Bumblebee (2018)

I'm happy to say that Bumblebee is actually an enjoyable Transformers movie. It's an homage to the eighties, full of eighties music and design. Is it kind of cheesy? Sure, but eighties nostalgia is going to be kind of cheesy. It's undeniably fun. Hailee Steinfeld is a refreshing lead in a series that once featured Megan Fox and Shia Labeouf. Why not have a brave, independent female lead with a penchant for cars? Don't let her pop star turn make you forget that she is Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld. The ending is really unique. The charming love interest tries to make a move and he is rebuffed. She evidently doesn't dislike him but she's not ready. And that's that. It's not creepy and he doesn't make a big deal about it. On the surface it appears anticlimactic, but the movie is not actually about them. Her transformation comes through her friendship with Bumblebee, not the boy. The studio must have made them add in the boy, but the filmmakers showed 'em just whose movie this is.

Trainwreck (2015)

Judd Apatow takes his tried and true R-rated comedy formula, and refreshingly puts a female protagonist at the helm.  Amy Schumer pens this hilarious not-your-typical romantic comedy.  No, Schumer pokes fun at romantic comedy cliches in a satire of sorts.  Her self deprecating, biting, edgy, raunchy humor is exactly what we've come to expect from Schumer.  But at the same time, there is a good balance between humor and seriousness.

Amy Schumer and Bill Hader play great leads. They have good chemistry together, and they make each other funnier feeding off of each other's energy.  Tilda Swinton is unrecognizable in her tanned skin tone.  And the MVP award goes to LeBron James playing himself. Is there anything he can't do?  As the concerned friend and patient of Bill Hader, he is actually really funny.