Review: Styx
Styx is the story of intrepid German ER doctor Rike who's on a solo sea voyage when she's suddenly sucked into a life or death situation. What begins as a…
Quickie Review: How to Train Your Dragon – The Hidden World
I must confess: I did not see the first How to Train Your Dragon movie in 2010. And I found the 2014 sequel to be rather dark. Regardless, both films…
Quickie Review: Minding the Gap
I'm not a big fan of the skateboarding scene and when I heard this documentary was one of the five Oscar nominees, I knew I had to watch, but I…
Review: I Am Not a Witch
In this odd little satirical film from Zambian-born director Rungano Nyoni, 8-year-old Shula (Maggie Mulubwa) is branded a witch and sent away to the camp where all the other witches…
Review: Isn’t It Romantic
Isn’t It Romantic unabashedly satirizes and celebrates the RomCom, a genre I just so happen to unabashedly embrace. So while the movie falls far short of the classics it draws…
Quickie Reviews: The Isle; Untogether
The Isle is for the horror flick lovers out there. It's set in 1846 on an island off the coast of Scotland that is shrouded in mist. Three survivors of…
Review: What Men Want
What men should want is not to be dragged to this movie for Valentine’s Day. And what men - and women - deserve is a stronger spin on a plot…
Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019
I always look forward to watching the shorts. (Short being 40 minutes or less, so some of them aren't all that short.) This year's crop had clear winners and losers…
Review: Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit triggered a chilling case of deja vu. Not just because it’s another Liam Neeson revenge thriller. But because I’d seen the exact same movie before, in 2014 –…