In 1962, Tony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work with his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Although hardly enthused at working for a black man, Tony accepts the job and they begin their trek armed with The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for safe travel through America’s racial segregation. Together, the snobbishly erudite pianist and the crudely practical bouncer can barely get along with their clashing attitudes to life and ideals. However, as the disparate pair witness and endure America’s appalling injustices on the road, they find a newfound respect for each other’s talents and heart to face them together. In doing so, they would nurture a friendship and understanding that would change both their lives. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
One of the songs played by the Don Shirley trio during a montage is “Happy Talk” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific”, which, like “Green Book”, also deals with the issue of racism. It is unclear, however, if the song was intentionally chosen because of this. See more »
Goofs
At the beginning of the movie, the font used on the Copacabana entrance canopy (a variant of Futura) and the font on the poster announcing that the club would be closed for two months (Arial) did not exist in 1962, and would not exist for at least twenty years thereafter. See more »
“Larry the Crow” gets a mention. This was an actual crow that Viggo Mortensen found injured near the set, and tried in vain to nurse back to health. He was no doubt named for Viggo’s favorite soccer team, San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence in Spanish). The team nickname is “The Crows”. See more »
Miles Morales is a New York teen struggling with school, friends and, on top of that, being the new Spider-Man. When he comes across Peter Parker, the erstwhile saviour of New York, in the multiverse, Miles must train to become the new protector of his city. Written by Tom Daly
Completing the animation for the film required up to 180 animators, the largest crew ever used by Sony Pictures Animation for a film. See more »
Goofs
Miles, strangely, blames himself for ‘being followed’ to Aunt May’s house, when by then it was public knowledge that May’s nephew was Spider-Man. (The memorials placed in front of her house are evidence of this ubiquity; although, as another plot hole, the obviousness of the backyard shed being a brightly glowing, emblem-showing Spider-Cave entry door would have tipped off the neighbors long before Spider-Man’s passing, that May knows Spider-Man). Either way, it makes perfect sense to assume the villains would go to May’s to find the Spider-Men they were pursuing. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Peter Parker:
[narrating]
Alright, let’s do this one last time. My name is Peter Parker. I was bitten by a radioactive spider and for ten years I’ve been the one and only Spider-Man. I’m pretty sure you know the rest. I saved a bunch of people, fell in love, saved the city, and then I saved the city again and again and again… And, uh… I did this.
[shot of Spidey doing the emo dance from “Spider-Man 3”]
Peter Parker:
We don’t really talk about this. Look, I’m a comic book, I’m a cereal, did a Christmas album…
SPOILER: There is a scene at the end of the closing credits: Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara) travels to Spider-Man (1967) and has a comical encounter with the Spider-Man of that show. See more »
Familia (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Written by Nicki Minaj (as Onika Tanya Maraj), Bantu (as Tinashe Sibanda), Dr. Chaii (as Philip “Pip” Kembo), Anuel AA (as Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago) and Carlos Suarez (as Carlos A. Suarez)
Produced by Bantu and Dr. Chaii
Performed by Nicki Minaj & Anuel AA featuring Bantu
Nicki Minaj appears courtesy of Young Money/Cash Money Records See more »
Old school magic meets the modern world in this epic adventure. Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical sword in the stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Sir Patrick Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be. Written by https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-kid-who-would-be-king
Rebecca Ferguson said in an interview that she would film scenes for Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) during the week, and film scenes for this movie during weekends. See more »
Quotes
Alex:
[examining Excalibur]
There’s something written on the guard. Put it into Google Translate.
Bedders:
It means “Sword of Arthur”. What if it’s the Sword in the Stone?
On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
Director:
Travis Knight
Stars:
Hailee Steinfeld,
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.,
John Cena
A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many entities who have invaded Earth. But the entity takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
Directors:
Anthony Russo,
Joe Russo
Stars:
Robert Downey Jr.,
Chris Hemsworth,
Mark Ruffalo
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown in a thrilling action-adventure packed with gritty battlefield exploits, mind-blowing fight choreography, and a timeless romance.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg, Cable.
Director:
David Leitch
Stars:
Ryan Reynolds,
Josh Brolin,
Morena Baccarin
Thor is imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, and must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
Director:
Taika Waititi
Stars:
Chris Hemsworth,
Tom Hiddleston,
Cate Blanchett
As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past.
Director:
Ryan Coogler
Stars:
Chadwick Boseman,
Michael B. Jordan,
Lupita Nyong’o
Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
Director:
Jon Watts
Stars:
Tom Holland,
Michael Keaton,
Robert Downey Jr.
When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, Diana, an Amazonian warrior in training, leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.
Arthur Curry, half human half from Atlantis, goes on a trip of a lifetime. Not only does this adventure compel him to come to terms with his real identity, but it also forces him to discover whether he is entirely worthy of fulfilling his own destiny: becoming a king. Written by Domingo Alvarez
Patrick Wilson (Orm) played younger brother to Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry although he’s six years older than him. See more »
Goofs
In the 1985 segment of the movie, when discussing names for the baby, Tom suggests “Arthur” after hearing about the current hurricane Arthur on the radio. In 1985 the “A” named hurricane was Ana, in 1986 it was Andrew. Arthur wasn’t used as a storm name until 2014. See more »
Ocean To Ocean
Written by David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Pitbull (as Armando C. Perez), George Bechara, James Saaib, Bianca Oechsle and Gabriel Dunn
Performed by Pitbull feat. Rhea
Produced by George “GWizard” Bechara and James Saaib
Courtesy of Mr. 305 Records
Contains an interpolation of “Africa” written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro See more »
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case which shocked the world in 1993.
The world at an end, a dying mother sends her young son on a journey to the place that grants wishes. The Last Boy is a Sci-Fi, Fantasy drama inspired by the works of the 13th Century Sufi Mystic and Poet Rumi.
A group of online social justice activists venture deep into the woods to uncover the truth behind a recent series of gruesome ritual murders – and to capture the person responsible. But … See full summary »
Director:
Julian Grant
Stars:
Terry Bell,
Nathanael Card,
Rinska Carrasco
In 1980 film writer Ruud den Drijver goes head to head with two notorious Dutch film directors, Paul Verhoeven and Wim Verstappen, passionate film makers, competitors and colleagues in a … See full summary »
Directors:
Dirk Rijneke,
Mildred Van Leeuwaarden
Stars:
Paul Verhoeven,
Wim Verstappen,
Ruud Den Dryver
A mentally ill woman with a severe personalty disorder develops a strange relationship with her dolls. She becomes victim to insomnia and even self-mutilation leaving her son to unfold the strange truth about Anne’s illness.
Director:
Joseph Mazzaferro
Stars:
Melissa Daddio,
Michael Kenneth Fahr,
John Kyle
Three students went missing in October 2018. Sarah McCormick, Kyle Miller, Joseph Moore. Authorities have now come forward with the information that video surveillance was found inside of … See full summary »
Directors:
Joseph Mazzaferro,
Jospeh D. Thomas
Stars:
Lisa Arcaro,
Mara Darrow,
Michael Kenneth Fahr
A 10-year-old boy shares an intense bond with his mentally ill mother. The youth’s life is turned upside down when his mother lapses into violent psychosis. A former psychiatrist takes pity… See full summary »
Director:
Tony Barbieri
Stars:
Nastassja Kinski,
Robert Forster,
Cody Morgan
A teenager’s seemingly perfect life comes crashing down around her, as she suffers with depression in silence. Now, under extreme exertion, she must find the answer to the ultimate question – Is her life worth living?
Directors:
Brendan Byrne,
Marissa Kaye
Stars:
Brendan Byrne,
Carol Elsden,
Natalia Cricri
Joe Beck has lost the love of his life thanks to a Pixie’s Curse and he now needs to figure out how to get his girl back, learn more about the mysterious Pixies and undo a bad deed he did long ago.
Director:
Sean Patrick O’Reilly
Stars:
Bill Paxton,
Alexa PenaVega,
Christopher Plummer
“Back Roads” centers on a young man stuck in the Pennsylvania backwoods caring for his three younger sisters after the shooting death of his abusive father and the arrest of his mother. … See full summary »
Director:
Alex Pettyfer
Stars:
Jennifer Morrison,
Juliette Lewis,
Nicola Peltz
Philip is a disabled white billionaire, who feels that life is not worth living. To help him in his day to day routine, he hires Del, an African American parolee, trying to reconnect with his estranged wife. What begins as a professional relationship develops into a friendship as Del shows his grouchy charge that life is worth living. Written by Tom Daly
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:
James McAvoy,
Anya Taylor-Joy,
Haley Lu Richardson
The movie repeatedly and prominently references a fictional “tallest building in Philadelphia,” the so-called Osaka Tower, which evokes (and could intentionally be a reference to) the equally fictional Nakatomi Tower, the site of Bruce Willis’ action debut, “Die Hard.” See more »
Goofs
When the guard, Pierce, comes into the office and sees the leftover sandwich and banana he is alerted to something being wrong. However, later when Dr. Staple comes into the office – the food is gone from the desk. It is unlikely that Elijah took the time to clean up whilst reprogramming the computer system. See more »
Quotes
[from trailer]
Elijah Price:
This is not a cartoon. This is the real world.
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In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael’s three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Written by Disney
Julie Walters (Ellen) has admittedly been confused for original Mary Poppins performer Julie Andrews throughout her entire career. She has even gone on to sign her autograph and quote “Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious” to strangers, in fear of embarrassing people excited to meet Andrews. See more »
Goofs
In one scene set at night, the sound of cicadas can be heard. Cicadas are not native to England and so would never be heard at night. See more »
Quotes
Jack:
[as he and Georgie see Mary Poppins descending on his kite, then they reel it in]
As I live and breathe…
In a reprisal of the credits gag from the original, Dick Van Dyke is at first credited as “Nackvid Keyd”, only for the credits to unscramble themselves again. See more »
The MSI GS75 Stealth challenges that old PC laptop proverb that says you can have high performance, and you can have a 17-inch screen, and you can have light weight—but you can only pick two. Sure, at five pounds GS75 is hardly “light.” But along with its 17.3-inch display it packs an 8th-generation 6-core CPU and Nvidia’s brand-spanking new GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics inside.
To put it in context: Origin PC’s EVO-17S is considered pretty portable for a 17-inch laptop, and it weighs nearly seven pounds, with a GeForce GTX 1070 inside.
Meanwhile, Razer Blade Stealth, the self-anointed “smallest 15-inch gaming laptop,” is just slightly smaller and lighter than the MSI GS75 at 4.6 pounds.
The MSI GS75 is one of the first laptops to debut with Nvidia’s RTX graphics for laptops, announced earlier in January at CES. This review focuses a bit more on graphics than usual as a result—and as you’ll see in our benchmarks, the MSI GS75 is a (relatively) lightweight laptop with a heavweight wallop. As we test more laptops with the new technology, we’ll add that information to an accompanying story discussing whether Nvidia RTX for laptops is worth it.
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MSI’s 17-inch GS75 Stealth (middle) is so compact, it’s closer in size here to the 15-inch Razer Blade (top) than the 17-inch Origin PC EVO-17S (bottom).
MSI GS75 features and specs
Let’s start with the basic internal specs for the MSI GS75. As we said, it’s an impressive list:
CPU: 8th-gen Intel Core i7-8750H
Memory: 32GB of DDR4/2667 in dual-channel mode
Storage: 512GB Samsung PM981 NVMe SSD
Display: 17.3-inch 144Hz wide-aspect ratio monitor without G-sync or FreeSync
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
82-watt-hour battery
Now that you know what’s inside, here’s more about the outside. As with the 15-inch GS65, the GS75 features an all-aluminum body that’s anodized black. The black is accented by bronze, which gives it a very “grown-up” feeling. MSI has endeavored to make its laptops visually acceptable in corporate conference rooms, lest your boss suspect you’re fragging bots on the clock.
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The hinges features bronze accents, which give the laptop a stately grown-up feel.
Ports still matter for those who actually do work, and MSI is generous. The left side of the GS75 features 3.5mm analog headset and mic ports, a microSD slot, USB 3.1 Type A, a Killer Gaming Network E2500 gigabit port, and a dedicated power port.
On these last two points we should mention that the Killer NIC E2500 is Atheros hardware, and the Wi-Fi portion is the company’s new 802.11ac that’s based on Intel hardware. MSI includes a fairly slim 230-watt power brick with the GS75 Stealth. It’s still brick-ugly, but at least it’s not as large as some.
Moving on to the right side of the GS75 we see two more USB 3.1 Type A ports, and two USB 3.1 Type C ports. One is just USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 at 10Gbps, while the other adds Thunderbolt 3. Finally, the laptop also features a full-size HDMI 2.0 port.
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The right side of the MSI GS75 Stealth offers USB-C, USB-A, and HDMI.
The keyboard on the GS75 Stealth carries SteelSeries branding and features per-key RGB lighting. The keyboard is a rubbery-dome type with N-key rollover support. The keyboard is decently bright and features translucent skirts to accent the RGB look of it. MSI jams in a small 10-key on the right side, which still oddly follows a phone-style layout for the 0 key. As we’ve whined about before: Anyone with an accounting background knows the zero key should actually be under the one key instead of the two key, as it is here. Phooey.
Perhaps the most unusual choice is the placement of the trackpad. It’s beautifully glass-smooth and responsive, with support for Microsoft’s Precision Driver gestures. The palm rejection is excellent, too. But it’s so huge, you’ll constantly place your right wrist on it while typing, and likely trigger the trackpad’s physical click mechanism.
Much of the problem stems from MSI’s decision to center the trackpad on the keyboard tray (roughly between the ‘I’ and ‘O’ keys), rather than center it under the QWERTY keyboard (between the ‘T’ and ‘U’ keys). Your wrist just naturally falls where the trackpad lies. The only advantage we can see is that it’s completely clear of the WASD keys, so your left wrist probably won’t hit the trackpad while gaming.
We know, we know, the big news is how this laptop performs with the brand-new RTX graphics inside. At the risk of spoiling your fun, let’s confirm up front that it’s fast. But there’s plenty of nuance from test to test. Hold onto your hats as we give the CPU its due.
First up is Maxon’s Cinebench R15. Based on the company’s rendering engine from its Cinema4D product, it’s a multi-threaded test that loves CPU cores. The result is basically in line with what we’ve seen from a stack of 8th-gen Core i7 CPUs. We’d actually put the MSI slightly in front of the pack, but let’s just call it a tie. The good news is there’s no sign of performance loss from shrinking this laptop.
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The 8th gen Core i7-8750H CPU inside of the MSI GS75 Stealth compares favorably with the competion in multi-threaded work.
Because few workloads use all the cores of a CPU, we also look at Cinebench’s single-threaded performance, which is more indicative of what you’d see in Office or browsing the Internet. The result is again in line with what we’ve seen with other laptops with the same CPU.
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The GS75 Stealth pushes its Core i7-8750H at a good clip and is among the faster 8th-gen based laptops we’ve seen.
Our last CPU benchmark examines how a laptop handles workloads that run the CPU hard and for a long period of time. We take a 30GB 1080p video file and transcode it with the popular and free HandBrake app, using the Android tablet preset. What this typically reveals is a performance dip as the laptop heats up.
You’d think the light and thin MSI GS75 Stealth would suffer performance loss or spin its fans to annoying levels under heavy loads, but all is good. In fact, acoustics on the GS75 Stealth were truly amazing. During a looped graphics load stress test, the GS75’s fans spun up, but we’d swear it was quieter than some 13-inch laptops under load. In fact, it may be the quietest gaming laptop we’ve ever heard.
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The 8th gen Core i7-8750H CPU inside of the MSI G75 Stealth performs as you’d expect it to, which is good.
Exactly how fast is that GPU? Keep reading to find out.
On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
Director:
Travis Knight
Stars:
Hailee Steinfeld,
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.,
John Cena
Six strangers are given mysterious black boxes with tickets to an immersive escape room for a chance to win tons of money. Being locked in several rooms with extreme conditions, they discover the secrets behind the escape room and must fight to survive and to find a way out.
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