Review: Little Women
Louisa May Alcott's 1860s novel Little Women has been adapted to film more times that I can count, beginning in the silent era. So do we really need another one?…
Mini review: Marriage Story
Both of us Chicks saw this one at the Middleburg Film Festival earlier this year where it was the opening night film. From director Noah Baumbach (Margot at the Wedding,…
Arty Chick’s Middleburg Film Festival Download 2019
Another super tiring weekend in the bucolic Virginia hamlet of Middleburg watching more films than I should! I predicted early on that this festival would outgrow itself and I think…
Review: Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit triggered a chilling case of deja vu. Not just because it’s another Liam Neeson revenge thriller. But because I’d seen the exact same movie before, in 2014 –…
Spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Don’t worry Star Wars junkies. You’ll love The Last Jedi. Problem is, I’m not a Star Wars junkie – I’m just a casual fan - so (gasp!), I wasn’t as…
The Founder
The Founder is the antithesis of a feel-good movie. It’ll leave you with a bitter aftertaste, not to mention second thoughts about grabbing a burger at McDonald’s. On the surface,…
99 Homes
99 Homes is one of those indies that could easily slip through the cracks at the box office but deserves some word-of-mouth love - even from a ‘Mainstream Chick’. It’s…
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars is incredibly faithful to the stellar book, and that’s both good and bad. At times, the stars (the human, not celestial ones) feel like they’re…
Jurassic Park (3D)
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that you know you should see, but for one reason or another, you just don’t. Such was the case with the…