Mad Max: Fury Road

I watched the original Mad Max 5 years ago (to the month), this one's better.  I honestly don't remember a lot about the original, but do remember not really "getting it" ... this one's easy to get ... it's simply an action movie.   That doesn't make this film bad, but it does make it easy to follow.  The plot takes a back seat to the spectacular visuals, the cinematography is (I'm going to hate future self for writing this) fire emoji.  For a compelling story, pass, for a very odd/strange/weird visual feast, recommend.

Deadpool

So much hype, so much excitement, so immature.  I don't want to waste any more time on this than I need to, but Ryan Reynolds may be my least favorite actor in Hollywood right now.  This is two weeks in a row I've watched one of his films and despised them equally.   This movie is so immature, so juvenile, I'm embarrassed I know people who actually liked it. By all means, pass.

The Change Up

I heard this was funny, it's not.  The premise has been done better so many times before.  Pass.

Jim Gaffigan: Cinco

Every Gaffigan special worse than the previous one. It's so disappointing.  This one's completely skippable, he even steals the old Seinfeld bit about not being able to slam the phone down like you could with an old land line phone.  The saving grace was a segment about music, most specifically "Mary had a Little Lamb", it had me laughing out loud.  I can only imagine how difficult it must be to come up with new material, but in my opinion, nothing he ever does will ever top "Beyond the Pale".  Pass.

Metallica: Through the Never

Continuing on my recent trend of Joe Rogan I stumbled upon a podcast with James Hetfield, Metallica front man.  I was a big Metallica fan "back in the day" but as I've slowed down, so has my taste in music.  I still like the classic Metallica, but anything released after The Black Album just doesn't cut it in my opinion.  Anyways, in this podcast James is talking about his "failed" movie, and being a one time kinda big fan, I wanted to check that out.

Through the never is in fact a movie, it's more of a concert movie however.  The majority of the film is a concert performance, but it's intertwined with shots of a young stage-hand who's sent on a mission to retrieve a bag for the band.  Chip leaves the concert and goes on an apocalyptic journey to retrieve the bag.  It's pretty cool and fit's in well with the music.  Metallica music plays throughout, there is very little dialogue.

If you like the music, you'll likely enjoy what's here.  If not, I cannot recommend this movie under any circumstance.