Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a nice offering of escapist entertainment and some good summer fun at the movie theater. Bumblebee was a breath of fresh air for the Transformers franchise with more of a focus on heart rather than action. This film offers just as much fun as what we saw in 2018 while adding way more action back into the mix. It probably helps that Michael Bay is not sitting in the…
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Offers Some Good Summer Fun"
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron rehashes much of what is featured in Titanic: 20 Years Later but with one new addition. If it seems like I’m rehashing much of my review of the 2017 special, you’re not mistaken. This new special sacrifices the discussion with descendants of survivors and victims to focus on whether Jack could have survived on the door with Rose. It’s for this reason that my review grade is a…
"Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron"
In Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron, the filmmaker takes a look back at some of the choices that were right and wrong in the film. Over 100 years following its sinking, the Titanic still fascinates people around the globe. It’s unfortunate that the wreck claimed five more lives this week with the Titan‘s catastrophic implosion. However, it also says something about people wanting to see the wreck. The technology didn’t exist to find…
"Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron"
Hulu announced the movies, series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming platform’s library in July 2023. Titles Coming to Hulu July 1, 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture 2023: Livestream Beverly Hills 90210: Complete Seasons 1-2 CSI: Miami: Complete Season 5 Digimon Adventure: 2020: Complete Season 1 (DUBBED) Dragon Ball Z Kai: Complete Season 1 (DUBBED) Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters: Complete Season 1 (DUBBED) Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai:…
"Hulu: Coming and Leaving in July 2023"
Max announced the list of films, series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service during July 2023. Since May’s rebranding from HBO Max to Max, the streamer has not formally announced which titles would be leaving the service. Where one could find them through a dedicated last chance section, that went away with the rebranding along with the dates they would be leaving the service. The good news is that the July…
"Max: Coming and Leaving in July 2023"
Eric LaRue has its roots in Brett Neveu’s 2002 stage play but the film adaptation being timely and relevant speaks to the current climate. I know what you’re thinking–Mass just premiered a few years ago in theaters. It’s an unfortunate side effect of school shootings still taking place. Or any mass shooting in general. Where Mass focuses on grieving parents meeting to discuss their sons, Eric LaRue focuses on the mother–Janice LaRue (Judy Greer)–of the…
"Eric LaRue – Tribeca 2023"
Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new political satire focusing on grifters, Maximum Truth. Maximum Truth is a new comedy directed by David Stassen and starring Ike Barinholtz, Dylan O’Brien, Blake Anderson, Brianna Baker, Beth Grant, Max Minghella, Mark Proksch, Tony Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka, and Tiya Sircar. There are many veteran improv comedians with small roles, too. One of which might be considered a spoiler so consider this…
"Maximum Truth: Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen talk Grifter Comedy"
Solzy at the Movies is back with the 2023 Tribeca Festival short film roundup, which consists of a number of shorts playing the fest. The one film on my list after they announced the short films that I did not get to watch was Harry Holland’s Last Call, which stars Tom Holland. Pre-fest screeners were not available when I inquired in late May nor is the film among the short films available through Tribeca at…
"Short Film Roundup – Tribeca 2023"
David Duchovny writes, directs, and stars in the adaptation of his novel, Bucky F*cking Dent, about a father dying of cancer in 1978. The film is more of a baseball-adjacent movie than being an outright baseball movie. It’s probably unlikely to become one of the films airing on MLB Network’s regular rotation. That’s not to say anything about the quality of the film but again, it’s more baseball-adjacent in its storytelling. There’s enough heart at…
"Bucky F*cking Dent – Tribeca 2023"
A grieving children’s book author turns to the dark web and orders a self-help book in The Secret Art of Human Flight. The film was one of two Vanishing Angle productions to premiere at Tribeca. It’s a film that is very high-concept in nature with an ending that I’m still thinking about. The ending is one of the big reasons why my review did not go up immediately after watching. Days after watching the film,…
"The Secret Art of Human Flight – Tribeca 2023"