tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13691160007538841752024-03-13T15:54:49.956-04:00Two Dollar Cinema<b>NOT A FIRST-RUN MOVIE BLOG</b>
m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comBlogger902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-84525432074706741342023-07-28T12:36:00.001-04:002023-07-28T12:36:08.296-04:00Rebirth of Slick: May 2022 I have been dreading this moment for over a year now. This site, whatever it currently is and whatever it ultimately will be, has always been based on two guiding ideas. It's not a memo, it's a mission statement. One, I will write about every single movie I see (in the order I see them). And two, these 'writings' will be painfully unfunny and suggest (both grammatically and m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-87231966291907728042023-03-12T12:32:00.007-04:002023-10-27T11:16:43.631-04:00 Whenever you come in here and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me, and it will then take me time to get back to where I was. Understand?Outside of random e-mails kicking me in the nuts by alerting me that certain posts have been flagged and/or unpublished (what the Hell?), there hasn't been a whole lot of activity around Two Dollar Cinema in the last...two years? Maybe it's because I barely watch movies anymore, or maybe it's the host of other things vying for my time and attention (like our new-ish dog-ish, Leo (he's m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-47567897495694491752022-10-27T08:39:00.003-04:002023-03-12T12:02:47.139-04:00In & Out [post]: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessI hope you understand. The greatest threat to our universe...is you. Title: Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 126 mins With: My children. Without: My wife Thank: God What's it about? With a decade-plus of Marvel movies behind us, not only are the stories folding in m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-32003756536418495192022-06-02T09:07:00.005-04:002023-07-15T14:20:19.568-04:00In & Out [post]: The FounderNothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Title: The Founder Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 115 minsWith: three classes of bored sophomoresWhat's it about? Two pickles, diced onions and the got-damned United States of America. Well, that and the equally (and immorally) delicious tale of Ray Croc, the man who founded McDonald's in the same m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-44554956077489908772022-05-19T13:21:00.002-04:002022-05-19T13:22:03.274-04:00In & Out [post]: The Bad GuysIt's not a butt!Title: The Bad Guys Rating: PG Runtime: 100 mins With: Violet (8), Kim (43) And: Guy Who Sat in Our SeatsWhat's it about? A group of criminals, who also happen to be anthropomorphic animals, are caught during yet another Ocean's Eleven-style heist (elaborate robberies are kind of their thing) and sentenced to hard time. In an effort m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-33235180534197554302022-05-17T08:12:00.002-04:002022-05-17T08:15:03.921-04:00In & Out [post]: Just MercyWhatever you did, your life is still meaningful.Title: Just Mercy Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 137 mins With: HS kids Did they read the book? No. No they did not. What's it about? Hate. Love? Honestly, I'm not sure. Either way Just Mercy tells the incredibly inspirational (and real-life) tale of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson, m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-75019785708367026192022-05-08T10:29:00.001-04:002022-05-08T10:29:34.425-04:00In & Out [post]: The NorthmanRemember for whom you shed your last teardrop.Title: The Northman Rating: R Runtime: 137 minsWith: my sister, my father (my king?) Could I actually feel him hating the movie? FullyWhat's it about? A seemingly docile Viking boy grows into a laser-focused monster of a man, with the singular goal of avenging the murder of his father. m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-21910695031554511252022-04-16T09:18:00.004-04:002022-05-17T08:13:12.231-04:00In & Out [post]: MorbiusWe shouldn't be here when it gets dark. Title: Morbius Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 104 minsWith: Matthew, 12 Did I fall asleep? ProbablyYear this should have been released: 1996What's it about? Did you see the second Venom flick? It's that. Again. With different CGI creatures throttling each other endlessly. Basically, there's something kinda bad (m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-70759987674687887752022-03-28T10:42:00.001-04:002022-03-28T10:42:09.642-04:00In & Out [post]: UnchartedFell out of a car that fell out of a plane.Title: Uncharted Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 116 minsWith: My older brother Is Mark Wahlberg still alive? MaybeWhat's it about? If you've played the video games or have the ability to imagine Indiana Jones minus a charismatic lead and mostly void of joy, you're halfway there. Add in something about a map and a lost treasure (and m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-53131562881557056482022-03-25T19:11:00.005-04:002022-03-25T19:11:34.721-04:00In & Out [post]: The BatmanJustice. The answer's justice.Title: The Batman Rating: R Runtime: 176 minsWhere: Regal West Manchester How tired was I: Very What's it about? We've known for years that Gotham is a bottomless shit hole tits deep in murderous villains and gangsters, sure, but somehow, it's gotten worse, making Batman's job, this go-round, even more loathsome than before. And now? Even being Bruce Waynem.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-6830141262037767922022-03-13T11:20:00.001-04:002022-03-13T11:20:27.666-04:00In & Out [post]: Promising Young WomanCan you guess what every woman's worst nightmare is?Title: Promising Young Woman Rating: R Runtime: 117 minStreamed on: HBO Max Number of times my wife fell asleep: 0What's it about? The only promise this young woman makes, is a day of reckoning for all the assholes and would-be scumbags of the world. That tipsy blonde in the corner of the bar? Take her home, bro. I m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-9182278866479552542022-02-28T21:20:00.002-05:002022-03-13T10:38:55.491-04:00In & Out [post]: Jackass ForeverIt ain't a bunch of NASA scientists writing this shit.Title: Jackass Forever Rating: R Runtime: 96 minsWhere: Regal West Manchester With: My sister, old people???Number of times the screen was mostly somebody's dick: 900What's it about? Someone might tell you it's about a lot more, and they might be right, but the short version is a bunch of dudes get together to hurt each other's dicks. m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-17181625640633614602022-01-29T12:13:00.002-05:002022-01-29T12:18:47.360-05:00I still prefer The Babadook.Despite the fact that I would probably sacrifice an appropriate number of goats to make it so, turns out, it will never be December of 1996 again. Even worse, we're over twenty-five years from that motherf--ker, which just so happened to be winter break of my senior year of high school. Holy shit, right? Do you remember when you rounded the corner of 12th grade, knowing that the end was in m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-28612270175390817412022-01-23T12:55:00.003-05:002022-01-25T21:51:44.843-05:00In & Out [post]: The Power of the DogThen you tell them the truth. I stink and I like it.Title: The Power of the Dog Rating: R Runtime: 126 mins Spolier-filled review to follow: YesWhat's it about? Two brothers run a ranch in the shittiest time and place ever, 1920's Montana. One is an absolute asshole, the other is Jessie Plemons. Plemons is a kind man, and draws the ire of his brother, Phil (m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-19070972872537723652022-01-19T22:40:00.001-05:002022-01-19T22:40:07.029-05:00In & Out [post]: Black WidowI'm not the killer little girls call their hero.Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours 13 minutes Stinger rating: A- (Selena Meyer? Yes, please)What's it about? Do you remember that place that turned Natasha Romanoff into a top-shelf assassin who would stop at nothing to finish the job? The same place that ripped out all her lady parts damning her to a life m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-68800569069969637432022-01-17T14:57:00.000-05:002022-01-17T14:57:08.739-05:00In & Out [post]: Batman: HushThere are no ex-criminals, Father, only ones who aren't breaking the law at the moment.Rating: PG-13 Year: 2019 Runtime: 81 mins (imagine?) What's it about? Somebody is pulling the strings on Gotham's greatest villains, wreaking havoc and chaos all over the city. In order to thwart this seemingly endless threat, Batman teams up with (and m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-20487989928398822522022-01-15T15:10:00.007-05:002022-01-15T15:10:50.908-05:00In & Out [post]: The MegSo far nothing new, my friend. It just keeps getting worse.Rating: PG-13 Year: 2018 Runtime: 113 minutes What's it about? It's a giant shark movie, right? But as much as you want it to be about a giant shark doing giant shark things, it's also a story about m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-43715618604418486672022-01-12T13:52:00.000-05:002022-01-12T13:52:50.886-05:00In & Out [post]: EncantoYou're exactly what this family needs.Rating: PG Runtime: 102 minutes (appreciated)With: whole squad (this now includes a 7th grade boy, so...minor miracle here)What's it about? An extremely magical family that lives in an extremely magical house...starts to lose their magic...and their house. The outcast of the bunch, the muggle-ish Mirabel, must solve the mystery before the foundation of her m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-74652604891316324772022-01-09T22:17:00.003-05:002022-01-09T22:18:41.895-05:00In & Out [post]: The BirdsDon't they ever stop migrating?Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 119 mins Where: BasementWhat's it about? A mysterious (and sexy) woman falls for a dude at the world's most chaotic pet store, stalks him all the way home, and somehow ends up in a bird-infused apocalypse. With him. And his entirely too-young sister. Are these satanic seagull shenanigan's this woman's fault? Unlikely, m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-24780962524653426972022-01-05T21:25:00.004-05:002022-01-29T12:52:44.756-05:00In & Out [post]: Don't Breathe 2Now you're going to see what I see!Rating: R Runtime: 98 minutes Where: Everywhere (a challenge, honestly [phone, laptop, two different televisions])What's it about? Once again, some low-life a-holes f--k m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-67938441636538338012021-12-31T23:28:00.004-05:002022-01-09T22:19:09.434-05:00In & Out [post]: The Matrix ResurrectionsQuietly yearning for what you don't have, while dreading losing what you do.Rating: R Runtime: 148 minutes Where: In my basement (damn you, omicron)What's it about? *deep breath* All the events of the Matrix have happenedm.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-33493619648630161342021-12-31T22:47:00.003-05:002022-01-09T22:19:48.475-05:00In & Out [post] Spider-Man: No Way HomeIs that a band? Are you in a band?Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 158 minutesWhere: Regal West Manchester (with my 12 y/o son)What's it about? Peter Parker, after unsuccessfully trying to navigate his private life being public (thanks, JJJ), asks Dr. Strange to make him unknown...ish. The whole plan backfires, portals are opened, and the multi-verse is unleashed leading to all sorts of good and bad/greatm.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-4951696556995206912021-12-31T22:03:00.004-05:002022-01-09T22:20:18.872-05:00In & Out [post]: Sing 2It's okay, your songs will carry you.Rating: PG Runtime: 110 minutes Where: Regal West Manchester (sneak preview (!) with Violet)What's it about? Buster Moon and his crew are doing well in their own little theater, but surprising no one, Moon wants more. They audition for a Vegas-y type show and get laughed out of the room. Moon alters the pitch and promises m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-67140600997572597902021-12-31T21:17:00.005-05:002022-01-09T22:21:42.256-05:00In & Out [post]: The Mitchells vs. The MachinesI have made the metal ones pay for their crimes.Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour 54 minutes Where: a full couchWhat's it about? A (very) quirky family finds themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse during a cross-country road trip. Turns out, all-knowing machines aren't in favor of being turned obsolete. With the help of two awesomely imperfect robots, the m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1369116000753884175.post-3728787132777934502021-12-31T20:30:00.003-05:002022-01-09T22:22:14.423-05:00In & Out [post]: NobodyI hope these assholes like hospital food.Rating: R (deserved) Runtime: 97 mins Where: BasementWhat's it about? Two moderately honorable thieves break into some forlorn dude's house, and despite having the drop on them, the homeowner lets them go. Everyone thinks he's a pussy, until he realizes his daughter's kitty cat bracelet has been, um, burgled, and all f--king Hell m.brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.com0