Review: Rocketman
This one took some serious rumination, because as much I would love to say I loved Rocketman, I can only say I liked it. I’m still thinking about it though,…
Review: Always Be My Maybe
The Netflix film Always Be My Maybe unfurls like a pleasant enough romantic comedy of the Hallmark Channel variety - until Keanu Reeves (John Wick, Speed) shows up. He’s like…
Review: MA
My oh Ma! What a departure for Octavia Spencer, playing a lonely, twisted woman in a teen horror flick. The Oscar-winning actress (The Help, Hidden Figures) commands the screen -…
Review: Non-fiction (aka Doubles vies)
After seeing Non-fiction, I found IMDB's description of it to be kind of bizarre: Set in the Parisian publishing world, an editor and an author find themselves in over their…
Review: Booksmart
Ever dream of a high school do-over? Wonder what you might have done differently in those final years of anxious adolescence? Booksmart tackles the what-ifs in a smart and entertaining…
Review: Aladdin (2019)
I must confess I went into Disney’s live-action Aladdin with the lowest of expectations and a great deal of skepticism. I’m an ardent fan of the 1992 animated classic and…
Quickie Review: A Dog’s Journey
A Dog’s Journey is for dog/animal lovers. It’s a continuation of the heartwarming saga that got us all misty-eyed in the 2017 doggie drama A Dog’s Purpose. In this sequel,…
Review: Meeting Gorbachev
As a Werner Herzog über-fan, I'm always excited by the opportunity to watch anything he's involved with, since he usually has a thoughtful and thought provoking view of the world.…
Quickie Review: Working Woman
This Israeli #MeToo drama centers on Orna (Liron Ben-Shlush) whose husband's new Tel Aviv restaurant is struggling to get off the ground, so she takes a job with real estate…
Review: Wild Nights with Emily
The Emily of the title is the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson, long thought to be a delicate recluse who was afraid to publish her work. But that, the…
Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum is insanely violent yet wildly entertaining - if you can withstand a barrage of fight scenes rife with bullets, swords, fists, head-butts, horses, motorcycles,…
Quickie Review: The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star is a fine though forgettable romantic drama for the YA crowd and possibly others who’ve read the best-selling novel of the same name by…
Review: Poms
Three cheers for braving new things as we age! One cheer for the movie Poms, which should have been so much better given its veteran ensemble of Hollywood golden girls.…
Quickie Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Who am I kidding? I don’t know a Pikachu from a Wigglytuff from a Psyduck. If you do, then Pokémon Detective Pikachu is probably a safe bet for 100 minutes…
Review: The White Crow
“White crow," as the film informs us early on, is a term used to describe a person who is unusual, extraordinary, not like others, an outsider. A Rudolph Nureyev. For…