Cocktails And Movies

by Tim Barley and Duwayne Tso

Rivalries, Rampage, Dogs and Dares

Let’s see what’s new this week.

Just four wide releases for this week. 

Borg vs. McEnroe   

Distributor: Neon
Director: Janus Metz
Cast: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, and Tuva Novotny
Rating: R
Run Time: 107 mins

Official Synopsis: The story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.

CocktailsandMovies.com’s Take: No word on this movie.

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Rampage   

Distributor: Warner Bros. / New Line
Director: Brad Payton
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, William Yun Lee, and Joe Manganiello
Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 107 mins

Official Synopsis: A silverback gorilla, a wolf and a reptile grow to a monstrous size after a rogue genetic experiment goes wrong. Primatologist Davis Okoye soon joins forces with the military to prevent the mutated beasts from destroying everything in their path.

CocktailsandMovies.com’s Take: Okay, this looks like a “eat all the popcorn, sugar and cocktails til it’s good” movie. But, yeah, we’ll probably enjoy it.

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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero   

Distributor: Fun Academy
Director: Richard Lanni
Cast: Logan Lerman, Helena Bonham Carter, and Gerard Depardieu
Rating: PG
Run Time: 90 mins

Official Synopsis: A stray dog – Sgt. Stubby – gets adopted by a soldier while training for World War I. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.

CocktailsandMovies.com’s Take: Based on a true story, but animation?

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Truth Or Dare    

Distributor: Universal
Director: Jeff Wardlow
Cast: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violette Beane, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sophia Ali, and Hayden Szeto
Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 100 mins

Official Synopsis: A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone — or something — begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare.

CocktailsandMovies.com’s Take: Formulaic. But people love this shit.

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Duwayne’s Pick: Rampage! I am not just choosing this because the lead actor has a similar name and physique as me. Lol. He is the King of the Box Office, he is the current box office king much like Schwarzenegger and Stallone were in their hey-days. I first thought it would be stupid but after seeing the first movie trailer, I changed my mine. This is going to be a whole lot of fun to watch. It has a lot of action, cool SFX, comedy, and with lots of over-the-top acting … and that’s what a good popcorn movie does!

Tim’s Pick: Rampage, ditto. Almost all the same reasons.

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The Weekend Top Five: (purposely leaving this open for you all to guess)

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We’ll see you around over the weekend, but until then make sure to treat your films and your drinks with equal responsibility. Skip the bad movies, and know when to say “No” to that refill! Though calling an Uber or Lyft is always an option as well!