SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Plot:

A young Han (Ehrenreich) has taken to a life as a bandit on his planet who steals a vial of energy source, supposedly for the head thug on the planet. But instead his plan was to use it as leverage for him and his girlfriend Qi'Ra (Clark) to escape from the planet together on a quest through the galaxy with hopes of him getting his own space vessel. When they try to get past customs together, Qi'Ra is apprehended by thugs working for their leader who Han has double crossed. Han vowing to come back for his love, enlists in the flight academy, still with hopes of getting a space vessel. He soon encounters Beckett (Harrelson) who along with his team poses as part of the military but instead they are space bandits looking to steal some containers of power source. Han looking to take up with them is betrayed and placed in a pit to be eaten by The Beast who he would wind up befriending and naming Chewbacca, helping him to escape and teaming up with Beckett. After a failed attempt at steal a train full of enrgy, they will try again, but Han will encounter Qi'Ra who works for the man they need to steal the energy source for. In need of a ship fast enough to help them with the assignment, they meet with the savy, smooth talking Lando Calrissian (Glover) who relunctantly joins them with his ship The Millenian Falcon. Han will soon realize that no one can be trusted not even Qi'Ra as he has to decide to do good or bad after they retrieve the cannisters.


Reel Talk:

WOW!!! It was 1977 when we were first in awe with Han Solo who was then played by a young Harrison Ford. There have been many Star Wars adaptations since that year. Well now we have another one. This time around under the new direction of director Ron Howard, this film is not a sequel but rather tells the beginning story of how a young teen Han became Han Solo, how he became friends with Chewbacca and how he encountered Lando Calrissian and The Millenian Falcon.  It was a good intro to the orgin of how it all came about. It has action and excitement with a fairly good cast. Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo does not command the screen as nuch as co-stars Woody Harrelson and  then Donald Glover who makes the most of his time as Lando. It does have some slow moments but overall it is a pretty good film. Just don't go expecting a great film.

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clark, Donal Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Paul Bettany
Directed by: Ron Howard
Rated: PG-13

I give it 3 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLERS

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DETROIT MUSIC WEEKEND PRESS CONFERENCE FT JACKIE & MARLON JACKSON

BROTHER TO BROTHER!

Yesterday there was a press conference held at the Detroit Music Hall Center For The Performing Arts with committee members for the Detroit Music Weekend to talk about their upcoming three day music festival June 14 -17, 2018. Now you know THE REEL HUSTLER was gonna be on the scene. Anyway this year the festival will be honoring and celebrating the legendary JACKSON 5 for their years of providing us with wonderful music with performances by the the remaining Jackson brothers. In attendance at the press conference were brothers Jackie and Marlon Jackson to speak about their pending Detroit Music Weekend appearance. Be sure to make it down to the music festival this year and catch The Jacksons and other special guests. Oh and did I mention it is "FREE"!!!

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DEADPOOL 2

Plot:

Wade Wilson aka Deadpool (Reynolds) while wallowing in his grief over the loss of his love Vanessa (Baccarin), reflects back to the events that has led up to her death and why he contemplales joining her. When arrested over the effects of a botched mission Deadpool, while in prison is befriended by a young mutated boy named Russell (Dennison) who would eventuallybe the target of a futuristic cyborg named Cable (Brolin) who lost his family to the boy in the past. So he is on a mission  to reset the course of events by eliminating the boy's existence, but is met by resistance by Deadpool who wants to protect the boy. In order to save Russell from Cable hemust prevent him from committing his first murder giving him a taste for blood which led to him killing Cable family. Unable to stop the seemingly indestructable cyborg, Deadpool enlist the help of fellow mutant Domino (Beetz) and a few other mutants with hopes of stopping both Cable and Russell from committing murder.


Reel Talk:

Following the highly successful prequel film in 2016, Deadpool 2 brings back Ryan Reynolds as the humorous but rude, self narrating, with a self regenerating body, mercanary superhero Deadpool. Do not expect him to be any less offensive as the first, that is not going to happen because he just does not care. It is also just as action packed and just as violent as the first film. Josh Brolin's addition as the cyborg Cable was a good fit but it is the beautiful Zazie Beetz as Domino who is a scene stealer. She definitely makes the best of her screen presence. There are also a host of cameos from some celebs, some you will notice and some you may not. If you enjoyed the first film you will enjoy this one. Again I suggest that this is not the most kid friendliest film so parents be warned.

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Zazie Beetz, Julian Dennison, T.J. Miller and Eddie Marsan
Directed by: David Leitch
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER

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LIFE OF THE PARTY

Plot:

Dan (Walsh) and Deanna (McCarthy) have just dropped their teen daughter Maddie (Gordon) off at her dorm to start her first year of college. Not even having left the campus grounds Dan tells Deanna he wants a divorce so that he can be with a young, vibrant real estate agent named Marcie (Bowen). Depressed and in need of some direction for her life, Deanna decides to go back to college to gain the degree she let slip away earlier when she dropped out because she had become a housewife and a mother. At first her daughter was reluctant to the idea of her mother being around her and her teen peers. But soon Maddie and her gal pals embrace Deanna as one of their crew and help her to try to blend in despite her age. She even starts a school fling with a young handsome teen named Jack (Benward) who she will later find out is the son of her ex-husband's new soon to be wife Marcie.


Reel Talk:

You can just say this is another typical Melissa McCarthy film. You pretty much know what to expect and that is that she will go to any extent for a laugh. While this movie is kind of a knock off of some previous old person goes back to college films, it does have its share of laughs. It is not a continuous barrage of laughter, but rather they come in spurts. Because of that at some point you will then realize that the film is a little longer than needs be. Still a decent, funny movie that if you like Melissa McCarthy you will enjoy this film.

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Stephen Root, Luke Benward, Maya Rudolph, Christina Aguilera and Molly Gordon
Directed by: Ben Falcone
Rated: PG-13

I give it 2 and a half corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER

BREAKING IN

Plot:

An older gentleman while out jogging is run down and then brutally assaulted to finish him off by a strange man while he lays injured on the ground. Shortly after his death his estranged daughter Shaun Russell (Union) and her two children, teen daughter Jasmine (Alexus) and son Glover (Carr) set out to clean up the humongous and securely fortified ranch home that was the family home so that it can be put up for sale. During their stay at the home Shaun notices some unusual sightings around the garage and soon realizes that they are not alone and that her kids have been abducted by a mysterious but dangerous man named Eddie (Burke) and three of his henchmen who are there looking for a hidden safe with millions of dollars stored in it. They will stop at nothing, even to the point of killing the kids and she will stop at nothing to get her kids out of this terrible situation.


Reel Talk:

Right off I will be honest and say that since Gabrielle Union is one of my celeb woman crushes, she can let's say rarely do anything wrong except when she married Dwayne Wade...LOL! So in this predictable thriller where she plays a passive mom turned into a bad butt superwoman who takes out four hard, murdering criminals made her look even more enticing to me. By no way is it a great movie but it is an action movie that will keep your attention, especially if you are a Gabrielle Union fan. It is worth cashing out to see my boo thang...LOL!

Starring: Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Ajiona Alexus, Seth Carr, Levi Meaden, Mark Furze, Jason George and Damien Leake
Directed by: James McTeigue
Rated: PG-13

I give it 3 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER

JENIFER LEWIS VISITS THE "D"

MAMA'S IN THE HOUSE!

THE REEL HUSTLER stopped in at the Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History on Saturday for a special appearance and book signing with Jenifer Lewis for her book "Jenifer Lewis - The Mother Of Black Hollywood". Now you you know I had to snap a few pics while I was there.

This is my life, the life of THE REEL HUSTLER!!!

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