Quickie Reviews: I Do… Until I Don’t; Crown Heights; Polina
Nothing gets you pumped for the start of the Fall movie blitz quite like the final weeks of summer at the box office. Bring it on! I'm ready for Awards…
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Quickie Reviews: The Hitman’s Bodyguard; Logan Lucky; Patti Cake$
The Hitman’s Bodyguard falls into the bucket of mindless summer entertainment that offers a decent-enough cinematic escape for anyone willing to accept the movie for what it is and not…
Review: Ingrid Goes West
This is an odd and uncomfortable indie comedy. The Ingrid of the title has serious social/mental problems. Played by Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) she lives very much alone but…
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Quickie Reviews: The Dark Tower; Brigsby Bear; Detroit; Step; An Inconvenient Sequel; Escapes
The Dark Tower. I’m not a Stephen King purist so I didn’t go into this movie with the same high expectations as those who’ve read the series of books that…
Quickie Reviews: Atomic Blonde and Landline
Atomic Blonde is set against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall in late 1989. As the Cold War appears to be nearing its end, the spy game…
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Quickie Reviews: Girls Trip; Dunkirk; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
This film is trippin’! It may not garner any Oscar nominations, but it’s definitely the most fun option of the week for anyone in the mood for a comedic escape.…
The Big Sick Review
The Big Sick is an offbeat romantic dramedy based on the real-life courtship between Pakistan-born actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his therapist-turned-writer/producer wife, Emily V. Gordon. The pair co-wrote the script…
A Newlywed Reviews ‘Rough Night’
The Washington, DC screening of Rough Night coincided with the opening night screening and reception of the AFI Documentary Festival. Ironically, the free booze came with the latter. So while…
Lost in Paris Review
And the award for this year's best slap-stick movie goes to ... Lost In Paris, hands down! And though I'm not really a fan of most modern slap-stick, I loved…
The Women’s Balcony Review
Right now is a great time for Israeli cinema. In the past month I've seen The Wedding Plan and Past Life, and now comes The Women's Balcony. (And Wonder Woman…
Baywatch
Prepare to wade into shallow waters! I mean, c’mon, it’s Baywatch- the movie. Do you remember the television series? It’s not meant to be deep. It’s meant to be stupidly…
Cinema Clash podcast: Snatched; The Lovers; King Arthur; The Wall; Obit
I missed my chance to see the Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn Mother's-Day-weekend comedy Snatched and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword before they opened, but that didn't stop me from chatting…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 does what a good sequel is supposed to do. It preserves the elements that made the first one a big success (intergalactic action and…
The Wedding Plan
In this fun little chick flick from Israel, Michal (Noa Kooler) is finally getting married. She has the fiancé, the wedding hall, and has invitations ready to go out for…
Toni Erdmann
This father-daughter dramedy/farce from German director Maren Ade may clock in at 162 minutes, but I never got bored and it certainly didn't drag. The film starts with a familiar…