Streaming – Star Trek Picard Season 2
Paramount + Mister Marquee Says: What a Mess Number- 2/5 I was over the moon when Star Trek Picard was announced. As someone who grew up with the Next Generation, the prospect of a return to that period of Star Trek and its thought provoking sci-fi was irresistible. Season 1 was uneven, and fell very…
Read MoreDr. Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
Release Date: May 2, 2022 Director: Sam Raimi Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Benedict Wong Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Dr. Strange is taken on a whirlwind ride through the multiverse to save a teenager with the power to hop universes. MCU (Marvel Commic Universe) movies, especially post-Avengers, have increasingly depended on their…
Read MoreFor Your Health – Get the full benefits of whole grains
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center It’s likely no surprise to hear that whole grains are a key part of a healthy diet. They’re filled with fiber, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Studies have found that regularly eating whole grains can lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. And they may…
Read MoreMorbius
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: March 30, 2022 Director: Daniel Espinosa Starring: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, and Adria Arjona Mister Marquee Says: UNFORGIVABLE Number: 0/5 Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) spliced vampire bat DNA with human DNA in an attempt to cure his rare genetic blood disease. In a shock to no one but…
Read MoreThe Lost City
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: March 25 Directors: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe Mister Marquee Says: Meh + Number: 3.5/4 A grieving, disillusioned romance novelist Loraine (Sandra Bullock) is kidnapped by a rich socialite (Daniel Radcliffe) and taken to a jungle island to translate an ancient parchment…
Read MoreUncharted
by Hans A. Carpenter Release date: February 18 Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, and Antonio Banderas Mister Marquee says: Meh Number: 3/5 Nate (Tom Holland) is a young pickpocket recruited by Sully (Mark Wahlberg) to complete a quest that Nate and his long-lost brother were enthralled by as kids – finding the lost gold of…
Read MoreThe Batman
by Hans A. Carpenter Release Date: March 4 Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Paul Dano Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number: 5/5 Batman (Robert Pattinson) is a few years into the role of dark knight when a new threat arises. An enigmatic serial killer called The Riddler (Paul Dano) begins targeting political…
Read MoreEncanto
by Hans A. Carpenter Streaming – Disney + Directors: Jared Bush and Byron Howard Starring: Stephany Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, and John Leguizamo Mister Marquee Says: LEGENDARY Number 5/5 Mirabel (Stephany Beatriz) is a member of the Madrigal family. A miracle many years ago saved the family from death and granted them a magical home.…
Read MoreBest and Worst of 2021
by Hans A. Carpenter The Best Dune Director – Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve keeps his hot streak alive with another challenging sci-fi masterpiece. Opting to adapt only half of Frank Herbert’s classic novel of the same name, Villeneuve avoids the mistake of David Lynch’s adaptation, fitting 10 lbs of plot into a 5 lb bag.…
Read MoreMarvel …What If?
by Hans A. Carpenter Streaming on Disney + Marvel …What If? joins The Watcher as he views an infinite number of realities. The series is an animated anthology following MCU characters with changes that ripple across each universe and ask questions like “what if Peggy Carter was Captain America?” or “what if Ultron won?”. The…
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