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Movie Review: The Substance (2024)

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Synopsis: After being fired from her weekly fitness show because she's too old, former movie star Elisabeth Sparkle answers an ad offering a way to regain her youth called the Substance. The drug works as advertised, creating a younger version of her who goes by the name Sue and immediately finds her own stardom. However, Sue's success and beauty quickly make Elisabeth jealous while Sue, inconvenienced by the need to switch places with Elisabeth every other week, begins skirting the rules, causing Elisabeth to age faster. Who's in it? The movie stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley , Dennis Quaid , Gore Abrams and Oscar Lesage. Review: It's once again too cold for my wife and I to go out (she is feeling a bit under the weather anyway) so we stayed in this evening and searched for a movie to watch. I picked out The Substance because it sounded like it would be an interesting thriller. Unfortunately, while the plot was intriguing, my wife and I both thought the execution ...

Movie Review: Death Note (2017)

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Synopsis: An intelligent and rebellious high school student meets a death god and is given a note book that enables him to kill anyone he wants just by writing their name in it. After using the book to get revenge on the local bully and the man who killed his mom, he (along with his new girlfriend) decides to use the book to kill criminals. However, his efforts result in making him the center of an FBI agent's investigation. Who's in it? The movie stars Nat Wolff , Margaret Qualley , Willem Dafoe , Lakeith Stanfield and Shea Whigham. Review: After watching another Netflix original movie, What Happened to Monday , and enjoying it, I decided I wanted to see this new film as soon as it became available. My wife and I ended up doing that last night and, once again, were very impressed. This movie actually ended up surprising me a bit. From the description, I was a little concerned it would become either very predictable or end up being a bit dull. As it turns out, it w...