Mainstream Chick’s Top Picks of 2016
It's that time of year - when friends, family, and strangers in the elevator ask, "Hey, Did you see [fill in the blank]? Is it any good? What's your favorite…
It's that time of year - when friends, family, and strangers in the elevator ask, "Hey, Did you see [fill in the blank]? Is it any good? What's your favorite…
Believe the buzz. La La Land IS the best movie of 2016. It's certainly my top pick for top honors in the Oscar pool. But here’s the twist. I had…
Woody Allen's latest feels very familiar and not terribly original. It’s like he has a drawer full of ideas for film scenes and he just grabbed a hand full and…
The third installment of the Star Trek reboot is for me the weakest yet, relying on big battles and CGI more than the characters and stories that made the first…
Before going to this film, you might want to look up augmented reality (AR). Yes, it's a thing. Instead of virtual reality, which is entirely created in a computer, AR…
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…
Brooklyn is a beautifully crafted old-fashioned story about a young Irish immigrant coming to America in the 50s. Saoirse Ronan (Hanna, The Grand Budapest Hotel) plays Eilis who is struggling…
He's back! In this Terminator reboot, Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his iconic T-800 cyborg, only this time he gets to age. Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones) steps easily…
What a simply horrid problem Bathsheba Everdene (Katniss's great-great grandmother?) has to contend with! She's young and pretty and has inherited a big old house in the British countryside with…
What a ride! From the beginning to the end, there is hardly a static scene in this film. It begins as Max (Tom Hardy) is contemplating the vast scorched earth…