BELFAST Review — Inarguably One of the Best Films of 2021
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Belfast review says that once in a great while a film comes along that strikes all the right chords. From beginning to end, Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece is one of them. Belfast is a breathtaking portrait with perfect balance: joyful without being giddy, moving without being cloying, humorous without being silly and…
THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX Review – A Kids Movie for Adults, or an Adults Movie for Kids?
While The 9th Life of Louis Drax reminds critic Staci Layne Wilson of kids movies of the 80’s, it’s rated R. Hmmm… Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is eight years old, but no one is sure he’ll make it to see another year after he tumbles off a high cliff on his ninth birthday. Broken-boned and in a…
Fifty Shades of Grey Review
Fifty Shades of Grey review by Lisa Johnson Mandell The good news is that it’s better than I’d expected. The bad news is that it’s not as good as enraptured fans hoped. It wasn’t much of a stretch for Fifty Shades of Grey filmmakers to create a movie that is superior to the books from a quality perspective; even the…
So You Wanna Wear 50 Shades of Gray…
These days, it seems it’s all about the grays. With everyone looking for a tie-in to what will no doubt be one of the hottest films of the year, you’ll find advice for using a 50 shades of gray theme on your walls, in your boudoir, in your closet, in your garage — even in your kitchen, although we…
