Quickie Reviews: Paddington 2; The Commuter
Paddington 2 - “If you’re kind and polite, the world will be right.” If only it were that simple. In Paddington’s world, it is. That’s why kids and adults could…
Review: Molly’s Game
Molly's Game is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, a competitive freestyle skier who famously blew her Olympics chance and then rose to the pinnacle of the high…
Review: Call Me by Your Name
What a beautiful film! It's a coming-of-age story set in 1983. Elio (Timothée Chalamet) is 17-years-old, living in the bucolic Italian countryside with his parents in their 17th century villa.…
Review: The Disaster Artist (and The Room)
The Disaster Artist is a gift this holiday season to fans of the 2003 independent film The Room, a movie so dreadful it became known as the “Citizen Kane of…
Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
God bless us, everyone. There’s more than one family-friendly movie worth catching this holiday season. First, there was Wonder, a heartwarming drama based on the best-selling book from 2012. And…
Quickie Review: Wonder
Wonder is simply a wonderful film for the whole family to watch and enjoy - and sniffle through – as we enter the holiday season. Based on the New York…
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Arty Chick’s Middleburg Festival Download
What a great festival! It's my first year at Middleburg, now in its 5th year, but I was truly impressed by their selections. It's a small festival, as yet pretty…
Review: Thank You for Your Service
If you’re feeling inspired to see a movie similar to American Sniper as Veterans Day approaches, then Thank You for Your Service definitely fits the bill. It represents a worthy…
Quickie Reviews: Only the Brave; Marshall
Only the Brave is a solid, engaging drama that is all the more impactful in light of the recent wildfires in California. Fire is as much a character in Only…
Review: Victoria & Abdul
20 years ago Judy Dench was nominated for her role as Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, a retelling of the Queen's unconventional relationship with her Scottish groom. Victoria & Abdul…
Review: The Mountain Between Us
There’s plenty to mock and ridicule and dislike about The Mountain Between Us. And yet… there’s a certain entertainment value in watching a combination meet-cute/disaster flick when it stars Idris…
Review: Year by the Sea
I know there are not enough great roles for women of a certain age, but could someone please write something good for Karen Allen (Indiana Jones, Starman) to act in.…
Review: Stronger
Stronger starts off strong, falters a bit in the middle, and regains its footing towards the end, making for an inconsistent though still compelling drama. The movie tells the true…
Review: Rebel in the Rye
I vaguely recall reading "The Catcher in the Rye" in High School. But I must not have been overly impressed with teen-angst icon Holden Caulfield because unlike characters in, say,…