Tim joined Tom Barnard and the morning show crew on the “The KQ Morning Show” on KQRS-FM to review the new limited theatrical/Paramount+ release “Orphan: First Kill,” starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Julia Stiles. Tim also reviewed the film and the new streaming series “She Hulk: Attorney at Law” (Disney+) with Jordana Green on “Adam and Jordana” show on WCCO-AM on Friday; and “Orphan: First Kill” with Kelly Cordes on “It Matters with Kelly Cordes” on WJON-AM and KLZZ-FM. Click to listen to below. All of Tim’s segments are brought to you by Michael Bryant, and Bradshaw and Bryant.
ABOVE: Tim reviews “Day Shift” on WJON-AM with Kelly Cordes.
Tim Lammers reviews movies weekly for “The KQ92 Morning Show” with Tom Barnard on KQRS-FM, “Adam and Jordana” with Adam Carter and Jordana Green on WCCO Radio, “It Matters with Kelly Cordes” on WJON-AM, KLZZ-FM, “The Tom Barnard Podcast” and “The BS Show” with Bob Sansevere, and reviews streaming programming on WCCO Radio’s “Adam and Jordana” as well. On TV, Tim has made hundreds of guest appearances on NBC affiliate KARE on the news program “KARE 11 News at 11.”
Tim joined Paul Douglas Tuesday to review the original Netflix movie “The Adam Project” and the Hulu limited series “The Dropout” on the “Paul and Jordana” show on WCCO-AM. Click to listen below. The segment is brought to you by Michael Bryant and Bradshaw & Bryant.
Tim Lammers reviews movies weekly for “The KQ92 Morning Show” with Tom Barnard on KQRS-FM, “Paul and Jordana” with Paul Douglas and Jordana Green on WCCO Radio, “It Matters with Kelly Cordes” on WJON-AM, KLZZ-FM, “The Tom Barnard Podcast” and “The BS Show” with Bob Sansevere, and reviews streaming programming on WCCO Radio’s “Paul and Jordana” as well. On TV, Tim has made hundreds of guest appearances on NBC affiliate KARE on the news program “KARE 11 News at 11”.
VIDEO: Tim reviews “Avengers: Endgame” with Adrienne Broaddus on “KARE 11 News at 11.”
“Avengers: End Game” (PG-13)
The end is here at last for the first sprawling saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with “Avengers: Endgame,” an exhilarating and emotionally charged wrap-up of the 22-film saga that began with Robert Downey Jr. and “Iron Man” in 2008.
Of those 21 previous MCU films, three involved the gathering of the Marvel’s mightiest superheroes to form the Avengers – lighter films that took a deathly serious turn with “Avengers: Infinity War” last year. In it, of course, the omnipotent villain Thanos acquired all six Infinity Stones, which together gave him the power to wipe out half the universe’s population with the snap of his fingers.
AUDIO: Hear Tim’s spoiler-free review of “Avengers: Endgame” with Tom Barnard on “The KQ Morning Show” on KQRS-FM.
Now, avoiding spoilers at all costs, it’s safe to say Earth looks holy hell in the wake of Thanos’ purging, and the surviving members have a choice to make: To cut their losses and embrace what little life has left for them — or take a risk and act on a couple glimmers of hope that emerge that will give them a chance to turn the tables on Thanos.
While “Avengers: End Game” is 3 hours and 1 minute long, it surprisingly doesn’t feel any longer than “Infinity War,” which was 2 hours and 29 minutes. The extensive run time allows for “Endgame” a more human story than we’ve seen from “The Avengers” before, and a much larger and yes, very complicated build-up to an inevitable showdown in the film’s third act.
The great thing about “Endgame “is that it doesn’t take the obvious route I thought the film would take assessing the ending of “Infinity War.” Instead, it goes with a much more challenging route, and despite the plot’s complexities, “Endgame” still manages to be extremely entertaining from an action and comedy standpoint before it packs some serious emotional wallop to wrap up the film.
Downey saves his best performance as Iron Man for last, shuttering his wise-ass, billionaire industrialist attitude to become a broken yet grateful man humbled by events of “Infinity War.” Instead, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) are the scene-stealers this time around from a comedic standpoint, surrounded by familiar faces from the “Avengers” films who keep the story in a proper balance. The film also includes an appearance, naturally, from Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), the latest MCU member who promises to lead future films in the franchise.
Despite the overly ambitious narrative that drives the film (that will no doubt challenge its audiences as they try to unpack it all), fans will no doubt be enamored by “Endgame.” True, some tough creative decisions were made to give this chapter of “The Avengers” some emotional weight, but in the end, they were necessary to serve the story; the culmination of one of the greatest superhero franchises of all time.
Lammometer: 8 (out of 10)
Tim Lammers reviews movies weekly for The KQ92 Morning Show,” “KARE 11 News at 11” (NBC), WCCO Radio, WJON-AM, KLZZ-FM, “The Tom Barnard Podcast” and “The BS Show” with Bob Sansevere.
VIDEO: See Tim’s review of the film with Adrienne Broaddus on KARE-TV (NBC Minneapolis).
Chris Hemsworth is back and funnier than ever as the God of Thunder in “Thor: Ragnarok,” an action comedy-style adventure that diverts from the path established by the first two “Thor” movies and as a result, thrives through the kaleidoscopic vision of director Taika Waititi.
The film doesn’t waste any time raising the stakes for Thor, who learns while in the capture of the fiery demon Surtur (voice of Clancy Brown) that his home planet of Asgard is facing Ragnarok – the end of days – which he thinks he puts a temporary stop to.
That all changes, though, when his father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins) warns Thor and his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) that Hela, the Goddess of Death (Cate Blanchett) has broken out of her imprisoned existence and is coming to Asgard to wreak havoc. In their first attempt to stop her, both Thor and Loki are cast off to the junk planet of Sakaar, where its savvy ruler Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) features Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) in gladiator-style battles to entertain the planet’s inhabitants.
But with his powers restricted after being captured by the bounty hunter, Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Thor must first find a way to convince Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to revert to Bruce Banner to escape from Grandmaster’s clutches to get back to Asgard to face off against Hela, whose powers are growing stronger by the minute.
While the first two Thor films weren’t overly serious, “Thor: Ragnarok” establishes almost from its opening frames that it will be marching to the beat of a different – and very funny – drummer. Yes, serious things do happen in the film, but through Waititi’s lighthearted approach, we’re treated to a fast-moving, neon-infused adventure romp that’s loaded with action, colorful costumes and sets, and hilarious dialogue created largely through the improv skills of the gifted ensemble cast.
All told, Waititi injects a burst of energy that’s so welcome in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while the previous films in the MCU were hardly lacking, it’s exciting to see a filmmaker take risks and break free from the studio’s other offerings and establish its own identity. While some sequels face the danger of falling into a trap and becoming formulaic with each passing film, that’s never the case with “Thor: Ragnarok.” It’s a (Hulk) smashing great time.
Lammometer: 9 (out of 10)
AUDIO: Hear Tim’s review of “Thor: Ragnarok” with Tom Barnard on “The KQ Morning Show.”
