Tangerine
There's a whole lot of buzz around this one. The characters are interesting, to be sure. And the way it was shot on iPhones is pretty cool, too. But I'm…
Creed
All things considered, Creed does the Rocky franchise proud. Buzz suggesting that it should be an Oscar contender is a bit over the top, but the movie is certainly satisfying…
For the kids: The Peanuts Movie; The Good Dinosaur
I'll make this quick since The Peanuts Movie and The Good Dinosaur are the only options out there right now for the under-10 set. Neither movie blew me away, but…
Trumbo
Trumbo is set in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s during the Red Scare, when the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) was convinced that there were Commie spies planting propaganda…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part Two
I had to re-read my review – from exactly one year ago – of Mockingjay - Part One to reaffirm what I already knew: Mockingjay, Part Two is definitely my…
Spotlight
This one has Oscar written all over it. It features a fabulous ensemble cast in a compelling docudrama based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that still reverberates. Spotlight is the…
Straight Outta Compton
I really liked this film, even though I'm not normally a fan of hip hop, because it has a great story and great characters and, I have to admit, some…
The 33
Hard to believe it’s already been – and only been – five years since the internationally-televised live dramatic rescue of 33 miners outside Copiapó, Chile. It’s a story that was…
Love & Mercy
I will admit right up front that I was never a fan of The Beach Boys. So I put this film off and that was a mistake. While Brian Wilson…
Spectre
Spectre is classic Bond. It’s got all the stuff you’ve come to expect from a 007 movie: the babes, the bad guys, the gadgets, the cool cars, the exotic locales,…
Woman In Gold
As the year comes to a close, I'm catching up on some of the films that slipped through the cracks. Woman in Gold tells the true story of Maria Altmann…