Dog’s Movie House- “Mickey 17” Entertaining Follow-Up Whose Satire Is A Bit On The Nose!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at celebrated South Korean director Bong Joon Ho’s (“Parasite”) latest magnum opus, a science fiction film loaded with satire titled “Mickey 17.” The film tells the tale of Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) a man fleeing a sadistic loan shark who volunteers for a space flight to a planet called Neflheim as an “Expendable.” An Expendable is a person who, with a little help from technology, can be brought back to life, or reprinted, after dying, over and over again. This makes Mickey cheap labor as he literally cannot die permanently. By the time they get to Neflheim Mickey is now at number seventeen. When he survives a near-death experience on the planet, he straggles home to find that Mickey 18 has been printed to replace him, creating the potential disaster of “Multiples” that will result in both Mickey’s being killed. . .permanently!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Companion” Deliciously Nasty Thriller With Twilight Zone Vibes!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at a film I literally didn’t know anything about after watching the first trailer. Drew Hancock’s “Companion” is a part thriller, part romance, and part nasty black comedy, all rolled up into a science fiction stew that would make the late Rod Serling proud. Featuring fine performances from the entire cast, with Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid being the standouts, “Companion” is one of those films that will grow in status over time!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” Thrilling Addition To An Excellent Franchise!”
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the latest in the long-running “Planet Of The Apes” franchise. After the orginal series ran it’s course in the mid-seventies, Tim Burton directed a slick but eventually disasterous reboot in 2001. Rick Baker’s makeup effects were fantastic and there were some very good performances, but the story was a mess and the ending was groan-worthy. It took a good ten years before Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa wrote and produced “Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes,” which turned out to be the first of an outstanding prequel trilogy featuring the rise of intelligent apes and the virus which all but wipes out humanity. It also introduced us to Caesar (the incredible Andy Serkis), the eventual leader of the ape uprising and architect of ape civilization. Now the story continues with “Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes” a story that takes place generations after the events of the most recent trilogy. And boy, is it pretty frickin’ great!
Continue readingThe Trailer Dog Park: “Deadpool 3” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” are coming to save the cinematic world!
Howdy Folks! Here’s a couple of new trailers for some highly anticipated movies coming later this year. The first is the number one viewed trailer of all time. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman finally share the screen together in “Deadpool And Wolverine” the third in the high successful film series. Based on Rob Liefeld’s Image comic, Deadpool is a different kind of hero whose raunchy (and hilarious) antics differentiate him from the run-of-the-mill superhero films. This trailer should set minds at ease as to whether Disney would water down the merc with a mouth. The next is the latest Godzilla and Kong movie. Entitled “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” this new film promises an epic team-up between cinema’s two most iconic monsters as they must team up to face an even deadlier adversary. Both films look like a lot of fun. Enjoy the trailers! So Sayeth The Kendog!
Dog’s Movie House: “I.S.S.” Nifty Space Thriller That Gets A Boost From A Terrific Cast!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the new Bleeker Street Studios release, “I.S.S” which is short for “International Space Station.” This is a nifty little thriller that gets a lot of mileage out of its smaller budget. Most of this is due to a fairly smart script, some taut direction and some excellent performances by a game cast. “I.S.S.” is grounded in reality despite its space setting and the relationships between the characters are more complex than in most movies of this kind!
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