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A Quiet Place
This sci-fi horror film starring, directed, and written by John Krasinski was, in my opinion, a fresh take on the classic alien-based thriller/horror.
Overboard (2018)
In Overboard (2018) a mistreated employee Kate (Anna Faris) designed a scheme to take revenge on her selfish, egotistical, former boss, Leonardo (Eugenio Derbez), when he became an amnesiac.
Rampage
It seems that I have a penchant for over-the-top, far-fetched, action-filled movies, and Rampage was right up my alley -- much to the chagrin of my husband and staff.
Detroit: Become Human
The question of whether advanced artificial intelligence can constitute life is a crowded conversation in fiction--aside from numerous science fiction books, it includes recent pop culture like last year's Blade Runner sequel, the video game Nier Automata, Westworld, and now Detroit: Become Human, which has nothing to contribute except a crass insistence on leeching off real-life struggle to prop up its own creative bankruptcy.
The Hurricane Heist
If you want an action/disaster film featuring awkward humor, subpar special effects and zero a-list actors, then the movie Hurricane Heist just might be the film for you.
Early Man
In the claymation film Early Man, a tribe of cave men are kicked out of their valley home by the Bronze Age bully Lord Nooth.
Killdozer
Although the 1974 TV movie "Killdozer" isn't technically "new", it IS new to the library's collection.
Florida Project
Six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) lives just outside Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Florida, at the fringes of commodified happiness.
Noir: A Novel
I have been a long time fan of Christopher Moore's writings, enjoying his sense of humor and style of writing.
Phantom Thread
I generally watch a movie to be entertained, but I found nothing to entertain in Phantom Thread, which depicts the relationship of the annoyingly pampered and regimented dress designer Reynolds Woodcock (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) and his model/companion Alma.
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman is a delight for the eyes and ears, with wonderful music and visual effects and a heartwarming story that will please everyone.
Lady Bird
Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson is a teenager in her senior year at a Catholic high school in Sacramento, 2002.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to detention or rather Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a story about four teens who enter the Jumanji digital world during high school detention.
Battle of the Sexes
"Battle of the Sexes" is a 2017 biopic about the legendary female tennis player Billie Jean King (1943 - Present).
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is supposed to be about righteous anger -- in response to the killing of her daughter and the subsequent lack of progress on the murder case, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) buys space on the eponymous billboards to take the local police to task.
The Queen of Hearts
"The Queen of Hearts" a music CD by Offa Rex, a group that is a collaboration between The Decemberists, an American Indie Folk Rock Band from Portland, Oregon, and British folk music singer Olivia Chaney who grew up in Oxford England.
Marshall
Thurgood Mashall doesn't strike most of us as an entertainment-worthy movie subject; however, the movie MARSHALL is thoroughly enjoyable because it draws one into the story.
My Little Pony: The Movie
My Little Pony: The Movie is a fun new addition to the TV series that makes a perfect film for family night!
Tyler Perry's Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween
Tyler Perry’s Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween is a 2017 comedy horror film written by Tyler Perry.
The Farthest: Voyager in Space
The Voyager has traveled to Uranus with a Chuck Berry recording, but it took a while.
Midwest Heartland: Theodore Roosevelt to the Homestead Act
This informational video caught my eye since I love to travel and have not had the ability yet to get farther west than Illinois.
Twin Peaks
A return, in the sense that the new season of Twin Peaks is often subtitled with “The Return,” implies a sense of comfort and familiarity, and in the context of a TV show, it implies the continuation of a story as well answers to lingering questions; Twin Peaks: The Return has some of these things.
Carry Fire by Robert Plant
"Carry Fire" by Robert Plant, his 11th studio album, was released October 13, 2017; I promise, my review will not be as long as the entry on Wikipedia (whew!).
