Getting Caught Up in ‘Madame Web’

February 20, 2024

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The Four Madames (CREDIT: Sony Pictures)

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabel Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott, Kerry Bishé, Emma Roberts, Zosia Mamet, Mike Epps, José María Yazpik

Director: S.J. Clarkson

Running Time: 116 Minutes

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: February 14, 2024 (Theaters)

It’s finally here!

Madame Web… what an experience. I can barely believe what I just watched, but I’m so grateful I did.

I can see the future now, but only a thin slice of it, specifically the part in which Madame Web becomes a midnight movie classic.

Half of it is run-of-the-mill meh mediocre. But that other half… It’s like the people who made this movie were half-asleep during all of 2003 and tried to recreate that year through telepathy.

The Amazon is a trip, man. They don’t make realities like this anymore!

Grade: Mike Epps and Emma Roberts Are Weirdly Also in This

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 2/16/24

February 16, 2024

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A final Batch of new episodes is on the way (CREDIT: Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Madame Web (Theaters)
–Oscar Nominated Short Films (Theaters)

TV
–Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 11 Premiere (February 18 on HBO)
–Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Premiere (February 21 on Disney+) – Final Season Alert!

Music
-Chromeo, Adult Contemporary
-Granddaddy, Blu Wav – I’ve never heard of this band before, but they sound interesting.
-Paloma Faith, The Glorification of Sadness
-Jennifer Lopez, This Is Me… Now
-Usher, Coming Home

jmunney’s Top Cinematic Choices for February 2024

February 1, 2024

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Let them be Frank (CREDIT: Michele K. Short / © 2024 FOCUS FEATURES LLC)

They keep making new movies, and some of them are even worth watching. Here’s what’s at the top of the slate for February 2024:

Lisa Frankenstein: The title of this movie is my favorite pun ever. As for the plot, Kathryn Newton reanimates the corpse of Cole Sprouse. Diablo Cody wrote the screenplay, while Zelda Williams (Robin’s daughter) makes her feature directorial debut.

Lisa Frankenstein will stagger into theaters on February 9.

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