I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

 Commercenter Cinema 2, Filinvest City, Muntinlupa Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage. -WWW Release date: 26 July 2017 (Philippines) Director: Brian Fee Screenwriters: Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson and Mike Rich Story by: Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Eyal Podell and Jonathan E. Stewart Music by: Randy Newman   Take note:  There is one(1) post credit scene (so there's a Cars 4 in the offing) and  Paul Newman   as  Doc Hudson , McQueen's former mentor and crew chief, who used to be the Fabulous Hudson Hornet #51. He appears in flashbacks that include previously unused recordings of Newman from...

( source )  ( source ) It's the Roaring `20s and Prohibition hasn't stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules, and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll.  -WWW Release date: December 25, 2016 (USA) Director: Ben Affleck Adapted from: Live by Night (Coughlin series by Dennis Lehane) Screenplay: Ben Affleck     Music By: Harry Gregson-Williams ( source ) my ticket The film has mixed-reviews and I want to be honest that I read the spoilers before watching the film.   It was just as well, because I appreciated the film more.  Normally, I don't want to know everyt...

American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball . Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an office worker who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela ( Mena Suvari ). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley , Chris Cooper , and Allison Janney  are also featured. The film has been described by academics as a satire of American middle class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, beauty, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption....  Wikipedia When searching for images to put in this blog, I realized that the movie that I saw for the first time on TV (when it was shown in 1999 I didn't want to see it...I just didn't want to...no need to explain why) was the sanitized ...