JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Mickey 17 Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette Directed by Bong Joon-ho Director Bong Joon-ho is best known for directing biting satirical work and high style that focuses on the underdogs of society and shows them as the true unsung heroes of mankind, as he's proven with his excellent works "Okja," "The Host," "Snowpiercer," and 2019's "Parasite," which made history becoming the first foreign film to win the Best Picture Oscar (which also earned Joon-ho a win for Best Director as well). With his follow-up, "Mickey 17," Joon-ho keeps his tone by telling the story of a simple man who repeatedly dies and is copied to protect mankind, while being controlled by a soulless, egotistical megalomaniac who wishes for ultimate control. In the near future, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) and his friend Timo (Steven Yeun) are fleeing from a vicious loan shark by signing up to participate in a quest to inhabit...

Love Hurts Starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch Directed by Jonathan Eusebio When I saw the "Love Hurts" trailer, it seemed like a mid movie at best - one of those easily forgotten action movies that will soon appear on streaming services (or, back in the day, TBS or TNT) with little to no fan-fair. It seemed to be a simple story with simple action and mid-par comedy, and to that end the movie, I guess, didn't disappoint. It muddied through its overly long runtime to possibly tell a story about facing your past and making your own future, but both themes seemed to really miss the mark, along with the typical action sequences and forced character connections. Marvin Gable (Ke Huy Quan) is a mild-mannered successful realtor who is always upbeat and positive, but underneath hides a monster - he was once a soulless hitman for his brother Knuckles (Daniel Wu), but one day when he was assigned to kill Rose (Arana DeBose), a lawyer who stole from Knuckl...

Heart Eyes Starring Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Devon Sawa, Jordana Brewster Directed by Josh Ruben Romantic comedies are some of my least favorite movies - maybe because I'm jaded when it comes to love, or maybe because they're the same ole story: two mismatched people meet, fall in love, have a falling out, and fall back in love by the end. Their mileage runs heavy on the actors' chemistry, and if it's there (such as in films like "Crazy Rich Asians," "The Princess Bride" and "10 Things I Hate About You"), then the film is actually enjoyable and decent. But too often they throw in two actors who have no romantic chemistry whatsoever and try to make you believe they love one another, and no matter the caliber of actor ("All About Steve," "What Happens in Vegas," "Failure to Launch"), the movie is just not good. On the flip side, horror is my favorite genre, and when these two genres collide, the result is a su...

The Second Annual JoeMama Movie Awards Hello and welcome to the First Annual JoeMama Movie Awards, where we honor the best in cinema in 2024 as voted on by you, the fans! The votes have been tallied and it's time to reveal who will win the coveted JoeMama Movie Statuette! The nominees for Outstanding Performance in a Horror Movie are... Cailee Spaeny (Alien: Romulus) Carolyn Bracken (Oddity) Demi Moore (The Substance) Hugh Grant (Heretic) Justice Smith (I Saw the TV Glow) Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu) Maika Monroe (Longlegs) Margaret Qualley (The Substance) Mia Goth (MaXXXine) Nicolas Cage (Longlegs) And the winner is... Demi Moore for The Substance The nominees for Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Movie are... Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) Angelina Jolie (Maria) Ariana Grande (Wicked) Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) Sebastian Stan (A Different Man) Timothee Chalamet (A Complete Unknown) Zendaya (Challengers...