The Instigators
You cast a couple of very bankable star leads and a strong contingent of other big name actors in cameos, and you start with a pretty good premise. And then,…
Air
Sometimes a shoe is just a shoe… until Michael Jordan steps in it. That’s the crux of this feel-good movie based on the true marketing backstory of Nike’s iconic Air…
Oppenheimer
In July of 1945, the first test of the Atomic Bomb was conducted under a cloud of secrecy in New Mexico; a month later, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on…
Review: The Last Duel
Historical epics are not my cup of tea, but I was drawn to The Last Duel by the all-star cast of Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck. They do…
Review: Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari has all the key ingredients for an awards-season crowd-pleaser: two great actors (Matt Damon and Christian Bale) sharing top billing, a true story that many folks are…
Review: Downsizing
Downsizing starts with a fun premise: What if you could make humans really small so our impact on the earth is also really small? It's a great jumping off point…
Review: Suburbicon
Clooney. Damon. Moore. The Coen Brothers. Sounds like a slam-dunk, no? Well, not quite. George Clooney's Suburbicon is entertaining, to be sure, but ultimately it can't quite seem to decide…
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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Great Wall; A Cure for Wellness
This is a really great week to catch up on one (or more) of those Oscar-nominated movies that are still in theaters or available on DVD or VOD. Why? Because,…
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Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Jason Bourne; Bad Moms; Nerve
Jason Bourne – This was my least favorite of the Matt Damon Bourne movies. Granted, I can never remember the plot from installment to installment (much like Jason Bourne himself),…
The Martian
Finally! A movie I can recommend to just about anyone. The Martian has soared to the top of my (extremely short) ‘what’s out there right now that you really should…
Interstellar
As an astute co-worker noted, ‘If Inception and Gravity had a baby, it would be Interstellar. It’s a mind-bender with an exceptional cast and a story that those of us…
The Monuments Men
It was hard not to wonder WHY the release of The Monuments Men was delayed by several months, missing out on the awards-season bru-ha-ha. Now I (think I) know. It…
Elysium
Set in the year 2154, Elysium is a hero's tale about one simple man saving the world's poor from the evil grips of the moneyed elite. The über-rich have moved…
Promised Land
Promised Land is a well-acted and well-meaning movie that unfortunately lacks the one key ingredient that every good drama desperately needs… drama. It’s almost too balanced for its own good,…
We Bought a Zoo
It’s a good thing Matt Damon didn’t succumb to warnings about working with children and animals. Because without Matt Damon, We Bought a Zoo could have been really lame. Instead,…