Non-Stop
Check your cynicism and plausibility meter at the gate, because Non-Stop is fraught with narrative turbulence. So take it with a grain of salt, and enjoy it for what it…
Winter’s Tale
Winter’s Tale is an okay chick flick that never quite finds its way. It’s part time travel, part fantasy, part drama, part romance. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, sometimes very odd……
Ride Along
Ride Along is a typical, formulaic, middle-of-the-road January offering. Not exactly a must see, but harmless entertainment. A sort of Beverly Hills Cop light. In Atlanta. Kevin Hart plays Ben,…
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor is difficult to watch. So difficult, in fact, that I covered my eyes for the majority of the second half. It’s a hard-core war movie. It’s intense. Brutal.…
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Mainstream Chick’s 2013 Year in Review
I don’t particularly like lists – especially where movies are concerned because so much depends on what you're hoping to gain, and the kind of mood you’re in. I generally…
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is based very loosely on a James Thurber short story. As a lover of old films, I fondly remember the Danny Kaye version from…
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks is a thoroughly enjoyable film that doesn’t fit into any particular genre. It’s a 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' blend of drama, wit and biopic, inspired by true events. The film…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Here's all you need to know about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: 1. Anyone who’s read “The Hobbit” and/or seen and enjoyed the first of director Peter Jackson’s three-film…
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Catching Fire is both satisfying and frustrating in that it definitely leaves you hungry for more. Sadly, the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy won’t be dished out for…
All is Lost
This is a movie unlike any other in many ways. There is just one actor whose entire dialogue could fit on an index card. We find out nothing about his…
Thor: The Dark World
If you’re a fan of the science-fiction-fantasy-action-adventure-superhero genre, then you’ll get a kick out of the latest Thor flick. It’s not the best of the ‘Avengers’ movies, but it still…
Rush
Opie – oops, I mean Ron Howard - doesn’t make bad movies. At least, that’s what I told myself as I dragged myself into Rush, a film about Formula 1…
The Family
The Family is fine, but ultimately fuhgeddable. Robert De Niro plays Fred Manzoni, a mafia boss with a price on his head for ratting out his friends. Fred and his…
The World’s End
From the guys who brought you Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and Paul (2011)...That’s really all you need to know. If you’re a fan, then hustle on…