Sorry To Bother You

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.

Damn!  This was one hell of an amazing and very off the wall filmmaking effort oozing with social commentary.  The irony, the sarcasm and the satire were all firing on all cylinders in both the smartest of ways and the most acid trip of ways.  It really shined a crazy light on the idea of selling out or going corporate and what one has to do in order to get there at times.  

I would definitely recommend people checking this out.  Just be warned that it is in no way a mainstream movie and is very much an artistic and open for interpretation movie.

Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again

Discover Donna's (Meryl Streep, Lily James) young life, experiencing the fun she had with the three possible dads of Sophie (Amanda Seyfriend). Sophie is now pregnant. Like Donna, she'll be a young mother, and she realizes that she'll need to take risks like her mother did. 

I tried.  I really did.  Just like the first one, I gave it a shot.  I am a big fan of musicals and usually find them entertaining as hell, but for some reason I just 100% cannot get into these movies.  I find them to be so beyond silly and a waste of time.  The singing just feels so massively forced and absurd that I automatically tune out and start thinking of all the things I could do with the time that would be wasted watching this and I pull the plug.

My recommendation on this is not valid because I know many people who have loved the first one and I just couldn't finish it/enjoy it.  If you liked the first - I believe you will like this.  If you didn't like me - I would assume that you wouldn't like this one either.  

Ant-Man And The Wasp

Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp. The urgent mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the dynamic duo finds itself in an epic battle against a powerful new enemy.

Another excellent entry in the Marvel universe.  Great laughs, great action, great story progression and an amazing job of doing justice to not only the leads but the whole supporting cast.  It also did a great job of tying itself to the current Marvel storylines.

That's it.  No spoilers.  No gushing.  Just a tip of the cap to Marvel for doing such a good job that even Ant-Man is a household name and a mainstream hero and my obvious recommendation to check this movie out.

Unfriended: Dark Web

Tells the story about a teen who comes into possession of a new laptop and finds that it may have been stolen. He discovers the previous owner may be watching every move he makes and will do anything to get it back.

This was basically a horror/thriller movie for millennials who basically live for their laptops and what not.  There were some decent thrills and good buildup but it just doesn't have the same effect if you are not someone as familiar with scouring their laptops and having all those things going on the screen at once.  The whole screen of the movie was basically the desktop of a computer with facetime, skype, texting, etc all worked in.   And it all took a very strange and dark downward sp

I wouldn't really recommend anyone bothering with this.  Honestly - you probably won't have a chance to in theaters because its already on its way out after one week pretty much.  You can watch this in passing at some later date without having to pay or schedule time for it.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac's Pack cannot resist going along. But once they leave port, romance arises when Dracula meets the mysterious ship Captain, Ericka. Now it's Mavis' turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad and Ericka apart. Little do they know that his "too good to be true" love interest is actually a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, ancient nemesis to Dracula and all other monsters.

This movie is pretty much just more of the same from the franchise.  Not really sure that this should qualify as a big summer movie like it's release date but I guess if they can milk more money out of the parents - why not.  The characters were still enjoyable and the story was fun for both children and parents.  The best part was probably the soundtrack of the movie really doing a great job keeping the audience invested in what was going on.

If you have kids - I would definitely recommend checking this one out.  They will certainly enjoy it and you will not feel like you are getting tortured as part of the outing.

Skyscraper

FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in Hong Kong he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who are trapped inside the building...above the fire line.

This was one of the most over the top movies I've ever seen.  Like if you just wanted to do a wannabe Die Hard with The Rock playing the Bruce Willis part - I'm so in.  But to add 200 more floors to the building, raging fires throughout and give The Rock a prosthetic leg?  Come on!  Also - the most important part of Die Hard was Hans Gruber as the villain.  There is absolutely no Hans Gruber in this movie and although I will never not like The Rock and some of the scenes were cool, the stunts were again so over the top and one could say that this movie was actually a two hour commercial for the power of duct tape.

I would not recommend people checking this out.  Actually - I take that back.  This is one of those movies that are so over the top that it ends up being a fun watch because you are laughing at it.

Hotel Artemis

Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, HOTEL ARTEMIS is an original, high-octane action-thriller starring Jodie Foster as The Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only hospital for criminals.

This was a really enjoyable, dark movie with great social commentary.  The cast was great and they really did a great job of taking you to this future world and make it all feel legit.  Batista continues to be a massive scene stealer.  So crazy.

I would definitely recommend peeps checking this bad boy out.  No clue how this is a June release and it will undoubtably get lost in the shuffle but it's an enjoyable watch.

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

FBI agent Matt Graver calls on mysterious operative Alejandro Gillick when Mexican drug cartels start to smuggle terrorists across the U.S. border. The war escalates even further when Alejandro kidnaps a top kingpin's daughter to deliberately increase the tensions. When the young girl is seen as collateral damage, the two men will determine her fate as they question everything that they are fighting for.

This is one of those movies that really concerns you about what is going on in other parts of the world and all the behind the scenes decision makers on things.  Its stuff like this that make me very happy about my distance and ignorance when it comes to things like this.  The movie was very well acted and felt incredibly real across the board.  It was different from the original in tone and story but still a very enjoyable watch.

I would recommend people checking this one out.  It's not a must see by any means but it is a very real feeling government cover up type of movie.

The First Purge

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

This was an attempt to keep the franchise going by doing a prequel.  I don't want to say that this was a complete failure but it was not too good. It definitely would have helped to actually have this tie in more to the others but continuity pretty much went out the window and they tried to introduce political elements as new and corrupt that had actually already been introduced in previous films that took place later in the timeline.  They also made this one ALOT more about race than the others which kind of felt like a blatant demographic money grab.

I would still kind of recommend people who have seen the others check this out.  No rush though and keep your expectations low because it's easily the lamest entry in the franchise.