Caro the Movie Critic

Summertime is about here as we are in the days of the blazing heatwave and the glaring sunlight that will darken our skin for a period of time. Yes, we are outside at the park, at a bar, at a pool or at a beach to relax and to have fun with our family and friends because it is the summer. It is a succinct explanation but a reasonable one. However, there are times where we do not want to go out because outside will get hot, very hot. The heat will exhaust us. So, if you want to spend the day inside to avoid the heat, there are movie selections in which you watch or stream to feel like it is a summer movie, a comedy, a coming-of-drama, an action film or a drama just by itself. These movies (great, good or fun movies) integrates the story well with the summer condition, livid hot or just to get in that lively spirit of having such cheesy fun. So, here are the summer movies well worth checking out if you are in the mood to avoid the heat. National Lampoon's Vacation Caddys...

Well...how can I start a review talking about a movie like this? Revenge movies are the ultimate escapist entertainment because you are rooting for a hero to avenge a person's death or stand their ground against the villains. There are revenge movies that are powerful and thought-provoking, yet, there are others that you have to suspend your disbelief and just go with it. I think this movie is a bit of both: this is a movie that will have moments that will make you roll your eyes but its powerful message will get you cheering for her character. Plus, what I appreciate more about it is that the movie is never afraid to push the envelope. An American socialite named Jen (Matilda Lutz) is having a secret relationship with French millionaire, Richard (Kevin Janssens). The couple fly out to Richard's secluded home in the middle of the desert for a weekend getaway before his annual hunting trip with Richard's friends, Stan (Vincent Colombe) and Dimitri (Guillaume Bouchéde). ...

Another spin-off so soon....ok. I do not know that this strategy to release it in the summer was as clever as people would have thought, which is a small number of people. Did the executives at Lucasfilm or Disney wanted to start the new summer slate for Star Wars? To me, I thought they were doing well just releasing the movies annually on Christmas. But, my prime question is this: Do we have too much Star Wars? In addition to that, is it as special anymore? I'd say yes to the first question but we're getting close to no on the second question. A Star Wars movie was a special event where a studio in the past releases every three years. People would ask themselves: "What happens? What will be next?" However, I believe that Kathleen Kennedy wants throw in almost every spin-off and movie to please to the crowd in a limited space. It's too much, I think. With Rogue One , being the first spin-off, it was exciting because we do not know who brought the Death Star p...

Back in 2016, Deadpool  surprised the world with its biggest R-rated movie opening of all-time and deservedly so. I thought it was a near-perfect superhero movie and there was a right balance of meta-humor and violent action to coalesce with the story, which is a romantic superhero film. It was a great strategy move to release that first movie on Valentine's Day. The whole focal point was not on Deadpool solely but on the relationship between Ryan Reynolds' character and Morena Baccarin's character. Now, because of the phenomenon, people were clamoring for more of the meta-humor and Ryan Reynolds' performance. It is one of my most anticipated movies of not just the summer but the year. I thought this action sequel met the hype with the action and Ryan Reynolds' performance, but what hurt it from being great was the story's execution and a little bit of the meta-humor being too much and/or being inserted in unnecessary places. Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reyn...

I have not as been familiar with the 80s comedy, Overboard , which starred Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, before I have seen it not too long ago. It is a wacky set-up with a personal of high status falling overboard and a person of low status takes advantage of the person and becomes somebody else or becomes somebody better. I did like it because of Russell's and Hawn's chemistry but the set-up almost prevented me from liking it because it is a bit creepy. People consider it as a comedy classic, I don't, I consider it as a "fun time" on a rainy day or any other day because of their lovely chemistry and heck, they are still a couple to this day. Now, we have a remake that nobody wanted and after watching the lackluster trailer, I had very low expectations. After watching it, the movie was a lot better than I thought even though, I think that both Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez give two very good individual performances but they do not work as a couple with their d...

Oh, mothers...what they do for children, whether if it is loving or embarrassing, but in the end, they will still care about their young ones. While watching the trailer for this movie, I thought that this was excremental and needed to be doused with fire. Basically, this story is sort of the same premise as the 80s comedy, Back to School , where Rodney Dangerfield's character goes back to college to be in the same roof as his son as he had problems. Here, it is sort of the other way around where as Melissa McCarthy's character has the problems but can redeem herself by going back to school with her daughter. Director Ben Falcone and his wife, Melissa do not have a promising collaborative history with awful movies like Tammy (which almost made my worst list that year) and The Boss . This is their best but it is not saying much. So, they can relax by not entering the "worst of the year" party this year. Deanna Miles (Melissa McCarthy) is with her husband, Dan (Mat...

Um, I don't know what to say to open a review like this so let's just get straight to the point, this is another re-hashed movie of Die Hard  in which the script relies heavily on the action and style, that even if the movie is one-dimensional, it does not become as over-the-top as you'd want to be to root for the character. It is also not as contained because they do not allow the main character to develop with much background. Shaun Russell, what a name, (Gabrielle Union), goes to her estranged father's old house with her kids, Jasmine (Ajiona Alexus) and Glover (Seth Carr) in order to settle the estate and sell the house. There are security cameras installed around the house that Glover notices which lead to the case that Shaun's father has had a working history with some people. Later on, four criminals break into the house led by Eddie (Billy Burke). The other thieves are Peter (Mark Furze), Sam (Levi Meaden) and Duncan (Richard Cabral). They all take Jasm...

Well, here it is. A newly revised favorite 100 movies of all-time...in my opinion. Everybody is entitled to their opinion as to what their favorite movies are, classic or not, good or bad. I decided to make a re-vamped list to solidify my honest placement with these movies in regards to re-watchability and also analysis as to how I process what the movie is all about or just for a good old laugh. There are some movies on this list that have a deep place in my heart as to why I connect to some of them. Do I love The Sandlot?  Yes. Is it on here? No. But, I can watch it almost every summer or every time I get sick I feel great. Do I love Home Alone ? Yes, but I watch it every Christmas or sometimes in the middle of summer to get laughs. You get my point. Anyway, to be honest, I had an easier time coming up with my top 70 than when I got to the bottom because of the movies I had to get rid of to include some newer releases on the list. This is not a permanent list as changes ca...

I am not in the position to say motherhood is easy but I believe other women saying that it is not easy because I heard in some cases that being a mother, especially who had a firstborn or three little ones, is a full-time job. Now, we have yet to the explore the psychological awareness of how difficult motherhood can be. Yes, it is a magical chapter to both a woman's and family's life to have another generation of your legacy be in your household. But, even with a first child, it is a tough transition with the overnight feedings and exhaustion. Hey, it is life. Director Jason Reitman and Charlize Theron reunite, after their first collaboration making the solid Young Adult , focus on the joy and arduous work of motherhood that it fully captures the honesty and social astuteness around people and children. It dares to go where we have not gone before and it almost succeeds completely. Marlo (Charlize Theron), who is nine months pregnant with her third child, is an overworke...