Skip to main content
⚠️

Hold Up!

🎬 I'm NOT your casual movie reviewer!

I don't do plot overviews or safe, spoiler-free summaries. For that stuff, there's Wikipedia.

What I DO: I share my raw, unfiltered experience and thoughts on movies and TV shows. That means MAJOR SPOILERS could hit you in the very first line of any review.

I talk about films the way you'd chat with a friend who's already seen them. No dancing around plot points. No vague hints. Just honest, spoiler-filled conversation.

You've been warned. Now let's have a real talk about movies! 🍿

Week 12 Wrap-up

John Leguizamo Week Wrap-up

Hi everyone!
Here's this week's wrap up here at Freddy's Cine It.

It wasn't a particularly impressive week, but it wasn't one of the worst either.

Starting with my favorite, almost a mind-blowing movie, we have Critical Thinking (2020). A biopic film directed by Leguizamo and where he plays the role of the amazing Cuban-American teacher Mario Martinez. A film based on real events that managed to get me and Krasnaya excited to play a little game of chess. We haven't done it yet btw. ♞

Next, let's get it done with the worst movie of the week! Please don't watch, oh God please don't watch this - The Pest (1997).

Curiously, some of the scenes are kind of funny on their own and you can give it a try by watching the clips I've uploaded to YouTube. Just click the link for the review and scroll down.

Spun (2002) was a lot of fun. If you like drug-themed movies and are a fan of Guy Ritchie or Tarantino, you might enjoy this one. Every critic seems to compare this movie, and even say that it's a rip off of Requiem for a Dream. I've never seen that one, because Jared Leto sucks, so I can't tell you.

Latin History for Morons (2018), not a movie. A stand-up/theater history lesson that I really enjoyed. John does an outstanding job in this one-man show and it's really worth a watch for spicing up one's interest in history. 

I just have to say that after a little research, some of the stuff he says ended up not being true. Still, there were a lot of new facts and great reading recommendations! 

Summer of Sam (1999) by Spike Lee! Meh... this movie mixed many different ingredients that I love, like punk rock and the mafia, but the cocktail came out without a punch. A messy movie with a great premise and an outstanding performance by John Leguizamo. I didn't enjoy it very much, but Krasnaya sure did. You might give it a try. There's an orgy somewhere in there. πŸ˜‰

If you are a parent, I will leave you with a great quote from John:

“With kids, the days are long, but the years are short."

I really feel like this when I look at pictures of my daughter from about 1 or 2 years ago.

All done, got to go!
Have a great week!
Our blog is update everyday at 21:00 (WEST).

Critical Thinking Review - Click Here
Critical Thinking (2020) - Our Score: 72 
Summer of Sam Review - Click Here
Summer of Sam (1999) - Our Score: 71
Latin History for Morons Review - Click Here
Latin History for Morons (2018) - Our Score: 69
Spun Review - Click Here
Spun (2002) - Our Score: 62
The Pest Review - Click Here
The Pest (1997) - Our Score: 5

SCENE OF THE WEEK - AHAHAH THIS ONE IS REALLY WORTH THE WATCH

SONG OF THE WEEK - (FROM SUMMER OF SAM)
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kpop Demon Hunters (2025)

Plot Summary: Three talented young K-pop trainees discover they have supernatural abilities to battle ancient demons lurking in modern-day Korea. They must balance their demanding training for a much-anticipated debut with their secret mission to protect the world. Directors: Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans Screenplay: Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans Producer: Michelle Wong Music: Marcelo Zarvos Starring: Arden Cho as Rumi May Hong as Mira Ji-young Yoo as Zoey Ahn Hyo-seop as Jinu Yunjin Kim as Celine Ken Jeong as Bobby Lee Byung-hun as Gwi-Ma   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Peer Pressure & Pleasant Surprises My daughter came home from school the other day looking like she'd been left out of the cool kids' club because she was the only one who hadn't seen Kpop Demon Hunters. I knew right then my Satur...
2 comments
Click to read

La Mante (2017)

Plot Summary: Twenty-five years after being imprisoned, Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial killer known as "The Mantis," offers to help the police catch a copycat killer, but only if she can work with her estranged son, who is now a police officer. Director: Alexandre Laurent Writers: Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, GrΓ©goire Demaison, Laurent Vivier Music: FranΓ§ois Lietout Starring: Carole Bouquet as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis Fred Testot as Damien Carrot Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot Serge Riaboukine as Crozet Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet FredΓ©rique Bel as Virginie Delorme Jump to the Plot Explained Section   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Boring, Wannabe Hannibal Lecter This is officially the first TV series review I'm doing here at Cine It. I'm no...
Post a Comment
Click to read

Living in Two Worlds (2024)

Plot Summary: Based on the autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi, this Japanese drama follows a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) as he navigates between the hearing and deaf worlds, exploring themes of identity, family, and belonging. Director: Mipo O Screenplay: Takehiko Minato Based on: Autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi Starring: RyΓ΄ Yoshizawa as Dai Igarashi Denden as Yasuo Suzuki (Grandfather) Akito Imai as Yosuke Igarashi (Father) Akiko Oshidari as Akiko Igarashi (Mother) YΓ»suke Santamaria as Yukihiko Kawai   ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Nine-Year Vanish Today we're looking at Living in Two Worlds by Japanese director Mipo O. My actual review is going to be pretty short, so I'm going to lead with some research I did on the movie and stick my review at the very end. When Mipo O's ravishing 2014 drama The Light Shines Only There won her internat...
Post a Comment
Click to read

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Plot Summary: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do "one last job" by an all-female squad of criminals. Director: Pierre Perifel Screenplay: Yoni Brenner, Etan Cohen Based on: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey Edited by: Jesse Averna Music: Daniel Pemberton Produced by: Damon Ross Starring: Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf Marc Maron as Mr. Snake Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula / "Webs" Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington / Crimson Paw Danielle Brooks as Kitty Kat Natasha Lyonne as Doom / "Susan" Maria Bakalova as Pigtail Petrova Alex Borstein as Misty Luggins Richard Ayoade as Professor Marmalade   ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ ...
Post a Comment
Click to read

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Plot Summary: In 1940s Shanghai, a wannabe gangster named Sing aspires to join the notorious Axe Gang. His bungled attempt to extort the residents of Pig Sty Alley inadvertently leads to a gang war that gradually reveals surprising martial arts masters hiding among the slum's humble residents. Directors: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, Tsang Kan-cheung Story by: Stephen Chow Cinematography: Poon Hang-sang Edited by: Angie Lam Music by: Raymond Wong Starring: Stephen Chow as Sing Danny Chan as Brother Sum Yuen Qiu as Landlady Yuen Wah as Landlord Leung Siu-lung as Beast Xing Yu as Coolie Chiu Chi-ling as Tailor Dong Zhihua as Donut Lam Chi-chung as Bone Huang Shengyi as Fong Tin Kai-man as Adviser Gar Hong-hay and Fung Hak-on as Harpists Introduction: A ...
Post a Comment
Click to read

The Institute (2025)

Plot Summary: Based on Stephen King's novel, The Institute follows Luke Ellis and other kidnapped children with psychic abilities who are held captive in a sinister facility where they're subjected to brutal experiments and torture to harness their powers. Based on: The Institute by Stephen King Developed by: Benjamin Cavell Executive Producers: Jack Bender, Benjamin Cavell, Gary Barber, Sam Sheridan, Shane Elrod, Ed Redlich, Stephen King Episodes: 8 episodes (Season 1) Release Date: July 13, 2025 - August 24, 2025 (MGM+) Starring: Ben Barnes as Tim Jamieson Joe Freeman as Luke Ellis Simone Miller as Kalisha Fionn Laird as Nick Hannah Galway as Wendy Gullickson Julian Richings as Stackhouse Robert Joy as Dr. Daniel Hendricks Martin Roach as Chief Ashworth Mary-Louise Parker as Ms. Sigsby Jason Diaz as Tony Season 1 Ep...
Post a Comment
Click to read