Last summer, I experienced the AMC A-List. By the end of the summer, I had seen 35 movies in six months. There were a large number of movies I wanted to see, but will 2024 offer more Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverses, or will it be full of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinys? I will focus on blockbusters and… Continue reading AMC A-List & Movies Coming in 2024

I saw Saw X in a 141-person Dolby Cinema at AMC on Monday, October 2nd, at 9:15 CT. Trailers Seen Timing Movie Start Delay: 28mRuntime: 2h15mNon-Credit Runtime: 2h4m Brief Review Science fiction is a top-tier genre. I am always interested in seeing how messed up the world will be in the not-so-distant future. I am… Continue reading The Creator (2023)

I saw Saw X in a 141-person Dolby Cinema at AMC on Monday, October 2nd, at 9:15 CT. Trailers Seen Timing Movie Start Delay: 23mRuntime: 1h58mNon-Credit Runtime: 1h51m Brief Review I have not seen a Saw movie in a while. I remember enjoying the first one. The premise was insane, and it was my first… Continue reading Saw X (2023)

In a previous post, I described how seeing Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX would be a must-experience event. I took my 14-year-old and can confirm that for 60-year-old white people, it’s a packed party.Only 19 theaters are showing the film in its purest format. The closest to Saint Louis is the Indianapolis State Museum—a three-and-a-half-hour drive… Continue reading Oppenheimer in 70mm IMAX

I saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in a 127-person AMC Theater on Saturday, July 29th, at 2:00 CT. I went with my 11-year-old. Trailers Seen Timing Movie Start Delay: 13mRuntime: 1h39mNon-Credit Runtime: 1h30m Brief Review Besides Transformers, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were the biggest toys in my life. I remember watching the… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

I saw Haunted Mansion in a 141-person Dolby Cinema at AMC Theater on Friday, July 28th, at 12:40 CT with my 11-year-old. Trailers Seen Timing Movie Start Delay (Dolby Cinema): 27mRuntime: 2h2mNon-Credit Runtime: 1h54m Brief Review The movie is too long. Some relationship-building and side trips could have been eliminated. But this movie is not… Continue reading Haunted Mansion (2023)

I saw Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in a 136-person cinema at AMC Theater on Saturday, July 22, at 10:00 am CT. I went with my 11-year-old. It was a special showing where they kept the lights. There were a couple of large families there with children. It was our only chance of seeing the movie… Continue reading Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

I saw Oppenheimer in a 274-person IMAX theater Friday, July 21, at 2:30 pm CT. I arrived a little late at 2:40 as I knew I had three hours ahead of me. Trailers Timing Movie Time: 2:30Trailers End: 2:48Movie Start: 2:50Credits Start: 5:44 Movie Start Delay: 20mNon-Credit Movie Runtime: 2h54mListed Runtime: 3h My Brief Review… Continue reading Oppenheimer (2023)

I saw Barbie in a 141-person Dolby Cinema at AMC Theater on Wednesday, July 19th, at 7:00 CT. I went with my wife to the special opening night and sat up front in a packed theater. I also went Friday, July 20th, at 9:30 AM CT with my 11-year-old. Trailers Seen The Premier had no… Continue reading Barbie (2023)

I saw Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One in a 274-person IMAX theater Saturday, July 15, at 2:30 pm CT. Trailers Timing Movie Time: 2:30Trailers End: 2:49Movie Start: 2:53 (No Nicole Kidman AMC. Just Cruise telling us to see movies in theaters)Credits Start: 5:28 Movie Start Delay: 23mNon-Credit Movie Runtime: 2h35mListed Runtime: 2h43m My… Continue reading Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One (2023)