“Wild Rose” Review – The Latest in British Musical Drama
Wild Rose is a charismatic and enjoyable British drama musical that follows a young, boisterous and hot-tempered Rose-Lynn Harlan’s life (Jessie Buckley) in the compact and gritty side of Glasgow. It’s Directed by Tom Harper(The Woman In Black, War & Peace)and the screenplay is by…
“The Last Movie Star” Review – Burt Reynolds as Burt Reynolds
“The Last Movie Star” is basically a fan film made by writer and director Adam Rifkin. The film stars Burt Reynolds as Vic Edwards, a past his prime Hollywood star. Sound like anyone? The movie starts off with Vic receiving an invitation to the International…
The Hole in the Ground Movie Review
The Hole in the Ground checks all the boxes for what a horror film should have, except for the box of ‘being scary’ Writer and director Lee Cronin’s feature film debut “The Hole in the Ground” has everything a horror film should have. It has…
On The Basis of Sex Review – From Ruth Bader Ginsburg To RBG
On the Basis of Sex tells the amazing story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) as she overcomes the gender inequality of her day to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals in the 1970s. That case began a process of overturning…
A Review of the Movie Arrival (2016)
I used to think, “Arrival” would be boring, then I watched it, and it turns out- I was right. But it was also a somewhat good movie. “Arrival” starts with some sad music and a voiceover of Louis Banks (Amy Adams). She’s sad, and it…
The Upside Movie Review – Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart
The Upside pairs up Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in this remake of French comedy drama “Intouchables”, based on the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Yasmin Sellou. Warning: mild spoilers. At first glance, “The Upside” delivers nothing new, relying on a…
A Review of J-Lo’s Movie “Second Act”
J-Lo’s second act: because sometimes it’s hard to be a woman, but presumably not quite so hard if you’re this particular theatrical icon approaching 50. The message from every J-Lo movie seems to be exactly the same: “I’m still jenny from the block. I haven’t…
A Review of “Vice” or the “I Hate Dick Cheney Story,” by Adam McKay
Christian Bale gets fat and mumbles his way through this unflattering and farcical look at the life of Dick Cheney in Vice. “Vice” begins in the War Room during the twin tower attacks on 9-11. Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) is making the decisions for…