Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Blink Twice (2024)

Title: Blink Twice
Rating: R
Directed by: Zoë Kravitz
Written by: Zoë Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat
Release Date: 8/23/2024
Running Time: 103 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Ernest for this submission


Fly Me to the Moon (2024)*

Title: Fly Me to the Moon
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Greg Berlanti
Written by: Keenan Flynn, Bill Kirstein, and Rose Gilroy
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Nick Dillenburg, Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson
Release Date: 7/12/2024
Running Time: 132 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), brought in to fix NASA’s public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’ (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
The first part of the credits shows an extended shot of the camera pulling away from the Artemis set and over the vast Cape Canaveral space center, eventually flying over the launch of an Apollo rocket.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Stephen, Frank, James, Matthew, and Tony for this submission


Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023)

Title: Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Rating: R
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Reid Carolin
Starring: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault, Ayub Khan Din, Jemelia George, Juliette Motamed, and Vicki Pepperdine
Release Date: 2/10/2023
Running Time: 112 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

“Magic” Mike Lane (Tatum) takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite (Hayek Pinault) who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse…and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he—and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape—be able to pull it off?


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Michael for this submission


Lost City, The (2022)*

Title: The Lost City
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Aaron Nee
Written by: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee, and Seth Gordon
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar Nuñez, Patti Harrison, and Bowen Yang
Release Date: 3/25/2022
Running Time: 112 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, “Dash.” While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story. Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Alan and Loretta in a yoga class. Alan hears a psst and sees that it’s coming from Jack Trainer who is behind them. Alan says I thought you were dead, I had your brains all over me. How are you alive? Jack responds by saying that people only use 10% of their brains, so he moved to a different part of his brain. Loretta and Alan close their eyes and continue their yoga class. Jack peaks with one eye open and looks at them both as they are concentrating on yoga.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Michael, Tony, and Javier for this submission


Dog (2022)

Title: Dog
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Reid Carolin and Channing Tatum
Written by: Reid Carolin and Brett Rodriguez
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes, and Ronnie Gene Blevins
Release Date: 2/18/2022
Running Time: 101 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

A buddy comedy following the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Memory of Lulu

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Smallfoot (2018)*

Title: Smallfoot
Rating: PG
Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick, and Jason Reisig
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, Clare Sera, John Requa, and Glenn Ficarra
Based on the book by: Sergio Pablos
Starring: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, Yara Shahidi, Ely Henry, and Jimmy Tatro
Release Date: 9/28/2018
Running Time: 96 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
An animated adventure for all ages, with an all-star cast and original music, “Smallfoot” turns a myth upside down when a bright young yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human.

News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
  • We see caveman like drawings on flat stones that scroll with the credits. The stones depict the whole movie from the beginning to the end. Then the drawings give an idea of want happens afterwards with the Yetis and people as they show the Yetis helping the people rebuild the town and Yetis enjoying activities with people (like skiing, etc).
  • Percy creates a video report on his smartphone (like he is doing selfie). He says “On the next episode of…..” then he rubs his check and says “wait, am I missing a tooth?”
  • While the rest of the credits are rolling, instead of stones scrolling with the credits, there are now smartphones. On the screen of the various smartphones that scroll, are pictures of the Yetis and people doing selfies. The last selfie is of Migo, Percy, and Meechee.


Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
There is a picture of all the Yetis and people waving bye (caveman drawings like again).


Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Michael, and Tony for this submission


Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Title: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Rating: R
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Written by: Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn
Based on the comic book by: Mark Millar, and Dave Gibbons
Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Halle Berry, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges
Release Date: 9/22/2017
Running Time: 141 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
In “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” our heroes face a new challenge. When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents’ strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that’s becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy…


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: We see the words “Dope to Samuel L. Jackson” before the credit roll.

Special thanks to Saran for this submission

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Logan Lucky (2017)

Title: Logan Lucky
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Rebecca Blunt
Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Sebastian Stan, Hilary Swank, and Daniel Craig
Release Date: 8/18/2017
Running Time: 119 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
In this turbocharged heist comedy from Academy Award®-winning director Steven Soderbergh, West Virginia family man Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) leads his one-armed brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and hairdresser sister Mellie (Riley Keough) in an elaborate scheme to rob North Carolina’s Charlotte Motor Speedway. To help them break into the track’s underground cash-handling system, Jimmy recruits volatile demolition expert Joe Bang (Daniel Craig). Further complicating the already risky plan, a scheduling mix-up forces the thieves to execute the job during the Coca-Cola 600, the track’s most popular NASCAR event of the year. As they attempt to pull off the ambitious robbery, the down-on-their-luck Logans face a final hurdle when a relentless FBI agent (Hilary Swank) begins investigating the case.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Note: At the end of the credits we see the text “THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. NOBODY WAS ROBBED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. EXCEPT YOU.” We also hear the sounds of a Nascar race.


Hail, Caesar! (2016)

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Title: Hail, Caesar!
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Written by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill
Release Date: 2/5/2016
Running Time: 106 minutes

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Four-time Oscar®-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Fargo) write and direct Hail, Caesar!, an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum, Hail, Caesar! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Note: “This motion picture contains no visual depiction of the godhead.”


The Hateful Eight Review – 5 out of 5 Stars

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Note: This review contains a few hints at what goes on in this movie and if you have any interest in seeing this film, you should probably watch the film first for the best experience.  As I will explain in my review, this is an incredible movie and you should go see it if you can.

The first shots in The Hateful Eight are of quiet, snowy scenery.  This isn’t the last gorgeous shot in the film, but don’t let the beautiful cinematography fool you.  The Hateful Eight is hands down, Quentin Tarantino’s darkest movie to date.  The characters aren’t likable, the violence is unsettling, the ending is bleak and the sense of humor Tarantino is usually known for takes a back seat to conversations that range from intense to grotesque.  And honestly, this is what makes The Hateful Eight one of his best films yet.

In The Hateful Eight, John Ruth (Kurt Russell) is a bounty hunter bringing a wild woman named Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock in a post-Civil War America.  On their travels by horse carriage, they pick up two hitchhikers trying to escape the heavy snow.  The first person who tags along is Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), another bounty hunter as well as a killer of hundreds of confederates during the civil war.  The second person they pick up is Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), the youngest son of a famous confederate soldier claiming to be the new sheriff of Red Rock.  As you can expect, Mannix and Warren instantly begin to verbally attack each other.

The weather forces the four of them to stop at Minnie’s Haberdashery until the snow ends.  There they meet several odd characters including a quiet cowboy named Joe (Michael Madsen), an English hangman named Oswaldo (Tim Roth), an old confederate general named Smithers (Bruce Dern) and a mysterious Mexican named Bob (Demián Bichir).  Though all seems as well as it can be at first, the night quickly takes a turn for the worst and it seems like at least one of these people isn’t telling the truth.

The film is split up into two parts.  In the first part, we get this long build up where the characters are introduced and meet in the cabin.  In the second part, things immediately go crazy for lack of a better term and everything ends in bloody madness.  The story works almost identical to a stage play for most of the film.  Most of the movie takes place in these very confined spaces whether it’s in a tiny horse carriage or in the cabin which all eight main characters end up trapped in.  Much of the explosive action you saw in previous Tarantino films like Kill Bill or Django Unchained is replaced with long, drawn out moments of these characters talking.  In fact, for the first part, there is little to no violence.

This sounds boring, but the way the story is set up and the way its shot produces maybe the most intense film Tarantino has ever made.  The character building in this film is incredible.  Something unique about this movie is just how terrible the people are in this film.  Usually in a Tarantino film, you’ll have at least one person who’s either an anti-hero or a decent person.  All eight of the supposed hateful eight in this movie are shown to be despicable human beings who you wouldn’t want to spend any time with.  Even the people who turn out to the “heroes” at the end of this film are extremely flawed and either racist, misogynistic, just straight up sadistic or even a little bit of both.  Even the people you think you like turn out to be monsters by the second part.

The humor and quick wit Tarantino is usually known for isn’t in the foreground here and is replaced with honest discussions of race and justice or dark, winter scenery set to foreboding music by master composer Ennio Morricone.  A wonderful moment between Mannix and Warren in the horse carriage forces the audience to note the horrors that happened to both sides during the civil war.  There’s something much more quiet and slow about the conversations and the pacing in this movie that makes it haunting.  The cinematography, music and performances gave me this sinking feeling inside where I could tell that everything was leading to something that was going to be terrifying and tragic.   Tarantino creates these fascinating people who in any other film would be the lead villain.  It’s not hard to see the characters of Smithers or Mannix as the type of people Django would’ve had to kill in his story.  But the genius part is that he takes these savage human beings and he puts them all together into this small area.  And then we just wait for the tension to build and build until it reaches the point of bloodshed.

If the first part is suspenseful build up, the second part is a nightmarish pay off that turns Minnie’s Haberdashery into hell.  Almost instantly, everything you trust and hold on to in the first act explodes and the story goes from 0 to 100.  One by one, the characters you explored for so long get picked off one by one in gruesome fashion until there’s close to nobody left alive.  The violence in Tarantino’s films is notable but you’ve never seen gore to the extent it’s shown here.  The deaths in this movie are stomach churning, grotesque and graphic.  There’s one scene in particular involving a pot of coffee that will keep me from drinking the stuff for a long time.  The ending to the movie is far from cheerful and even the moment where the heroes win feels far from happy or pleasant.  The first act is long, intense build up and the finale is a quick, terrifying conclusion that leaves only a flicker of hope for humanity.

The Hateful Eight is a dark, gritty epic that leaves you feeling shaken.  But what’s masterful about this movie and what for me ultimately makes this one of his best films is the quiet, beautiful moments that are here as well.  Don’t get me wrong, this is a film filled with mean spirited, grimy moments, but The Hateful Eight is also about the search for some sign of truth or connection in the face of destruction.  All the characters from the proper Englishmen to the old, confederate general could be seen as signs of an era that’s on the verge of death.  The cool, John Wayne inspired cowboys and the killers and thugs of a time that’s about to end.  The long, bloody night at Minnie’s Haberdashery is a symbol of the end of a moment in time and all the artifacts are going to go up in flames.  These people hate each other, will do terrible things to each other but in some way you get the feeling that all of these characters know that they’re facing oblivion.  When everything is about to fall apart, Daisy sings a quiet, lovely song to her captor.  When they face something that could kill them all, Bob and Joe give each other a sympathetic hug.  The dialogue, the behavior, the music comes off as apocalyptic and this feeling of the end leads to some moments of wicked fates but it also leads to some moments of surprising compassion.

But to almost completely spoil the movie for you, the greatest relationship in the movie comes down to Warren and Mannix.  Both of these men in one way or another have something to do with the deaths of hundreds during the Civil War.  They are unapologetically proud of the things they have done and they wear there racism on a badge.  If two people are bound to kill each other on that frightful stormy night, it’s certainly going to be these two.  And yet, like Butch and Marsellus in Pulp Fiction, these two men are faced with a shocking, unexpected moment and they’re forced to work together to stay alive.  Both men are beyond redemption but the face of death forces these two opposites to form a bond of friendship that’s stronger than race, politics or religion.  And while the ending is certainly the definition of bittersweet, you feel oddly at peace with how the movie ends.  The events of that night will never be understood and everyone in that room will eventually be forgotten.  Everything they fought for will be lost and all that lived and breathed in that small room will be small in the grand scheme of things.  But on that night, when it all fell apart for the cowboys, Mexicans, warriors, monsters, gentlemen, Yankees, and Confederates; it all ended on a brief glimmer of light.  Two wildly different souls acknowledge the absurdity of everything that has happened to them before getting washed away like everything else in that frosty, chilly cabin.  The Hateful Eight is about ugliness and horror but in some way it’s also about finding something worth savaging in all of it.

The Hateful Eight is one of the best films of 2015 and it’s yet another classic to add to Tarantino’s list.  There’s so much about this movie that I loved that I didn’t even get to discuss here.  Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins all give performances that deserve awards attention.  Jennifer Jason Leigh in particular plays easily the best villain of last year in a role that’s equal parts compelling and frightening.  As I hinted, the cinematography is perfection and you should see this film on the largest screen you can.  Ennio Morricone’s music for this film is brilliant and it sets the tone for this movie in a way that’s unlike any other film I’ve seen from Tarantino ever.   The Hateful Eight is a perfectly directed, perfectly written, perfectly acted ride through the pits of hell.  It’s a sad, atmospheric, bleak epic that managed to keep my absolute, undivided attention for all three hours.  If it makes any sense, ugliness has never felt more beautiful than in this movie.

Rating:[star rating=”5″ numeric=”yes”]

Review by: Ryan M.

Release Date: 12/30/2015

Rating: R

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell and Channing Tatum

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Screenplay by: Quentin Tarantino