Review: TOP GUN: MAVERICK
As sequels 30+ years in the making go... TOP GUN: MAVERICK delivers at mach speed. The high-adrenaline action drama is like a remake, homage and sequel all rolled into one.…
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…
Review: The Report
We Chicks both saw The Report at the Middleburg Film Festival last month. We were both fans of this political thriller that should be seen widely, and agreed that its…
Review: Tag
Tag pretty much delivers on what the trailer and the promos promise: an entertaining adult comedy action movie featuring a diverse group of guys who spend one month out of…
Quickie Review: Beirut
Beirut is a fairly standard spy thriller and political drama that takes place primarily in 1982 but still feels relevant and timely given the perpetual, seemingly futile efforts to secure…
Baby Driver Review
Wow, what a ride. Baby Driver is one of those movies that truly defies description and genre pigeonholing. It's a pulsating, frenetic, stylish, clever, violent, romantic, heartbreaking, hopeful, tense, and…
Minions
Within the context of the Despicable Me movies, minions are a breath of fresh air – entertaining, silly, musical misfits. But give them a movie of their own, and the…
Million Dollar Arm
Slumdog Millionaire meets Jerry Maguire? That’s a major-league oversimplification, but Million Dollar Arm works for a lot of the same reasons that those flicks did: good writing, good story, great…
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids really is like The Hangover with chicks. And like The Hangover, this smart adult comedy should appeal to both sexes because, well, it’s pretty darn funny - even when…
The Town
Okay, I think it's time that we all forget about Gigli and admit that Ben Affleck is one very talented guy. Returning to his working class Boston roots with The…