Diary of a Movie Lover

Theatrical Release Poster Ever since I saw the trailer of Marvel's Doctor Strange , I was so ecstatic to see the movie especially because one of my favorite actors Benedict Cumberbatch was going to star but I was also a bit skeptical about how it would be pulled off. The story follows Doctor Stephen Strange, a Neurosurgeon who gets into an accident making him lose the use of his hands. The movie begins with Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen), a sorcerer stealing a ritual from a book belonging to the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). After the accident, Doctor Strange feels like his world is over because he can't use his hands anymore but is encouraged by his friend Doctor Palmer (Rachel McAdams) to move on but he doesn't want to. He learns that Jonathan Pangborn (Benjamin Pratt) who became paralyzed was able to walk again after visiting a place called Kamar-Taj, so he embarks on a healing journey, putting his ego and pride aside in order to restore the use of hi...

Theatrical Release Poster Ben Affleck stars as The Accountant in this crime thriller about an Autistic man who works as a freelance accountant for very dangerous people. When the movie begins, Christian's (Ben Affleck) parents learn that one of their two sons is Autistic. The parents break up, the mother leaves her two sons to be taken care of by their father and he trains them to fight. In the present day, Christian works as an accountant in Illinois and also as a forensic accountant for drug cartels and mobsters. Christian is a loner and is extremely good with numbers which makes him very valuable. He finds out that the Treasury Department is after him so he takes the Living Robotics company as a client. A junior accountant at the company, Dana Cummings (Anna Kendrick) discovers inconsistency in the books, so she works with Christian to track the missing funds. The CEO of Living Robotics Lamar Blackburn(John Lithgow) and his sister Rita Blackburn (Jean Smart...

NOVEMBER 4 DOCTOR STRANGE (Superhero/Fantasy) After the neurosurgeon Stephen Strange gets involved in a car accident, he embarks on a healing journey. During the journey, he meets the Ancient One who later becomes his mentor. Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) stars in this movie as Doctor Strange. HACKSAW RIDGE (Drama/Action) Directed by Mel Gibson, Hacksaw Ridge is a true story based on the U.S Army medic, Desmond T. Doss who refused to perform military service on the grounds of his religion. He was able to save the lives of over 75 comrades while under attack in the Battle of Okinawa during the Second World War. TROLLS (Animation/Musical Comedy) This animation stars the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand and James Corden.   NOVEMBER 11 ARRIVAL (Mystery/Science Fiction) Arrival is based on Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. An elite team consisting of Linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams), Mathematician Ian Donn...

NOVEMBER 2 SALEM (Supernatural Drama) The supernatural show inspired by the Salem Witch Trials in the 17th century returns with its third season. STAN AGAINST EVIL (Comedy, Horror) Created by comedian Dana Gold, the eight-episode horror comedy is about a former sheriff in the town of New England. He teams up with his younger replacement to investigate supernatural activities. NOVEMBER 4 THE CROWN (Drama, History) Netflix's new show is about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. NOVEMBER 11 RED OAKS (Comedy) Red Oaks is a comedy show set in the 80's about a college student enjoying the last few days of summer before it comes to an end.   NOVEMBER 15 GOOD BEHAVIOR (Crime, Drama, Mystery) Based on the book series by Blake Crouch about Letty Dobesh who is just recently out of prison. She overhears a hit man being hired to kill someone so she puts together a plan to stop the mission and soon becomes involved with the hit man.   SHOOTER (...

Theatrical Release Poster Deepwater Horizon is a true life movie based on the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana. The movie starts with us meeting Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg), his wife Felicia (Kate Hudson) and their daughter. We also meet Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez) as she's dropped off at the heliport on a bike by her friend. Mike and Andrea meet one of their bosses, Mr. Jimmy (Kurt Russell) at the Heliport. They all board the helicopter and are taken to Deepwater Horizon. At the rig, there's a lot of talk and conversation about the condition of the rig. Caleb Holloway (Dylan O'Brien) and Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg)  The BP executive, Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich) doesn't support the tests ordered by Mr. Jimmy and some of the employees including Jason Anderson (Ethan Suplee), Caleb Holloway (Dylan O'Brien) and Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez) are also very concerned about ...

Theatrical Release Poster So a few days ago, I sat through two hours watching Tom Hank's Inferno and to be honest I didn't really enjoy it. Inferno is a Mystery Thriller based on the book Inferno by Dan Brown. The movie starts with Betrand Zobrist, a scientist who is intent on solving the problem of the world's overpopulation being chased by WHO officials. He ends up committing suicide. The next scene shows Dr Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in a hospital in Florence, Italy. He wakes up not having memory of what happened prior to him being in the hospital. Doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) tells him that he's suffering from amnesia which was caused by a bullet to his head. Langdon has visions of hell at the hospital and struggles to remember what happened to him. Dr Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) & Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) A female assassin, Vayentha shows up at the hospital and shoots at Langdon and Brooks helps in escape. She takes him to her apa...

    Jane the Virgin returned with its third season on Monday and it picked up from where it stopped last season. Jane and Michael got married and Michael was shot by Sin Rostro on their wedding night, Petra was drugged by her evil twin sister and mother and was in the hospital unable to move or speak and Xiomara found out that she was pregnant with Esteban's baby. Photo Credit: The CW  During the episode, Jane, her father, mother and grandmother are at the hospital scared for Michael's life. Flashbacks reveal how Michael and Jane started and flash forwards show what would become of their family if he survives. Jane and her Mother In-law are fazed with the decision of letting the doctors operate on Michael but they are skeptical that Michael would not survive it. They finally agreed and he is taking away for surgery but not before Jane promises to get him a cat when they leave the hospital together.  Photo Credit: The CW Photo Credit: T...