JoeMama's Movie Reviews

Ghost in the Shell Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt Directed by Rupert Sanders The Story: In the future, cybernetic enhancements are as common as breathing, and they're used to better enhance the body that gives people better abilities and essentially make them eternal.  Major (Scarlett Johansson) was involved in an event that led to her death, but her brain remained intact, so it was placed in an artificial body, and she became the first of her kind, being a perfect blend of human and machine.  Her mind and soul - or "ghost," as it is common referred - remains intact and her body - referred to as the "shell" - houses her ghost.  One year later, she works for Section 9, an anti-terrorist group led by Aramaki (Takeshi Kitano), but she's experiencing glitches that could point to her life before her "death."  She turns to Doctor Ouelet (Juliette Binoche), who she considers her mother, to help find...

Major Theatrical Releases April 2017 March was an amazing time in the theaters.  "Logan," "Kong: Skull Island," "Ghost in the Shell," "Life," "Power Rangers" and especially "Beauty and the Beast" made the month seem almost like a summer month of blockbusters.  Unfortunately, it's looking like April will be a bit thin when it comes to highly anticipated movies, with only one in particular coming to mind. Here are the major theatrical releases for April 2017 (dates subject to change). April 7 Going in Style "Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money." - imdb.com. Basically "Going in Style" seems to be "Hell or High Water" but only more lighthearted.  A group of geriatric Robin Hoods plan the ultimate heist in order to provide for th...

The Walking Dead Something They Need Season 7 Episode 15 Review **SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW, EPISODE AND COMICS FOLLOW,  READ AT YOUR OWN RISK** We are nearing the end of another season of "The Walking Dead," and with a whole lot of events still to occur, they amped up the episode by centering on three stories leading up to next week's explosive finale. One story centers around Maggie at the Hilltop, where she is teaching Eduardo how to farm, while Gregory listens in angrily, as Maggie seems to be garnering the love and admiration of the Hilltop citizens.  She goes out beyond the gates to pull some plants when Gregory goes out to meet her, urging her to trust him.  She says she will as long as he keeps watch, and he draws a knife, and contemplates killing her.  Then a lone Walker emerges from the woods, and Gregory is too scared to do anything, leaving Maggie to take care of it.  Suddenly another Walker appears and tackles Gregory, while he cries...

Power Rangers Starring Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Banks Directed by Dean Israelite The Story: Back during the age of the dinosaurs, the Power Rangers, under the leadership of Red Ranger Zordon (Bryan Cranston), attempts to stop rogue Green Ranger Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks) from stealing the Zeo Crystal and destroying the world.  Rita gains the upper hand on the Rangers, and before he dies Zordon orders Alpha 5 (Bill Hader) to strike the earth with a meteor, sending Rita to the depths of the ocean. In modern day Angel Grove, life is as ordinary as it seems for five teenagers.  Quarterback Jason Scott (Dacre Montgomery) throws his football career away after a string of vicious pranks that lands him in detention, cheerleader Kimberly Hart (Naomi Scott) finds herself in the center of some severe cyber bullying and also lands in detention, quiet autistic Billy Cranston (RJ Cyler), who is also dealing with his father's death, also find...

Life Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Arivon Bakare Directed by Daniel Espinosa The Story: A six-member crew aboard the International Space Station has rescued a damaged space probe from Mars, and scientist Hugh Derry (Arivon Bakare) finds microbial life form: the first sign of life outside Earth.  Understandably the crew is delighted, especially renegade act-before-you-think Rory Adams (Ryan Reynolds), the lead commander Miranda North (Rebecca Ferguson), sullen medical officer David Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal), mission commander Ekaterina Golovkina (Olga Dihovichnaya), and pilot Sho Murakami (Hiyouki Sanada). Hugh discovers that "Calvin" (the organism that was named by a group of school children on earth) is something very unique: it is, in simplest terms, all muscle, all brain, and all eye.  It retreats into an almost comatose state, and when Hugh tries to shock it awake, it becomes violent and attacks him, and soon it escapes and grows ...

Beauty and the Beast Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad Directed by Bill Condon The Story: There once was a handsome Prince who threw the most lavish balls for the most beautiful people.  When an unseemly older woman seeks refuge at his castle and offers a rose in payment, the Prince scoffs her and throws her out.  She reveals herself to be an enchantress, and places a curse on the Prince, turning him into a Beast and his servants into furniture, erasing them from the town's memories, and leaving the Prince with one last rose.  If he can love - and find someone to love him - as a Beast, then everything will be restored, but if fails to do so by the time the last petal falls, he will remain a Beast forever, and his servants will turn into ordinary furniture. Some time later, in the small town of Villeneuve, young Belle (Emma Watson) is the most beautiful girl in the town, but also the most unique, as she doesn't need a man and also forges...

The Belko Experiment Starring John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley Directed by Greg McLean The Story: In Bogota, there's an American company known as Belko Industries, where the employees have been for over a year.  They all have implants in their heads that are supposed to be used if they're kidnapped in order to be rescued.  Employee Mike (John Gallagher Jr.) notices that there's a new security team who turns away the local employees (since they don't have chips in their heads), and after a few minutes or normal working, the building goes into lockdown. A voice comes over the intercom telling the employees that they need to kill two co-workers, or those in charge will do it.  At first, they think it's a game, but then people start dying when their implants go off, causing their heads to explode from the inside. Now in a panic, they're instructed that they need to kill thirty co-workers, or sixty of them will die at r...