Rob and I came up with an idea for future Substack videos: go to a “Mystery Movie” together, record a video review discussion while the film is fresh in our minds, and then post the video when the film opens in Madison theaters. Well, the turn around time was a bit quicker than I expected for our first Mystery Movie, because the pre-release feature film this past Monday was the action thriller, Fuze, which opens today on AMC, Marcus, and Flix Brewhouse screens.
You can read Rob’s full review of Fuze on his Substack, which he posted on Wednesday. I’m not sure if I’m going to post a written review for the reasons you will hear in the video (I don’t like to be a negative Nelly all the time). Certain areas in our views of Fuze overlap, while others diverge. But we agree that the “Mystery Movie” concept at Marcus Theaters (or “Screen Unseen” at AMC, or “Secret Flix” at Flix Brewhouse) is a fun and reasonably affordable way to expand the range of movies you see while also supporting local theaters.
One final note: We mention that most of the Mystery Movies are on Monday nights, but I just noticed that there is a “Family Edition” of the Marcus Mystery Movie on Sunday, May 3 at 2:00pm.
