FAST X Review — Revved Up and Reeling With No Breaks Allowed
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Fast X review says it’s pretty much what you’d expect from the franchise, with the astounding addition of Jason Momoa as one of the most fabulous villains ever. You’ve got to hand it to the Fast and Furious franchise, it’s now lasted 10 installments and it never fails to give the fans…
BOOK CLUB – THE NEXT CHAPTER Review – Literary Comfort Food
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Book Club – The Next Chapter review says grab your besties, hit a happy hour at your favorite restaurant, then sit back and laugh along with four game gals in Italy. I’m an avid fiction reader. I devour novels in my very limited spare time, generally averaging about one a week. I…
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3 Review — Best in Show
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3 review says that with a perfect balance of fun, pathos, flashy action and a wild rock soundtrack, the film is irresistible. Well this was unexpected! I’m surprised, and really quite pleased to report, that Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is one of the best movies of the year so…
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET Review: Nostalgic Yet Compelling
In her Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review, Lisa Johnson Mandell emphasizes that the much anticipated adaptation was worth the wait, and oh so relevant in these challenging times. The long-awaited film adaptation of Judy Bloom’s controversial classic coming of age novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, is a sweet, sincere, heartwarming…
RENFIELD Review — A Bloody Fangtastic Horror Comedy With Plenty of Bite
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Renfield review notes that the film starring everyone’s favorite Nicholases, Cage and Hoult, is a bloody fun film. Just when you think you’ve seen every remake, reboot, retelling, sequel or prequel about Dracula that could possibly be produced, along comes Renfield with an original premise and a macabre sense of humor that, surprisingly…
5 Things You NEED to Know About OUTLANDER Season 7
Outlander season 7 will premiere in June, with new characters, new drama and new passion in the dramatization of the hit book series by Diana Gabaldon. It seems like it’s been ages since we last saw Claire and Jamie in the throws of passion, doesn’t it? It actually hasn’t been that long. Outlander Season 7 will…
AIR Review — It’s a Slam Dunk
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Air review says the film chronicling Michael Jordan’s epic endorsement deal with Nike is a triumph for director Ben Affleck. It takes one helluva director to make a film that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats, even though they know darn well what the eventual outcome will be. They might…
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS – HONOR AMONG THIEVES Review — Funtastic!
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Dungeons and Dragons — Honor Among Thieves review says Everyone can appreciate this Monty Python/Game of Thrones mashup. “The trailer looks fun and I really like the cast, but I don’t know anything about the Dungeons and Dragons game, so is this movie for me?” That’s the question everyone asks when Dungeons…
A GOOD PERSON Review — Performances Elevate a Basic Film
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s A Good Person review says the film has an A-list cast and a B-list script, with Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman trying to breathe life into a mawkish story. I was deep into Barbara Kingsolver’s revelatory novel Demon Copperhead when I had the opportunity to screen A Good Person. Both had opiod…
JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4 Review — Marvelous Mayhem
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s John Wick Chapter 4 review says that this savvy, stylish, balletic and brutal franchise definitely gets better with age. I thought John Wick Chapter 4 would best be seen after happy hour sushi and saki at a restaurant in the casino where my screening was to be held. I also thought that, to remain…
