Love and Friendship
When you think of Jane Austen, you think of young women in dire straights IF they don't marry well. You think of a constrained society and English estates where the…
The Lobster
Without doubt, The Lobster is one of the most unconventional love stories I've seen. The film stars Colin Farrell as David, a recently dumped man in an alternate world where…
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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Alice Through the Looking Glass; Maggie’s Plan; A Monster with a Thousand Heads
Alice Through the Looking Glass - I didn’t see Tim Burton’s 2010 re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, but did read up on it a bit before heading into this sequel…
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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Angry Birds Movie; The Nice Guys; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising; Love & Friendship; Sunset Song
The Angry Birds Movie - As one adult commented after watching this flick, “It was lamer than I expected. Awful. Though my 6-year-old daughter thought it was great.” There you…
Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Boss; Demolition; Mr. Right
The Boss – Sadly, The Boss kinda sucks. Or, to put it more gently, it’s really weak. The R-rated comedy starts out with huge promise and some very funny moments,…
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt is full of pretty people, decent-enough acting, and CGI spectacle. But it’s also pretty boring. Like, epically boring. I don’t expect it to live the immortal life…
How to Be Single
Apparently, I’m doing it all wrong. Then again, I’m not really sure what the takeaway is supposed to be for this movie. I just hope it doesn’t reel in the…
The Choice
What can I say? It’s a Nicholas Sparks movie! The Choice is yours to make. As I’ve written many, many times in the past few years, if you’ve seen/liked any…
The Finest Hours
The Finest Hours is a fine but forgettable flick that doesn't quite rise up to the level of what I've come to expect from a Disney movie based on a…
Carol
The film Carol is gorgeous.The clothes, the sets, the cinematography. And the actresses - Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara - are both fabulous in this 1950s era forbidden love drama…
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a beautifully crafted old-fashioned story about a young Irish immigrant coming to America in the 50s. Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Grand Budapest Hotel) plays Eilis who is struggling…
The Intern
From the opening sequence, you know you’re watching a Nancy Meyers movie. The director of many chick flick gems including The Holiday, Something’s Gotta Give, It’s Complicated, and Baby Boom…
Trainwreck
Trainwreck cruises along at a raunchy but entertaining clip for a solid hour or so. Then – about two-thirds of the way through – it veers off track. Not catastrophically.…
Far from the Madding Crowd
What a simply horrid problem Bathsheba Everdene (Katniss's great-great grandmother?) has to contend with! She's young and pretty and has inherited a big old house in the British countryside with…
The Age of Adeline
The Age of Adeline is a satisfactory romantic drama that is best enjoyed by those who can suspend all sense of logic and tolerate a bit of an ‘ick’ factor…