Guys Guide to Films — James Mandell's Annual Holiday Round-Up
Every year my lovely and talented husband shares his take on the films that get a lot of…
ROGUE ONE Review — COLLATERAL BEAUTY Review — Opposite Films That Have One Thing In Common
The reason I’ve chosen to combine the Rogue One and the Collateral Beauty review is simple: You’ll either…
Will THIS IS US Win Best Drama Series? Will LALA LAND Win Best Film? Watch the CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Sunday to Find Out
Is anyone else as crazy as I am over This is Us and LaLa Land? We’ll find…
Help Me Decide on My 2016 Critics Choice Awards Votes — Movies
Here are the film nominees for the 2016 Critics Choice Awards. Lobbying is welcome! The film nominations…
MOANA Review — The Perfect Family Vacation
MOANA Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell @HomeInHollywood My family members, ages one through 68, were among the…
ALLIED Review — A Sleek, Sexy, Stylish, Soon-to-Be-Classic
ALLIED Review — By Staci Layne Wilson @StaciWilson Brad Pitt has a lot of cinematic experience fighting in…
FANTASTIC BEASTS Review — J.K. Rowling Goes All Marvel on Us
Fantastic Beasts Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell Harry Potter fans are going to curse me for my…
ARRIVAL Review – Hauntingly Cerebal, It Will Make You Think and Think Again
ARRIVAL Review by James Mandell @cerealatomic I’m a sci-fi lover, and discovered author Ted Chiang about two…
DOCTOR STRANGE Review — The Most Marvel-ous of All
DOCTOR STRANGE Review: Worth springing extra for IMAX 3D, but spectacular in any format By Staci Layne…
HACKSAW RIDGE Review– A Good Old Fashioned WWII Movie
Hacksaw Ridge Review by Lisa Johnson Mandell — C’mon, Mel! Why the R rating? Hacksaw Ridge is…
INFERNO Review — More Luke Warm Than Blazing
Inferno Review — Not a Circle of Hell, But… by Lisa Johnson Mandell Apparently, all the other…
JACK REACHER Review — Occasionally Go Back
Jack Reacher Review — Second verse, better than the first I will say this for it: It’s…










