Quickie Review: The Boy From Medellin
The Boy From Medellin is a documentary about a Colombian reggaeton superstar who I must confess I'd never heard of. Not really my jam (I had to look up 'reggaeton').…
Review: Four Good Days
Four Good Days is a movie about addiction and the toll that the cycle of rehab and relapse can take on relationships and family. We've seen it all before --…
Quickie Review: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
"Sesame Street" is a timeless classic and this documentary helps explain why. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street takes a deep dive into the heart and soul of…
Mainstream Chick’s Oscar Picks for 2021
UPDATE: In what I found to be a rather boring presentation of the awards, I ended up with a score of 16/23. Not too bad all things considered. It was…
Review: Thunder Force
The latest action-adventure comedy from celebrity couple Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy is not exactly a Thunder Force to be reckoned with. It’s barely watchable. So don't be fooled by…
Review: Nobody
Don’t mess with ‘nobody’. He’s got skills - in a John Wick meets Taken sort of way. Nobody stars Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul,” The Post, Nebraska) as Hutch Mansell,…
Review: Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
We're all familiar with the celebrity-driven headlines: "Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman Busted for Paying Beaucoup Bucks to get their Kids into Prestige Colleges!" But they weren't alone. Dozens of…
Quickie Review: YES DAY
Who can say no to a YES DAY? This movie is as simple as its premise, and that’s okay. It’s family-friendly entertainment that gives adults and kids alike pause –…
Review: Coming 2 America
Hard to believe it's been more than 30 years since Crown Prince Akeem Jaffer (Eddie Murphy) and his sidekick Semmi (Arsenio Hall) fled the palace - and an arranged marriage…
Quickie Review: Raya and the Last Dragon
The only opinion that really matters here would be that of a kid who likes animated movies. Especially Disney animated movies. And for that particular demographic, Raya and the Last…
Quickie Review: Silk Road
Silk Road starts with a disclaimer. "This story is true. Except for what we made up or changed." In other words, creative and dramatic license was required to turn this…
Quickie Review: Disney’s Flora & Ulysses
I'm not exactly the target demo, but I thoroughly enjoyed Disney's Flora & Ulysses. It's a family adventure comedy based on the Newbery Award-winning book "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated…
Review: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is an extremely campy comedy that plays like an overlong skit on Saturday Night Live. It stars SNL alum Kristen Wiig (Wonder…
Review: Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah is one of those movies you should watch, even if you don't really want to. It's another stark reminder of how the FBI operated under…
Review: Son of the South
"Not choosing sides is a choice," Rosa Parks (Sharonne Lanier) tells white college boy Bob Zellner (Lucas Till) when he talks to the civil rights icon a few years after…