Love and Friendship
When you think of Jane Austen, you think of young women in dire straights IF they don't marry well. You think of a constrained society and English estates where the…
The Lobster
Without doubt, The Lobster is one of the most unconventional love stories I've seen. The film stars Colin Farrell as David, a recently dumped man in an alternate world where…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Family Fare
Mainstream Chick
Romance
Sequel
Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Angry Birds Movie; The Nice Guys; Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising; Love & Friendship; Sunset Song
The Angry Birds Movie - As one adult commented after watching this flick, “It was lamer than I expected. Awful. Though my 6-year-old daughter thought it was great.” There you…
Action/Adventure
Adaptation
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Family Fare
Foreign
Indie
Mainstream Chick
Sequel
Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: Barbershop: The Next Cut; The Dark Horse; First Monday in May
Barbershop: The Next Cut is the second sequel (or maybe the third if you count the spin-off, Beauty Shop) to the 2002 surprise hit, Barbershop, about a day in the…
Mainstream Chick’s Quick Takes: The Boss; Demolition; Mr. Right
The Boss – Sadly, The Boss kinda sucks. Or, to put it more gently, it’s really weak. The R-rated comedy starts out with huge promise and some very funny moments,…
Action/Adventure
Award Winning
Chick Flick
Comedy
Drama
Family Fare
French
Indie
Mainstream Chick
Sequel
CinemaClash Podcast: Batman v Superman; My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2; Marguerite; Eye in the Sky
I recorded the latest CinemaClash podcast with Charlie Juhl before I had a chance to actually see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but I knew it would crush the…
The Lady in the Van
Are you having Maggie Smith withdrawal now that Downton Abbey has ended? Never fear! She's starring in a quirky little dramedy in theaters now (though it won't lose anything going…
CinemaClash Podcast: Zootopia, London Has Fallen, WTF
Check out my latest podcast with Charlie Juhl. This week, Charlie and I clash over Zootopia, London Has Fallen, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. He thinks my tastes are shallow. I…
The Big Short
I'm behind on my Oscar nominees viewing, but I finally caught this one. I'd expected it to be more like Margin Call, but thankfully, though its subject matter is kind…
Hail, Caesar!
The Coen Brothers are prolific filmmakers, but for me their films are hit or miss. I loved No Country for Old Men, and Fargo was amazing. But then there are…
How to Be Single
Apparently, I’m doing it all wrong. Then again, I’m not really sure what the takeaway is supposed to be for this movie. I just hope it doesn’t reel in the…
Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2 reminded me a lot of Dumb and Dumber To – a stupidly funny treat for diehard fans of the original. It’s not nearly as good as the first…
Ride Along 2
One year ago, I was writing about the first Ride Along movie, describing it as a typical mid-January offering that served as perfectly harmless, mindless entertainment. I wish I could…
Norm of the North
I guess there’s a reason we don’t really hear about great animated movies from Lionsgate and Splash Entertainment. If Norm of the North is any indication, they don’t make them!…
Youth
Italian writer/director Paolo Sorrentino was responsible for one of my favorite foreign films of the last few years, The Great Beauty aka La grande bellezza. That film dealt with a…