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: 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: 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.…
Review: Long Shot
Seth Rogen comedies tend to be hit or miss for me. Long Shot straddles the line, eeking out on the side of okay, though somewhat disappointing given the tremendous buzz…
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Review: Shazam!
With Marvel’s highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame still a few weeks out, DC Comics’ Shazam! swoops in like a tasty appetizer - just enough to satisfy, without spoiling your appetite for the…
Review: Isn’t It Romantic
Isn’t It Romantic unabashedly satirizes and celebrates the RomCom, a genre I just so happen to unabashedly embrace. So while the movie falls far short of the classics it draws…
Quickie Reviews: The Isle; Untogether
The Isle is for the horror flick lovers out there. It's set in 1846 on an island off the coast of Scotland that is shrouded in mist. Three survivors of…
Review: What Men Want
What men should want is not to be dragged to this movie for Valentine’s Day. And what men - and women - deserve is a stronger spin on a plot…
Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films 2019
I always look forward to watching the shorts. (Short being 40 minutes or less, so some of them aren't all that short.) This year's crop had clear winners and losers…
Review: Stan & Ollie
Do (or did) you get a kick out of the slapstick comedy of Laurel & Hardy? If the answer is yes, then Stan & Ollie is worth a watch, primarily…
Review: The Upside
The Upside is a good movie. But it’s an American remake of a better movie called The Intouchables. So I’m in a bit of a conundrum. My preference would be…
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Mainstream Chick’s Top Picks of 2018
It’s insanely difficult to do a “Top 10 Movies of 2018” list when you’ve seen about 200 movies in 365 days – everything from blockbusters, to arthouse films, to documentaries,…
Quickie Review: Second Act
Second Act is a predictable, formulaic, contrived, fine but forgettable dramedy that pales in comparison to J-Lo gems like Maid in Manhattan and The Wedding Planner or even The Back-up…
Quickie Review: Once Upon A Deadpool
There are multiple jokes in Once Upon A Deadpool about lazy writing. So I’m going to rip a page out of Deadpool’s book and compose a review befitting this feeble…
Quickie Review: Dumplin’
‘Tis the season to squeeze in a few guilty-pleasure movies alongside the “art” that is your straight-up Oscar bait. Dumplin’ may not win any big awards, but it will warm…