READY OR NOT Review: Ready, Set… Die!
Ready or Not review — Just the right ratio of gore to giggles. Movies always want to rain on our poor people’s parade. I mean, who among us in the 99% hasn’t dreamed of marrying into the 1%’s wealth, and happily living the jet-set life till death do us part? And I’m talking natural death.…
WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE Review — Cate Blanchett Found Her, But the Movie Lost Her
Where’d You Go Bernadette review — Cate Blanchett’s performance surpasses the film. Ever since I read the Maria Semple’s wry and poignant bestselling novel on motherhood, creativity and accommodation, I was excited to see the adaptation on the big screen. And when I heard Cate Blanchett had signed on as the lead, I was over…
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT — Not The Boss of Me
Blinded by the Light Review — A coming of age tale based on a true story of inspiration from Springsteen music feels like awkward dancing in the dark. When you you first see the title of the latest rock star-related film, I’ll bet good money that Manfred Mann’s Earth Band version of the song immediately…
THE KITCHEN Review — Cooking Up Crime Seems All Too Easy
The Kitchen review — All grit, no gravy. The title of this film is not referring to a sparkling white modern farmhouse kitchen that would do Joanna Gaines proud. Au contraire, The Kitchen is set in the late 1970’s in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, long before it was gentrified, and when the Irish were frantically…
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD Review — Our 11-Year-Old Critic Raves
Kid critic Betty Ordoña’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold review says feels like a kid version of Indiana Jones and it’s awesome! In the live action version of the TV cartoon, 16-year-old (about 10 years older than in the show) Dora’s parents go searching for a lost city, and they send her to…
THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN Review — Not Pawsome
The Art of Racing in the Rain review — You’ll be surprised to find out who was the bad dog in this pack. It would be impossible to make a movie about an adorable Golden Retriever named Enzo growing from puppyhood to adulthood without some very tender moments, and plenty of opportunities for audiences to…
HOBBS & SHAW Review — Fasten Your Seatbelt, You’re in for a Raucous Ride
Hobbs & Shaw review: It’s big, it’s brash, it’s brazen, it’s boisterous — what’s not to like? Just in case you didn’t get it from the ampersand stuffed official title Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, this is a spinoff from the wildly successful muscle car/muscle men franchise, with no pretense of taking itself too seriously. It’s…
ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Review — Tarantino’s 9th is Groovy and Glorious
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Review — The grit! The glamor! The glory of Tarantino and his all star cast! Definitely the best movie of the summer…of the entire year so far. Hey, I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that I may not see a finer film in all of…
THE LION KING Review — The Circle of Remarkable CGI Life
The Lion King review — Not exactly a roaring success, but good enough. Is it possible to be awed by incredible special effects and bored at the same time? Disney’s latest rendition of The Lion King definitively answers that question. While the stunning computer generated realism of the animals is astounding, you’ve seen the story…
STUBER Review — Kumail Nanjiani Takes You on a Provacative Ride
Stuber Review — While it doesn’t exactly disrupt the reluctant buddy comedy genre, it’s still good for a few laughs and thoughts. You’ve seen many hybrids of the buddy/road trip/cop/action/comedy genre over the decades. 48 Hrs., Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop, to name just a few. Stuber isan unlikely buddy comedy for the decade,…
