Mike Goes To Movies

New TV Reviews (Early 2019) What We Do In The Shadows (2019) For those that enjoyed the film, the new TV reboot is an absolute success. It may not have any of the same stars on-screen but original creators, Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clemant (gotta love both of them), are at it once again with producing, writing and directing duties. The show, taking place in the same universe as the film, takes the same formula and transports this new family of vampires to New York City. The humour is both similar and fresh enough to appeal to fans of the original and newcomers alike. The core cast is fantastic - playing similar caricature-esque archetypes while also imbuing the world's lore with some new surprises, such as with Colin Robinson, the 'Energy Sucking Vampire' - 'we all know one of them'. There have only been two episodes released so far and therefore everyone still has time to jump on-board with this additional sure-to-be-hit by FX. The Twilight Zone (2019) ...

Us (2019) Yes, I am unfortunately a bit late to this party and, I only saw Jordan Peele's much-discussed, Us, last night... so, by this point, many of you have likely already read lots about this film. Nevertheless, I will try to elucidate the masses with my simple-minded thoughts on the film. My honest opinion is that, unless you enjoy a simple thriller for what it is, you will not board the Us-hype train until you have seen it more than once and read/talked about it for a length of time. That is my feeling at least. When I left the theatre after seeing the film, I had a lot of mixed thoughts rumbling around in my head and, surprisingly, none of them was that I loved the film. However, since coming home and beginning to sift through the myriad of opinion/analysis pieces out there and connecting them to the cryptic clues littered throughout the film, I am slowly getting on board the train. As most know, Us is about a middle-class American family that heads to their cottage ...