Quickie Review: Dolittle
I often skip the “kids movies” since my nieces and nephews have aged out of them. But I will generally make an exception for animation, musicals and anything with Robert…
Review: Life Itself
Don't let the trailer fool you. Life Itself is not This Is Us. Yes, it is a multi-generational family drama written and directed by This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman,…
The 33
Hard to believe it’s already been – and only been – five years since the internationally-televised live dramatic rescue of 33 miners outside Copiapó, Chile. It’s a story that was…
Ruby Sparks
I went into this film knowing absolutely nothing about it, except that Mainstream Chick had seen it and thought maybe as the Arty One, I would get something from it…
Haywire
Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano plays the lead and does all her own stunts in Steven Soderbergh's latest action flick Haywire, which comes off feeling kind of Bourne-lite.…
The Skin I Live In
I have to admit two things up front. I am not usually a fan of Pedro Almodóvar, and the descriptions of The Skin I Live In did not lead me…
Puss in Boots
Like a lot of people in the northeast, I got shut out of going to the movies Halloween weekend because of a freak October snowstorm. So what did I go…
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Woody Allen’s latest is set in London and in early voiceover we are treated to a quote from Macbeth. "Life's but a walking shadow …a tale told by an idiot,…
Shrek Forever After: The Final Chapter
The first Shrek was truly special; a twisted fairy tale with a fairy-tale twist that worked on so many levels- for kids and adults. The second Shrek was okay. Not…