Cory Michael

Arrival is much more than an action packed Alien movie. Even those such as Interstellar (a favorite) don't quite try to pack as much reason or thought into the movie as Arrival. This is a thriller, drama FAR before it's a Sci-Fi. Pacing in this movie is fantastic. Directing very well done. Acting is phenomenal. Cinematography is amazing along with the musical score (sets the mood for the movie). They DEFINITELY know how they want the audience to feel with the timing of the music and accompanying scenes. Definitely a very original movie coming out of Hollywood who is struggling to find such. Time as we know it is linear... this movie is NOT.

The Family Man is a very well written idea about regret and changing the course of your history with one action. This is a timeless movie which most mid 40 year old adults can relate. Great holiday family movie!

A very unexpected dark comedy about life, love and loss. While the very nature and tone of this movie could have been a very dark drama... it turned out to be good hearted, warm and humorous. This should have been more noticeable just by the cast in itself. Speaking of cast... I'm not sure you could have paired a better combo to reach the desired outcome. Jason Bateman is outstanding as usual. Altogether, an eclectic cast that doesn't seem to miss a beat together. Overall, This is Where I Leave You is a dark, witty, drama with excellent humor that will leave you wishing it kept going for another hour.

The songs we wrote. The movies which are comfort. This is Super 8 if you're mid-life seeking a place of warmth from your past. Every actor from child to adult plays their part near perfectly. From the directing to the intimate emotions between the main actors. This movie is as relevant in 2018 as it was in 2011. In fact, it feels many have tried to copy it, some with a bit of success (hmm, Stranger Things). The genre to the feel between scenes leaves you wanting more of each character. The main kids deserve a long life in Hollywood. It feels as-if they were meant to act, meant to be in this movie together. It either took 1000 various takes or not many. Everything from the musical score (especially) to the directing, producing and casting was phenomenal. If you love every good movie of the 80's mixed with an emotional well produced movie of 2012, you'll enjoy everything about Super 8. Over and over again.

This is a McConaughey comedy classic about a self indulged photographer who can't commit to a relationship longer than 2 weeks. And, his girlfriends of past which remind him of what he could have had and what he will lose. Great movie that I'm sure will really trigger some who can't handle basic Life topics without a safe space. Nevertheless, the mature ones and those above 35 will no doubt enjoy this one along with the plethora of other rom-com's made from 2000-2015.

Overall, I didn't like Vice as much as I wanted, no matter how hard I tried, even with high points. The acting is good but outside the Cheney family, it seems McKay used popular choices VS the better portrayal. The writing is also so-so and feels a bit sloppy and very rushed at times. I will say, I have no idea why anyone suckered into politics would be irritated or upset with this movie... it's a biopic and supposed to be outrageous, not real accurate and funny. Vice, definitely hits those notes. However, my single biggest issue with this movie is the fact it's a biopic about Dick Cheney and it's just not that interesting of a subject. No matter how over the top and comedic you get. Oliver Stones, "W", should have stopped biopics on boring subjects even with all the GW fodder out there. Nevertheless, worth watching, not so sure about the buying part. Wait for HBO or Netflix.

I didn't hate "Us" nor did I love it. I definitely preferred the writing and storyline in "Get Out", far more. "Us" just seemed a bit rushed with the writing, missing some opportunities of story telling and setting up the ending a bit better. The pacing of the movie seemed a bit off, as well. Quick things explained that need more explaining and a lot of time spent on things that did not. Overall, it's too bad I can only do thumbs up/down as I'd give the movie itself a total of 5-6 stars out of 10. "Get Out" was more 7-8 out of 10, depending on the ending.

Before watching, I thought the subject of The Oath would either be brave or boring. Unfortunately, it fell pretty hard on the boring side despite having a decent 2018 cast. I'm not sure the comedic greats of the Frat Pack could've saved the movies writing or direction. The acting was good as expected but none could save the film. These will always strike out when people take politics too seriously and quite literally try to create a movie around their jest.

I wasn't expecting much to be honest. But, John Hawkes blew this role out of the water. The writing was impressive. Pacing was great. Acting exceeded any possible expectations. Needless to say, I was a bit surprised at how good this movie is. Overall, this is a fun, comedic action movie that keeps you surprisingly entertained the entire time!

It's with such great displeasure that I didn't like Bohemian Rhapsody but loved watching it. It's pure entertainment and Rami Malik and the supporting cast is great, especially Malik. That said, a biopic film set on the backdrop of Freddie Mercury is and always will be extremely, if not impossible to pull off. Freddie Mercury is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic and intriguing figures of this century. They would have been better off doing a Prince biopic VS Freddie. Great effects but a sloppy sloppy script that simply could never equate to the real story of Queen or Freddie Mercury. It was never intended to tell a true story... and I get it... but Mercury is so complicated, a story such as this could never truly please anyone who may have the slightest clue of his life. If you have no clue, you'll likely enjoy but be annoyed later when you realize you're the fool.