recap of all of the grades of this year's movies and the final* 31 movies with grades below (* there's nothing saying I might go back and see a few more movies from 2016 but we're calling it unofficially quits on
- [Hot Take: Rings](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-rings/) - Hot Take: When the scariest moment is a tight shot of an umbrella opening, you've got major problems. The tagline, "First you watch it. Then you die..." must have gotten cut off because that second sentence should end with "of boredom." The Ring was one of the scariest movies I can remember. Since 2002, it
- [Hot Take: The Space Between Us](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-the-space-between-us/) - Hot Take: Another movie where Asa Butterfield's performance is better than the movie he's in. A few days ago, I reviewed xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. The secret to enjoying it, in my opinion, was to watch it without thinking. That's easy to do with an action film. The same approach can be taken
- [Hot Take: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/hot-take-resident-evil-the-final-chapter/) - Hot Take: Really? Do you mean it? Gosh, I hope so! If there was an award for loudest movie of 2017, I feel safe in saying Resident Evil: The Final Chapter would make the list even though it is only January. Reminiscent of a Marilyn Manson concert I went to in November '98, my ears
- [From John Wick: Chapter 2 to Stray Bullets, February's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/02/from-john-wick-chapter-2-to-stray-bullets-februarys-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The only good thing about February's theatrical releases? It isn't January. If you've been here before at the beginning of the month, you know the deal. MHT ranks the upcoming releases based on what we're looking forward and provides links to the trailers for you to check out. It's no different this month as Keanu
- [Hot Take: xXx: Return of Xander Cage](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-xxx-return-of-xander-cage/) - Hot Take: Looking for a movie that is 85% action, 10% cheesy flirting and double entendres and 5% plot? xXx: Return of Xander Cage should be on your short list. What would January be without a few useless sequels? xXx: Return of Xander Cage might be the least useless sequel of January 2017 though as
- [Hot Take: A Dog's Purpose](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-a-dogs-purpose/) - Hot Take: Apparently, a dog's purpose is to die on screen to manufacture tears from the audience. It isn't the first time, it's been done but it's never been done with this frequency. Pure dog lover propaganda with dog abuse allegations as background noise don't jive. Your dog is going to die. I think that's
- [Hot Take: Gold](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-gold/) - Hot Take: Matthew McConaughey is great... the movie is adequate. What? Did you think I would pan it? When you have a story "based on true events" starring Matthew McConaughey and it receives a limited release in December, you go in expecting Oscar caliber. The closest thing to Oscar caliber about Gold though is McConaughey's
- [Hot Take: The Founder](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-the-founder/) - Hot Take: Michael Keaton keeps turns out one great performance after another. How'd the Academy miss this one? The only conclusion I can draw from Michael Keaton not being nominated for Best Actor this year is that between Birdman, Spotlight and The Founder, The Founder is probably his weakest performance. Since it came third, the
- [Hot Take: Split](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-split/) - Hot Take: Part of me liked Split. Part of me didn't. You leave wanting to talk about it though and M. Night is gifted when it comes to getting people to talk about his movies. M. Night Shyamalan has a knack for creating things people want to talk about, whether they want to see it
- [Hot Take: Sleepless](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-sleepless/) - Hot Take: A complete waste of time. Welcome to January! Sometimes you see an actor and you wonder what were they thinking? Immediately after seeing Sleepless, a lazy remake of 2011 French thriller Sleepless Night, I Googled, "How much did Jamie Foxx get paid to make Sleepless?" I didn't find an answer but I have
- [Hot Take: Silence](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-silence/) - Hot Take: Scorsese's passion project took 20+ years to make it to the cinema. It's hard to believe a film of its caliber with a director of Scorsese's pedigree was this difficult to get financial support. Then again, it won't make any money at the box office so you'd be hard pressed to fault the
- [Hot Take: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/) - Hot Take: Rogue One falls short of greatness thanks to a lack of story development. It is reliably good though and has the right mix of new (even though it's really old) Star Wars bits and pieces to edify the audience. How much you like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is going to come down
- [Hot Take: Jackie](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-jackie/) - Hot Take: Believe all of the great things you've read or heard about Natalie Portman's portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy. The best movie of 2016. Just two days ago, I wrote how Viola Davis was a shoo-in for a nomination for an Academy Award and should probably win. Since Davis is likely to be nominated for
- [Hot Take: Live By Night](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-live-by-night/) - Hot Take: Proof positive looks can be deceiving. So bad I had to double check the initial release date to see if this wasn't a January release. I am not a Ben Affleck hater. However, for those that are, Live By Night will offer enough fuel to burn down Gotham before he dodges one more
- [Hot Take: Collateral Beauty](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-collateral-beauty/) - Hot Take: Sure, this movie is terrible. However, don't forgot to enjoy the collateral beauty of some excellent performers doing their best to make this sappy, hole-filled Hallmark Channel film into something almost watchable. Any film that can snatch Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris and Michael Pena has
- [Hot Take: Patriots Day](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-patriots-day/) - Hot Take: This Berg/Wahlberg combo is consistent, at least. Like Deepwater Horizon in the way it tells the story, Patriots Day is a well done recount of the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon and subsequent manhunt. For the third consecutive time, director Peter Berg has taken a compelling true story, partnered with Mark Wahlberg
- [Hot Take: A Monster Calls](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-a-monster-calls/) - Hot Take: The 2000s gets its version of The NeverEnding Story only slightly more mature and with a stronger, more coherent message about dealing with loss at a young age. For a while, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy A Monster Calls. Knowing it was based on a children's book, my expectations were
- [Hot Take: Fences](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-fences/) - Hot Take: Does Denzel Washington ever turn in a bad performance? The only thing here is he's outdone by Viola Davis. Her amazing performance should win her an Oscar. If you're being fair, the worst thing you can say about Fences is it felt like it was meant for a different medium. Despite the big screen
- [Hot Take: Hidden Figures](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-hidden-figures/) - Hot Take: Three great performances highlight the story of three women that absolutely needed to be told. It even overshadows some of the film's Hollywood clichés that emerge through the storytelling. The only thing holding back Hidden Figures is its occasionally formulaic and by-the-numbers storytelling. This prevents an entertaining film with a worthy subject from
- [Hot Take: Sing](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-sing/) - Hot Take: Fun, entertaining kid's stuff. It's the animated version of Celebrity American Idol you probably never asked for. Illumination will never be mistaken for Pixar. While Pixar has a knack for tugging on your emotions and delivering an unexpected case of the feels, Illumination finds a way to entertain adults without compromising it's core
- [Hot Take: Passengers](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-passengers/) - Hot Take: The worst thing about Passengers was its expectations. It would have fared much better being released during the summer months instead of during awards season. There was a point where Passengers was being discussed as a movie of the year candidate. Unfortunately, that was before anyone saw it. With a cast featuring Jennifer
- [Hot Take: Office Christmas Party](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-office-christmas-party/) - Hot Take: A nominee for Most Forgettable Movie of 2016. It's so derivative of other movies, if you watch it at home, you might think you sat on the remote and changed the channel. About the only thing out of place in Office Christmas Party is Jason Bateman who sheds his typical asshole role. Everything
- [Hot Take: Lion](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-lion/) - Hot Take: Moving from beginning to end. The true story of Saroo is extraordinary and worthy of the big screen. Sunny Pawar as young Saroo and Dev Patel as the older Saroo are both excellent. There's a lot to like about Lion, the true story of Saroo, a young Indian boy who was separated from his
- [Hot Take: La La Land](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-la-la-land/) - Hot Take: Whimsy. Different. It's a musical that pays homage to musicals of the past in spirit but not context. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are a dynamic duo. Admittedly, La La Land got off to a slow start for me. I wasn't as enthralled with that opening number as the rest of the movie
- [Hot Take: Manchester by the Sea](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/hot-take-manchester-by-the-sea/) - Hot Take: A film that might exhaust you emotionally. Casey Affleck is a shoo-in for a Best Actor nominee. There are scenes, even single lines, that stick with you for days after seeing Manchester by the Sea. For example, every time Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams shared the screen together, I felt my heart being ripped
- [From The Founder to Monster Trucks, January's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/from-the-founder-to-monster-trucks-januarys-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Welcome to "dump" month everyone! January is notorious for two things: Award nominees getting wide releases after getting thrown into a theater or two in New York or Los Angeles and garbage movies that get dropped into January because, well, it's the best month to release terrible movies since the audiences are much smaller. Sometimes
- [BuRStS #45: Denial, Ace the Case: Manhattan Mystery, Blair Witch, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Mr. Pig, Natural Selection & Operation Avalanche](https://moviehottake.com/2017/01/bursts-45-denial-ace-the-case-manhattan-mystery-blair-witch-middle-school-the-worst-years-of-my-life-mr-pig-natural-selection-operation-avalanche/) - The first home video releases are available today and 2017's home options start off with a fizzle instead of a bang. Denial (currently #29 on MHT's Top Movies of 2016) is joined by Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (currently #111) and Blair Witch (currently #119) and 4 other films that did not
- [BuRStS #44: The Ultimate Catch Up](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/bursts-44-the-ultimate-catch-up/) - It's been three weeks since BuRStS has been published and during that time, 32 (THIRTY TWO!) movies have been released to the home market. (Blame Christmas!) So, the options were to do an 8 part BuRStS or do a quick recap of the movies released by category and start fresh with the new year next
- [Hot Take: Miss Sloane](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/hot-take-miss-sloane/) - Hot Take: Jessica Chastain should be nominated for Best Actress. Sometimes an actor or actress is so good in a movie, it elevates the movie to a higher status. Miss Sloane is one of those movies thanks to Jessica Chastain who plays the titular character. Her performance is so strong, the flaws of Miss Sloane
- [Hot Take: Man Down](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/hot-take-man-down/) - Hot Take: It's 60 minutes too long... and it's only 90 minutes. At the 51 minute mark of Man Down, I looked down at my watch and thought, "Nothing has happened." It's a bit of an overstatement but, outside of a solid performance from Shia LaBeouf as Gabriel Drummer (a name I had to look
- [BuRStS #43 (Part 2): Don't Think Twice, The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Hollars, The Late Bloomer & The Secret Life of Pets](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/bursts-43-part-2-dont-think-twice-the-great-gilly-hopkins-the-hollars-the-late-bloomer-the-secret-life-of-pets/) - For the 2nd half of BuRStS, the biggest film of the week -- The Secret Life of Pets -- isn't the one MHT is recommending to buy. I'm sure if you have kids, there's probably no shot you can't buy it and I'll be the first to say, "Sorry!" to you about that. However, check
- [BuRStS #43 (Part 1): Jason Bourne, In Order of Disappearance, Jack Goes Home, Kicks & Ordinary World](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/bursts-43-part-1-jason-bourne-in-order-of-disappearance-jack-goes-home-kicks-ordinary-world/) - Of the 10 films released this week, MHT has only seen 2 of them. So, most of the advice you'll be getting this week on what to buy, rent, stream and skip will be based on the ratings of others. Here's the first of 2 batches of movies for your home viewing consideration: Jason Bourne
- [The 6 Best Christmas Movies (and 6 Best "Sorta" Christmas Movies)](https://moviehottake.com/2016/12/the-6-best-christmas-movies-and-6-best-sorta-christmas-movies/) - It's Christmas season! Here's the best Christmas movies of all time followed by a list of movies for people who prefer for Christmas to be in the background of the film: 6. Elf "SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA'S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!" 5. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) "I believe... I believe...
- [Hot Take: Moonlight](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-moonlight/) - Hot Take: The most important film of 2016. The respect Moonlight shows its characters and its subject matter is something to admire and strive for. Last year, I thought Room should have won Best Picture. Spotlight won instead. It was hard to argue considering the importance of Spotlight and the gravity of the subject matter. This
- [From Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to The Bounce Back, December's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/from-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-to-the-bounce-back-decembers-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Last month, MHT sat out ranking the anticipated releases due to some unforeseen circumstances. December is a big month and it's headlined by the first Star Wars spin-off: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. There are plenty of other solid options in December and a few that should get Oscar buzz. Here's the list of
- [BuRStS #42: Pete's Dragon, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, The BFG, Don't Breathe & The Wild Life](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-42-petes-dragon-absolutely-fabulous-the-movie-the-bfg-dont-breathe-the-wild-life/) - If you have kids, this week's BuRStS contains 2 films MHT recommends and 1 that might at least serve as a 90 minute babysitter. There's also a quality horror flick and a TV-to-big screen conversion that's easy to dismiss. Here are the recommendation from Movie Hot Take on what to buy, rent, stream and skip
- [Hot Take: Bleed For This](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-bleed-for-this/) - Hot Take: Inspirational story. Mediocre movie. The story of Vinny Pazienza is incredible. Most boxing stories of any length are. At some point, a boxer who fights 30-plus times has a near-death experience in the ring, it seems. That was true for Pazienza who nearly died after a fight with Roger Mayweather in 1988. That's
- [Hot Take: Moana](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-moana/) - Hot Take: Disney does it again! Actually, it's a female heroine not driven by a potential suitor or being held back... unless you call being told you can only be chief of the entire island being held back. So, when I say Disney does it again, I only mean it in the sense that they
- [Hot Take: Rules Don't Apply](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-rules-dont-apply/) - Hot Take: Entertaining movie. I still can't figure out who the target audience is, though. Based on the box office numbers, neither could the audience. As I sat through Rules Don't Apply, there were two overriding thoughts. The first was how thoroughly entertained I was by the various performances including Warren Beatty's first role in
- [Hot Take: Allied](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-allied/) - Hot Take: When Allied is good, it's really good. Too bad it wasn't good that often. How often does a Robert Zemeckis movie miss the mark? The last big swing and miss from Zemeckis was probably What Lies Beneath in 2000. Okay, to be fair, I don't think Allied missed the mark completely. However, the period
- [BuRStS #41 (Part 2): Hell Or High Water, Hands of Stone, Mechanic: Resurrection & War Dogs](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-41-part-2-hell-or-high-water-hands-of-stone-mechanic-resurrection-war-dogs/) - If you missed Hell Or High Water in theaters, don't let the opportunity to see it at home pass you by. This was one of the best movies of the year (maybe the best) and an easy choice for what to buy this week. Along with Hell Or High Water, here are the other recommendations
- [BuRStS #41 (Part 1): Yoga Hosers, Good Kids, I.T. & Kubo and the Two Strings](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-41-part-1-yoga-hosers-good-kids-i-t-kubo-and-the-two-strings/) - This week, we're back to splitting up the choices to watch at home as there's a number of movies worthy of seeing. While the #1 choice of what to buy this week was easy (and will headline Part 2 of BuRStS), the second choice wasn't so easy. See the rest of this post for which
- [Hot Take: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk/) - Hot Take: I'm not sure what emotion Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk was trying to evoke but I'm positive leaving the viewer feeling nothing was not the goal. Admittedly, I'm an emotional movie watcher. I got a little touched watching Trolls last week. So, when a movie like Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, a film about
- [Hot Take: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them/) - Hot Take: Mediocrity was not what I expected out of an offshoot of the Harry Potter series. Am I interested in what happens next in the story of Newt Scamander and his fantastic beasts? Sure. The last 45 minutes of rather lengthy origin story saw to that. However, this isn't the franchise restart I expected
- [Hot Take: The Edge of Seventeen](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-the-edge-of-seventeen/) - Hot Take: Am I being too critical of The Edge of Seventeen because the trailer led me to believe the film would have a different tone? Maybe. Things got away from me this month and there was not a November preview of potential movie releases. The Edge of Seventeen would have been one of the
- [Hot Take: Hacksaw Ridge](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-hacksaw-ridge/) - Hot Take: I get why you might think Hacksaw Ridge is a great film but Mel Gibson's affection for graphic violence knocks this incredible true story down a peg from great to good. I'm not really sure why Mel Gibson thinks we need to see every dangling body part or every dripping appendage caused by
- [Hot Take: Trolls](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-trolls/) - Hot Take: The happiest movie I've seen in years. Then again, how can you not be happy if you poop cupcakes and fart glitter? It's a dark time in America. An Internet troll is about to be sworn into the office of the President. His chief strategist is a white nationalist accused of anti-Semitism. Nepotism
- [Hot Take: Shut In](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-shut-in/) - Hot Take: Awful. I'm not one to go overboard about the evaluation of film quality via Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer. However, when a movie is at 0% after receiving 18 out of 18 negative reviews, there's something there. Shut In hasn't fared much better from audiences, either. As of November 16th, the Audience Score sits at
- [BuRStS #40: Finding Dory, Arlo: The Burping Pig, Army of One, The Beatles Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale, How Sarah Got Her Wings, Mia Madre & The Spirit of Christmas](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-40-finding-dory-arlo-the-burping-pig-army-of-one-the-beatles-eight-days-a-week-the-touring-years-a-dogwalkers-christmas-tale-how-sarah-got-her-wings-mia-madre-the-spirit-of-christ/) - Lordy, lordy! Look who's 40! Usually when 8 movies are released, MHT has chosen to split up the week into 2 parts. This week, due to the lack of quality choices, separating the 8 into 2 groups would cause me to recommend some pretty terrible looking movies. To avoid such a fate, here's the movies
- [Hot Take: Arrival](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-arrival/) - Hot Take: Smart and Sci-Fi go together so well. This cerebral exercise in life beyond ours is beautiful. I've been a fan of director Denis Villeneuve for some time. 2013's Prisoners was one of the best movies of that year and last year's Sicario made my top 10 for 2015. This put Arrival on the
- [The Next 25 Movies of the Next 100 Movies, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/the-next-25-movies-of-the-next-100-movies-graded/) - On November 4, Doctor Strange became the 150th movie viewed (and reviewed) of 2016. Here is a recap of all of the grades of this year's movies and the latest 25 movies with grades below: The First 25 Movies of 2016, Graded (March 9) The Next 25 Movies of 2016, Graded (April 21) The Next
- [Hot Take: Doctor Strange](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-doctor-strange/) - Hot Take: The best comic book film of 2016. Walking into Doctor Strange, I expected to hate it. I remember the comic book and was never that impressed. I've always been lukewarm in my response to Benedict Cumberbatch, too. I've also expressed my displeasure with the overload of comic book films in recent history although
- [Hot Take: Inferno](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-inferno/) - Hot Take: The worst Tom Hanks movie I've ever seen. And I saw Bonfire of the Vanities. Inferno was so bad, I have effectively wiped out most of the film from my memory. It's a completely forgettable third installment of the Robert Langdon trilogy on a downward spiral from the adequate The Da Vinci Code to the
- [Hot Take: Denial](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/hot-take-denial/) - Hot Take: More than adequate take on a true story that is really difficult to fathom although it's a little easier to believe after last week's election, if I'm being honest. It might take a review or two to get all of the passive aggressive comments about last week's election out of my system, so
- [BuRStS #39: Indignation, Phantom Boy & Sausage Party](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-39-indignation-phantom-boy-sausage-party/) - Welcome to the Election edition of BuRStS where MHT recommends what to buy, rent, stream or skip amongst new movies coming to the home video market. Unfortunately, due to some other life challenges, there hasn't been an update in a week and reviews of Denial (it was good), Inferno (the worst Tom Hanks movie of
- [BuRStS #38 (Part 2): Star Trek Beyond, Anthropoid, Nine Lives & The Sea of Trees](https://moviehottake.com/2016/11/bursts-38-part-2-star-trek-beyond-anthropoid-nine-lives-the-sea-of-trees/) - A summer blockbuster sequel, one of the worst titles of the year, one of the worst concepts of the year (Kevin Spacey is a cat!) and a rare Matthew McConaughey misfire round out the 2nd batch of movies ready for home consumption in this week's BuRStS. Here's the movies to buy, rent, stream and skip for
- [BuRStS #38 (Part 1): Bad Moms, Gleason, Imperium & Uncle Nick](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-38-part-1-bad-moms-gleason-imperium-uncle-nick/) - 8 choices make it to the shelf this week for your potential viewing pleasure. This week doesn't have too many absolute duds and Bad Moms headlines the first group of 4 as arguably the funniest movie of the summer. Check out MHT's recommendations on what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of
- [Hot Take: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-jack-reacher-never-go-back/) - Hot Take: Warning: Sequel fatigue! Stop me if you've heard this before: Tom Cruise is an action hero with seemingly superhuman power, endurance and pain threshold... Wait! I wasn't even to the part where I thought you'd stop me. Let me continue! He plays Jack Reacher... Wait! Not yet! In the course of being set
- [BuRStS #37: Captain Fantastic, Lights Out, Mr. Church, Nerve, Papa: Hemingway in Cuba & Skiptrace](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-37-captain-fantastic-lights-out-mr-church-nerve-papa-hemingway-in-cuba-skiptrace/) - It's been a while since there's been only one part to BuRStS as the home video market has been flooded recently. This week, though, four of the six releases are worth a look. Here's what MHT recommends to buy, rent, stream or skip for the week of October 25th: Captain Fantastic --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW--
- [Hot Take: Ouija: Origin of Evil](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-ouija-origin-of-evil/) - Hot Take: It's a rare not horrible sequel (which is actually a prequel) and a rare not horrible horror movie. It's still mediocre but has plenty of scares to please those looking to not sleep. I'm not a huge fan of being scared. That made Ouija: Origin of Evil somewhat difficult to sit through. The film's
- [Hot Take: Keeping Up With the Joneses](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-keeping-up-with-the-joneses/) - Hot Take: If only we had as much fun as the cast. Give Keeping Up With the Joneses credit for one thing: The cast surely enjoyed themselves. There isn't a scene where Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm or Gal Gadot don't look like they are really enjoying themselves. Unfortunately, the movie that results, thanks
- [Hot Take: Max Steel](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-max-steel/) - Hot Take: It feels like someone defiantly decided to release this in theaters after CW rejected the pilot episode for a weekly show on their network. Even if you're still excited by the idea of a superhero movie, Max Steel is not the superhero movie you're looking for. Based on a Mattel toy which inexplicably
- [Hot Take: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-middle-school-the-worst-years-of-my-life/) - Hot Take: If I needed proof you can only be young once, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life would definitely provide it. My 13 year old self would have loved it. My 40 year old self? Nope. I get it. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life did not target me as
- [Hot Take: The Accountant](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-the-accountant/) - Hot Take: Once it gets going, The Accountant is pretty good. Even if there are some hard to swallow coincidences along the way. In the first act of The Accountant, there are plenty of opportunities to check out. The film has a slow start. Saddled with a lot of storytelling baggage, The Accountant eventually sheds the excess
- [BuRStS #36 (Part 2): Our Kind of Traitor, The Good Neighbor, Independence Day Resurgence, Nessie & Me & Razors](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-36-part-2-our-kind-of-traitor-the-good-neighbor-independence-day-resurgence-nessie-me-razors/) - Our Kind of Traitor highlights what is a particularly rough week for home viewers. Here's the second half of what the buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of October 18th: Our Kind of Traitor --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: Oops... I fell into some espionage! Why Buy? You love John le
- [BuRStS #36 (Part 1): Café Society, Alice Through the Looking Glass, God's Not Dead 2 & Spaceman](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-36-part-1-cafe-society-alice-through-the-looking-glass-gods-not-dead-2-spaceman/) - Woody Allen, Johnny Depp, a faith-based sequel and a biopic about a former Major League Baseball reliever make up part one of BuRStS. Here's part one of MHT's recommendations on what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of October 18th: Café Society --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A Woody Allen-directed
- [Hot Take: Kevin Hart: What Now?](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-kevin-hart-what-now/) - Hot Take: This is Kevin Hart as expected. If you're a fan, you'll enjoy. Last year, Kevin Hart was in Philadelphia to close out his stand-up tour to a sold out crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. By doing so, he became the first comedian to perform at an at-capacity football stadium. Hart's stand-up in front
- [Hot Take: Queen of Katwe](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-queen-of-katwe/) - Hot Take: A rare purely positive experience at the theater. The thought of the story will warm your heart for days. It should put even the most cynical in checkmate. The biggest criticism you might be able to send across Queen of Katwe's bow is that there's a Disneyfied aspect to the story. However, a
- [Hot Take: Masterminds](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-masterminds/) - Hot Take: Masterminds manages to steal two hours of your life and never give it back. If you don't know the backstory to the release of Masterminds, it's worth getting you up to speed. Set for release in August 2015, the film's studio Relativity pushed the release back to October 2015 due to financial troubles.
- [Hot Take: The Birth of a Nation](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-the-birth-of-a-nation/) - Hot Take: By twisting the facts, The Birth of a Nation takes liberties where it doesn't need to. The real story contains enough that it doesn't need any help. Any time a movie is "based on a true story", you're bound to get differences between reality and the Hollywood-polished movie version. The Birth of a
- [BuRStS #35 (Part 5): Ghostbusters, Blood Father, The Night Crew & Satanic](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-35-part-5-ghostbusters-blood-father-the-night-crew-satanic/) - When you need a 5th movie to recommend to buy for Part 5 of BuRStS, who ya gonna call? Check out the 5th installment of what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the weeks of October 4th & 11th to find out: Ghostbusters --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: Like the original Ghostbusters
- [BuRStS #35 (Part 4): The Infiltrator, Complete Unknown, Hillary's America & Joshy](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-35-part-4-the-infiltrator-complete-unknown-hillarys-america-joshy/) - Part 4 of BuRStS could be worse but with propaganda film Hillary's America coming out this week, it's already way down on the list. Here's the 4th set of movies set for release on October 4th and 11th: The Infiltrator --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: Based on the true story of federal agent
- [BuRStS #35 (Part 3): The Legend of Tarzan, Blinky Bill: The Movie, Ice Age: Collision Course & X-Men: Apocalypse](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-35-part-3-the-legend-of-tarzan-blinky-bill-the-movie-ice-age-collision-course-x-men-apocalypse/) - A reboot, two sequels and Blinky Bill gets a movie. That's all crammed into part 3 of BuRStS #35: The Legend of Tarzan --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: The Tarzan myth meets Alexander Skarsgard's abs. Why Buy? Alexander Skarsgard's abs. Duh! Why Rent? You know what? Margot Robbie isn't that bad of an
- [BuRStS #35 (Part 2): Swiss Army Man, Broken Vows, Laid in America, Snow Bride & Wild Oats](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-35-part-2-swiss-army-man-broken-vows-laid-in-america-snow-bride-wild-oats/) - Highlighted by what might be the most unusual movie of 2016, here's the 2nd part of BuRStS #35: Swiss Army Man --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A stranded, suicidal man finds reason to live in a flatulent corpse. Why Buy? Daniel Radcliffe gives the best performance as a corpse since that guy in
- [BuRStS #35 (Part 1): Into the Forest, Approaching the Unknown, Kingslaive: Final Fantasy XV & The Purge: Election Year](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/bursts-35-part-1-into-the-forest-approaching-the-unknown-kingslaive-final-fantasy-xv-the-purge-election-year/) - Time to do a little catch up on what has been coming out for home viewing. This week's BuRStS will feature releases from both this week and last week which means it'll be a 5 part series. Here's Part 1 of what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of October 4th &
- [Hot Take: The Girl on the Train](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-the-girl-on-the-train/) - Hot Take: If Gone Girl had a less fun, more manipulative sister she'd be The Girl on the Train. Next stop: Boredom. Poor Emily Blunt. Blunt portrays the titular character in The Girl on the Train and does a heckuva job as a blackout drunk divorcee suffering from depression and delusions. Her performance as Rachel might
- [From The Accountant to Boo! A Madea Halloween, October's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/from-the-accountant-to-boo-a-madea-halloween-octobers-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Thanks to a trip to Vegas, the Movie Hot Take normal schedule was thrown for a loop. It's October now and we typically kick off every month with a list of trailers for all of the releases coming out for the month. While the first week of October is already in the books, we'll pretend
- [Hot Take: Deepwater Horizon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-deepwater-horizon/) - Hot Take: Compelling recount of the harrowing tale of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. This Peter Berg/Mark Wahlberg team produces some solid viewing. Before the movie, the story of Deepwater Horizon wasn’t one I was familiar with. My guess is I heard of it when it occurred but didn’t pay attention enough to commit any
- [Hot Take: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children/) - Hot Take: Unmistakably Tim Burton. Too bad it's handcuffed with an overstuffed story and Asa Butterfield who is usually brilliant but peculiarly vacant in the lead role. Second only to the reboot/remake phenomenon is the YA franchise-starter. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, based on the début novel from Ransom Riggs that spawned two sequels,
- [Hot Take: The Magnificent Seven](https://moviehottake.com/2016/10/hot-take-the-magnificent-seven/) - Hot Take: Another remade classic. It's good... not a classic. Then again, how can you go wrong with Denzel Washington? If you have remake/reboot fatigue, it's fair. There's been too many remakes and reboots at this point. The original The Magnificent Seven isn't even really all that original considering it's Western-style remake of Akira Kurosawa's
- [Hot Take: Storks](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-storks/) - Hot Take: One thing Storks doesn't deliver often enough is laughs. Generic animated adventure with a little comedy mixed in. There have been a few animated offerings this year. Storks probably falls somewhere in the middle. Easily better than The Angry Birds Movie but nowhere near as good as Zootopia, Storks delivers a safe, slightly
- [Hot Take: Bridget Jones's Baby](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-bridget-joness-baby/) - Hot Take: As unfunny as expected but nowhere near as annoying. That's something, right? I was not the target audience for Bridget Jones's Baby. Having very little to do with my gender, it seems that Bridget Jones's Baby appeals only to those who have already invested time and energy into the Bridget Jones character and
- [BuRStS #34 (Part 2): The Shallows, Central Intelligence, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates & Warcraft](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-34-part-2-the-shallows-central-intelligence-mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates-warcraft/) - In the first part of this week's BuRStS, we covered some lesser known releases. Now, it's time to cover some of the bigger box office films of the summer already making themselves available for your home viewing pleasure. Here is the second batch of what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of
- [BuRStS #34 (Part 1): Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Cell, Edge of Winter & The Neon Demon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-34-part-1-hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-cell-edge-of-winter-the-neon-demon/) - It's another two part BuRStS as 8 movies are set to hit the home video market. While there's a different debate capturing the attention of the United States, MHT will settle the debate on which movies you should buy, rent, stream and skip during the week of September 27th: Hunt for the Wilderpeople --NO REVIEW--
- [To See Or Not To See - September 23rd: Storks, The Magnificent Seven, The Queen of Katwe & The Dressmaker](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/to-see-or-not-to-see-september-23rd-storks-the-magnificent-seven-the-queen-of-katwe-the-dressmaker/) - Last week was the worst week of the year at the box office. Thanks to disastrous performances by Blair Witch, Bridget Jones's Baby and Snowden, the total box office was the lowest of any this year. This week, things are looking up as a star-studded remake and an animated feature look to boost the box
- [BuRStS #33 (Part 2): Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Ma Ma, Sacrifice & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-33-part-2-neighbors-2-sorority-rising-ma-ma-sacrifice-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows/) - After a brief intermission, we're back for the second half of our double feature. This one features two sequels and two films with female leads. We've got four more to either buy, rent, stream or skip: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: Like Neighbors but with a sorority next door
- [BuRStS #33 (Part 1): Free State of Jones, Interrogation, Pele: Birth of a Legend + Rodeo & Juliet](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-33-part-1-free-state-of-jones-interrogation-pele-birth-of-a-legend-rodeo-juliet/) - With 8 choices this week, BuRStS becomes a double feature. In the first half, there's Matthew McConaughey, a sports biopic and 2 direct-to-video options. Let's not waste anymore time and get right to what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of September 20th: Free State of Jones --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super
- [Hot Take: Blair Witch](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-blair-witch/) - Hot Take: Remember The Blair Witch Project? Isn't this basically the same movie with better technology and louder sounds? If you are a fan of The Blair Witch Project which came out 17 years ago in 1999 and imagined the film might be better if they stuck with similar sight gags and noises and just
- [Hot Take: Snowden](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-snowden/) - Hot Take: So-so retelling elevated by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's excellent performance in a movie that's way too long. Oliver Stone's mission in Snowden was to scare the bejesus out of us when it comes to our privacy. Snowden was just an end to justify the means. So, you almost have to evaluate the movie separate from
- [To See Or Not To See - September 16th: Blair Witch, Bridget Jones's Baby, Snowden, Hillsong - Let Hope Rise, Mr. Church, Wild Oats, Victor & Miss Stevens](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/to-see-or-not-to-see-september-16th-blair-witch-bridget-joness-baby-snowden-hillsong-let-hope-rise-mr-church-wild-oats-victor-miss-stevens/) - This is one of those weeks at the movies where it feels more like quantity than quality. The week feels vaguely familiar as there's a Blair Witch reboot, a Bridget Jones sequel, a controversial Oliver Stone project, a faith-based film and a role that might get Eddie Murphy nominated for an Oscar. There's also 3
- [Hot Take: The Wild Life](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-the-wild-life/) - Hot Take: Very juvenile. Impressive to look at. Tedium eventually sets in but it distracts for a while. I can't say I expected much from The Wild Life. If you want to turn your brain off for about an hour and a half and 3D gags are your thing, the latest animated adventure loosely based
- [Hot Take: When the Bough Breaks](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-when-the-bough-breaks/) - Hot Take: A bad Lifetime movie that somehow found a way to be shown in theaters. It's difficult to watch Hollywood waste $10 million. With a $10 million budget, they could have at least sprung for a halfway decent score. Unfortunately, the score is only one of the many things wrong with When the Bough
- [BuRStS #32: Captain America: Civil War, The Conjuring 2, Marauders, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping & Standing Tall](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-32-captain-america-civil-war-the-conjuring-2-marauders-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping-standing-tall/) - With 5 choices this week, the big news is the release of Captain America: Civil War. The year's second biggest box office smash is now available to watch in the comfort of your own home. Joining Cap is a horror sequel, a pop music spoof, a Bruce Willis thriller and one of the most accomplished
- [The First 25 of the Next 100 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/the-first-25-of-the-next-100-movies-of-2016-graded/) - On September 7th, The Light Between Oceans became the 125th movie viewed (and reviewed) of 2016. Here is a recap of all of the grades of this year's movies and the latest 25 movies with grades below: The First 25 Movies of 2016, Graded (March 9) The Next 25 Movies of 2016, Graded (April 21)
- [Hot Take: The Disappointments Room](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-the-disappointments-room/) - Hot Take: The most horrorific thing about The Disappointments Room occurred when it was pulled off the shelf and released after sitting there for 2 years. The Disappointments Room is at least truthful in its title. Disappointment is a good word to use to describe your experience afterward. Dreadful is another. Dull works, too. The
- [Hot Take: Sully](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-sully/) - Hot Take: It's as if Captain Chesley Sullenberger landed that plane in the Hudson just so Tom Hanks would have the perfect role to play. Every once in a while Tom Hanks makes a mistake when choosing a role to play. It's rare. It happened earlier this year with A Hologram for the King. Even in that
- [Hot Take: The Light Between Oceans](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-the-light-between-oceans/) - Hot Take: An emotional powder keg with an unnecessarily long fuse. The Light Between Oceans has a lot going for it. Both Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander who fell in love during the filming of the movie appear very committed to their roles. The supporting cast bolstered by a very good performance by Rachel Weisz
- [To See Or Not To See - September 9th: Sully, The Wild Life, When the Bough Breaks, The Disappointments Room, Kicks & Dancer](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/to-see-or-not-to-see-september-9th-sully-the-wild-life-when-the-bough-breaks-the-disappointments-room-kicks-dancer/) - The first official week of fall is upon us and the weekend cinema will now be competing with both college and professional football. A different type of airplane disaster film featuring Tom Hanks tackles the box office 2 days before 9/11 and is joined by kid's fare, a drama targeting the African American audience, more
- [Hot Take: Morgan](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-morgan/) - Hot Take: If Ex Machina were a handbag, Morgan would be the cheap knock-off you buy on a street corner in Manhattan. However, there's still something halfway decent about Luke Scott's directorial début. Morgan isn't a film I'm going to spend a lot of time defending. If you say it's boring or banal or hackneyed, I
- [Bursts #31 (Part 3): Love & Friendship, All the Way, Compadres, Fishes 'N Loaves: Heaven Sent & Tale of Tales](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-31-part-3-love-friendship-all-the-way-compadres-fishes-n-loaves-heaven-sent-tale-of-tales/) - We've reached the 3rd part of MHT's very special episode of BuRStS. There's been one heck of a gap between part 2 and part 3 but you had to expect there to be a cliffhanger, right? It's time to find out the 3rd suggested movie to buy this week and maybe we'll find out what
- [BuRStS #31 (Part 2): The Iron Giant: Signature Edition, Equals, Genius, Hard Target 2 & Now You See Me 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-31-part-2-the-iron-giant-signature-edition-equals-genius-hard-target-2-now-you-see-me-2/) - The Iron Giant is available on Blu-Ray for the first time! I told you this was a very special edition of BuRStS. Here's part 2 of 3: The Iron Giant: Signature Edition --NO REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: A boy and his outer space robot. Why Buy? Umm... it's The Iron Giant! Why Rent? You're cheap. Why
- [BuRStS #31 (Part 1): A Bigger Splash, The Darkness, Honey 3: Dare to Dance, Money Monster, The Ones Below & Urge](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/bursts-31-part-1-a-bigger-splash-the-darkness-honey-3-dare-to-dance-money-monster-the-ones-below-urge/) - It's another very special 3 part episode of BuRStS. I wonder if the guy who played Dudley on Diff'rent Strokes has flashbacks when he hears the words "very special episode"? 15 new movies and 1 very important re-release hit the home market as there are plenty of options to stay home and watch a movie
- [Hot Take: Don't Breathe](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-dont-breathe/) - Hot Take: Vicious and occasionally terrifying. Don't Breathe goes places you don't expect it to. Not because it's surprising but because, well, who does that with a turkey baster? Don't Breathe is one of those rare horror movies that is about as scary as you expect it to be and more terrifying to think about
- [From The Magnificent Seven to Bridget Jones's Baby, September's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/from-the-magnificent-seven-to-bridget-joness-baby-septembers-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - September is an odd month for movies. It's not quite awards season but summer is definitely over. In 5 of the last 7 years, the #1 movie in September at the box office has been animated. While the MHT list of anticipated releases isn't ranked by box office appeal (just personal excitement), there are two
- [To See Or Not To See - September 2nd: Morgan & The Light Between Oceans](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/to-see-or-not-to-see-september-2nd-morgan-the-light-between-oceans/) - It's Labor Day weekend and it's a light release week as just two new movies hit theaters and none reaching more than 2,500 theaters. This is typically the lowest grossing weekend of the summer and with only Morgan and The Light Between Oceans coming out, the weekend should live up to expectations. Here's MHT's recommendations
- [Hot Take: Mechanic: Resurrection](https://moviehottake.com/2016/09/hot-take-mechanic-resurrection/) - Hot Take: If those generic Windows backgrounds were turned into a cheesy action movie, you'd probably get something that resembles Mechanic: Resurrection. The best thing I can say about Mechanic: Resurrection is that it's pleasing to the eye. The film features globetrotting scenes shot in beautiful settings in Brazil, Thailand, Australia and Bulgaria. Jason Statham
- [BuRStS #30: The Jungle Book, Me Before You & The Phenom](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-30-the-jungle-book-me-before-you-the-phenom/) - Just three movies will make themselves available for home viewing this week with one of the biggest box office hits of the first half of the year joining a romantic "chick flick" and a baseball movie that skipped theaters. Here are MHT's recommendations for what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of
- [Hot Take: Hands of Stone](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-hands-of-stone/) - Hot Take: Roberto Duran's story is an amazing one. Too bad Hands of Stone is only mediocre thanks to it's made-for-cable TV-like quality and overreaching story that tries to do too much. Earlier this year, the first season of American Crime Story recreated the O.J. Simpson trial. It was wonderfully cast and the Simpson case
- [Hot Take: Southside With You](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-southside-with-you/) - Hot Take: Before Sunrise meets the First Couple. And that's a good thing! If you have a top 100 films list and Before Sunrise isn't on it, I just assume you haven't seen it. It's the quintessential movie about two people getting to know each other. It's a film that has been burned on my
- [Hot Take: Florence Foster Jenkins](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-florence-foster-jenkins/) - Hot Take: Just because the movie is based on a true story about a singer who can't actually sing doesn't mean the story has to be tone deaf. One thought kept coming to mind while watching Florence Foster Jenkins: "How far away is William Hung: The Movie?" It's a scary thought but how much of
- [Hot Take: Kubo and the Two Strings](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-kubo-and-the-two-strings/) - Hot Take: Beautifully animated but scary and sad enough to question how appropriate or off-target this is a movie for kids. I thoroughly enjoyed it but I'm 40 and can't imagine my 10-year-old self being anywhere near as entertained. After viewing Kubo and the Two Strings, I really didn't know what to make of the
- [To See Or Not To See - August 26th: Don't Breathe, Mechanic: Resurrection, Southside With You, Hands of Stone, Greater, Level Up, The Hollars & The Sea of Trees](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/to-see-or-not-to-see-august-26th-dont-breathe-mechanic-resurrection-southside-with-you-hands-of-stone-greater-level-up-the-hollars-the-sea-of-trees/) - The summer is nearly over and to celebrate, the theaters are being loaded up with a bunch of films probably not good enough to do as well in the busier summer months. Don't Breathe is expected to knock out Suicide Squad from the top spot while no other film is being projected to reach $10
- [Hot Take: War Dogs](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-war-dogs/) - Hot Take: It's not great cinema but it's an entertaining enough popcorn flick that fits perfectly into the middle of August. War Dogs is one of those trips to the theater where you get exactly what expected, in a good way. The cast, the creatives and the trailer attached to the film cultivate the exact
- [BuRStS #29: The Nice Guys, The Duel, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Maggie's Plan, The Man Who Knew Infinity & Ratchet & Clank](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-29-the-nice-guys-the-duel-the-huntsman-winters-war-maggies-plan-the-man-who-knew-infinity-ratchet-clank/) - It's always nice when the home viewing offering comes in the form of a 6-pack. This always makes it easy to find one to fit into the buy, rent, stream and skip category and leaves 2 extras to recycle the options. This week's recap was made even easier by how good The Nice Guys and
- [Hot Take: Hell or High Water](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-hell-or-high-water/) - Hot Take: Hell or High Water takes a simple concept and layers it with complex, colorful characters, moral dilemmas and social commentary. It's so much more than a "cops and robbers" movie or a modern Western. One of the best of 2016! With Hell or High Water, Oscar season has come early in 2016. There's plenty
- [Hot Take: Indignation](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-indignation/) - Hot Take: While Indignation was compelling, it was hard to not escape the thought that I just watched a movie about the overwhelming influence blowjobs and handjobs have on one's life. The formative college years of youth plays out on screen for young Marcus Messner (Logan Lerman) as he faces being away from home for
- [Hot Take: Equity](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-equity/) - Hot Take: Financial thriller where the female characters appear to be filled with testosterone and the male characters are one dimensional. Even when the genders are reversed, this still makes for a mediocre movie. In Equity, women wield a lot of power. It's the most refreshing element of the latest Wall Street spawn. The 1987
- [To See Or Not To See - August 19th: Kubo and the Two Strings, War Dogs, Ben-Hur, Morris from America & A Tale of Love and Darkness](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/to-see-or-not-to-see-august-19th-kubo-and-the-two-strings-war-dogs-ben-hur-morris-from-america-a-tale-of-love-and-darkness/) - With three new movies on 3,000+ screens this week, one could break out and take down Suicide Squad. Will the monumental upset happen? With Kubo and the Two Strings, War Dogs and Ben-Hur all vying for box office bucks and 2 platform releases, let's take a look at what to see and not see for the
- [Hot Take: Anthropoid](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-anthropoid/) - Hot Take: Bipolar historical telling of Operation Anthropoid has a plodding first half filled with paranoia and a long, slow fuse. The second half is bloody, brutal and proof that war is hell. Anthropoid is the type of film that could be great. It has the historical context and enough elements that lend themselves to
- [BuRStS #28: The Angry Birds Movie, A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, God's Not Dead 2 & Sundown](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-28-the-angry-birds-movie-a-cinderella-story-if-the-shoe-fits-gods-not-dead-2-sundown/) - For the second week in a row, the pickings are slim for home viewing. While there's 4 movies to choose from, MHT is less than impressed with the options. Here are this week's recommendations on what to buy, rent, stream and skip: The Angry Birds Movie --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: It's that
- [Hot Take: Pete's Dragon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-petes-dragon/) - Hot Take: Subtly heart-wrenching. Pete's Dragon is a rare reboot. The storytelling is timeless and moving and the visuals are stunning. The best family movie of the summer. I sort of remember seeing the original Pete's Dragon as a child. It isn't something that really stuck with me though. So, when I heard they were rebooting
- [Hot Take: Sausage Party](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-sausage-party/) - Hot Take: Racist, stereotypical jokes aren't edgy. They're lazy. I've mentioned previously how comedy is personal and laughter is contagious. For me, Sausage Party was one of those films that beats the drum of comedy being personal but flies in the face of laughter being contagious. As the film reached its raunchy, ridiculous climax and
- [To See Or Not To See - August 12th: Pete's Dragon, Sausage Party, Florence Foster Jenkins, Anthropoid, Hell or High Water, Ghost Team & Disorder](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/to-see-or-not-to-see-august-12th-petes-dragon-sausage-party-florence-foster-jenkins-anthropoid-hell-or-high-water-ghost-team-disorder/) - Suicide Squad is now officially the biggest movie to ever hit the cinema in August and basically a lock to own the box office for a 2nd consecutive week. This week's battle will be for the #2 spot where Pete's Dragon should take the title unless Sausage Party rises to the occasion with a bigger than expected
- [Hot Take: Jason Bourne](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-jason-bourne/) - Hot Take: Action overload! The first hour is 90% action and 10% plot. By the time the movie settles in and gets good, you're too worn out. Maybe I'm just getting old or maybe not much really happens here. Having never seen a movie in the Bourne franchise makes me an outsider when discussing the
- [BuRStS #27: A Hologram for the King & Fathers and Daughters](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-27-a-hologram-for-the-king-fathers-and-daughters/) - After last week's crowded slate of releases, this week's list of releases is the shortest since starting BuRStS. With only 2 movies to choose from for the week of August 9th, there isn't much of a selection for the week of August 9th. Here's this week's recommendations on what to buy, rent, stream or skip:
- [BuRStS #26 (Part 3): Keanu, The American Side, Batman: The Killing Joke, Manhattan Night & Meet the Blacks](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-26-part-3-keanu-the-american-side-batman-the-killing-joke-manhattan-night-meet-the-blacks/) - August 2nd is a big week for DVD releases. It took three posts to break down the 15 releases and after recommending to buy The Lobster and The Bronze in the first 2 parts (while delivering the verdict on 8 others), here is the final 5 releases to receive the buy it, rent it, stream it,
- [Hot Take: Suicide Squad](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-suicide-squad/) - Hot Take: What a mess! Nowhere near as bad as last year's Fantastic Four but with an eerily similar feel. Suicide Squad is the most disappointing mediocre film since, well, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Suicide Squad had such promise. The trailers were about as good as trailers can be. The cast assembled for
- [To See Or Not To See - August 5th: Suicide Squad & Nine Lives](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/to-see-or-not-to-see-august-5th-suicide-squad-nine-lives/) - How much will Suicide Squad shatter the August opening record by? Currently, the biggest August opening sits at $94.3 million. The record, held by 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, will probably fall by Saturday as Suicide Squad should pass $100 million in 2 days. The only other movie opening this week is a comedy that feels like a throwback
- [Hot Take: Nine Lives](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-nine-lives/) - Hot Take: Of course it's awful. How could it not be? The question was never, "Is this going to be bad?" It was, "Why would anyone make this in the first place?" If you choose to see Nine Lives and whine about how bad it is, you have no one to blame but yourself. If
- [Hot Take: Café Society](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-cafe-society/) - Hot Take: I was kind of half bored, half fascinated by the whole thing. Woody Allen's Café Society is well written and loaded with more than capable performers who efficiently bring the writing to life. Not only do the bigger names -- Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Parker Posey -- sparkle but
- [Hot Take: Captain Fantastic](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/hot-take-captain-fantastic/) - Hot Take: Viggo Mortensen is fantastic in this twisted family drama with a polarizing plot and thought-provoking story. Captain Fantastic has a rather scrupulous plot about a family headed by Ben (Viggo Mortensen) who lives in the deep woods of the Pacific Northwest. Ben is focused on turning his six children into book smart, athletic
- [From Suicide Squad to Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV, August's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/from-suicide-squad-to-kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-augusts-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - While August is not always the strongest month, this August should see Suicide Squad possibly become the biggest August release of all time. To do so, it would have to surpass the $333.2 million Guardians of the Galaxy brought home in 2014. While it's all but a foregone conclusion Suicide Squad will take the top spot at
- [BuRStS #26 (Part 1): The Lobster, April and the Extraordinary World, High-Rise, Louder than Bombs & Sniper: Ghost Shooter](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-26-part-1-the-lobster-april-and-the-extraordinary-world-high-rise-louder-than-bombs-sniper-ghost-shooter/) - With 15 new titles headed to DVD this week, BuRStS has been split into three parts. There's enough entertainment worth watching to keep you busy for a while as only 3 of the 15 make the "Skip" list (although 2 of those are currently ranked 105 and 106 of 106 on MHT's Top Movies of 2016).
- [BuRStS #26 (Part 2): The Bronze, Confirmation, Last Days In the Desert, Mother's Day & The Trust](https://moviehottake.com/2016/08/bursts-26-part-2-the-bronze-confirmation-last-days-in-the-desert-mothers-day-the-trust/) - In case you missed it, MHT has already made suggestions on 5 of the 15 DVD releases for August 2nd. Once you've digested those, here's the next batch of what to buy, rent, stream and skip for August 2nd:The Bronze --MOVIE HOT TAKE REVIEW-- Super Simple Synopsis: Hope Ann Gregory. She's a boss ass bitch.
- [Hot Take: Me Before You](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-me-before-you/) - Hot Take: If your idea of entertainment is listening to a silent crowd of teenage girls sobbing, Me Before You is can't miss! If not, it's still pretty good. Emilia Clarke = Pure Delight. Admittedly, I'm only vaguely familiar with Emilia Clarke. I barely remember Terminator: Genisys (other than her poor chemistry with Jai Courtney) and
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Neon Demon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-the-neon-demon/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqFhKdRFPvA Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 Was that a tiger? If The Neon Demon is anything like the trailer, it looks like it's going to be strange. Guess we'll have to wait until June 1st to see just how strange this is.
- [Hot Take: Nerve](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-nerve/) - Hot Take: One of those movies you kind of love or kind of hate but in neither instance do you feel that strongly about it. Slick but hollow and the climax reveals just how thin the plot is. Oh and why can't Hollywood find teenagers to actually play teens? What starts as a slick, hip
- [Hot Take: Bad Moms](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-bad-moms/) - Hot Take: Ridiculous (in a good way) and hilarious (in an even better way). It's not perfect but Bad Moms is that funny summer comedy you've been waiting for. Comedy is an odd, deeply personal experience. In the theater, it can be largely affected by the crowd you see it with. My viewing of Bad Moms
- [To See Or Not To See - July 29th: Jason Bourne, Bad Moms, Nerve, Into the Forest, Viral, Equity, Indignation & The Land](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/to-see-or-not-to-see-july-29th-jason-bourne-bad-moms-nerve-into-the-forest-viral-equity-indignation-the-land/) - Last week, the box office saw 5 movies rack up $20 million+. This week, two movies are expected to début at over $20 million and one from last week should hold as well. The expectation is for Jason Bourne to walk away with the box office crown but can Bad Moms knock off Star Trek
- [Hot Take: Ghostbusters](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-ghostbusters/) - Hot Take: A fun ride. It occasionally embodies the spirit of the original, sometimes delivers some freshness to the concept and from time to time gets bogged down with cheesy, cheap effects. It's imperfectly not bad. With all the negative hype around the Paul Feig all-female reboot of Ghostbusters, it was hard not to be
- [BuRStS #25: Sing Street, Barbershop: The Next Cut, The Boss, Consumption, Criminal, Grantham & Rose, Hardcore Henry, I Am Wrath, River & The Zombie King](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/bursts-25-sing-street-barbershop-the-next-cut-the-boss-consumption-criminal-grantham-rose-hardcore-henry-i-am-wrath-river-the-zombie-king/) - Quantity doesn't always mean quality. This week is a perfect example as 10 movies find their way to the home video market yet there is a severe lack of selections worth watching. That being said, Movie Hot Take's #1 movie of the year (so far) is now available so it isn't all bad. Though we are
- [Hot Take: Star Trek Beyond](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-star-trek-beyond/) - Hot Take: Star Trek Beyond is one heck of a ride. The pace and humor balance the stakes which, as always, are incredibly high. It's a blast. In a summer full of unnecessary sequels and reboots, Star Trek Beyond is both a sequel and reboot that finds a way to rise above that feeling of
- [Hot Take: Lights Out](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-lights-out/) - Hot Take: A generic low budget horror story with some cool visuals that placate our fear of the dark. Not scary enough to force me to keep the lights on though. In no way, shape or form are you getting opinions from a horror aficionado at Movie Hot Take. While I definitely enjoy a good
- [To See Or Not To See - July 22nd: Ice Age: Collision Course, Star Trek Beyond, Lights Out, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie & Beta Test](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/to-see-or-not-to-see-july-22nd-ice-age-collision-course-star-trek-beyond-lights-out-absolutely-fabulous-the-movie-beta-test/) - Last week's reboot of Ghostbusters didn't fail. It also wasn't an overwhelming success as The Secret Life of Pets secured the top spot for the second straight week. This week, another animated sequel joins the sequel of a reboot, a horror film with a middling budget, a niche TV show headed to the big screen
- [BuRStS #24: Miles Ahead, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Elvis & Nixon, Kill Zone 2, My Best Friend, Outatime, A Perfect Day, The Perfect Match, Rio I Love You & Underdogs](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/bursts-24-miles-ahead-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-elvis-nixon-kill-zone-2-my-best-friend-outatime-a-perfect-day-the-perfect-match-rio-i-love-you-underdogs/) - Each week in BuRStS, if you haven't caught on, the lead is the movie we'd recommend buying and then everything else. So, while we're leading with Miles Ahead, the movie everyone will be interested in (not necessarily buying though) is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which packs in 30 more minutes to a movie
- [The Final 25 of the First 100 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/the-final-25-of-the-first-100-movies-of-2016-graded/) - It took 197 days but we've reached 100 movies reviewed for 2016. When we reached 25, 50 and 75, we graded the last 25 movies seen and here are the grades for the last 25 movies seen as well as links to the recaps of the other grades: The First 25 Movies of 2016,
- [To See Or Not To See - July 15th: Ghostbusters, The Infiltrator, Café Society, Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party & Equals](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/to-see-or-not-to-see-july-15th-ghostbusters-the-infiltrator-cafe-society-hillarys-america-the-secret-history-of-the-democratic-party-equals/) - If you need to knock off a surprising animated juggernaut, who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters? It's 2016 and we're about to find out how far the movie watching public has come with a female twist on a popcorn classic. While it'll be will they or won't they take the top spot for Ghostbusters vs. The
- [Hot Take: The Infiltrator](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-the-infiltrator/) - Hot Take: Great performances, interesting story but we've kinda sorta seen it before. Good but too "by-the-numbers" to be great. Bryan Cranston is a supreme talent. For the most part, it's his portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad that we remember him for. Although his other TV role -- as Malcolm's dad in Malcolm in
- [BuRStS #23: Everybody Wants Some, 39, The Divergent Series: Allegiant, The Dresser, Green Room, Miracles from Heaven, The Preppie Connection, Road Games & Stressed to Kill](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/bursts-23-everybody-wants-some-39-the-divergent-series-allegiant-the-dresser-green-room-miracles-from-heaven-the-preppie-connection-road-games-stressed-to-kill/) - One of the best movies of 2016 so far -- Everybody Wants Some!! -- leads the 9-pack of movies headed to DVD this week. Four wide releases are joined by five releases that saw little to no play at the box office. Here are the DVD releases for the week of July 12th: Everybody Wants
- [Hot Take: The Secret Life of Pets](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-the-secret-life-of-pets/) - Hot Take: I can see the pitch now. "What if we took Pixar's Toy Story but replaced toys with pets?" Uninspired, safe and very little for anyone over the age of 14 especially if you don't own a pet. If The Secret Life of Pets were a term paper, it would be one of those
- [Hot Take: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates/) - Hot Take: If you manage to not pay too much attention to the plot, there are laughs to be had. Don't expect anything special or unique from the story and instead try to enjoy the sketch-like segments that interrupt the simple plot. Sometimes you have to work with a movie to find enjoyment. Mike and
- [To See Or Not To See - July 8th: The Secret Life of Pets, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates & Captain Fantastic](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/to-see-or-not-to-see-july-8th-the-secret-life-of-pets-mike-dave-need-wedding-dates-captain-fantastic/) - Despite a surprising showing by The Legend of Tarzan, Finding Dory held on to the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week. While Finding Dory will just keep swimming past Captain America: Civil War for the top spot at the box office in 2016, the tide will turn at the top
- [Hot Take: The Purge: Election Year](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-the-purge-election-year/) - Hot Take: Most are saying this is the best of the trilogy. Thank goodness I didn't have to suffer through the first two! Call me a sucker. I did everything I could to avoid the first two installments of The Purge as neither looked to be more than something to satisfy the average horror fan's
- [Hot Take: The Legend of Tarzan](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-the-legend-of-tarzan/) - Hot Take: So The Legend of Tarzan wasn't that bad BUT did we really need another Tarzan story??? Here's a challenge: Watch The Legend of Tarzan, wait 3 months and try to recall the movie. My guess is you won't remember anything about it. Here it is about 14 hours since viewing the umpteenth reboot
- [Hot Take: Independence Day: Resurgence](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-independence-day-resurgence/) - Hot Take: We always knew they were coming back with a sequel but after two decades we were kind of hoping they decided against it. What a bore! As much as I hated the first Independence Day, there was a general campiness and enthusiasm present that elevate the film from bad to shoulder shruggingly okay.
- [BuRStS #22: Boy & the World, The Adderall Diaries, By the Sea, I Saw the Light & More... 11 More!](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/bursts-22-boy-and-the-world-the-adderall-diaries-by-the-sea-i-saw-the-light-more-11-more/) - There's good news and bad news this week regarding DVD releases. First, the good news! There are 15 movies to choose from this week. FIFTEEN! Now, the bad news... this week is about quantity not quality. Don't believe me? There's a release starring Steven Seagal and another starring Quentin "Rampage" Jackson. No, they aren't in
- [Movie Hot Take's 2016 First Half Awards](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/movie-hot-takes-2016-first-half-awards/) - We're halfway through the 2016 season and while it is unlikely any movies mentioned will still be even thought of come Award season, MHT would like to recognize the best films and performances of the first half of 2016: Best Picture Sing Street Everybody Wants Some!! Eye in the Sky And the winner is... Sing
- [Hot Take: Our Kind of Traitor](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-our-kind-of-traitor/) - Hot Take: It feels like you walked up to the cinematic bar and asked the bartender for an Old Fashioned. A classic le Carre spy thriller with great performances especially Stellan Skarsgard. Sometimes films transfer us back to a different time in many ways. At first, I thought Our Kind of Traitor transferred me back
- [Hot Take: Swiss Army Man](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-swiss-army-man/) - Hot Take: What. The. Hell? (And why was it actually pretty awesome?) Within minutes of the viewing experience that is Swiss Army Man, you're well aware that you're in for something completely different. How different? Well, flatulence, masturbation, drinking the spit of a corpse who, oh by the way, talks and feces all play a
- [Hot Take: The BFG](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/hot-take-the-bfg/) - Hot Take: Spielberg is a master behind the camera and now, for the second film in a row, Mark Rylance is his secret weapon. It might be big budget kid's fare but darn if it isn't entertaining and wonderfully acted. In the hands of Steven Spielberg, you can expect good things. The 1982 children's story
- [To See Or Not To See - July 1st: The Legend of Tarzan, The BFG, The Purge: Election Year & Our Kind of Traitor](https://moviehottake.com/2016/07/to-see-or-not-to-see-july-1st-the-legend-of-tarzan-the-bfg-the-purge-election-year-our-kind-of-traitor/) - Last week, Finding Dory kicked some serious butt as it took down Independence Day: Resurgence and friends (Dory beat all four new releases combined). This week, Finding Dory will own Independence Day weekend as four newcomers vie for second place. Will a Tarzan reboot topple a Purge sequel or will a Spielberg adaptation of a
- [From The Secret Life of Pets to Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, July's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/from-the-secret-life-of-pets-to-hillarys-america-the-secret-history-of-the-democratic-party-julys-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Disney has dominated 2016 but with only The BFG on the horizon in July, it looks like the House of Mouse is willing to let someone play in the box office sandbox this month. There are 25 movies ready to hit theaters in July and here are the trailers for all of them, ranked by
- [Hot Take: Free State of Jones](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-free-state-of-jones/) - Hot Take: Aristotle said, "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." Aristotle didn't see Free State of Jones which has some great parts but falls short as a great movie. For my money, Free State of Jones was the most promising film of the summer. At one point, my expectations were set
- [BuRStS #21: Eye In the Sky, Back in the Day, Elstree 1976, Fastball, Kung Fu Panda 3, Precious Cargo, Shark Exorcist & Whiskey Tango Foxtrot](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/bursts-21-eye-in-the-sky-back-in-the-day-elstree-1976-fastball-kung-fu-panda-3-precious-cargo-shark-exorcist-whiskey-tango-foxtrot/) - Eight movies hit the DVD rack this week. Eye in the Sky highlights this lukewarm batch of releases which also features two documentaries, another Tina Fey disappointment, another generic Bruce Willis flick, another low budget shark horror and another shining example of 2016's love of the sequel. Here's MHT's guide to what to buy, rent,
- [Hot Take: Get A Job](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-get-a-job/) - Hot Take: Despite the all-star cast, Get A Job fails to be funny. It's kind of important for a comedy to be funny, don't you think? Get A Job is about as lazy and predictable as they come. It's a lot like How to Be Single in the way it is structured. You could say
- [Hot Take: The Neon Demon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-the-neon-demon/) - Hot Take: Ummmmmm... Twisted? Admittedly, I'm not familiar with director Nicholas Winding Refn's earlier works. The Neon Demon was my first foray into his world of art. It's fair to call it art. One thing The Neon Demon isn't is a straightforward movie with a cut and dried plot. This is one for the film
- [Hot Take: The Shallows](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-the-shallows/) - Hot Take: Beautiful visuals combined with some tense scenes. The perfect contrast. Kind of the perfect summer popcorn flick, actually. Whether or not you enjoy the actual movie, one thing is surely certain about The Shallows: It's beautiful. Not just the setting -- a secret beach somewhere in Mexico -- or the star -- a
- [To See Or Not To See - June 24th: Independence Day: Resurgence, The Shallows, Free State of Jones, The Neon Demon, Swiss Army Man, Wiener-Dog](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/to-see-or-not-to-see-june-24th-independence-day-resurgence-the-shallows-free-state-of-jones-the-neon-demon-swiss-army-man-wiener-dog/) - This week features two very summer movies paired with two very un-summer flicks as sequelitis continues to plague the summer box office. The four wide releases might not even add up to Finding Dory's second week haul and the two platform releases -- including one about a flatulent corpse -- won't help. Here's MHT's recommendations
- [Hot Take: Clown](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-clown/) - Hot Take: Never a big fan of clowns, Clown doesn't help. Sick, twisted and more serious than expected. Fitting for a movie about a clown. Can you judge a horror movie by the premise? Considering the way Clown starts -- a father stumbles across a clown outfit in a house he is selling on the
- [BuRStS #20: Midnight Special, The Brothers Grimsby, The Forest, Knight of Cups & My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/bursts-20-midnight-special-the-brothers-grimsby-the-forest-knight-of-cups-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/) - With five releases this week, MHT has one to buy, one to rent, one to stream and one to skip. Wait! That's only four... There's a wild card in the mix. Check out the five new DVD releases for the week of June 21st: Midnight Special (Check out our Movie Hot Take from earlier this
- [Hot Take: Finding Dory](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-finding-dory/) - Hot Take: It might be a little preposterous but Finding Dory is also a lot of fun. Parts of Finding Dory are actually more enjoyable than parts of Finding Nemo. The storyline is secondary here as we've already come to know the characters and pretty much know what to expect. The second adventure across the ocean
- [Hot Take: Central Intelligence](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-central-intelligence/) - Hot Take: I guess you need more than a little Hart and a big Johnson, after all. A funnier script might have helped. Potential. Central Intelligence had a ton of it. Dwayne Johnson is a bonafide star and has proven he can carry action movies with both might and charm and has also had a
- [Hot Take: 400 Days](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-400-days/) - Hot Take: 400 Days has plenty of plot twists but there are too many lingering questions to not make one question dominate: Why is this movie so full of shit?
- [To See Or Not To See: June 17th - Finding Dory, Central Intelligence & Clown](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/to-see-or-not-to-see-june-17th-finding-dory-central-intelligence-clown/) - Another week, another sequel. Pixar looks to dominate the box office with the follow up to Finding Nemo. There is nothing standing in it's way but Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart will attempt to slow it down. They are joined by an Eli Roth produced platform release. Here are MHT's recommendations for what to
- [Hot Take: Warcraft](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-warcraft/) - Hot Take: The first 90 minutes suffers from a weak story and one dimensional characters. When the big battle starts though, damn if it isn't visually impressive enough to pull out a satisfying conclusion to an otherwise scattered and feckless fantasy. Maybe it's the fact that I've never been a fan of the World of Warcraft
- [BuRStS #19: Hello My Name Is Doris, 10 Cloverfield Lane, 45 Years, The Dooms Chapel Horror, Eddie the Eagle, Get a Job, London Has Fallen, Quackerz, The Young Messiah](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/bursts-19-hello-my-name-is-doris-10-cloverfield-lane-45-years-the-dooms-chapel-horror-eddie-the-eagle-get-a-job-london-has-fallen-quackerz-the-young-messiah/) - 9 movies fill this week's DVD release lineup. Hello, My Name Is Doris leads off the selections which shockingly only includes one sequel. With a plethora of choices, MHT is here to guide you through what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of June 14th: Hello, My Name Is Doris (Check out
- [Hot Take: The Conjuring 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-the-conjuring-2/) - Hot Take: The Enfield Poltergeist gets a Hollywood ending. Yay! (That's sarcasm.) There's something manipulative about using the words "based on a true story" especially in horror movies. It immediately increases the stakes and adds a bit of fear. The worst thing you could possibly do before seeing The Conjuring 2 is read History vs.
- [Hot Take: Now You See Me 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-now-you-see-me-2/) - Hot Take: More style and less substance than the first. Not awful but nothing you'll be disappointed to miss. The original Now You See Me was fun. It wasn't deep or overly memorable but it definitely had a lot of shine. As it meandered along, it worked so well because it caught you by surprise.
- [Hot Take: The Lobster](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-the-lobster/) - Hot Take: Unique. Maybe too unique. (Is that possible?) If you polled the audience afterward, 80% of them got it and 90% of those people are lying. Welcome to the king of art house porn for 2016. I didn't hate The Lobster. I didn't love The Lobster, either. Honestly, I didn't know what to make
- [Hot Take: The Confirmation](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-the-confirmation/) - Hot Take: Too low-key to be anything better than okay. Jaeden Lieberher is the best actor in Hollywood under the age of 15. The Confirmation doesn't do anything special on screen to warrant too much excitement. Clive Owen as Walt, a working class father living paycheck to paycheck who has his son for the weekend,
- [To See Or Not To See: June 10th - Warcraft, The Conjuring 2, Now You See Me 2, Puerto Ricans in Paris, Genius, De Palma & The Music of Strangers](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/to-see-or-not-to-see-june-10th-warcraft-the-conjuring-2-now-you-see-me-2-puerto-ricans-in-paris-genius-de-palma-the-music-of-strangers/) - Sequelitis and video game movies continue to dominate 2016 as two more sequels and another video game movie find themselves in wide release. Four platform releases take up the rest of the slate with none likely to make it too far beyond their initial offering. Here's MHT's recommendations on what to see and what not to
- [Hot Take: Mr. Right](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-mr-right/) - Hot Take: I'm not sure Mr. Right was a good movie but it was a lot of fun. There's a lot of things you can say about films written by Max Landis. Usually, boring isn't one of them. The Landis' penned Mr. Right is uneven, ludicrous, over-the-top and silly. It's also a lot of fun
- [Hot Take: Alice Through the Looking Glass](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-alice-through-the-looking-glass/) - Hot Take: Visually enthralling, narratively dull. Eventually, even the visuals reach overload and the movie pot pie that is Alice Through the Looking Glass becomes possessed by other films. Let's start with the positive. Alice Through the Looking Glass is nowhere near the disaster it is being made out to be. People have been rooting against
- [BuRStS #18: Zootopia, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Anomalisa, Colonia, The Confirmation, Every Thing Will Be Fine, The Funhouse Massacre, Hail Caesar!, Mr. Right, The Other Side of the Door, Touched with Fire & A War](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/bursts-18-zootopia-13-hours-the-secret-soldiers-of-benghazi-anomalisa-colonia-the-confirmation-every-thing-will-be-fine-the-funhouse-massacre-hail-caesar-mr-right-the-other-side-of-the-d/) - 12 new releases hit the video shelves this week. TWELVE!!! A DOZEN!!! With plenty to choose from, MHT guides you through which titles you should buy, rent, stream or skip for the week of June 7th: Zootopia (Check out our Movie Hot Take from earlier this year) Super Simple Synopsis: There's trouble in the land of
- [Hot Take: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows/) - Hot Take: Heroes in a snore shell. What happens when the nostalgia wears off? The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had a run of three films in the '90s and was followed by an animated movie before the 2014 reboot. (I'm mercifully leaving out the Coming Out of Their Shells tour where the TMNT became
- [The Next Next 25 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/the-next-next-25-movies-of-2016-graded/) - After recapping the first 25 movies seen of 2016 on March 9th and the next 25 movies seen of 2016 on April 21st, it took 45 days to see the next batch of 25. Currently, 4 of these are in the top 10 of 2016 including Sing Street, the best movie (so far) of 2016. MHT
- [Hot Take: Regression](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-regression/) - Hot Take: Anti-climactic pile of who gives a crap. Regression starts with promise and ends with a thud. This cop thriller/Satanic horror/psychological suspense starts off okay. With Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson and David Thewlis on board, it already starts ahead of the curve. Writer/director Alejandro Amenebar -- the writer/director behind Abre los Ojos (the foreign
- [Hot Take: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping/) - Hot Take: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping would have been funnier 5 years ago when it was more relevant and might be funnier 5 years from now when it takes on a more timeless feel but right now, the shit just feels kind of played. Lots of swings, plenty of misses but a few comical parts
- [Hot Take: Love & Friendship](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-love-friendship/) - Hot Take: With quick wit and masterful timing (and Kate Beckinsale's best performance of her career), Love & Friendship is one of the funnier films of 2016. "I'm not going to like this," I thought during the opening moments of Love & Friendship. The pace of Whit Stillman's adaptation of Jane Austen's epistolary novel Lady Susan is
- [To See Or Not To See: June 3 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Me Before You & Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/to-see-or-not-to-see-june-3-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows-me-before-you-popstar-never-stop-never-stopping/) - Roughly half of the weeks this year have seen the box office crown worn by a sequel. With the arrival of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the heroes in a halfshell are likely to continue the trend and even if a miracle happened and TMNT didn't remain at the top, X-Men: Apocalypse
- [From Free State of Jones to Careful What You Wish For, June's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/from-free-state-of-jones-to-careful-what-you-wish-for-junes-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Expect Disney to continue to dominate at the box office with Finding Dory in June but there's other movies we're more excited about than Finding Dory. There are 19 movies set to hit theaters in June and here are the trailers for all of them, ranked by anticipation: 1. Free State of Jones (June 24th)
- [Hot Take: X-Men: Apocalypse](https://moviehottake.com/2016/06/hot-take-x-men-apocalypse/) - Hot Take: Bloated. Overstuffed. There's a lot of wasted time in this 2 and 1/2 hour superhero flick. Two or three great scenes can't make up for a movie we've already seen in some way, shape or form already. Bryan Singer is an excellent director. He's done incredible things with the X-Men franchise. However, after
- [BuRStS #17: Gods of Egypt, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Race, Triple 9 & Unhallowed Ground](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/bursts-17-gods-of-egypt-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-race-triple-9-unhallowed-ground/) - It's a rough week at Redbox or Amazon or wherever you get your DVD fix from. This week's DVDs leave a lot to be desired but every week can't be a winner, right? Here are the movies out this week and which ones MHT thinks you should buy, rent, stream and skip for May 31:
- [To See Or Not To See - May 27th: X-Men: Apocalypse & Alice Through The Looking Glass](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/to-see-or-not-to-see-may-27th-x-men-apocalypse-alice-through-the-looking-glass/) - We'll have a new #1 after Memorial Day weekend and it will be a sequel. Will it be the latest X-Men chapter or will Disney continue their '16 dominance with an Alice In Wonderland sequel no one seems to be asking for? Here's what MHT thinks you should see and not see for the weekend
- [Hot Take: The Meddler](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-the-meddler/) - Hot Take: This was the Mother's Day film that should have made $10 million plus at the box office. Each month, Movie Hot Take ranks the most anticipated movies of the month. In April, The Meddler ranked 21st of 25 releases. When The Meddler was the only first run film left in theaters to see,
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Infiltrator](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-the-infiltrator/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 70/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiPO2mTg2XE Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 The Infiltrator is due in theaters on July 13, 2016 and the trailer looks very good. Although the film doesn't exactly feel like a summer movie, it's a nice change from the normal summer offerings. Bryan Cranston's role feels closer to his role in Breaking Bad
- [Trailer Hot Take: Beauty and the Beast](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-beauty-and-the-beast/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 80/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c38r-SAnTWM Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 Disney is on fire right now. The trailer for the live action version of Beauty and the Beast hits every note. Emma Watson is a great choice to play Belle and the trailer gives just enough of a taste to whet the appetite for a movie
- [Trailer Hot Take: Morgan](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-morgan/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 0/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwpH6_tdRZU Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 Before the Morgan trailer dropped today, I didn't know anything of the project. Heck, I didn't even know Ridley Scott had a son. The Scott family is already responsible for a number of films I love especially the late Tony Scott who would be Luke Scott's uncle. Thanks
- [Hot Take: The Angry Birds Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-the-angry-birds-movie/) - Hot Take: At least your typical, useless kid's fare has a good message. The Angry Birds Movie promotes xenophobic beliefs, validation of the distrust of foreigners and the message that anger is sometimes the answer. Is this a kid's movie or a Trump campaign ad? On wonderfully colorful Bird Island, Red (Jason Sudeikis) is an
- [BuRStS #16: The Finest Hours, How to Be Single, Risen & Zoolander 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/bursts-16-the-finest-hours-how-to-be-single-risen-zoolander-2/) - Ben Affleck's brother, Don Johnson's daughter, Ralph Fiennes' brother and Jerry Stiller's son headline this week's batch of releases. Should you buy, rent, stream or skip The Finest Hours, How to Be Single, Risen and Zoolander 2? Read on to find out about the DVD releases for May 24: The Finest Hours (Read our Movie Hot
- [Hot Take: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-neighbors-2-sorority-rising/) - Hot Take: Neighbors 2 is dumb comedy. It's almost as funny as the original and has a female twist. If you hated the first, you'll probably really hate this. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising not only delivers a satisfyingly funny sequel to the surprisingly hilarious hit of 2014 but also proves to have some social awareness
- [Hot Take: A Bigger Splash](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-a-bigger-splash/) - Hot Take: Every time A Bigger Splash feels like it's going to go too far, it veers back on the path to a very interesting, artsy, adult erotic thriller. Very out of place for a summer release. A Bigger Splash isn't your typical film. In the first five minutes of this erotic, sensual, complicated mess,
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Accountant](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-the-accountant/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 65/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNGhnNMSopI Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 In his first post-Batffleck role, Ben Affleck plays a math wizard who spends more time with numbers than people. He works for a number of notorious criminal organizations and helps un-cook the books. The trailer sizzles with a solid supporting cast including J.K. Simmons and Anna
- [Hot Take: The Nice Guys](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-the-nice-guys/) - Hot Take: A real popcorn flick with lots of energy and humor. The '70s are captured perfectly. The slick, witty script is too convoluted to be truly great but damn if it isn't entertaining. The Nice Guys makes for a unique summer release. It has the feel of summer with it's fast pace and slick
- [Trailer Hot Take: Ghostbusters](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-ghostbusters-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfUjDnpfRY Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 I'm in the minority because I didn't hate the first trailer. I don't hate this one either. Paul Feig writes comedy well, the original worked, so why is it so far-fetched that a female version of Ghostbusters will be good? Admittedly, the anticipation now is whether
- [Trailer Hot Take: Nerve](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-nerve/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 10/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PR9MOPTI7g Anticipation (After Trailer) : 25/100 Not sure what to make of Nerve. The concept is unique albeit a little bit spastic. Emma Roberts and Dave Franco have proven to be solid in supporting roles but can they carry a movie? For what it's worth, Lionsgate has had a brutal 2016
- [To See Or Not To See - May 20th: The Angry Birds Movie, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, The Nice Guys, Welcome to Happiness, Maggie's Plan, Weiner & The Other Side](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/to-see-or-not-to-see-may-20th-the-angry-birds-movie-neighbors-2-sorority-rising-the-nice-guys-welcome-to-happiness-maggies-plan-weiner-the-other-side/) - Hollywood has banded together to take out Captain America: Civil War from the top spot at the box office. Does a movie based on a mobile phone app or a sequel to a surprise hit comedy have what it takes to do it? MHT thinks both The Angry Birds Movie and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising will
- [Hot Take: The Man Who Knew Infinity](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-the-man-who-knew-infinity/) - Hot Take: Why would you make a biopic about a self-taught mathematical genius whose work is considered inspired, imagined and original by the numbers? The true story of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a poor Indian man who happens to be a self-taught mathematical genius, and his relationship with G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons) is interesting. It's easy
- [10 Mobile Apps That Shouldn't Get A Movie (But You Never Know!)](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/10-mobile-apps-that-shouldnt-get-a-movie-but-you-never-know/) - This week, The Angry Birds Movie hits theaters. Those cut screens we all skip to get to the next level of the game on almost everyone's cell phone is getting a big budget animated flick of it's own and knowing Hollywood, if it's a huge success, we might get more mobile apps converted to the
- [Trailer Hot Take: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-billy-lynns-long-halftime-walk/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 80/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEG2uamc324 Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 If you want to make a safe bet this year, betting on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk as an Oscar nominee for Best Picture might be it. Director Ang Lee has a track record of success, the film releases during Awards season and the topic has
- [Trailer Hot Take: Tulip Fever](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-tulip-fever/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 70/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puqEadT824c Anticipation (After Trailer): 70/100 Tulip Fever has a powerful cast. Alicia Vikander might own the second half of 2016. Christoph Waltz and Judi Dench are always impressive. There are even some names in the supporting cast -- Cara Delevingne, Zach Galifianakis, Jack O'Connell, Dane DeHaan, Holliday Grainger -- who have
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Phenom](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/trailer-hot-take-the-phenom/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laWIcAsBi_E Anticipation (After Trailer): 55/100 As a baseball fan, this trailer lost me a little bit when the announcer said the rookie threw five wild pitches in one inning. Two or three would have been enough to get the point home and actually be realistic. Heck, even three is unrealistic. Ethan
- [BuRStS #15: The Witch, Blood Orange, Dirty Grandpa, Janis: Little Girl Blue, The Program, Southbound, Theeb](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/bursts-15-the-witch-blood-orange-dirty-grandpa-janis-little-girl-blue-the-program-southbound-theeb/) - The Witch and six other movies drop on DVD this week. Black Phillip says you should buy The Witch but does MHT? Also, is there anything else worth seeing in this week's batch of releases? Check out "Buy It, Rent It, Stream It, Skip It" for May 17th: The Witch (Read the Movie Hot Take from
- [BuRStS #14: Deadpool, The Boy, Captive, Creative Control, Regression, Synchronicity & Where to Invade Next](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/bursts-14-deadpool-the-boy-captive-creative-control-regression-synchronicity-where-to-invade-next/) - Deadpool, The Boy, Captive, Creative Control, Regression, Synchronicity & Where to Invade Next are the DVD New Releases for May 10... which should you buy?
- [Hot Take: Sing Street](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-sing-street/) - Hot Take: Music, youth, hope and dreams. John Carney's latest will suck you in and have you fully invested. How can a movie be a "feel good" hit yet be so emotional? It's only May but it's the best movie of the year so far! A wave came over me about 30 minutes into Sing
- [Hot Take: The Darkness](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-the-darkness/) - Hot Take: Another pointless, scare-deficient horror flick. On Friday the 13th, it's hard not to think about the slasher films of my youth. Every year, you could count on a mindless romp through the woods or a neighborhood or someone's dreams while a masked or disfigured lunatic would hunt down unsuspecting but typically debaucherous teens
- [Hot Take: Money Monster](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-money-monster/) - Hot Take: Sometimes you have to suspend disbelief for a movie to work. With Money Monster, you have to hold disbelief at gunpoint, put a bomb vest on it and threaten to blow it up and disbelief still won't stand down. The late 90s and early 2000s brought us a lot of movies like Money Monster. Remember
- [To See Or Not To See - May 13th: Money Monster, The Darkness, Kill Zone 2, Search Party, Love & Friendship & The Lobster](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/to-see-or-not-to-see-may-13th-money-monster-the-darkness-kill-zone-2-search-party-love-friendship-the-lobster/) - Hollywood is very familiar with the tale of Daedalus and Icarus because they're letting Captain America: Civil War have the box office in it's second week. You don't really think a movie where George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-type can compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, do you? Even with Julia Roberts' help, it won't happen.
- [Hot Take: Andra Day - "Rise Up"](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-andra-day-rise-up/) - It's a slow movie week but this M. Night Shyamalan video for Andra Day's inspirational song, "Rise Up" deserves all the views it can get! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwgr_IMeEgA Already a huge fan of this song and this artist, the addition of a very subtle but powerful video from Shyamalan who usually has a flair for spectacle. The only
- [Spoiler Alert: 10 Ways Captain America: Civil War & Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Are the Same & Who Does It Better](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/spoiler-alert-10-ways-captain-america-civil-war-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-are-the-same-who-does-it-better/) - The premier titles of the Marvel and DC Universes have hit theaters. Captain America: Civil War launched the summer movie season about a month and a half after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made it's début. The two movies are eerily similar in many ways but one has to do it better than the other,
- [The Next 25 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/the-next-25-movies-of-2016-graded/) - Ranking the next 25 movies of 2016 on a scale of 0-5 stars. From best -- Everybody Wants Some!! -- to worst -- Meet the Blacks.
- [Hot Take: Captain America: Civil War](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-captain-america-civil-war/) - Hot Take: Ambitious, smart and pure entertainment. You have to marvel at the organic way this many stories are weaved together. Amazing! Step back for a minute and think about everything the Marvel Cinematic Universe was trying to accomplish with Captain America: Civil War. First and foremost, it applies the loose outline of the Civil
- [To See or Not to See - May 6th: Captain America: Civil War & A Bigger Splash](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/to-see-or-not-to-see-may-6th-captain-america-civil-war-a-bigger-splash/) - It's summer season! Most likely the biggest movie of the summer is Captain America: Civil War because (a) it's the biggest crossover film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, (b) Marvel has a track record of monstrous comic book hits and (c) Disney has already bribed us all to give Batman v Superman: Dawn
- [To See Or Not To See - April 29th: Keanu, Mother's Day, Ratchet & Clank, Term Life, The Man Who Knew Infinity & Eva Hesse](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/to-see-or-not-to-see-april-29th-keanu-mothers-day-ratchet-clank-term-life-the-man-who-knew-infinity-eva-hesse/) - None of this week's releases -- not even Keanu -- will be able to keep The Jungle Book from taking the top spot at the box office for a third consecutive week. However, in addition to Key & Peele's big screen début, Garry Marshall is back to destroy yet another holiday and a video game
- [Hot Take: Papa: Hemingway In Cuba](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-papa-hemingway-in-cuba/) - Hot Take: According to Papa, Hemingway was an asshole when he drank. He was boring, too. The most the film about the later years of the life of Ernest Hemingway has to offer is a cinematic look at Cuba. Papa: Hemingway in Cuba was the first U.S. film to be made in Cuba since 1959.
- [Hot Take: Mother's Day](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-mothers-day/) - Hot Take: Do you hate your mother? Take her to see Mother's Day. The worst movie of 2016 so far. Maybe the worst movie ever. As I watched Mother's Day, the stark realization came over me that time travel does not exist, at least not anything affordable to the masses. If it did, the future
- [10 Things I Learned At The Kevin Smith Q&A](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/10-things-i-learned-at-the-kevin-smith-qa/) - Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a Kevin Smith Q&A at The Borgata in Atlantic City. It was enlightening, hilarious and surprisingly inspiring. Here's the 10 things I learned during the Q&A: 1. Kevin Smith: Eternal Optimist Typically, I'm used to funny people being super cynical. There's not a ton of cynicism
- [BuRStS #13: Joy, The Choice, Remember, 400 Days, The 5th Wave & A Royal Night Out](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/bursts-13-joy-the-choice-remember-400-days-the-5th-wave-a-royal-night-out/) - May 3rd's DVD lineup features Joy, The Choice, Remember, 400 Days, The 5th Wave and A Royal Night Out. MHT recommends what to buy, rent, stream and skip.
- [Hot Take: Green Room](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-green-room/) - Hot Take: Pure tension and paranoia. Sitting in the theater was uneasy and I was glad to be sitting with my back against the wall. A small time touring punk-rock band is going to land some shitty gigs. This is reality for any small time band, really. It's hard to imagine a shittier gig than a deep
- [From Captain America: Civil War to The Trust, May's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/from-captain-america-civil-war-to-the-trust-mays-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - The Jungle Book ran away with April as Disney landed it's second big hit of the year. With Zootopia over $300 million and The Jungle Book headed there, Disney will likely have their biggest hit of 2016 so far in Captain America: Civil War. Welcome to the summer season! With 21 films slated for release in
- [Hot Take: Ratchet & Clank](https://moviehottake.com/2016/05/hot-take-ratchet-clank/) - Hot Take: Are you a Ratchet & Clank fan? Are you 10 or younger? If your answer is "NO!" to both, stay away. If your answer is "YES!", you still might want to stay away. I worked in a video store for 15 years and remember when Ratchet & Clank came out for the Sony
- [Hot Take: Keanu](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-keanu/) - Hot Take: If you didn't laugh your ass off watching Keanu, I don't think you and I can be friends. Full disclosure: Keanu was our most anticipated release of 2016. Have you had a bad week? Do you need a laugh? Keanu has plenty. And a cute kitten to go with those laughs! What more
- [Check Out MHT's Guest Appearance on the War Machine vs War Horse Podcast](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/check-out-mhts-guest-appearance-on-the-war-machine-vs-war-horse-podcast/) - On a crazy Wednesday, I was invited on the War Machine vs War Horse Podcast to discuss A Hologram for the King. Because Wednesday was such a crazy day, I have to share more details as that was the day I endured Nina and plowed through Elvis & Nixon. (I also tried Pretzel Bites at the
- [Hot Take: Elvis & Nixon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-elvis-nixon/) - Michael Shannon as Elvis and Kevin Spacey as Nixon are great but what about the movie?
- [Hot Take: Nina](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-nina/) - Nina, the biopic of singer Nina Simone, is an embarrassing mistake. Zoe Saldana is miscast at the musical legend, the script is a mess & the film is a disaster.
- [10 Movies Featuring Prince Songs](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/10-movies-featuring-prince-songs/) - Prince Rogers Nelson passed away last week and it's an understatement to say the music legend is gone too soon. He leaves behind a legacy of incredible music but also made a splash on the big screen. This week's "10 Things" features 10 movies with Prince songs in them: Purple Rain Purple Rain was the
- [BuRStS #12: Son of Saul, Ride Along 2, Backtrack, The Driftless Area, Jane Got A Gun & Krampus](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/bursts-12-son-of-saul-ride-along-2-backtrack-the-driftless-area-jane-got-a-gun-krampus/) - The DVD New Releases for April 26th including Son of Saul, Ride Along 2, Backtrack, The Driftless Area, Jane Got A Gun & Krampus
- [BuRStS #11: The Revenant, Assassin, The Lady in the Van, Norm of the North, Ip Man 3, Misconduct, Sex Ed, Fifty Shades of Black & Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of National Lampoon](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/bursts-11-the-revenant-assassin-the-lady-in-the-van-norm-of-the-north-ip-man-3-misconduct-sex-ed-fifty-shades-of-black-drunk-stoned-brilliant-dead-the-story-of-national-lampoon/) - It's a crowded release week featuring 9 new movies vying for your entertainment dollar. The obvious choice features a gruesome bear attack and an Oscar winning performance by Leaonardo DiCaprio. The other 8 films are slightly less memorable: A killer for hire, an animated bear doing the Arctic Shake, a legal drama, a martial arts
- [Hot Take: Miles Ahead](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-miles-ahead/) - Hot Take: Don Cheadle's depiction of Miles Davis is worth the price of admission. It's a shame Miles Ahead came out in April because Don Cheadle's masterful turn as Miles Davis will be largely forgotten by the time Oscar season rolls around. The Academy doesn't go out of it's way to nominate performances from the
- [Hot Take: The Huntsman: Winter's War](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-the-huntsman-winters-war/) - Hot Take: More Jessica Chastain. More queens battling. Less everything else. (This is a wish list, not a description of the movie.) The Huntsman: Winter's War was entertaining. It also wasn't very good. Surely, these are contradictory statements but true, too. Watching The Huntsman, it was hard to pin down who the audience was for
- [Hot Take: Everybody Wants Some!!](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-everybody-wants-some/) - Hot Take: Richard Linklater is one of the best at making characters you are genuinely interested in even when almost nothing happens. (Even though so much happens.) Best movie of 2016 so far! Everybody Wants Some!! takes us through the weekend before school starts for a college baseball team in 1980. Our central character Jake
- [Hot Take: A Hologram for the King](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-a-hologram-for-the-king/) - Tom Hanks plays Alan Clay, a salesman in a mid-life crisis on a business trip to Saudi Arabia.
- [To See or Not to See - April 22nd: The Huntsman: Winter's War, A Hologram for the King, Elvis & Nixon, Compadres, The Meddler & Tale of Tales](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/to-see-or-not-to-see-april-22nd-the-huntsman-winters-war-a-hologram-for-the-king-elvis-nixon-compadres-the-meddler-tale-of-tales/) - We're still basking in the glow of The Jungle Book this week as no one will come close to knocking it off of it's box office thrown... not even two powerful queens. Neither will a multi-cultural action duo, Tricky Dick and the King, a holographic image being sold to a king, a meddling mom or
- [10 Characters You Can Live Vicariously Through On 4/20](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/10-characters-you-can-live-vicariously-through-on-420/) - We take the high road on this week's installment of "10 Things" and give you a list of 10 characters you can live vicariously through (especially if you are one that doesn't partake) on the unofficial holiday for potheads: 4/20 (Warning: Most clips are NSFW): 1.Cheech & Chong Without a doubt, if you think weed and cinema and
- [Hot Take: The Adderall Diaries](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-the-adderall-diaries/) - Hot Take: Apparently, many roads lead to nowhere. At this point, I'm going to have to say it's me. I continue to watch dramas starring James Franco with optimism only to be let down time and again. Last year, it was True Story. Earlier this year, Yosemite left me unimpressed. Now, it's The Adderall Diaries. Based on Stephen
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Magnificent Seven](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/trailer-hot-take-the-magnificent-seven/) - Check out the new trailer for The Magnificent Seven.
- [BuRStS #10: The Forest, About Scout, Flight 7500, Standoff & The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/bursts-10-the-forest-about-scout-flight-7500-standoff-the-lady-in-the-car-with-glasses-and-a-gun/) - DVD Releases for April 12th including The Forest, About Scout, Flight 7500, Standoff and The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun
- [Hot Take: Barbershop: The Next Cut](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-barbershop-the-next-cut/) - Hot Take: There are a lot of messages in this heavy return to the Chicago South Side neighborhood barbershop. If there's a return visit, maybe take a little off the top. You can't blame a film for poor marketing but the marketing department did Barbershop: The Next Cut no favors. While there's plenty of things
- [Hot Take: Criminal](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-criminal/) - Hot Take: Criminal - adj. Shameful, disgraceful... Yup! That's about right. In Criminal, Kevin Costner plays Jericho Stewart, a death row inmate who because of a frontal lobe injury at a very young age makes him the prime candidate for an experimental memory transplant surgery to save the memories of CIA agent Billy Pope (Ryan
- [To See or Not to See - April 15th: The Jungle Book, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Criminal, Sing Street & Green Room](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/to-see-or-not-to-see-april-15th-the-jungle-book-barbershop-the-next-cut-criminal-sing-street-green-room/) - The Boss earned a TKO at the box office last week as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was bumped from the top spot (thanks to The Boss' Thursday preview dollars) but everything is out of contention for this week's #1 at the box office. This week you can write The Jungle Book in Sharpie
- [Hot Take: The Jungle Book](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-the-jungle-book/) - Hot Take: Intense and gorgeous to watch. This isn't your animated classic, this is a captivating tale with grit and heart that's actually an improvement. Director Jon Favreau's adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic The Jungle Book may be a Disney product and might have a few recognizable ingredients from the 1967 animated concoction but this
- [Hot Take: High Strung](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-high-strung/) - The pure joy of music and dance on screen -- High Strung.
- [10 Things We Learned About Comic Book Movies Since Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/10-things-we-learned-about-comic-book-movies-since-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/) - Every Wednesday (hopefully!), we'll drop "10 Things" a list of 10 things about a hot topic in movies: Since it feels like forever since Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released (it was March 25th!) and SO MUCH was said about the movie, let's talk about everything else going on in the cinematic comic
- [Hot Take: Midnight Special](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-midnight-special/) - Review of Midnight Special - A throwback to Sci-Fi films of a different era with a lot of intrigue but more questions than answers.
- [Hot Take: Hardcore Henry](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-hardcore-henry/) - Review of Hardcore Henry. A first-person action film featuring ultra-violent action and very little plot.
- [Hot Take: The Boss](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-the-boss/) - Hot Take: If you like Melissa McCarthy, you'll probably enjoy The Boss. If you don't or you're looking for something more than a toilet paper-thin story filled with gags, crude language and pratfalls, stay far away. If you can't figure out how the story of The Boss will play out after watching the trailer and
- [Hot Take: Demolition](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-demolition/) - Hot Take: Demolition is either a film you connect with or don't and there's very little middle ground. I connected. The most disappointing element of Demolition (as with many recent movies) is the trailer. There's nothing wrong with the trailer, actually. When I saw it six months ago, this quickly became the most anticipated pre-summer release of 2016. However,
- [To See or Not To See - April 8th: The Boss, Hardcore Henry, Demolition & Mr. Right](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/to-see-or-not-to-see-april-8th-the-boss-hardcore-henry-demolition-mr-right/) - According to MTV, Melissa McCarthy is a "Comedic Genius" and will be showing off that genius this week. At the very least, she might send the Son of Krypton and Bat of Gotham out of the top spot at the box office. We''ll see if she shows Batman and Superman who the boss really is
- [Trailer Hot Take: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/trailer-hot-take-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/) - The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which is set to release on December 16, 2016.
- [Hot Take: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-2001-a-space-odyssey-1968/) - Hot Take: Ambitious, ahead of it's time, influential, controversial, hypnotic, majestic. 2001: A Space Odyssey is all of those things. Pretentious, long winded, dreadfully slow, ambiguous. 2001: A Space Odyssey is all of those things, too. Occasionally, there are movies that somehow get by me. At least since 2001: A Space Odyssey came out almost eight
- [BuRStS #9: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mojave, Tumbledown, The Masked Saint, Riot, Identicals, Creep, #Horror & The Hallow](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/bursts-9-star-wars-the-force-awakens-mojave-tumbledown-the-masked-saint-riot-identicals-creep-horror-the-hallow/) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens headlines this week's DVD releases. Also releasing on April 5th: Mojave, Tumbledown, The Hallow, The Masked Saint, Creep & More
- [Hot Take: I Saw the Light](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-i-saw-the-light/) - Hot Take: Some excellent performances are buried in this banal telling of the life of Hank Williams. If you ever need a Wikipedia page in visual form, I Saw the Light might be it. Somewhere toward the middle of the second act, after losing interest yet again in this poorly written, choppy mess of a biopic, I
- [Hot Take: Eye in the Sky](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-eye-in-the-sky/) - Movie review of Eye in the Sky starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman and Aaron Paul.
- [Hot Take: Meet the Blacks](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/hot-take-meet-the-black/) - Movie review of Meet the Blacks. An awful parody of The Purge.
- [To See or Not To See - April 1st: God's Not Dead 2, Meet the Blacks, Everybody Wants Some!!, Miles Ahead, The Dark Horse & Kiss Me, Deadly](https://moviehottake.com/2016/04/to-see-or-not-to-see-april-1st-gods-not-dead-2-meet-the-blacks-everybody-wants-some-miles-ahead-the-dark-horse-kiss-me-deadly/) - What's new in theaters for the week of April 1st: God's Not Dead 2, Meet the Blacks, Everybody Wants Some!!, Miles Ahead, The Dark Horse & Kiss Me, Deadly
- [Top Movies of 1981](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/top-movies-of-1981/) - The top movies of 1981 based on what I've seen.
- [Hot Take: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-1981/) - Hot Take on Raiders of the Lost Ark
- [From The Jungle Book to Mother's Day, April's Anticipated Theatrical Releases, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/from-the-jungle-book-to-mothers-day-aprils-anticipated-theatrical-releases-ranked/) - Now that we've moved on from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, what is there to look forward to seeing this April? There are at least 25 24 films slated for release in the month of April and here's the trailer for all of them, ranked by anticipation: 1. The Jungle Book (April 15th) The original animated
- [BuRStS #8: The Hateful Eight, Concussion, Point Break, Forsaken, Exposed & Cartel Land](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/bursts-8-the-hateful-eight-concussion-point-break-forsaken-exposed-cartel-land/) - In the 8th edition of BuRStS, we will be recommending to buy one, rent two, stream two and skip one. Will it be the 8th from Quentin Tarantino, a remake of a cult Keanu Reeves hit, the random film Reeves is in himself, an Academy Award nominated documentary, a biopic of the man who took
- [Hot Take: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/) - Review of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 starring Nia Vardalos and John Corbett, the sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
- [Hot Take: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/) - Review of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- [To See or Not To See - March 25th: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, I Saw the Light & Born to Be Blue](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/to-see-or-not-to-see-march-25th-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2-i-saw-the-light-born-to-be-blue/) - Can Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fight off early bad reviews to past $153 million and become the biggest March opening of all time? Is it too late for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 to capture the box office magic of the original? Plus, two musician biopic platform releases to discuss and our fearless box office forecast in the
- [Hot Take: The Divergent Series: Allegiant](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-divergent-series-allegiant/) - Movie Review of The Divergent Series: Allegiant
- [Top Movies of 1980](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/top-movies-of-1980/) - The top movies of 1980, ranked (Only movies seen are included on the list)
- [BuRStS #7: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, Daddy's Home & The Letters](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/bursts-7-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-daddys-home-the-letters/) - Should you buy, rent, stream or skip March 22nd's releases: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2, Daddy's Home and The Letters
- [Hot Take: Hello, My Name Is Doris](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-hello-my-name-is-doris/) - Hot Take: Sally Field delivers an Oscar-worthy performance in an unexpected and delightfully quirky film. Hello, My Name Is Doris is the most surprising film so far of 2016... and one of the best. Typically, I'm cynical when it comes to what I like to refer to as "Indie film porn" such as Hello, My
- [To See or Not To See - March 18th: The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Miracles From Heaven, The Bronze, Midnight Special & The Preppie Connection](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/to-see-or-not-to-see-march-18th-the-divergent-series-allegiant-miracles-from-heaven-the-bronze-midnight-special-the-preppie-connection/) - The question at the box office this week is will third installment in the Divergent series underperform enough to allow Zootopia to take the top spot for a third consecutive week? There's other questions, too. Do you believe in Miracles or does 10 Cloverfield Lane have enough staying power to finish third? It's really a
- [BuRStS #6: The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol, Alvin & the Chipmunks: Road Chip, Sisters, Band of Robbers, Love & Steve Jobs: Man in the Machine](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/bursts-6-the-big-short-brooklyn-carol-alvin-the-chipmunks-road-chip-sisters-concussion-band-of-robbers-love-steve-jobs-man-in-the-machine/) - Nine new releases led by two Best Picture nominees (The Big Short and Brooklyn) make themselves available for your viewing pleasure this Tuesday, March 15th: The Big Short (Check out our Movie Hot Take from last year) Super Simple Synopsis: The bursting of the housing bubble and the financial experts who saw it coming. Why
- [Hot Take: The Program](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-program/) - Hot Take: The dressing down of Lance Armstrong's greatness. A well told tale of deception that's easy to look at but a little impersonal. Then again, Lance Armstrong wasn't known for being open. If you still have some empathy in you for Lance Armstrong, The Program is probably not going to sit well. The film
- [Hot Take: The Bronze](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-bronze/) - Hot Take: One of the most vulgar, raunchy (and awkward) comedies of the last decade. Time will turn this box office bomb into a cult classic. Let's get this out of the way: The Bronze was not a good movie. However, it was funny. No, really. It was hilarious. Sometimes, I found myself laughing with
- [Hot Take: Miracles from Heaven](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-miracles-from-heaven/) - Hot Take: The story of Anna Beam is a miraculous one. Walking in, though, you probably know most of the movie (especially if you've seen the trailer) and it doesn't add much more. Director Patricia Riggen was the person behind last year's The 33. At the time, MHT reviewed The 33 and pointed out that the film
- [Hot Take: The Perfect Match](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-perfect-match/) - Hot Take: It's a predictable drama/romantic comedy that feels more suitable for a TV movie if it weren't for some hot, provocative sex scenes thrown in the mix. It's a Lifetime movie, if Lifetime's target audience were African American thirtysomethings. When you refer to a film as competent, is that a good thing? It feels
- [Hot Take: The Young Messiah](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-young-messiah/) - Hot Take: Interesting premise, poor execution. Not to crucify The Young Messiah but not much happens outside of the random miracle. If Jesus were imagined as a superhero, this would be his origin story. Going into The Young Messiah, something felt different about what many felt was purely a shameless attempt to capture the very
- [Hot Take: The Other Side of the Door](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-other-side-of-the-door/) - Hot Take: The Other Side of the Door does three things: (1) It uses the "jump scare" tactic frequently, (2) makes gratuitous use of the "evil child" mechanism and (3) Makes you wish a sage Indian woman was standing outside of the theater to warn you, "Whatever you do, don't open the door to the theater of
- [How Good Is Deadpool? February's Top Box Office Movies of the Last 30 Years, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/how-good-is-deadpool-februarys-top-box-office-movies-of-the-last-30-years-ranked/) - We all know January is the worst month for releases but, like the groundhog, the movie industry sometimes doesn't see it's shadow and the box office shines bright on some pretty big and sometimes even game changing films. It appears Deadpool is one of those game changers as it dominated for 2 weeks straight at the box
- [Hot Take: The Brothers Grimsby](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-the-brothers-grimsby/) - Hot Take: Remember when Sacha Baron Cohen was relevant and over-the-top shocking? Well, now he's just over-the-top shocking. 2016 is a lesson in timing. Deadpool was a good movie that did great things at the box office because of one of the weakest February lineups in years. That's not to say Deadpool isn't a very
- [Hot Take: 10 Cloverfield Lane](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-10-cloverfield-lane/) - Hot Take: One of the most secretive films in years works because, well, it's such a secret. Watch 10 Cloverfield Lane and you'll have fun getting there... you may not like where it takes you but the trip sure is fun. Every once in a while, you see someone walking around in a ridiculous outfit
- [To See or Not to See - March 11th: 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Brothers Grimsby, The Young Messiah, The Perfect Match & More](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/to-see-or-not-to-see-march-11th-10-cloverfield-lane-the-brothers-grimsby-the-young-messiah-the-perfect-match-more/) - It would be shocking if Zootopia doesn't hold on to the top box office spot for a 2nd straight week but J.J. Abrams already pulled a fast one with the 10 Cloverfield Lane trailer. Will it mean box office magic for the film shrouded in mystery? The big question for The Brothers Grimsby is will
- [The First 25 Movies of 2016, Graded](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/the-first-25-movies-of-2016-graded/) - We're 25 movies deep into 2016 reviewing all but 3 movies that have made it to 500 screens or more. Sorry Kung Fu Panda 3, Fifty Shades of Black and The Other Side of the Door (which is in the plans to see tonight). Personally, I've never been a fan of ratings for movies. The
- [BuRStS #5: In the Heart of the Sea, Victor Frankenstein, The Peanuts Movie, By the Sea, The Benefactor, Break Point, Terminus & Macbeth](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/bursts-5-in-the-heart-of-the-sea-victor-frankenstein-the-peanuts-movie-by-the-sea-the-benefactor-break-point-terminus-macbeth/) - Shakespeare, some new takes on old classics and two movies with "sea" in the title that you don't necessarily need to "see" in the future are amongst the DVD releases for March 8th: In the Heart of the Sea (Check out our Movie Hot Take from last year) Super Simple Synopsis: The story behind the story of
- [Hot Take: London Has Fallen](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-london-has-fallen/) - Hot Take: Our guess is there will be a lot of common descriptions of London Has Fallen amongst critics: Unnecessary, cliché, bloodthirsty, callous, predictable, simplistic, xenophobic, jingoistic. At MHT, we think we have a better description: Shitty! It looks like 2016 will be the year of the unnecessary sequel. London Has Fallen joins Ride Along
- [Hot Take: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-whiskey-tango-foxtrot/) - Hot Take: For the longest time, I've been telling myself maybe Tina Fey just isn't getting the right vehicles for her to be amazing in. After Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, I realized maybe I don't care for Tina Fey all that much and maybe she's not going to have a right vehicle for her to be amazing in.
- [Hot Take: Zootopia](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-zootopia/) - Hot Take: My 8-year-old self would love Zootopia. The thing is, so would my 16-year-old self... probably as much as my adult self did. Disney's latest is one of the best films to ever come from the studio. Ever. Historically, Disney has made an effort to include children and adults in their animated features. Often, it is
- [To See or Not To See - March 4th: Zootopia, London Has Fallen, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, The Other Side of the Door & Knight of Cups](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/to-see-or-not-to-see-march-4th-zootopia-london-has-fallen-whiskey-tango-foxtrot-the-other-side-of-the-door-knight-of-cups/) - Deadpool won't be ruling the box office for a fourth week as Disney's Zootopia furrily enters the fray with big time expectations. Can Zootopia reach the heights of Frozen? Will Deadpool dip to third with the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, hitting theaters this week? How will Tina Fey's dramedy Whiskey Tango
- [Trailer Hot Take: Ghostbusters](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/trailer-hot-take-ghostbusters/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 85/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 The new Ghostbusters does it's job well. 32 years after the original is plenty of time for a by-the-numbers reboot if they wanted to. At least this reboot gives us a new twist on things with the four scientists busting ghosts in NYC being women (played by
- [Hot Take: Eddie the Eagle](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/hot-take-eddie-the-eagle/) - Hot Take: My 14-year-old self would love Eddie the Eagle. My adult self wasn't nearly as thrilled but it's definitely a feel good, inspiring tale. What if someone took the true story of Michael "Eddie the Eagle" Edwards, ripped off the Cool Runnings narrative and combined them into a film? Enter Eddie the Eagle. While
- [BuRStS #4: Room, Creed, Legend, The Night Before, Intruders, A Country Called Home, The Danish Girl, Miss You Already & Youth](https://moviehottake.com/2016/03/bursts-4-room-creed-legend-the-night-before-intruders-a-country-called-home-the-danish-girl-miss-you-already-youth/) - MHT's choice for the best movie of 2015 and a new entry into one of the greatest franchises in movie history top the list of this week's DVD releases for March 1st: Room (Check out our Movie Hot Take from Sunday) Super Simple Synopsis: The incredible bond of a mother and son who survive a
- [Hot Take: Gods of Egypt](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-gods-of-egypt/) - Hot Take: Although it was most fun I've had watching a terrible movie in quite some time, how the hell does this movie get a green light? Early on, it was pointed out by the narrator that Gods of Egypt took place before history began. This should have been a tip-off the typical rules would
- [Top Movies of 2015](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/top-movies-of-2015/) - Updated: February 29th, 2016 Room The Hateful Eight The Revenant The Martian The Big Short Ex Machina Mad Max: Fury Road Spotlight Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bridge of Spies The End of the Tour Creed Brooklyn Southpaw 99 Homes Chi-Raq Trainwreck Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Inside Out Dope Son of Saul Straight Outta
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the Oscar Winners](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-oscar-winners/) - In a few hours, the Oscar winners will be announced. Earlier this year, we took a stab at predicting the Oscar nominees and didn't do too bad of a job. Best Picture (Predicted 8/8 Nominees) The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Room Spotlight Who Will Win?
- [Hot Take: Room](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-room/) - Hot Take: The best film of 2015. Tonight is Oscar night and at this point, all signs point to The Revenant winning Best Picture. If another film pulls off the upset it will likely be Spotlight, Mad Max: Fury Road or The Big Short. The rest of the nominees don't stand much of a chance. This
- [Hot Take: Triple 9](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-triple-9/) - Hot Take: If Dr. Frankenstein were a filmmaker and he had Igor steal the brains of every corrupt cop and heist thriller of the last two decades. Triple 9 is corrupt cop/heist karaoke. Depending on your mood, Triple 9 could be deliciously entertaining trash or disdainfully uneven dreck. On a good day, it'll be a glorified B-movie oozing machismo
- [Hot Take: Son of Saul](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-son-of-saul/) - Hot Take: The most depressing film of 2015 might also be the Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars. Son of Saul is as gripping as it is sad and as hard as it is to watch, Geza Rohrig (who plays Saul) and a well executed script won't let you turn away. It's been
- [To See or Not To See - February 26th: Gods of Egypt, Triple 9 & Eddie the Eagle](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/to-see-or-not-to-see-february-26th-gods-of-egypt-triple-9-eddie-the-eagle/) - Can anyone stop Deadpool at the box office? This week a mortal hero, some Egyptian gods, corrupt cops, tough criminals, an underdog British Olympic hopeful and Wolverine (well, sort of!) all try to dethrone the antihero. Let's take a peek at this week's releases: Gods of Egypt Theater Count: 3,100+ Starring: Gerard Butler, Nikolai Coster-Waldau,
- [Hot Take: The Lady In The Van](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-the-lady-in-the-van/) - Hot Take: A glib, ill-humored, unnecessary film that acts as critic porn thanks to the presence of Maggie Smith and it's unintentional(?) Charlie Kaufman impersonation. Let's get this out of the way quickly: I wasn't a fan of The Lady in the Van. Does Maggie Smith deliver a great performance? Sure. Does that forgive the
- [BuRStS #3: Spotlight, The Good Dinosaur, Secret in Their Eyes, Extraction, I Smile Back & The Graduate](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/bursts-3-spotlight-the-good-dinosaur-secret-in-their-eyes-extraction-i-smile-back-the-graduate/) - Some Academy Award nominees (both old and new) headline February 23rd's DVD releases: Spotlight (Check out our Movie Hot Take from last year) Super Simple Synopsis: A Boston newspaper exposes a cover up of deviant behavior in the Catholic church. Why Buy? You love great movies. You want to be emotionally moved and have one
- [Hot Take: Race](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-race/) - Hot Take: A biopic about Jesse Owens shouldn't move this slow. There were plenty of fascinating tales throughout the life of Jesse Owens, the track athlete who battled bigotry while becoming an Olympic great. There were plenty of fascinating tales on the periphery of Owens' life as he came to prominence during Adolf Hitler's rise
- [Hot Take: Risen](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-risen/) - Hot Take: Risen tries. The point of view is unique and gives a different perspective on the tale of the Resurrection but it's not enough to escape mediocrity. On the plus side, Risen is well-acted and director Kevin Reynolds insures it is made with quality and detail. There's a fresh perspective as the film is
- [Hot Take: The Witch](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-the-witch/) - Hot Take: The Witch was unnerving, uncomfortable and unsettling. It's a captivating piece of filmmaking you have to see once and might never be able to watch again. From the moment The Witch opens, your gut tells you this one isn't going to be easy to get through. Kudos to the effort from first time
- [To See or Not to See - February 19th: Race, Risen, The Witch & More](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/to-see-or-not-to-see-february-19th-race-risen-the-witch-more/) - It's obvious Deadpool has risen to the challenge in the race to the top of the box office and it's likely Deadpool will continue to rule the box office but witch release will give the antihero the best run for it's money. Let's take a peek at this week's releases: Risen Theater Count: 2,800 Starring: Joseph
- [Hot Take: Zoolander 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-zoolander-2/) - Hot Take: I'm willing to admit maybe it's just me but Zoolander 2 was not funny. I imagine Zoolander 2 was actually written over 15 years with lengthy gaps between writing sessions. The kind of gaps that would cause continuity issues with the script. I imagine it was written piecemeal and then the scenes were unceremoniously linked together
- [BuRStS #2: Black Mass, Steve Jobs, The 33 & Trumbo](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/bursts-2-black-mass-steve-jobs-the-33-trumbo/) - All of this week's releases feature some great performances in some not so great movies... What's new in the world of DVD for February 16th: Black Mass (Check out our Movie Hot Take from last year) Super Simple Synopsis: The movie about the real story that inspired The Departed. Why Buy? You think Johnny Depp's
- [Hot Take: Deadpool](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-deadpool/) - Hot Take: Even though Deadpool isn't great (it's entertaining and good but not great), it is the best movie of 2016 so far and best comic-based film since The Dark Knight. But then again, 2016 has started slowly and most of the comic book films are slightly overrated. Did you enjoy the trailer for Deadpool or
- [Hot Take: How to Be Single](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-how-to-be-single/) - Hot Take: You're allowed to enjoy a movie that isn't necessarily good. There's something about How to Be Single that's enjoyable to watch. It is way too long, it gives a very poor depiction of New York City and it tries to tell too many stories at once (there are roughly 6 different storylines the film
- [Hot Take: Where to Invade Next](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-where-to-invade-next/) - Hot Take: Technically, a 2015 holdover, Where to Invade Next is the latest Michael Moore documentary where Moore shows us how not great the United States is by showing us how great the rest of the world is. As always, it's eye opening... and heavy handed. This Moore documentary feels more like propaganda than any
- [To See or Not To See - February 12th: Deadpool, How to Be Single, Zoolander 2, Where to Invade Next & More...](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/to-see-or-not-to-see-february-12th-deadpool-how-to-be-single-zoolander-2-where-to-invade-next-more/) - Dump month is done, the Super Bowl is over and now it's time to get back to some serious Box Office contenders. Here are this week's releases: Deadpool Theater Count: 3,557 Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, T.J. Miller Buzz: Deadpool has been a marketing machine. From billboards to Super Bowl ads, it's kind
- [Hot Take: The Choice](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-the-choice/) - Hot Take: At this point, it feels like these Nicholas Sparks romance novel adaptions are mass produced Mad Libs style. Another Caucasian couple, another "other guy", more rain and some oddball twist. Fortunately, the formula works. Unfortunately, The Choice doesn't. If you choose to see The Choice and you're upset by the fact it features a Caucasian couple -- a beautiful Southern girl with a silver
- [BuRStS #1 - Crimson Peak, Freaks of Nature, Grandma, Love the Coopers, MI-5, Spectre & Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/bursts-1-crimson-peak-freaks-of-nature-grandma-love-the-coopers-mi-5-spectre-star-trek-original-motion-picture-collection/) - Welcome to "Buy it? Rent it? Stream it? Skip it?" which will from this point on be known as BuRStS, a weekly look at what's new to the world of Blu-ray and DVD. Let's get right to it: Crimson Peak (Check out our Movie Hot Take from last year) Super Simple Synopsis: A story with ghosts in it.
- [Hot Take: Hail, Caesar!](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-hail-caesar/) - Hot Take: What it's like to watch a 105 minute inside joke. A film critics will love and audiences will shrug. As Saturday Night Live has proven time and again, it's a challenge to deliver 93 minutes without throwing in a dud of a bit here and there. Hail, Caesar! feels similar to a sketch
- [Hot Take: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/) - Hot Take: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has a little bit of Austen, a little bit of gore and a little bit of humor that is occasionally dark and occasionally camp but none of those qualities come in large fulfilling doses and the movie fails to take on an identity. It's not bad but not
- [Hot Take: The Finest Hours](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-the-finest-hours/) - Hot Take: The Finest Hours proves one thing... I am a sap who has a soft spot for sappy, classic-style films. Based on a true story, The Finest Hours takes some liberties with the retelling but, for the most part, is on target. (Not to get off track but why is it when Aaron Sorkin
- [Trailer Hot Take: Miles Ahead](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/trailer-hot-take-miles-ahead/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 60/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqq63ZJ5q3w Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 Don Cheadle might be the most underrated actor of our time. He is brilliant in Showtime's House of Lies and has quietly amassed a solid library of film roles under his belt. Viewing the trailer for Miles Ahead, this might be Cheadle's crowning achievement and the
- [Hot Take: The Boy](https://moviehottake.com/2016/02/hot-take-the-boy/) - Hot Take: This might not make sense but the fact that The Boy wasn't that bad actually made it less entertaining to watch. In previews, The Boy looked ridiculous and silly. Surprisingly, it was competent... and not very scary. When I see a horror movie, I want to be scared to the point where I
- [Hot Take: Jane Got A Gun](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-jane-got-a-gun/) - Hot Take: Your standard genre movie. Slightly too good to be a TV movie yet not all that enthralling enough to warrant a theatrical release. Natalie Portman is good, the supporting cast is adequate and the story is OK. Jane misfires. There was a time where Westerns ruled the cinema. Today, the Western is few
- [Hot Take: Anomalisa](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-anomalisa/) - Hot Take: Charlie Kaufman makes more film school student/film critic porn and this time I'm not buying it. Sometimes it's great when a film makes you think. Sometimes it's fun when a film gives you pause to reflect on your own thinking and wonder if you are fundamentally flawed. Sometimes a film can be therapeutic in
- [Hot Take: Dirty Grandpa](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-dirty-grandpa/) - Hot Take: The latest in "What will Robert DeNiro do for money?" genre of movies. (Initially, I wanted to go with "Apparently, Robert DeNiro would allow someone to film him for 90 minutes in one of those Money Machines you see at a casino wearing only a thong with the blowers turned up to hurricane force as long as he
- [Hot Take: The 5th Wave](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-the-5th-wave/) - Hot Take: How to make watching The 5th Wave fun: Spot how many other movies it has ripped off and then give it a new title based on what you've spotted. Mine is called Buffy Potter and the Day After the Deep Divergent Twilight Hunger Maze of the Red Flies... They Live! What about yours? The
- [Trailer Hot Take: Keanu](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-keanu/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjEusWO6VPg Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100 If you put a gun to my head and said I could only see one movie into 2016, it would be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. But if you said I could see two movies, the second movie would be Keanu! I'm not a huge
- [Hot Take: Yosemite](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-yosemite/) - Hot Take: Yosemite struggles to fill 82 minutes. Despite heaping helpings of dramatic build-up, nothing ever really happens. When it does, it's not very interesting. Yosemite is one of the darkest films I've seen in some time. However, part of me wonders if it's me that is dark and the movie is really about something
- [Trailer Hot Take: Neighbor 2: Sorority Rising](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-neighbor-2-sorority-rising/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 70/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2i9Zz_AqTg Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 It's hard to admit how much I secretly enjoyed the first Neighbors. It's even harder to admit that I laughed out loud at the Neighbors 2 trailer at least 3 times. I frequently watch bad movies and wonder who is the freak who loves this movie...
- [Trailer Hot Take: Suicide Squad](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-suicide-squad/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmRih_VtVAs Anticipation (After Trailer): 99/100 Suicide Squad looks crazy. It should be interesting to see how it comes together. What's with the August 5th release date though? Maybe it's all sizzle and no steak.
- [Hot Take: Ride Along 2](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-ride-along-2/) - Hot Take: Right now, the careers of Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are hot... but so is hell and I don't know too many people lining up to visit for 2 hours. It should have to pay royalties to every buddy cop movie it borrowed from and apologize for how poorly it was done. If
- [Hot Take: Norm of the North](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-norm-of-the-north/) - Hot Take: It's as if someone took all of the unfunny parts of Happy Feet, Ice Age, The Penguins of Madagascar and Minions and tossed them in a film blender. Norm of the North is the horrific concoction that would ooze out. (We could call it an Arctic Shake... if you see the movie, you'll get
- [Hot Take: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-13-hours-the-secret-soldiers-of-benghazi/) - Hot Take: For what it is, it's a good (not great) movie. It's easily identifiable as a Michael Bay film (the slow motion, the cheesy dialogue, the blowin' stuff up real good, the complete and utter lack of an editor -- even the title this time!) which is some good and some bad. Overall, it's
- [Trailer Hot Take: Money Monster](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-money-monster/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 60/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_nGAbFkmk Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 The cast -- George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Dominic West, Giancarlo Esposito -- has me more intrigued than anything. Thanks to Money Monster, we'll get to see Clooney do his best Jim Cramer impression. The trailer feels a little bit too revealing as I feel as if
- [Trailer Hot Take: Sing Street](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-sing-street/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_YqJ_aimkM Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 A coming of age film featuring lame 80s music and bad hair set in Ireland? I'm in for the sick burn on Phil Collins alone. It looks like Sing Street will début at Sundance in January but no idea when it casts a wider net.
- [Trailer Hot Take: 10 Cloverfield Lane](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/trailer-hot-take-10-cloverfield-lane/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 0/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQy-ANhnUpE Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 In this day and age, to drop a trailer without even a hint of it coming is an impressive feat. Hat tip to J.J. Abrams for pulling it off. Cloverfield is one of those films I inexplicably missed when it came to theaters and then inexplicably missed on
- [Movie Hot Take Predicts the Oscar Nominees](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/movie-hot-take-predicts-the-oscar-nominees/) - We're a few hours away from the announcement of this year's Oscar nominees. Now would be as good of a time as any to weigh in on who I think will be nominated for this year's awards. And, for fun, who I'd nominate if my vote was the only one that counted: Best Picture My
- [Hot Take: Point Break](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-point-break/) - Hot Take: Woah! This unnecessary reboot was bad... worse than you can imagine, actually. When I read there was a remake of Point Break coming out, I scratched my head. Is this something the world was clamoring for? It was 1991 when the original Point Break came out and while it was unintentionally campy and time
- [Hot Take: The Forest](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-the-forest/) - Hot Take: The Forest is real... ly dumb. Apparently, the writer and director took the movie's advice to "stay on the path" if staying on the path in a horror flick means cheap scares and huge, gaping plot holes. January is never the best month for movies unless there are a few Oscar nominees you missed
- [Hot Take: The Revenant](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-the-revenant/) - Hot Take: Brutality and ugliness can be beautiful. The stunning visuals of The Revenant combined with the details of the grisly story are sometimes hard to digest together. It's a film you don't want to stop watching even though you feel, at times, maybe you should. Leonardo DiCaprio delivers the performance of his career. Occasionally,
- [Hot Take: Carol](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-carol/) - Hot Take: Carol is a better movie after the fact, as it sinks in as it's such a small film it has moments that are somewhat mundane. Afterward, it is in the mundane and humdrum where the film thrives as it's a classic love story with very little emphasis on the fact that the love
- [Hot Take: The Hateful Eight](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-the-hateful-eight/) - Hot Take: For Quentin Tarantino's 8th film, there are plenty of Tarantino calling cards and some truly exquisite cinematography (especially if you see the "Roadshow" version). There's some "haven't we kind of seen this from QT before?" element but not the overriding factor. In the end, it's violent, funny, foul, controversial and a hell of
- [Hot Take: Daddy's Home](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-daddys-home/) - Hot Take: Ever see a Will Ferrell movie before? Well, it's about the same as the others. That's not the worst thing in the world but it isn't the best, either. If movies were segmented, the last 15 minutes might be up for an award. The rest is forgettable but entertaining. Give Daddy's Home credit
- [Hot Take: The Danish Girl](https://moviehottake.com/2016/01/hot-take-the-danish-girl/) - Hot Take: Eddie Redmayne's transformation is surreal. Alicia Vikander shines. However, The Danish Girl is boring and panders toward a more mainstream audience by trading edginess for accessibility. It's almost as if the writer and director are saying playing dress up can make someone want to change genders thanks to a very vague and underdeveloped
- [Hot Take: Joy](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-joy/) - Hot Take: The David O. Russell Film-O-Matic (patent pending) mass produced this late season entry. It will please less and irritate more than American Hustle which already pleased less and irritated more than Silver Linings Playbook. A few years ago, David O. Russell became a household name with the release of Silver Linings Playbook. A
- [Hot Take: The Big Short](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-the-big-short/) - Hot Take: Smart, funny, intelligent, witty, unique... the buzz words to describe The Big Short can go on and on. The film capitalizes on great casting, a compelling topic and the perfect angle by director Adam McKay (best known for Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Step Brothers???). It's one of those so sad you have to laugh
- [Trailer Hot Take: Deadpool](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-deadpool/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 65/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vN6DHB6bJc Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 The latest trailer for Deadpool doesn't really add anything compelling. If you saw the first trailer and were intrigued, you're probably still all geeked up. If you weren't wowed, you are still probably out. With a February 12, 2016 release date, it should do well at
- [Hot Take: Concussion](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-concussion/) - Hot Take: Concussion lands a heavy blow against the NFL then jabs it's way to the conclusion. Will Smith's performance as Dr. Bennet Omalu is one of the best of his career. As a society, our entertainment has been at it's most enjoyable when it is at it's most violent. This isn't a new phenomenon.
- [Hot Take: Star Wars: The Force Awakens](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) - Hot Take: The most sobering thought to come from viewing Star Wars: The Force Awakens is how much better the series maybe could have been if George Lucas would have handed over the reigns of Episodes I-III to someone else. Breathe easy, folks. Star Wars: The Force Awakens reboots the franchise very much in the
- [Hot Take: Sisters](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-sisters/) - Hot Take: Apparently, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler really wanted to punish you for not buying Star Wars tickets in advance and making the decision to see something else since you're at the theater. Predictable and not funny enough isn't a good combination especially when saddled with a 2 hour run time. Often, the best
- [Trailer Hot Take: J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-j-k-rowlings-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgYMyG-2FxE Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 I promised myself I would not get suckered into anything J.K. Rowling does next... then I watched this preview. I'm in! But now I have to wait until next November???
- [Trailer Hot Take: Independence Day: Resurgence](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-independence-day-resurgence/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbduDRH2m2M Anticipation (After Trailer): 55/100 To be fair, if I stopped watching before reminding me of the awful Bill Pullman speech from the first Independence Day, I would have been much more excited for this sequel as the first half of the preview delivered a much darker feel than the original.
- [Trailer Hot Take: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeaugHGd1Kw Anticipation (After Trailer): 15/100 Why?
- [Trailer Hot Take: Kubo and the Two Strings](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-kubo-and-the-two-strings/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 20/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1F8VJZgrk Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 Even the August 19, 2016 release date can't scare me off of this one. There's something about the visuals of Kubo and the Two Strings that has won me over. The voice cast looks great but far secondary to the taste the trailer gives. Can't wait for
- [Trailer Hot Take: The BFG](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-the-bfg/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG5MtenlP-A Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 This could be big. Seriously, Disney, Roald Dahl and Steven Spielberg? This WILL be big. The BFG hits theaters July 1, 2016. Will it be bigger than The Legend of Tarzan which releases the same day?
- [Trailer Hot Take: X-Men: Apocalypse](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-x-men-apocalypse/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COvnHv42T-A Anticipation (After Trailer): 52/100 Admittedly, I'm on the fence when it comes to X-Men movies. I'm never sold on them but I go anyway. Some have delivered huge, some have delivered a little bit less but at some point, I expect one to completely disappoint. Maybe X-Men: Apocalypse might be
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Legend of Tarzan](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-the-legend-of-tarzan/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 75/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj7ty6sViiU Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 There's something about seeing Eric Northman (Look, I don't care what his real name is but that guy will always be Eric Northman) back on the screen that makes me want to see Tarzan. Plus, they apparently made this film about 20 years ago because they
- [Hot Take: In the Heart of the Sea](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-in-the-heart-of-the-sea/) - Hot Take: The origin story of a story. Really. Really? Really. Turns out the origin of Moby-Dick was Jaws: The Revenge, if it were saturated with machismo and testosterone. I never read Moby-Dick. Let's be real, if you weren't required to in school growing up, you probably didn't, either. I also didn't read In the
- [Hot Take: The Letters](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-the-letters/) - Hot Take: A bland, somewhat informative, occasionally boring, sporadically moving, secular take on the life of Mother Teresa sound like something you'd dig? It's not as bad as it sounds but it's about as safe as a Saturday afternoon Hallmark Channel flick. It's hard to articulate the viewing experience of The Letters. The story of
- [Hot Take: Chi-Raq](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-chi-raq/) - Hot Take: Chi-Raq might be the most ballsy, important and necessary non-documentary of 2015. Spike Lee consistently challenges you to think and does it once again with a modern telling of the ancient Greek play "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Agree or disagree, Chi-Raq will be discussed which means it's topic will be discussed and it's a
- [Hot Take: Krampus](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-krampus/) - Hot Take: Whomever decided to serve Krampus this holiday will not be invited to my next holiday party. It's a Christmas horror comedy that doesn't have much Christmas spirit, isn't very scary and rarely makes you laugh. Krampus might be a box office success thanks to the perfect storm of a serious lack of holiday
- [Trailer Hot Take: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/trailer-hot-take-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 85/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fis-9Zqu2Ro Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 While it's easy to criticize the latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it's hard to not be intrigued. The very revealing preview shows Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Batman unmasked, the arrival of Doomsday and the first appearance of
- [Hot Take: Victor Frankenstein](https://moviehottake.com/2015/12/hot-take-victor-frankenstein/) - Hot Take: At some point early on, I was hooked on Victor Frankenstein. Then, about half way through, I realized how bad of an idea this really was. Then, no matter what I did, it wouldn't stop. It's funny how life can imitate art sometimes. The opening act of Victor Frankenstein -- the origin story
- [Hot Take: Trumbo](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-trumbo/) - Hot Take: Trumbo has a spectacular cast. The film is smart, witty and funny but also dull, pedestrian and pretentious. This isn't much more compelling than a 5th grade history lesson even though it pretends to be. There's a scene in Trumbo where Arlen Herd (Louis C.K.) challenges Dalton Trumbo's (Bryan Cranston) Communist beliefs as
- [Hot Take: The Good Dinosaur](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-the-good-dinosaur/) - Hot Take: When you've set the bar as high as Pixar has, it's easy to be unfairly critical of an average effort such as The Good Dinosaur. It's total kid's fare (except for the whole uncomfortable death that seems to happen in every third Disney movie) and the animation may be the best the studio
- [Hot Take: Brooklyn](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-brooklyn/) - Hot Take: Brooklyn could contend for a Best Picture nomination as it is a wonderfully told albeit melancholy and frequently dreary film about an Irish girl who comes to Brooklyn to make something of herself. What's unique about Brooklyn is that it isn't. We've seen period pieces before. And coming of age films. And tales
- [Hot Take: Secret in Their Eyes](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-secret-in-their-eyes/) - Hot Take: There are a lot of positives about the drama/thriller Secret in Their Eyes but it never quite makes it over the hump of mediocrity due to it's predictable twists and turns. Have you been longing for a big screen version of all of the different versions of Law & Order crammed together only
- [Hot Take: Creed](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-creed/) - Hot Take: The Rocky franchise lives on with Creed. Pound for pound, the best franchise in the history of cinema always delivers at least a jab at the theater but with Creed delivers a staggering blow that's almost a knock out but should be destined for a rematch. Yo, Rocky! Adonis is coming to join
- [Trailer Hot Take: Captain America: Civil War](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-captain-america-civil-war/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVdV-lxRPFo Anticipation (After Trailer): 55/100 I don't know. Maybe it's just me. The whole Avengers/Iron Man/Captain America/Marvel Universe thing is getting a little stale. To me. We know the U.S. Treasury is printing extra money now to insure there's enough to go into the pockets of Marvel Studios. You'll see Captain America:
- [Hot Take: Spotlight](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-spotlight/) - Hot Take: A riveting, clinical telling of the true story of the Boston Globe investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church that uncovered a horrible cover up. The effortless and professional way the film handles the facts without an attempt to sensationalize the subject matter or manipulate the audience yet still packs a powerful emotional
- [Trailer Hot Take: Midnight Special](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-midnight-special/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVgxxdu-gJc Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 It's hard to get a read on Midnight Special as so many movies could be referenced here. The film features Jaeden Lieberher who was great in St. Vincent and Michael Shannon who is on a run of being great in everything he's in. Oddly enough, I've
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Forest (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-the-forest-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5GPzuu-IQQ Anticipation (After Trailer): 40/100 The new trailer for The Forest doesn't really cover much new ground. It feels like the previous trailer with nothing captivating to bring added interest to seeing the movie. This is a classic "dump" month movie as The Forest drops January 8, 2016.
- [Trailer Hot Take: A Monster Calls (Teaser Trailer)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-a-monster-calls-teaser-trailer/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW_GNKVuZ1c Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 For some reason, A Monster Calls reminds me of The Neverending Story. The teaser trailer gives just enough to be intrigued for more. Guess it did it's job.
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Boss](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-the-boss/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8GAMZqJqjs Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 The Boss looks funny in a "this isn't very good and I'm a little embarrassed I'm laughing at it kind of way. Then again, that's kind of the Melissa McCarthy genre of comedies, actually. Basically, McCarthy is a female Donald Trump type. It looks like there's
- [Trailer Hot Take: How to Be Single](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-how-to-be-single/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akwGjUeU6YA Anticipation (After Trailer): 70/100 If That Awkward Moment was made with women. The February 12, 2016 release date declares that How to Be Single is this year's "Hey, I'm single and I want to go to the movies on Valentine's Day" movie. Is that a thing? I think it's a thing. Maybe it's
- [Trailer Hot Take: Fifty Shades of Black](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-fifty-shades-of-black/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 5/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5dM_MPytkU Anticipation (After Trailer): 1/100 SMH
- [Trailer Hot Take: Central Intelligence (Teaser)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-central-intelligence-teaser/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 70/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrgXU1zHfFI Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart in a buddy comedy feels like the perfect fit. It's unsurprising Central Intelligence is getting a summer release considering the pairing. It's hard to imagine a miss here.
- [Trailer Hot Take: Dirty Grandpa (Red Band Trailer)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-dirty-grandpa-red-band-trailer/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1zlkaPpMsA Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 Maybe I'm too jaded. Nothing about this trailer shocks me. It's crude and raunchy yet predictable and everything you'd expect if you were casting Robert DeNiro and Zac Efron in this type of film. It looks a little bit funny but feels like if it were
- [Hot Take: The Night Before](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-the-night-before/) - Hot Take: If you loved This Is The End, you'll enjoy but probably not love The Night Before. If I ever get back to ranking 2013 movies, I'm pretty sure This Is The End will come in at the top of my list. It was one of the funniest movies of the last decade. Fortunately
- [Trailer Hot Take: Moonwalkers (Red Band Trailer)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-moonwalkers-red-band-trailer/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA-Iodnimqk Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 Moonwalkers has the three most damaging words attached to it: "Coming in January." Outside of that, it looks like it could be a lot of fun. Rupert Grint hasn't done much since Harry Potter which adds to the intrigue. Ron Perlman is also some interesting casting.
- [Hot Take: The 33](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-the-33/) - Hot Take: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! The 33 is a good rescue spoiled. You feel all 69 days of the 33 miners trapped in a well in Chile. Every single one of them! There's a story worth telling about the 33 miners trapped in a Chilean mine in 2010 for over two months. The 33 doesn't bother to
- [Hot Take: Love the Coopers](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-love-the-coopers/) - Hot Take: It's hard to pull off movies with multiple, intertwining storylines as so many things can go wrong. Sometimes, Love the Coopers gets things wrong but gets plenty right to deliver an entertaining, adequate kick-off to the holiday movie season. As I settled in to watch Love the Coopers, I was armed and ready
- [Hot Take: Suffragette](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-suffragette/) - Hot Take: Suffragette is an empowering, sobering tale that applies the appropriate gravity necessary to the Women's Right to Vote movement. It occasionally has the feel of a docudrama a substitute teacher would throw on for her grade school class to get through a rainy afternoon. How much screen time did Meryl Streep get in
- [Trailer Hot Take: Ride Along 2 (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-ride-along-2-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoglRq4mbI Anticipation (After Trailer): 35/100 It appears as if Ice Cube and Kevin Hart are treating the cinema as an ATM in January. Ride Along 2 is a cash grab doubling down on the huge success of the original which pulled in $154 million at the domestic box office.
- [Trailer Hot Take: Alice Through the Looking Glass](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-alice-through-the-looking-glass/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 60/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiEG3Zr_Jxs Anticipation (After Trailer): 75/100 The sequel to the live action version of Alice In Wonderland has a slightly different look and feel which might be due to the change in director with James Bobin stepping into the rather large and unusual shoes of Tim Burton. The trailer for Alice Through
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Finest Hours (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-the-finest-hours-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 35/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XsppzuH-k Anticipation (After Trailer): 45/100 Does anybody else believe if this movie were any good, we'd be seeing it before the ball drops? Another "incredibly true" story featuring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and movie poison Eric Bana. The Finest Hours has a very The Perfect Storm feel but 40 years prior and replace fishermen
- [Trailer Hot Take: Touched With Fire](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-touched-with-fire/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex7nscQxS30 Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 Call me crazy but there's something intriguing about everything Katie Holmes does. Touched With Fire looks like a compelling view of mental illness. The score of the trailer adds to the intrigue as it feels like it does everything right. It wouldn't be surprising to see
- [Trailer Hot Take: Concussion (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-concussion-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 65/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNCvaa-RogQ Anticipation (After Trailer): 70/100 Begrudgingly, the trailers for Concussion are winning me over. There's still a little too much NFL in the preview with logos and the feeling of there being "express written consent" of the league that owns a day of a week (and a night and Thanksgiving and
- [Trailer Hot Take: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 10/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-1Ts3BChM Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 I hate to admit it but the sequel to the 2002 smash hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding (surprisingly called My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2) looks solid. Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reunite with the entire cast to try and capture lightning in a bottle
- [Trailer Hot Take: Miracles From Heaven](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-miracles-from-heaven/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 25/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CldGTG6iVrU Anticipation (After Trailer): 25/100 You could say Miracles From Heaven looks touching, inspirational, mystifying and inspirational... or you could say it looks manipulative and contrived. If anything, it looks like we're entering the golden age of faith-based movies (that's a quantitative statement not qualitative). The most confusing thing about this trailer
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Night Before (Red Band Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-the-night-before-red-band-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI5diat7M7Q Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 The 2nd trailer for The Night Before is not quite as funny as the first trailer BUT there's nothing in it to discourage my excitement for what looks like to be a ridiculously funny (or is it ridiculous but funny... or ridiculous and funny?) film. The
- [Trailer Hot Take: Warcraft](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-warcraft/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 60/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rxoz13Bthc Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 While I'm not a "World of Warcraft" player, I'm still mildly intrigued by Warcraft. I've never played WOW but I've watched it being played more than I'd like to admit. That being said, I'm glad to see there were more than one scenes featuring unnecessary flying.
- [Trailer Hot Take: Finding Dory](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-finding-dory/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 80/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JNLwlcPBPI Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 It looks like all of the main characters will be back in the sequel to Finding Nemo. In Finding Dory, the Pixar cash grab sequel will center around Dory and her attempt to find her family. With Pixar's track record, it's hard to dismiss anything they
- [Hot Take: Miss You Already](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-miss-you-already/) - Hot Take: Miss You Already proves passing the Bechdel Test and tugging at your emotions with a cancer storyline doesn't guarantee a movie being passably entertaining. After the first 60 minutes or so of Miss You Already, there's a decent chance you won't care about the characters you get to know. Neither Milly (Toni Collette)
- [Hot Take: The Peanuts Movie](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-the-peanuts-movie/) - Hot Take: Great movie for kids. Good movie for fans of Peanuts who have wanted to see Charlie Brown and Snoopy's greatest hits on the big screen after a 35 year hiatus. For everyone else? Eh. The Peanuts Movie was an incredibly safe big screen take on the Peanuts franchise. As a viewer familiar with
- [Hot Take: Spectre](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-spectre/) - Hot Take: Spectre has all of the elements of other Bond films but that's more due to it's absurd length than anything. At times, it feels like it's working a checklist. Even with it's slightly formulaic feel, it's an entertaining ride when it gets on track. Spectre, unofficially "Bond 24", is full of peaks and
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Hateful Eight](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-the-hateful-eight/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 100/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_UI1GzaWv0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100 Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- [Hot Take: The Last Witch Hunter](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-the-last-witch-hunter/) - Hot Take: When you make a movie called The Last Witch Hunter and it comes across as far fetched and despite it featuring witches, immortal hunters, shape shifters and dream walkers, the least believable thing is the connection between Vin Diesel's Kaulder and Rose Leslie's Chloe, that's never good. The special effects are cool though. There's that.
- [Trailer Hot Take: Chi-Raq](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-chi-raq/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 80/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGTuuj-aTJs Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 Chi-Raq looks like quintessential Spike Lee... and that's a good thing! Unfortunately, it also looks like the film won't get much more than a limited theatrical release on December 4th before heading to Amazon Instant Video. Oh, and here's a shocker: This Spike Lee film is
- [Trailer Hot Take: Anomalisa](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-anomalisa/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkHA3fHk_0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 When an animated film has Oscar buzz, it's hard to ignore. Charlie Kaufman has already delivered Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Now, with his first animated film, Anomalisa has been captivating festival audiences all year. The trailer lands a "must
- [Trailer Hot Take: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi - Trailer #2](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/trailer-hot-take-13-hours-the-secret-soldiers-of-benghazi-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 35/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m84z-GWwa58 Anticipation (After Trailer): 35/100 At least Michael Bay has taken a break from destroying my childhood. It doesn't feel like a stretch to venture to guess 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi will be a balls-to-the-wall action film with very little focus on plot development. Just a guess.
- [Hot Take: Burnt](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-burnt/) - Hot Take: If only Burnt's plot was as beautiful as the gorgeously plated food shown throughout the film. It manages to take a fairly simple, often recycled movie recipe and screw it up. At the very least Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller should have worked (it worked in American Sniper) but even that pairing wasn't tasty.
- [Hot Take: Dancin' It's On](https://moviehottake.com/2015/11/hot-take-dancin-its-on/) - Hot Take: If the poster is to be believed, Dancin' It's On is an award winning film. I'd have a hard time believing the film won an award if it were the only movie nominated. It's an absolute train wreck. Because of that, it's kind of fun to watch and imagine Mystery Science Theater 3000
- [Hot Take: Our Brand Is Crisis](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-our-brand-is-crisis/) - Hot Take: Our Brand Is Crisis is a fairly mediocre political comedy... Wag the Dog without the bite. Sandra Bullock is fun to watch though and that makes it slightly better than forgettable. At some point in Our Brand Is Crisis I stopped caring about the plot and decided to enjoy Sandra Bullock's performance as "Calamity"
- [Hot Take: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-scouts-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse/) - Hot Take: It's Karaoke Night at the cinema and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is performing Superbad and Zombieland. It's decent karaoke but it's still karaoke. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse picks the low hanging fruit of every zombie comedy and throws in some of the easy to pick high school guy coming
- [Hot Take: Woodlawn](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-woodlawn/) - Hot Take: On the surface, Woodlawn is a decent docudrama with heavy pro-Christianity overtones. By the end, you realize it's what Remember the Titans would have been if it were infused with religion and stripped of any real racial tension. Early in Woodlawn, Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille) gets his first shot at being the tailback
- [Trailer Hot Take: Criminal Activities](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-criminal-activities/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 20/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoYfdgskwqg Anticipation (After Trailer): 20/100 This trailer does nothing for me. Criminal Activities looks like a bust.
- [Hot Take: Rock the Kasbah](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-rock-the-kasbah/) - Hot Take: Why? Rock the Kasbah is a disaster of a movie. There are unintentional tributes to the Bill Murray catalog throughout. It's as if writer Mitch Glazer and director Barry Levinson met and said, "What if we took everything Bill Murray ever did and stripped away everything funny?" Even The Razor's Edge, an earnest attempt
- [Hot Take: Steve Jobs](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-steve-jobs/) - Movie Hot Take: If you're after fan fiction based on a cultural icon stressing the message, "It's okay to be an asshole as long as you're creative because even the people you crap on the most will still hang around to see your genius" then Steve Jobs is the movie for you. It's hard to
- [Hot Take: Jem and the Holograms](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-jem-and-the-holograms/) - Hot Take: IT'S JEM!!!!!! Well, if you subtract the outrageousness, temper the excitement and adventure, subdue the glamour, glitter, fashion and fame. BUT IT'S JEM!!!!!! No one else is the same... well, except everyone on YouTube who ever had a dream of being a viral sensation. TRULY, IT'S JEM! Oh, and forget the female empowerment
- [Hot Take: Bridge of Spies](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-bridge-of-spies/) - Hot Take: Catch it now... or when it's re-released after it's Oscar nominations. With the exception of a few stutters, Bridge of Spies is a thoroughly enjoyable throwback. Credit Steven Spielberg for a solid directorial turn, the Coen Brothers for an excellent script and some great performances. Pencil in Mark Rylance for a Best Supporting
- [Trailer Hot Take: Joy](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-joy/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR-2TiQVY-k Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 The teaser trailer for Joy was great a few months ago. The official trailer is a wee bit better as we get a better idea of what Joy should be. Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, David O. Russell... this isn't their first rodeo together and
- [Top Movies of 1985](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/top-movies-of-1985/) - Updated October 20th, 2015 Back to the Future Pale Rider Better Off Dead The Goonies Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Real Genius Weird Science Brewster's Millions Fletch The Breakfast Club Cocoon Summer Rental Young Sherlock Holmes Follow That Bird Rocky IV Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins Krush Groove Return of the Living Dead Stephen King's Cat's Eye
- [Trailer Hot Take: Star Wars: The Force Awakens](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 100/100 https://youtu.be/sGbxmsDFVnE Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100 *Drool* Perfect. Seriously, if that wasn't Star Wars, I'd still want to see it. Ready... So ready! Is it December yet?
- [Hot Take: Crimson Peak](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-crimson-peak/) - Hot Take: How could something so beautiful and technically stunning be so hard to watch? The imagery of Crimson Peak is impressive and wonderful. It's how you'd hope every Gothic horror film would look. Unfortunately, it's neither scary nor interesting relying completely on visuals to keep you engaged. And that only gets you so far. Crimson Peak is
- [Trailer Hot Take: Bleeding Heart](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-bleeding-heart/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vniwsss3kks Anticipation (After Trailer): 45/100 Bleeding Heart doesn't look to be a unique concept. Pretty sure it's been there, done that. Hopefully, the film has a fresh take and the trailer delivers enough to think it might. Jessica Biel is a solid actress and Zosia Mamet is on the rise. While
- [Trailer Hot Take: Race](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-race/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 35/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQIe4JKjYn4 Anticipation (After Trailer): 40/100 When a movie like Race, the story of Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics comes out, it's obvious Oscar bait. When it comes out in February, it's a "dump" movie. Movies with a topic of such substance released so far away from Oscar season are
- [Trailer Hot Take: Ratchet & Clank](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-ratchet-clank/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 35/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvWRilQ9lnI Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 13 years ago, Ratchet & Clank launched as a video game. Next year, it finally get the big screen treatment as a full length animated feature. The trailer looks silly and funny. Maybe Ratchet & Clank is timeless enough to make the leap to the big
- [Hot Take: Goosebumps](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-goosebumps/) - Hot Take: Goosebumps targets kids and the parents who grew up reading and watching Goosebumps. Outside of that demographic, you might feel a little left out. There's some fun moments but they're fleeting and it feels a little dated. Goosebumps answers the question, "What if our childhood came to life and terrorized us until we
- [Hot Take: Knock Knock](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-knock-knock/) - Hot Take: Who's there? A bad but highly entertaining and watchable midnight movie with goofy one-dimensional characters and more script than gore from Eli Roth... and that's saying a lot (and not all good but not all bad). Knock Knock is the perfect "can't sleep at 2am, let's see what's on cable or Netflix" film.
- [Hot Take: Big Stone Gap](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-big-stone-gap/) - Hot Take: As bad as it gets. One of the worst of the year. If you take the long way home, let's hope it doesn't take you through Big Stone Gap. Big Stone Gap is a harmless romantic comedy but without the romance and the humor. About the only thing more ridiculous than it's lack of
- [Trailer Hot Take: Hail, Caesar!](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-hail-caesar/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMqeoW3XRa0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 Love the cast! The trailer has some humorous moments. But there's that pesky February release date. Even though it wasn't a comedy, for some reason Hail, Caesar! is eerily reminiscent of 2014's The Monuments Men. Movies with this kind of cache that release in February rarely
- [Hot Take: He Named Me Malala](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-he-named-me-malala/) - Hot Take: He Named Me Malala is an uninspiring, uninteresting documentary about an amazing, inspiring young woman who survived a harrowing ordeal standing up for young women's rights to education. As a documentary, unlike the subject, it doesn't take a stand, is completely disjointed and sucks all of the drama, heart and life out of
- [Hot Take: 99 Homes](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-99-homes/) - Hot Take: 99 Homes is one of the most depressing films you'll see that doesn't involve a terminal illness. There's an element of horror in the movie and Michael Shannon as Rick Carver is one of those characters who make you cringe because you find yourself half agreeing with what he says. Unfortunately, the third act keeps
- [Hot Take: The Walk](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-the-walk/) - Hot Take: The Walk is a spectacle and occasionally spectacular. Unimaginable in 2D, this somewhat hokey telling of the pure joy of chasing and accomplishing your dream is an IMAX 3D must. It's what 3D was made for. The Walk is more performance art than movie. There are so many wonderful moments in the movie,
- [Hot Take: Pan](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-pan/) - Hot Take: Pan is nearly 2 hours of your life you'll never get back. Not that we needed a Pan origin story but, then again, this was more of an origin story masquerade. This fantasy is a nightmare. Pan's cast (especially Hugh Jackman) sure looked like they had a great time. The writer and director took seriously
- [Trailer Hot Take: Shelter](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-shelter/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QWudLnDyZw Anticipation (After Trailer): 75/100 Paul Bettany's directorial début looks to be an excellent fall release. Shelter is likely to be a quality art house view. Starring Bettany's wife (and former Academy Award winner) Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie who will appear in 8 movies by year's end.
- [Hot Take: A Brilliant Young Mind](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-a-brilliant-young-mind/) - Hot Take: A Brilliant Young Mind is a beautiful depiction of a teenage math whiz coping with autism. The middle of the film bogs down and the viewer might lose interest but if you make it through that stretch (and don't get wrapped up in some of the "Hollywood") and are still hooked, A Brilliant Young Mind is touching
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Good Dinosaur (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-the-good-dinosaur-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 85/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFnEiLEx70 Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 It's Disney... and Pixar! Have they ever missed? The animation looks excellent. The story looks very Disney/Pixar. The Good Dinosaur will be huge!
- [Trailer Hot Take: Triple 9](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-triple-9/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzyFNVbWPxI Anticipation (After Trailer): 75/100 After seeing the trailer for Triple 9, the only concern I have is the release date. Good movies don't get released in February. Look at the cast here: Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Teresa Palmer (who possibly might be in
- [Hot Take: Hell and Back](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-hell-and-back/) - Hot Take: Hell and Back takes a lot of swings at crude, vulgar and juvenile humor and strikes out frequently. The movie itself is so weak, the audience might feel their experience mirrors the title. It's not without a few laughs. Although partnering "few" with "and far between" might best describe the funny moments. Don't
- [Hot Take: Sicario](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-sicario/) - Hot Take: At the onset, Sicario is unnerving. Throughout, it is tense and brutal. At completion, it is unsettling and thought provoking. One of the must-see films of the year. There are few movies that establish tension so quickly and manage to maintain the feeling throughout as Sicario does. It's no surprise the film is
- [Hot Take: The Martian](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-the-martian/) - Hot Take: Ridley Scott's best since Gladiator. Matt Damon's best since Good Will Hunting. 2015's best so far. The Martian has an excellent mix of emotion, tension, humor, action and intelligence and partners it with beautiful visions of Mars. It's a great experience. Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left behind after a fierce storm
- [Hot Take: Pawn Sacrifice](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/hot-take-pawn-sacrifice/) - Hot Take: Pawn Sacrifice captures all the genius and paranoia of Bobby Fischer without much of the drama. At times, the biopic feels more documentary than movie. Not the worst thing... but it keeps a very good film from being great. Historically accurate, Pawn Sacrifice tells the story of bigger than life chess grandmaster Bobby
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Forest](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-the-forest/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 20/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnLwzjSaRHk Anticipation (After Trailer): 40/100 The Forest warns "stay on the path." For movie goers, staying on the path includes tempering any excitement for a January release. So, even though The Forest is the feature-length directorial début of Jason Zada who launched a highly successful viral marketing campaign for OfficeMax ("Elf
- [Trailer Hot Take: Man Up](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-man-up/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 45/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SycIWnKMP7Y Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 Lake Bell and Simon Pegg come across as having great chemistry in the blind date mix-up Man Up. The trailer was released 6 months ago but now that Man Up has a theatrical release date (November 13) in the U.S., the preview has resurfaced. Bell looked
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Choice](https://moviehottake.com/2015/10/trailer-hot-take-the-choice/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZHlBrx8JpY Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 The Choice is your standard Nicholas Sparks novel-to-movie Valentine's Day date release. And the trailer does nothing to prove otherwise. Not that there's anything wrong with it but it is what it is.
- [Hot Take: Hotel Transylvania 2](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-hotel-transylvania-2/) - Hot Take: Hotel Transylvania 2 is for kids... and only kids. Oh, and for the parents trying to distract their kids for roughly 90 minutes. There are two types of animated films for kids. There's the ones written for both kids with adult undertones to keep the chaperones entertained. Then there's the ones written with
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Revenant](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-revenant/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 75/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoebZZ8K5N0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100 Honestly, the previous teaser trailer was a little disappointing. But wow, if the new trailer for The Revenant doesn't make up for it. There's little doubt the predictions of this film being a Best Picture candidate are spot on. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy both shine
- [Trailer Hot Take: Burnt](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-burnt/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 85/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXaff0PpszM Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 Having already seen the teaser trailer for Burnt, the excitement was already there: Bradley Cooper. That's really all it takes... even with the abysmal failure that was Aloha. The new trailer for Burnt gives the movie a little depth and there's even more reason to want
- [#5LinkMinimum 1.04 - The Movie Phone Call, Why Eli Roth Wanted to See SJWs Eaten, Kevin Smith's Dream Comic to Movie List, The 3 Types of Anne Hathaway Movies and Reel Everest vs. Real Everest](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/5linkminimum-1-04-the-movie-phone-call-why-eli-roth-wanted-to-see-sjws-eaten-kevin-smiths-dream-comic-to-movie-list-the-3-types-of-anne-hathaway-movies-and-reel-everest-vs-real-everest/) - Sorry, this week's #5LinkMinimum was on another call but it's here now: 1. Answer It: The Movie Super Phone Call This week's YouTube video from Burger Fiction features roughly 3 minutes of movie scenes featuring phone calls from movies. It's fun to see how many of the 50+ movies you can name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXnC2DlEOdE 2.
- [Hot Take: The Intern](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-intern/) - Hot Take: It's a warm, harmless film with characters you'll find very likable. The charisma of DeNiro and the charm of Hathaway make it easy to ignore the late collapse of the story. The Intern is cute and cuddly and is likely to be crowd pleasing but not much else. If The Intern were ice
- [Hot Take: The Green Inferno](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-green-inferno/) - Hot Take: If you were waiting for someone to pay homage to the Italian cannibal films of the '70s and '80s, The Green Inferno is here. If you like your horror with all the shock and gore without much actual fear, The Green Inferno will work for you, too. Otherwise, Eli Roth's latest will likely
- [Trailer Hot Take: Truth](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-truth/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://youtu.be/MqOz8-Sto1g Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 Truth has a solid trailer. The film's subject feels more fitting of an HBO film instead of a cinematic release but the cast says theater. Robert Redford as Dan Rather is somewhat difficult to swallow but we'll see.
- [Hot Take: Grandma](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-grandma/) - Hot Take: At some point, if an actor or actress sticks around long enough, they get to make a film where they get their turn at the outspoken senior who says what we're thinking but afraid to say. Grandma is Lily Tomlin's opportunity. Despite a few shining moments, Grandma's best quality is it's brevity. A lesbian grandmother is asked by her fatherless (she
- [Hot Take: Everest](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-everest/) - Hot Take: Visually, Everest is a stunner. (IMAX 3D... WOW!) The story itself mirrors the mountain. It takes a long time to get there, it's painful at times and it is overloaded with characters to the point where many get lost in the shuffle. The payoff, in the end, is solid but there's a lingering question of
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Angry Birds](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-angry-birds/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gvreP74cuw Anticipation (After Trailer): 48/100 The Angry Birds trailer does about as much for a movie about a mobile phone app as possible. There's a number of funny actors lending their voice to this film. So, there's that. Maybe it won't be that pointless. Personally, I'm more excited for Words With Friends: The
- [Trailer Hot Take: Meadowland](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-meadowland/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 25/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIas8DA0Hdw Anticipation (After Trailer): 55/100 Meadowland looks like it could be an under-the-radar hit. The cast is full of supporting players who add to any film they are in and Olivia Wilde has a full resume (although it's not the most consistent one). The movie itself about a couple dealing with
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Big Short](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-big-short/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 90/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HkbSbwEPNc Anticipation (After Trailer): 100/100 Write The Big Short in ink on the Best Picture nominee list. No, I didn't see it but let's run it down. Based on a book by Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side), The Big Short features a loaded cast: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,
- [Hot Take: Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-un-gallo-con-muchos-huevos/) - Hot Take: A fun, laugh out loud animated film in Spanish with English subtitles. While it's geared toward younger audiences, the PG-13 rating, animated fighting and some racy humor to appease the adult audience makes Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos unique. After viewing the trailer for Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos (which means "A Rooster With
- [Trailer Hot Take: Heist](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-heist/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://youtu.be/JvOzvWajei8 Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 So, John Q, Ocean's 11 and The Cooler are thrown in a blender and out comes Heist, I guess. Something off-putting about this trailer makes me think this might not be good. The film looks heavy on poker gambling lingo which isn't your normal table games
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Program](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-program/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 5/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXfp859pcM0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 Give the trailer for The Program credit. They took a story I had almost zero interest in ever reading or seeing and made it something I have to see. The question isn't if this will get nominated for an Oscar but how many?
- [Hot Take: Black Mass](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-black-mass/) - Hot Take: Pencil in Johnny Depp's name on the list of Best Actor nominees for his portrayal of James "Whitey" Bulger. On the back of Depp's mesmerizing performance and a great somewhat under-utilized cast, Black Mass might even be a Best Picture nominee. Very, very good (not quite great) biopic. When your recent resume includes Mortdecai, Transcendence
- [#5LinkMinimum 1.03 - Project Greenlight, How Different Pulp Fiction Could Be, The Gap Between Star Wars VI & VII, Jimmy Carter and Hollywood & the TV Top 100](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/5linkminimum-1-03-project-greenlight-how-different-pulp-fiction-could-be-the-gap-between-star-wars-vi-vii-jimmy-carter-and-hollywood-the-tv-top-100/) - Is it still Friday somewhere? It's time for #5LinkMinimum: 1. Watch It: Project Greenlight is back! The premiere went off with a whimper until #Damonsplaining became the hot topic due to an interaction in the season's first episode between Matt Damon and Effie Brown. Beyond the controversial scene is a show that has proven in
- [Hot Take: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-maze-runner-the-scorch-trials/) - Hot Take: Admire director Wes Ball's dedication to action in this thriller but eventually the lack of details in The Maze Runner catches up and scorches the sequel. The Scorch Trials still delivers but overall, the second installment is slightly diluted. Somehow, more is less in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials when it comes to plot
- [Hot Take: The Maze Runner (2014)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-maze-runner-2014/) - Hot Take: The breakneck pace of The Maze Runner is so fast, you might not even be upset to realize this was basically a two hour teaser for the second movie in the trilogy. The Maze Runner, the first of three films based on The Maze Runner young adult novel series by James Dashner, moves
- [Trailer Hot Take: Point Break (Trailer #2)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-point-break-trailer-2/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvKneCIlIVs Anticipation (After Trailer): 50/100 When I first heard about the Point Break reboot, I thought it was a terrible idea. After the first trailer, I begrudgingly was on board. Now, the second trailer has launched and I'm on the fence. With no fewer than six movies releasing on Christmas,
- [Hot Take: Slow Learners](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-slow-learners/) - Hot Take: From socially awkward to socially asshole, Slow Learners loses it's way but finds it's way back. There are laugh out loud moments but the middle 30-40 minutes derails a brilliantly comedic opening and a satisfying albeit predictable ending. Unlike it's title, Slow Learners starts off fast with wry, comedic wit and characters you
- [Trailer Hot Take: In the Heart of the Sea](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-in-the-heart-of-the-sea/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 75/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L4KvJv_O-c Anticipation (After Trailer): 85/100 Don't take the anticipation as excitement. This is more curiosity than anything. Why's the whale so damn fast? Why does the inspirational real-life tale that inspired Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" look ridiculously unrealistic? Why do I feel like I'm going to hate In the Heart of
- [Trailer Hot Take: Colonia](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-colonia/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiVAGDTmlpY Anticipation (After Trailer): 40/100 Colonia wasn't on the radar before seeing the trailer. Emma Watson is one of the many Harry Potter stars worthy of a post-Potter flyer. However, Colonia doesn't feel like the vehicle. Maybe I'm wrong but a January release date doesn't bode well either. Sorry Hermione.
- [Trailer Hot Take: The 5th Wave (Official Trailer)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-5th-wave-official-trailer/) - Anticipation (After International First Look): 45/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmxLybfGNC4 Anticipation (After Trailer): 45/100 The concept of this alien invasion YA thriller is fleshed out here. Watching the official trailer, I already feel like The 5th Wave will drag it's way through this somewhat interesting idea. I'll be curious to see how much time The 5th Wave spends
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Jungle Book (2016)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-jungle-book-2016/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owgrkAQ-Log Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 Any live action creation of an animated feature brings skepticism. The Jungle Book looks made for the theater and visually impressive. There will be plenty of internet nonsense about the "crappy CGI" but that's pretty much every CGI-heavy film ever. See you in 2016!
- [Hot Take: The Hive](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-hive/) - Hot Take: An unnerving low-budget Sci-Fi horror/thriller with some subtle and not so subtle influences from a multitude of other films. The Hive isn't scary but while some will find it gory, it's black goo. Somehow The Hive makes the end of humanity as we know it kind of fun to watch. To be totally
- [Trailer Hot Take: Creed](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-creed/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 85/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9OhBYjTds Anticipation (After Trailer): 95/100 Growing up, Rocky was one of the best movie franchises of all time. The first two movies are cinematic masterpieces. Rocky III, Rocky IV and Rocky V are great popcorn flicks. Then, the series returned to its roots with Rocky Balboa. Everyone has their favorite. Everyone
- [Hot Take: Gravity (2013)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-gravity-2013/) - Hot Take: Technically, Gravity is nearly flawless. Great! Once you strip away the stunning, beautiful visuals you have a good (not great) movie with respected actors playing themselves as astronauts. In summary: Great experience, good movie. My first experience with Gravity was on a 20" screen. Even on a 20" tube television, the Alfonso Cuaron
- [Trailer Hot Take: I Smile Back](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-i-smile-back/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIBqq-AQcE0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 Some great dramatic performances have been turned in by comedians in dramatic roles. Sarah Silverman in a drama where she's the focal point is especially intriguing. Coming in October, maybe this is the great under 90 minute movie I've been waiting for.
- [Hot Take: The Perfect Guy](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-perfect-guy/) - Hot Take: A Swiss cheese thriller with a microwave plot. It melts away your give a shit for characters who are initially charismatic (except for Michael Ealy's Carter Duncan who is a batshit lunatic) but seriously lack fundamental impulse control. With the speed of an Indy racer, a two year relationship dissolves when Leah (Sanaa Lathan) sees boyfriend Dave (Morris
- [#5LinkMinimum 1.02 - Honest Trailers Takes On The Happening, Awful Plot Twists, 500 Days of Film, Star Wars Swag and Goodnight Mommy Will Never Let You Sleep Again!](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/5linkminimum-1-02-honest-trailer-awful-twists-500-days-of-film-star-wars-goodnight-mommy/) - It's Friday... here's 5 for you to check out in this week's edition of #5LinkMinimum: 1. Watch It (And Laugh): The Honest Trailer for The Happening I once thought we were too harsh on The Happening... and now it's ruined forever! Thanks Honest Trailers and Screen Junkies! https://youtu.be/HVwtCU48Koo 2. Discuss It: What would you add
- [Hot Take: The Visit](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-visit/) - Hot Take: The Visit is funny, creepy and toys with you throughout. It's still not The Sixth Sense but it's a well-told scary movie. David Copperfield never made the mistake of making the Statue of Liberty disappear as his first trick. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for M. Night Shyamalan who set the bar
- [Hot Take: War Room](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-war-room/) - Hot Take: This isn't as simple as if you're Christian, you'll love it and if you're not, you'll hate it. It is as simple as it's not a good movie, though. Warning: There are spoilers throughout this "hot take" as this is more likely being read by someone who has seen the film rather than on
- [Trailer Hot Take: Krampus](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-krampus/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6cVyoMH4QE Anticipation (After Trailer): 40/100 Apparently, Santa's shadow gets really pissed if you shit on Christmas (or litter). Whenever a horror film gives you the full monty on the creature, I worry. This trailer doesn't seem to care if you get a decent look at Krampus. Maybe that's nitpicky but that's
- [Trailer Hot Take: Carol](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-carol/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 55/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4z7Px68ywk Anticipation (After Trailer): 60/100 Carol is based on an adaption of The Price of Salt, a novel by Patricia Highsmith. In limited release in November, it should go wide in December and likely gain some Oscar buzz, all things considered. What's interesting to me is the choice of the title
- [Trailer Hot Take: Demolition](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-demolition/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTJ1qS7KOm4 Anticipation (After Trailer): 75/100 After Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal is forever changed for me. Southpaw might be the most underrated movie of 2015. Honestly, I wasn't a big fan before it and I'm not sure I'm a fan after BUT he was phenomenal in it. Fast forward to next April when
- [Trailer Hot Take: Our Brand Is Crisis](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-our-brand-is-crisis/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://youtu.be/LDh17hmTQ74 Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 Our Brand Is Crisis looks a little bit Wag the Dog, a little bit Primary Colors, a little bit straight laced Billy Bob Thornton and the rest Sandra Bullock as herself (but with a different name than herself to make you think she's playing a part).
- [Hot Take: Mistress America](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-mistress-america/) - Hot Take: A frantic, good comedy that's also a good drama but not a great comedy-drama. Can a movie under 90 minutes ever be great? I'm still saying no. You can skip the red text if you only want the review without a personal anecdote. I went to see Mistress America on Labor Day at
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Lobster](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-lobster/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 40/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z069ldsumxA Anticipation (After Trailer): 55/100 There are two ways The Lobster could go. The trailer looks to be full of dry, smart humor and some solid character actor performances (John C. Reilly isn't really in the preview but his presence bodes well for the humorous route). On the other hand, The
- [Trailer Hot Take: AWOL-72](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-awol-72/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 1 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDeicO2ntD8 Anticipation (After Trailer): 1.01 out of 100 How did this movie get by WWE Studios? Holy shit, this looks horrible. There's a theatrical release date of September 25th on the official AWOL-72 website. If this makes it to a theater near me, please don't let me go
- [Hot Take: That Awkward Moment (2014)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-that-awkward-moment-2014/) - Hot Take: You know that moment you end up watching a movie every time it's on even though you'd never ever admit you think it's a good movie. I call that moment the guilty pleasure. This buddy romantic comedy with romantic undertones has more holes than Swiss cheese. The trouble is Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael
- [Hot Take: The Transporter Refueled](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-transporter-refueled/) - Hot Take: Apparently, The Transporter franchise wasn't out of gas. It had a dead battery. Refueled went nowhere. The Transporter Refueled wasn't even the best Audi commercial of the summer movie season (That award goes to Hitman: Agent 47). This isn't an indictment of the chase scenes dominant throughout the film but it isn't a
- [#5LinkMinimum 1.01 - Hell's Club, That Kind of Nerd, #ForceFriday, @RTWriteUps & Mr. Robot's Incredible Opens](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/5linkminimum-1-01-hells-club-that-kind-of-nerd-forcefriday-rtwriteups-mr-robots-incredible-opens/) - Every Friday, Movie Hot Take presents #5LinkMinimum. As this is the first edition, let's establish some expectations. The goal here is to provide 5 (occasionally more) essential views/reads/listens/purchases/follows from the previous week. Anyone can do a link dump but this is about quality not quantity. 1. Watch It: Hell's Club Movie mash-ups aren't new to
- [Hot Take: The Diary of a Teenage Girl](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-diary-of-a-teenage-girl/) - Hot Take: The unabashed sex life of a licentious 15-year-old girl. It's dark, complex and controversial. There's more to learn from how the viewer (or reviewer) reacts than the film itself. Being a teenager can surely be a mess and applying that to the story told here would be understated. (Warning: This review is not
- [Hot Take: A Walk In The Woods](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-a-walk-in-the-woods/) - Hot Take: If you're looking for the depth and insight of last year's Wild, A Walk In The Woods will disappoint. If you want a better Grumpy Old Men, grab your pack and join Robert Redford and Nick Nolte on the Appalachian Trail. Robert Redford and Nick Nolte bring travel writer Bill Bryson's novel to
- [Hot Take: Mr. Robot Season 1](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-mr-robot-season-1/) - Hot Take: If you haven't seen Mr. Robot, you have one thing going for you. You can binge-watch this right now. (Seriously, stop reading this and go watch it now! Why are you still here? Go watch it! Here's the damn link... WATCH IT!) Here at Movie Hot Take, on occasion, we might dip into
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Night Before](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-night-before/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 65/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evebt5WVSS0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 Maybe I'm just too easy but if you attach "From the Guys Who Brought You This Is The End" to any trailer, I'm probably in. The Night Before did so and even if the movie trailer wasn't hilarious, I'd still want to see it. It looks
- [Trailer Hot Take: The 5th Wave](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-5th-wave/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 30/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voZ26WTwzIg Anticipation (After Trailer): 45/100 The anticipation for The 5th Wave would be much higher if it wasn't being released in Hollywood's dump month. January films are typically bad. Very bad. To be fair, the most excited I'll ever get about a movie coming out in January is maybe 50. Maybe.
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Danish Girl](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-the-danish-girl/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 60/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d88APYIGkjk Anticipation (After Trailer): 90/100 Pencil in The Danish Girl for some Oscar nominations. It's the type of movie the Academy loves. Having just watched Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything and recently wishing Alicia Vikander had a more worthy follow up to her stunning performance in Ex Machina than
- [Trailer Hot Take: Macbeth](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/trailer-hot-take-macbeth/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFAn5IaFS0 Anticipation (After Trailer): 80/100 Macbeth looks visually stunning. If I knew nothing about this film, I would want to see it for that reason only. The "Oscar season" release date of December 1 is promising as well.
- [Hot Take: The Theory of Everything (2014)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/09/hot-take-the-theory-of-everything/) - Hot Take: Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking is extraordinary. The rest of the movie is ordinary. Well, that's just my theory anyway. Based on everything I've read about the life of Stephen Hawking, his biopic seemed more fiction than fact. If this is fact, it's even more disappointing The Theory of Everything delivered a rather
- [Wes Craven Movies, Ranked](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/wes-craven-movies-ranked/) - The architect of a few of my worst nightmares has passed. RIP Wes Craven. The writer or director (or both) of 30 films: 30. Deadly Friend (1986) 29. Stranger in Our House (Summer of Fear) (1978) 28. The Fireworks Woman (1975) 27. Psychotic Connections (1980) 26. Invitation to Hell (1984) 25. The Evolution of Snuff
- [Trailer Hot Take: Pay the Ghost](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-pay-the-ghost/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 20/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkoAc-So1Y Anticipation (After Trailer): 30/100 A creepy movie starring Nicholas Cage as a professor who searches for his son after he disappears during a Halloween parade, Pay the Ghost looks to be an instantly terrifying then suddenly forgettable fall flick. There hasn't been a Nicholas Cage movie in recent memory I
- [Trailer Hot Take: Concussion](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-concussion/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 65/100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6hPdC41RM Anticipation (After Trailer): 65/100 While the cast of Concussion looks impressive (from Will Smith to Albert Brooks and everyone in between), there's something about the trailer's attempt to make the NFL seem more like a rogue government agency motivated to stop Dr. Bennet Omalu (played by Smith) and his study
- [Hot Take: Kill the Messenger (2014)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-kill-the-messenger-2014/) - Hot Take: Believe this report... See this movie. (It does the best it can with a two hour feature length limitation.) Ever watch a good movie late at night and not be able to keep your eyes open? Despite your best efforts, you doze off a few times and miss a few key scenes which keeps this
- [Hot Take: No Escape](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-no-escape/) - Hot Take: Care about plot, dialogue and social issues? If so, move along, there's nothing to see here. Care about stoking your inner xenophobe, being terrified, capitalizing on the most basic stereotypes and satisfying your thirst for blood and violence? Step right up! No Escape is the movie for you! As harsh as this sounds,
- [Hot Take: We Are Your Friends](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-we-are-your-friends/) - Hot Take: A mirror image of Electronic Dance Music, if you can't tolerate EDM, you probably won't tolerate #WAYF. If you can, We Are Your Friends might win you over. Give We Are Your Friends credit for its' ability to mimic the style of EDM with its pace, timing and sampling. Or maybe not. Because
- [Trailer Hot Take: Love the Coopers](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-love-the-coopers/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 25 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TSX_0rwPNc Anticipation (After Trailer): 30 out of 100 Why do trailers sell movies by mentioning movies you might not possibly like? The trailer for Love the Coopers seems fairly generic. Then it happens: "From the producers of The Family Stone" flashes on the screen. Really? You're telling me
- [Trailer Hot Take: Youth](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-youth/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 50 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTgyNGLTNc Anticipation (After Trailer): 50 out of 100 Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz are enough to get me somewhat interested. Overall, Youth looks like your standard film festival buzzworthy movie that's probably halfway decent. The December release hints at Oscar-worthy buzz (at the very least, someone in
- [Trailer Hot Take: Kill Your Friends](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-kill-your-friends/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 0 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD5SqZ8TrLc Anticipation (After Trailer): 55 out of 100 Admittedly, Kill Your Friends was not on the radar prior to seeing this trailer. Now, Patrick Bateman vs. the Record Industry looks somewhat intriguing. The preview threw in a subtle Spice Girls reference so now all I can imagine
- [Hot Take: Fantastic Four](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-fantastic-four/) - Hot Take: Sure, alone we can't stop Hollywood from turning out Fantastic Four films but together, if we all stop going, maybe we can make it go away forever. The most stunning thing about Fantastic Four is it's 21% "Liked It" score on Rotten Tomatoes. We rarely see TV movies anymore and has there ever
- [Weigh In: September's 22 Theatrical Releases](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/weigh-in-septembers-22-theatrical-releases/)
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Final Girls](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/trailer-hot-take-the-final-girls/) - Anticipation (Before Trailer): 20 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEXhftas_3w Anticipation (After Trailer): 65 out of 100 This wasn't on the radar at all before seeing this trailer yesterday. The only reason it registered a blip was Nina Dobrev now that she's no longer part of "The Vampire Diaries". This looks like a lot of fun. If
- [Hot Take: Starter for 10 (2006)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-starter-for-10-2006/) - Hot Take: Watch it? That's correct, 10 points! The challenge of coming-of-age romantic comedies is to stand out. As enjoyable as Pretty In Pink is, it's hard to not blend it with Sixteen Candles at times. Same goes for 10 Things I Hate About You, Drive Me Crazy and She's All That. What Starter for 10
- [Trailer Hot Take: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/preview-hot-take-scouts-guide-to-the-zombie-apocalypse/) - Anticipation (Before Preview): 60 out of 100 https://youtu.be/wAd4cRUxdP0 Anticipation (After Preview): 72 out of 100 If Superbad, From Dusk Till Dawn and Welcome to Zombieland had a three way, I envision this. I'm a sucker for zombie movies so I'm probably downplaying my anticipation a little bit to appear sophisticated.
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Martian](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/preview-hot-take-the-martian/) - Anticipation (Before Preview): 70 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej3ioOneTy8 Anticipation (After Preview): 90 out of 100 Ridley Scott, Matt Damon, a great supporting cast. Why isn't this 100/100? There's just something about it that can't commit to this being absolutely, without a doubt, must see. Maybe it's the derivative Rounders-esque narration from Damon? Or maybe it's just
- [Trailer Hot Take: Victor Frankenstein](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/preview-hot-take-victor-frankenstein/) - Anticipation (Before Preview): 51 out of 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxZxY_Siyc Anticipation (After Preview): 75 out of 100 Frankenstein is like the Fantastic Four of the Movie Monster genre. (Except for Young Frankenstein because it's hilarious but that's not really what Frankenstein is supposed to be so that really doesn't count.) It's still hard to not think, "Hey,
- [Trailer Hot Take: The Hateful Eight](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/preview-hot-take-the-hateful-eight/) - Anticipation (Before Preview): 100 out of 100 https://youtu.be/gnRbXn4-Yis Anticipation (After Preview): 100 out of 100 Quentin Tarantino movies do not need help to pique my interest. However, there was that one time the trailer for Death Proof came out and I lost all interest in seeing the movie. (To this day, I haven't seen it.) Familiar faces abound
- [Hot Take: Hitman: Agent 47](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-hitman-agent-47/) - Hot Take: If you set the bar low enough (a little lower!), Hitman: Agent 47 might make the cut. It's August after all. Two years ago, another video game turned movie flick, Getaway, hit theaters. It was the typical end of summer filler one ends up at and, at the time, I found it to
- [Hot Take: American Ultra](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-american-ultra/) - Hot Take: Is it OK if I say you might want to skip it? (Especially if you have high expectations... Sorry, couldn't help myself!) American Ultra might be dubbed a stoner, action comedy but it's more a violent, end of summer leftover with an occasional laugh and some drugs. If anything, the stoner portrayal is a
- [Hot Take: The End of the Tour](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-the-end-of-the-tour/) - Hot Take: Seeing It Isn't Necessary But It's Worth A Listen I had no idea who David Foster Wallace was before seeing The End of the Tour. Maybe that's what makes my take on the film different than any review I've read as it seems every film critic who reviewed the movie was intimately familiar
- [Hot Take: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-edge-of-tomorrow-2014/) - Hot Take: Watch. Enjoy. Repeat. I've been intrigued by the concept of living the same day over and over until you get it right ever since seeing Groundhog Day. Somehow Edge of Tomorrow escaped me last year when it was in theaters. Accidentally, this morning, I caught it on HBO and now I wish I
- [Hot Take: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/) - Hot Take: If you skip it, you won't kick yourself when you accidentally find it on cable one night. If you see it, you won't hate yourself, either. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is yet another TV show reboot. Any novelty to the concept has worn off at this point. Leave out the small screen to
- [Burning Questions: Coming to America (1988)](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/burning-questions-coming-to-america-1988/) - Are you like me when you watch a movie multiple times and start asking questions that are fun to ponder? Here's a few that popped into my head at a recent theatrical viewing of Coming to America: What if the coin flip led Akeem and Semmi to Los Angeles instead of NYC? Obviously, this doesn't
- [Hot Take: Straight Outta Compton](https://moviehottake.com/2015/08/hot-take-straight-outta-compton/) - Hot Take: SEE IT! All of our heroes need a well told origin story. With Straight Outta Compton, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson, Antoine "DJ Yella" Carraby and Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson have theirs. "Heroes" might not be the best description for the men that formed N.W.A (although the

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