Your Weekend Movie Guide for September 2018

Driving around my neighborhood of Westwood Village, I shed a tear.   The very end is near for the Majestic Crest movie theater.   The "for sale" sign is gone.  Along with several of the other adjacent buildings, the boarded-up windows make it seem like a new owner is going to demolish it all for something we probably don't need.

I used to love to frequent the Crest.   It was a classic old theater that was a joy to be inside of.   Just look at the decor below.

There was even a shooting star on the ceiling.   A wonderful place to enjoy Hollywood magic.   

Ah, we are heading into the fall and the more serious and Oscar worthy fare might be coming out.   Let's see.   You know the drill, folks.   I'll survey the movie pages of the LA Times and give you my knee-jerk reaction to what is coming out.   I hope for a lot and expect a little.

In the meantime, please frequent your local single screen movie palace if one exists near you.   It's a lot better than plunking down your dough to the AMC and its constant barrage of mindless ads and trailers.  Oy.

Crazy Rich Asians:   Reviewed here recently.   I surprisingly didn't hate it.

Operation Finale:   Another Nazi yarn from World War II.   MSNBC viewers are looking closely to see if Trump has a cameo.

BlackkKlansman:  More propaganda from liberal Hollywood who scream tolerance and then yell at their Mexican gardeners for taking too long a lunch break.

The Wife:  Glenn Close as a frustrated spouse...this time without a knife.

Juliet, Naked:  Romeo, Erection.

Eighth Grade:   Still around and I still recommend it.

Mission Impossible - Fallout:   Wringing out every last box office dollar.

The Bookshop:   Remember those?

Papillon:   Hollywood, devoid of ideas, remakes yet another movie that was perfectly fine the first time around.

Three Identical Strangers:   At least four different people have recommended this documentary.  Hmmm.   I'll wait for it to land on Netflix.

Designation Wedding:   Waiting for the sequel...Destination Divorce Court.

Pick of the Litter:   It's either about puppies or the growing homeless population of LA.

Puzzle:  A romcom about two jigsaw puzzle fans.  Where does this piece go?

We the Animals:  A 2018 version of the Declaration of Independence.

John McEnroe - In The Realm of Perfection:  Another documentary I want to see...and will wait for it to be on Netflix.

Reversing Roe:  A documentary about...yeah, you guessed it.

White Boy Rick:  A teenage boy/police informant.   It stars Matthew McConaughey.   He better not be the lead.

AWizard's Tale:  A cartoon about...have I mentioned how much I hate wizardry?

A Simple Favor:  Anna Kendrick stars as...okay, you've got me.  One, please.

Rodents of Unusual Size:   A documentary about Hurricane Katrina.   The rodents, to me, would be the politicians of New Orleans.

Another Time:   A man travels back in time to meet his true love.   And this plot has been done several thousand times before.

American Chaos:  A documentary about Trump supporters.   Hmmm, tell us how you really feel.

Bel Canto:  Julianne Moore as an opera singer taken hostage in South America.   Sing for your supper!

Armed:  Mario Van Peebles as a former US Marshall who fears something dark may have happened with his botched mission.  For all three of you Mario Van Peebles fans.

The Basement:  A young man locked in the...guess.

Life of the Party:   People try to break the world record for longest house party.   That's an awful lot of potato chips.

Lizzie:  The infamous axe murderer.   Chop, chop!

Mandy:  Nicolas Gage in a Northwest forest fights a ruthless cult.   I wonder how they will work in the Barry Manilow song.

The Land of Steady Habits:   A retiree examines his life.  Edie Falco is in the cast, so this won't suck completely.

I Think We're Alone Now:  Peter Dinklage is the last man on Earth who meets the last woman on Earth.   I hope she's not picky about height.

Hot to Trot:  A documentary about same sex ballroom dancing.   And why not?

Hal:  A documentary about the filmmaker, not the computer in 2001.

Final Score:   Pierce Brosnan is in this, which automatically means it will make zero box office.

The Predator:   A young boy invites creatures to Earth.   This is why Trump wants a wall.

Patient Zero:  All about a pandemic and there's sure is a lot of doom at the movies these days.

Blaze:  All about Blaze Foley, a member of the Texas Outlaw music movement. Who?  What?

A Boy, A Girl, A Dream:   A romantic connection is made on the night Trump was elected.   Jeez, these development people have one thing on the brain.

The Children Act:  Emma Thompson as a British High Court judge.   I bet she didn't have to sit through proceedings like that Trump nominee did last week.

Danger One:  Two paramedics find a million bucks on a dying man.  That's gross, not net.

Dinner last night:  Homemade chicken noodle soup...but not by me.