I had last Monday off from work, so I decided to knock out two showings of Abominable, the new kids’ movie from Dreamworks, in both 2D & 3D. I was in Theater 7 for both shows, same seat, and had the theater to myself for both showings. Sure, it was a Monday afternoon, but two …
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Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
The third of the three movies I watched on Wednesday, and, surprisingly, it was the best one. Jillian Bell is Brittany, an overweight blonde who is known as “the funny one” in her circle of friends & co-workers. She’s told by her doctor that she needs to make lifestyle changes & lose weight. She struggles …
Ad Astra (2019) IMAX
The second of the three movies I watched this past Wednesday, Ad Astra was viewed in IMAX. Brad Pitt is an astronaut in the near future, sent on a mission to make contact with his father, played by Tommy Lee Jones, who was once believed dead, but now may be responsible for energy pulses that …
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) BigD Screening
I went out to AMC Tyler last Wednesday, for a three movie marathon. First up, the new Rambo! About ten years ago, when the last Rambo movie came out, there was a limited screening event of First Blood, the first Rambo movie, with an introduction from Sly Stallone & a look at the alternate ending …
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
My original plan was to drive out to Mesquite this past Sunday to the Fathom Events screening of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. They were showing it as a fortieth anniversary event. But, I couldn’t find the commbadge or rank pips for my Star Trek: Deep Space Nine uniform. No point driving so far without …
Hustlers (2019)
Okay, let me be honest, it took two trips to AMC Lufkin for me to see Hustlers. I went Saturday night, had my tickets for The Goldfinch and Hustlers. I stepped out to the Lufkin Mall food court, such as it is, between movies. When I went back to the counter for the second movie, …
Jackson Cinema 3 Closed for Renovations
Rode through Jacksonville a couple of weeks ago, on the way to Tyler, saw that the theater has been closed. From the Jackson Cinema Facebook Page – “The Jackson Cinema 3 is excited and proud to announce some developments at your local theater! For the next 6-8 weeks we will be closed to allow time …
The Goldfinch (2019)
I went out to AMC Lufkin with the plan to see two movies on a Saturday night, turns out I only watched one. And that one was The Goldfinch, the film based off the Pulitzer Prize winning novel that I now want to read. I admit, the first trailer for this movie had me scratching …
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Made a rare trip out to the AMC Nacogdoches the other day for a matinee showing of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. I haven’t read the book series, but I was curious about how del Toro would follow up his Oscar winning The Shape of Water. Set on Halloween 1968, and for a …
The Happytime Murders (2018) and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
I watched a couple of Melissa McCarthy’s movies this past week, both via Hulu. Showtime is streaming The Happytime Murders and HBO has Can You Ever Forgive Me? First up, from director Brian Henson, I watched The Happytime Murders this past Wednesday morning. In a world where humans and sentient puppets co-exist, someone is murdering …
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East Texas Pan-Geek New to Me Movies 