Parasite: An Entertaining Genre-Bender About Class

Parasite may just be the most entertaining genre-bender of the year but more than this, the film brings a fascinating approach to class. Comedy, drama, suspense, and yes, even horror.  Parasite bends a few genres while trying to get its message across.  What message exactly is this?  That’s a good question.  Honestly, I encourage you to just sit down and enjoy the ride.  Save the reading for later when you’re in the mood to break…

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The Flash: Into The Void – A Crisis Is Looming

The sixth season premiere of The Flash paves the way for this season’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover while key players grieve losses from last season. The season starts with Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris West-Allen (Candice Patton) watching Nora’s (Jessica Parker Kennedy) taped message before a power surge destroys it.  Cut to four months later and the two of them are still grieving their loss.  They’ll see Nora again in the future but…

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Supergirl: Event Horizon (Season 5)

Supergirl welcomes some new cast members while still stressing the importance of journalism as the fifth season premiered on Sunday night. The series changed up the status quo in the fourth season finale when Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) revealed that Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) is Supergirl.  There was no telling how Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) would react.  The fifth season started with Lena testing a virtual reality system.  There’s no way that this is going…

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Abe Forsythe talks Little Monsters

Writer-director Abe Forsythe spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Little Monsters, playing one nightly only before launching on Hulu this Friday. Little Monsters stars Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England, and Josh Gad.  Neon and Hulu will have one-night-only screenings in theaters on October 8, 2019.  The film will start streaming on Hulu on October 11, 2019. Little Monsters was quite the success when it premiered at Sundance in January.  How did you first get the…

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Toy Story 4 arrives on Blu-ray

Fans of Toy Story 4 are now able to bring home the fourth chapter of the longest-running Pixar franchise on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. This film could very well mark the end of an era.  One thing that is almost for sure, Woody’s story is likely at an end.  Whether Disney-Pixar Animation decide to go forward remains to be determined.  Your guess is as good as mine at this point. BONUS FEATURES (may…

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Mister America: Tim Heidecker Runs For DA

Tim Heidecker runs for San Bernardino, Calif. District Attorney in Mister America following a mistrial in a murder case against him. Heidecker’s is only running for District Attorney as a way of getting revenge against incumbent DA Vincent Rosetti.  The reason?  Rosetti was unable to secure a conviction in court.  Heidecker is very much an outsider through the lens of today’s political climate.  While we get flashbacks to the court case and interviews with the…

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Batwoman: The Pilot

Batwoman makes her mark by getting her own series after making her initial appearance during the Arrowverse crossover last season. There are some mild spoilers here. While we were previously introduced to Kate Kane (Ruby Rose), the pilot takes more of an approach in terms of an actual origin story.  Kate climbs her way out of the water while we see flashbacks of the day her mother, Gabrielle, and sister, Beth, died.  What we see…

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Dolemite Is My Name: Eddie Murphy Is Back

Eddie Murphy is back in classic form with the release of Dolemite Is My Name whether or not it is intended to serve as a comeback vehicle. What you should probably know going into the film is that Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) decided to change up his comedy/music career because of Rico, a homeless man.  When the film starts out, Moore is working at Dolphin’s of Hollywood and begging a DJ (Snoop Dogg) to…

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Abbott & Costello: The Complete Universal Collection

It’s a holiday delight for comedy fans as Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Collection will soon be available on Blu-ray. This marks the first time that you will be able to bring home all of these titles in one box set.  You get not one but two different films featuring “Who’s On First?”  This is a comedy routine for the ages!  One version is performed in their 1940 debut film, One Night in the…

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Lucy in the Sky: On the Red Carpet

Solzy at the Movies had the privilege of being on the red carpet for the world premiere of Lucy in the Sky last month during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Lucy in the Sky serves as Noah Hawley’s feature directorial debut.  The debut for Hawley comes following his work on both Fargo and Legion. Natalie Portman–who still dreams of being an astronaut in real life–and Jon Hamm lead a cast that also includes Zazie…

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