Quickie Reviews: Only the Brave; Marshall
Only the Brave is a solid, engaging drama that is all the more impactful in light of the recent wildfires in California. Fire is as much a character in Only…
Review: Victoria & Abdul
20 years ago Judy Dench was nominated for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, a retelling of the Queen's unconventional relationship with her Scottish groom. Victoria & Abdul…
Review: The Mountain Between Us
There’s plenty to mock and ridicule and dislike about The Mountain Between Us. And yet… there’s a certain entertainment value in watching a combination meet-cute/disaster flick when it stars Idris…
Review: Year by the Sea
I know there are not enough great roles for women of a certain age, but could someone please write something good for Karen Allen (Indiana Jones, Starman) to act in.…
Review: Stronger
Stronger starts off strong, falters a bit in the middle, and regains its footing towards the end, making for an inconsistent though still compelling drama. The movie tells the true…
Review: Rebel in the Rye
I vaguely recall reading "The Catcher in the Rye" in High School. But I must not have been overly impressed with teen-angst icon Holden Caulfield because unlike characters in, say,…
Review: IT
I get it now. The creepy clowns. The red balloons. The yellow slicker. The references to “You’ll float too.” All things I'd be privy to had I read “IT” (the…
Quickie Reviews: I Do… Until I Don’t; Crown Heights; Polina
Nothing gets you pumped for the start of the Fall movie blitz quite like the final weeks of summer at the box office. Bring it on! I'm ready for Awards…
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Quickie Reviews: The Glass Castle; Wind River; The Fencer; A Taxi Driver
I’m generally a fan of (or maybe a sucker for) movies based on real people and events, so that could be why I had a pretty good week at the…
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Quickie Reviews: The Dark Tower; Brigsby Bear; Detroit; Step; An Inconvenient Sequel; Escapes
The Dark Tower. I’m not a Stephen King purist so I didn’t go into this movie with the same high expectations as those who’ve read the series of books that…
Review: Lady Macbeth
No, it's not Shakespeare's play. But the lady in question does end up with a lot of blood on her hands. The film Lady Macbeth is an adaptation of a…
Quickie Reviews: Atomic Blonde and Landline
Atomic Blonde is set against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall in late 1989. As the Cold War appears to be nearing its end, the spy game…
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Quickie Reviews: Girls Trip; Dunkirk; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
This film is trippin’! It may not garner any Oscar nominations, but it’s definitely the most fun option of the week for anyone in the mood for a comedic escape.…
The Beguiled Review
When I heard this film was being done, my first thought was, "A remake of the 70s Clint Eastwood flick? Why?" But fortunately it's not a remake. Sophia Coppola has…