movie musings — marzoña's musings

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

a 2017 second quarter MOVIE report!

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

Movies, Marzoña's Musings, FeaturesAlex MarzonaJuly 19, 2017get out, arrival, la la land, moonlight, 20th century women, the founder, john wick, land of mine, the lego batman movie, logan, patriots day, power rangers, raw, the zookeeper's wife, elle, ghost in the shell, the salesman, split, a united kingdom, hidden figures, beauty and the beast, a cure for wellness, kong skull island, personal shopper, the red turtle, toni erdmann, a monster calls, song to song, best of the best, going in my blu ray collection, didn't waste my money, why did I watch this, I hate my life, 2017, movie quarterly report, winter, baby driver, the big sick, guardians of the galaxy, volume 2, vol 2, spider man, spider man homecoming, wonder woman, your name, their finest, alien covenant, colossal, the fate of the furious, gifted, king arthur, legend of the sword, free fire, the lovers, paint it black, pirates of the caribbean, dead men tell no tales, pirates 5, springComment

a WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES musing

A quiet, emotionally stunning installment in an incredible franchise.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaJuly 14, 20172017, war for the planet of the apes, war, rise, dawn, andy serkis, caesar, woody harrelson, apes, stranger things, logan, matt reeves, best of the bestComment

a SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING musing

Spider-Man’s first MCU feature is the best on-screen Peter/Spidey portrayal yet!

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaJuly 5, 20172017, spider man, spider man homecoming, homecoming, mcu, marvel, tom holland, robert downey jr, avengers, best of the bestComment

a BABY DRIVER musing

A rollicking damn good time. Exactly what I needed and more from my favorite filmmaker!

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaJune 28, 20172017, baby driver, Edgar wright, cornetto trilogy, scott pilgrim, shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, the world's end, Ansel elgort, Jamie foxx, jon hamm, kevin spacey, lily james, best of the bestComment

a THE BIG SICK musing

Incredibly heartfelt and extremely hilarious!

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaJune 26, 20172017, the big sick, kumail nanjiani, emily v gordon, true story, best of the bestComment

a WONDER WOMAN musing

Beautiful, touching and brilliant!

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaJune 3, 20172017, wonder woman, gal gadot, world war i, dceu, best of the best, chris pine, batman, superman, batman v supermanComment

a KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD musing

A messy little surprise of a fun movie.

Marzoña's Musings, MoviesAlex MarzonaMay 9, 20172017, early screening, king arthur, legend of the sword, charlie hunnam, medieval, magic, jude law, eric bana, didn't waste my money, guy ritchieComment

a GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 musing

An excellent entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

a THEIR FINEST musing

A fun, quiet and well-acted movie.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaMay 3, 20172017, their finest, gemma arterton, sam claflin, british, world war ii, dunkirkComment

a THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS musing

Cheesy and insane, but damn awesome!

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaApril 23, 20172017, the fate of the furious, fast and the furious, fast five, vin diesel, dwayne the rock johnson, jason statham, charlize theron, cars, didn't waste my moneyComment

a YOUR NAME musing

Incredibly engrossing and poignant.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaApril 18, 20172017, japanese, japan, your name, anime, best of the bestComment

a COLOSSAL musing

Incredible premise that takes a huge, unsuccessful turn.

Movies, Marzoña's MusingsAlex MarzonaApril 16, 20172017, colossal, anne hathaway, jason sudeikis, kaiju, monster, robot, didn't waste my moneyComment