Review: The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen is a stylish crime caper with writer/director Guy Ritchie’s fingerprints all over it. It's very much a "Guy" movie - and a "guy movie", with a splash of…
Mini-review: A Patient Man
This one is so very indie. Not a recognizable big-name actor in sight. That's sometimes a good thing. You don't know where to look, who is the important person. Sadly…
Review: Bad Boys For Life
“Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do...?” Gonna make a movie and a sequel or two. It all began in 1995, with Bad Boys, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence…
Review: Just Mercy
Just Mercy is an infuriating and inspiring legal drama based on the true story of a man who spent six years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit,…
Review: The Song of Names
I was going to make this more of a full-blown review but then decided not to bother, as the film itself is simply too unsatisfying to recommend. I wanted to…
Quickie Review: 1917
I’m not big on epic war dramas. They all tend to share the same brutal message: War is hell. But 1917 is surprisingly engaging, and best seen on the biggest…
Review: Little Women
Louisa May Alcott's 1860s novel Little Women has been adapted to film more times that I can count, beginning in the silent era. So do we really need another one?…
Mini review: Marriage Story
Both of us Chicks saw this one at the Middleburg Film Festival earlier this year where it was the opening night film. From director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding,…
Review: Bombshell
This movie has so much going for it - a knock-out cast, a ripped from the headlines #metoo #girlpower story, a humiliating takedown of the creator of Fox News -…
Review: Queen & Slim
Worst first date ever! Queen only went on the date because she had a bad day and didn't want to be alone. But Slim (Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out) was having…
Review: Uncut Gems
Adam Sandler is one of the most exasperating actors out there. He's made a slew of horrible, stupid movies (The Waterboy, Billy Madison), and yet every now and again he…
Reflections, Ruminations and Review: Richard Jewell
This movie hits close to home on so many levels. I was living in Atlanta in 1996, freelancing in news, and was even supposed to be volunteering as a pseudo…
Quickie Review: The Aeronauts
The Aeronauts is one of those movies that plenty of folks will like, but a lot of critics will wrestle with. It’s good, but it’s also disappointing. I saw The…
Review: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
This is a total indie gem. It's the story of two Indigenous women who meet by chance on a street in Vancouver as one of them is fleeing domestic abuse.…
Review: Knives Out
I caught this one at Middleburg, and sadly it was my biggest disappointment of the festival. As whodunits go, the jig is up pretty early on. But it has so…