Dog’s Movie House: “Deadpool & Wolverine” Refreshingly Raunchy, Gory, Hilarious, Love Letter To The Fox Comic Book Era!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog! Well, the most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived I can difinitively say it does not disappoint. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is hands down one of the most entertaining films of the year. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman finally team up as Deadpool and Wolverine and the results are side-splitting, violent, and unexpectedly poignant. The film is filled with appearances from several characters from the Fox era of Marvel films and many of them have a significant impact on the story. “Deadpool & Wolverine” serves as a snarky love letter to the uneven but influential era of superhero films that took place before the MCU took over and it’s a joy to behold!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Inside Out 2” Return To Form For Pixar & Disney!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and Pixar Studios has taken it on the chin lately since the pandemic (along with parent company Walt Disney, of course). “Onward” the last film released in cinemas before Covid shut everything down, did middling box office at best and “Lightyear” got blasted for trying to make a space epic out of a beloved series of movies about toys. In between, Disney had the bright idea to release three Pixar films to Disney Plus. We had “Luca” “Soul” and “Turning Red,” on the small screen and it conditioned fans to stay away from the cinema. The movies were uniformly excellent, but the perception that Pixar was losing steam was very real. Last year Pixar released “Elemental” and it looked like another crash and burn for the studio with the lowest opening weekend for a Pixar film in ages. Yet the film seemed to find its legs and became a modest hit, showing signs Pixar wasn’t quite down for the count yet. Now we have “Inside Out 2” the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s original film that was hailed as an instant masterpiece and a perfect pyschological primer on children’s emotions. It was a pretty big hit as well. That’s a lot to live up to, but “Inside Out 2” not only meets the quality of the original but exceeds it, seemlessly weaving in complex new emotions to interact with our favorites as pre-teen Riley is now a teenager. (Look out for falling glass!)
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Renfield” A Gory, Funny Homage To Universal Horror And Therapy Films!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at “Renfield” a new horror comedy starring Nicholas Hoult as Renfield, the insect eating familiar of none other than Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage). After serving the Count for over a century, Renfield decides to make a clean break from what is quite literally a toxic relationship. Taking place in present-day New Orleans, “Renfield” features the title character attempting to connect via therapy support groups in an attempt to connect with the human race. After saving the life of a cop (Aukwafina) in a popular bar, Renfield finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about life and attempts to free himself from the Count’s influence. But Dracula has other ideas and Renfield has to use his newfound confidence to protect his new friends from the vengeful vampire!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Cocaine Bear” A Riotus Horror Comedy That’s Gory And Glorious!”
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at a film that’s destined to become a cult classic. It’s called “Cocaine Bear” and it’s a film that delivers exactly what the title promises. In 1985 a cocaine smuggler ditches a bunch of cocaine before the plane crashes. It lands in the middle of a Georgia Forest where a large quantity of it is consumed by a black bear who predictably goes on a rampage. Meanwhile, the drug dealer in charge of the missing shipment (the late Ray Liotta) sends his son (Alden Ehrenreich) and his top soldier (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) to retrieve the shipment. In the meantime, the coked-out bear attacks everything in sight in the search of more blow, including two children playing hooky from school and one terrified but resourceful mother (Keri Russell). Who will survive? Who will die in a savage attack of claws and teeth? See the movie find out!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Shotgun Wedding” Middling Comedy With Game Jennifer Lopez And Jennifer Coolidge!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog her with a look at Amazon Prime’s latest streamer. This one stars Jennifer Lopez and is called “Shotgun Wedding.” Lopez stars as Darcy Rivera, a fortysomething professional who’s getting married in a big wedding in the Phillipines to former ballplayer Tom Fowler (Josh Duhamel). There’s a bit of tension because Tom is all about the perfect wedding while Darcy just wants something simple. The two families don’t necessarily get along, and to make matters worse, Darcy’s ex Sean (Lenny Kravitz) shows up to make Tom even more insecure. Things really go from bad to worse when pirates show up and take everyone save the not-so-happy couple hostage. It’s up to Darcy and Tom attempt a rescue their guests while trying to sort out their relationship.
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