Review: Don’t Look Up
In this apocalyptic satire from Oscar-winning writer/director Adam McCay (Vice, The Big Short) astronomy PhD student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) discovers a comet hurtling straight towards the earth. She and…
Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Director Gus Van Sant has brought us some very powerful films in the past -- Milk, Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester, to name just a few -- and he frequently…
The LEGO Batman Movie
“You can’t be a hero if you only care about yourself.” – Gotham City Police Commissioner Barbara Gordon to the self-absorbed, caped-crusading loner, [LEGO] Batman. That sentiment forms the foundation…
War Dogs
War Dogs joins the ranks of ‘good but ultimately forgettable’ movies of the summer. Based on a true story, the film stars Jonah Hill and Miles Teller as Ephraim Divoroli…
Hail, Caesar!
The Coen Brothers are prolific filmmakers, but for me their films are hit or miss. I loved No Country for Old Men, and Fargo was amazing. But then there are…
True Story
True Story is based on, well, a true story. But I suspect the actual events were more gripping than this somewhat interesting, but often boring psychological crime drama starring James…
22 Jump Street
There’s a running joke in 22 Jump Street that unabashedly acknowledges that the sequel is basically the exact same movie as 21 Jump Street, except with a bigger budget. No…
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's latest film The Wolf of Wall Street is basically three hours of sex and drugs and pure unadulterated greed. It is another "based on a true story" flick,…
21 Jump Street
Okay, this one is really quite simple. 21 Jump Street is cheesy, dorky and crude. But it's also kinda funny. So if you're a fan of Harold and Kumar-type humor,…
The Sitter
The Sitter is basically an R-rated re-interpretation of the 1987 classic Adventures in Babysitting. The original featured a reluctant babysitter taking her charges on an adventure through the streets of…
Moneyball
Moneyball is a slam dunk - oh wait, make that a grand slam – for baseball buffs. For those who don’t particularly care for the business of baseball, the movie…
Get Him to the Greek
If you’re in need of a laugh, get yourself to a theater to see Get Him to the Greek. I went in not expecting too much – perhaps to be…