movie musings — marzoña's musings

a THE FLORIDA PROJECT musing

“You know why this is my favorite tree? It’s tipped over and it’s still growing.”

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaOctober 24, 20172017, the florida project, sean baker, purchasing for my collection, going in my blu ray collection, willem dafoeComment

a THOR: RAGNAROK musing

Thor finally gets the Ragna-rocking adventure he deserves.

an AMERICAN MADE musing

A fun, thrilling and captivating caper.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaOctober 17, 20172017, american made, tom cruise, domnhnall gleeson, doug liman, sarah wright, purchasing for my collection, going in my blu ray collectionComment

a KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE musing

A worthy follow-up in some instances, a mess in most others.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaOctober 3, 20172017, kingsman the golden circle, taron egerton, colin firth, mark strong, julianne moore, channing tatum, jeff bridges, kingsman the secret serviceComment

a 2017 third quarter MOVIE report!

A comprehensive list and rankings of all the movies I watched in theaters in Summer 2017!

BATTLE OF THE SEXES and STRONGER mini-musings

Two inspiring true stories of people fighting for equality and spirit.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaSeptember 26, 20172017, battle of the sexes, stronger, emma stone, steve carrell, tennis, billie jean king, bobby riggs, didn't waste my time, jake gyllenhaal, tatiana maslany, orphan black, david gordon green, purchasing for my collectionComment

MOTHER! and AMERICAN ASSASSIN mini-musings

Short roundup of musings for September 15, 2017 weekend releases!

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaSeptember 19, 20172017, mini musing, mother!, jennifer lawrence, javier bardem, ed harris, michelle pfeiffer, darren aronofsky, american assassin, dylan o'brien, michael keaton, why did I watch thisComment

an IT musing

Unexpectedly hilarious, IT brings tons of heart and gives you more to care for once the jump scares become tiresome.

a GOOD TIME musing

Proving himself to be an actor capable of pulling off interesting characters with substance, Robert Pattinson leads GOOD TIME, a frustrating (in a great way), dirty caper.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaAugust 27, 20172017, good time, robert pattinson, saddle brothers, going in my blu ray collectionComment

a LOGAN LUCKY musing

Goofily gleeful entry in Soderbergh’s oeuvre.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaAugust 18, 20172017, logan lucky, channing tatum, adam driver, daniel craig, steven soderbergh, going in my blu ray collection, riley keoughComment

a THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD musing

Great chemistry can’t save a middling 80’s-inspired buddy action romp.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaAugust 15, 20172017, the hitman's bodyguard, ryan reynolds, samuel l jackson, gary oldman, salma hayek, patrick hughes, why did I watch thisComment

an INGRID GOES WEST musing

Everything I hate about social media culture packed into a bonkers modern meditation on perspective.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaAugust 13, 20172017, ingrid goes west, aubrey plaza, elizabeth olsen, wyatt russell, o'shea jackson jr., matt spicer, social media, instagram, best of the bestComment

a WIND RIVER musing

A brutal and beautiful capper to the Taylor Sheridan-written Frontier Trilogy.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaAugust 6, 20172017, wind river, jeremy renner, elizabeth olsen, native american, taylor sheridan, sicario, hell or high water, going in my blu ray collectionComment

a DETROIT musing

A tense, if overbearing and self-indulgent thriller.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaAugust 3, 20172017, detroit, true story, john boyega, will poulter, kathryn bigelow, didn't waste my moneyComment

a DUNKIRK musing

Not concerned with creating a great narrative this time around, Christopher Nolan brings another impressive piece of cinema with DUNKIRK.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaJuly 31, 20172017, dunkirk, christopher nolan, cillian murphy, harry styles, tom hardy, kenneth branagh, mark rylance, going in my blu ray collectionComment

an ATOMIC BLONDE musing

Pretty, but cold and surprisingly boring.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaJuly 28, 20172017, atomic blonde, charlize theron, james mcavoy, action, john wick, I hate my lifeComment

a THE MUMMY (2017) musing

Very bad but not horrible…

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaJuly 27, 2017the mummy, 2017, tom cruise, sofia boutella, russell crowe, dark universe, I hate my lifeComment

a LANDLINE musing

Charm sometimes overcomes all tropes.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaJuly 24, 20172017, landline, jenny slate, edie falco, john turturro, abby quinn, indie, didn't waste my moneyComment