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: Desert One
Unfortunately, I am old enough to remember the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979-80; but the memories are vague. I recall watching Ted Koppel’s nightly updates (the precursor to Nightline), grieving…
Review: The Outpost
The Outpost is a war movie. War movies are hard to watch. They're especially hard to watch when you can't tell the characters apart - even with on-screen "lower thirds"…
Review: Shock and Awe
The most shocking thing about Shock and Awe is how shockingly flat it turned out to be, given the star-power behind it as well as the timeliness of its core…
The Zookeeper’s Wife
Just in time for Passover… a new Holocaust movie! It’s hard to believe that 80 years after Hitler hatched his maniacal plan to exterminate Jews, there are compelling stories of…
Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Office Christmas Party; Miss Sloane; Jackie; Lion
Comedy. Drama. Suspense. History. Politics. Lots to choose from at the box office this weekend. And it’s all pretty good, even awards-worthy. Except for Office Christmas Party. That one’s just…
Race
It’s a shame that Race, an inspiring biopic about American track-and-field superstar Jesse Owens competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, and Eddie the Eagle, an inspiring biopic about an…
The King’s Speech
Last year, Colin Firth blew me away with A Single Man. This year, he’s done it again, with The King’s Speech. This guy can act. He says as much –…