Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
As I looked around the small indie theater at the start of Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, I was somewhat surprised to realize that my friends and I were the youngest attendees…
The September Issue
The September Issue is a chick flick extraordinaire. It’s got fabulous clothes, exciting locations – New York, Paris, Rome – and two powerful, smart, creative women as the central characters.…
My One and Only
My One and Only is one of those feel-good movies that should leave most theater-goers generally satisfied. It’s not overly funny or sad or violent or sappy. It’s just a…
The Final Destination
Just checking to see if the Chickflix fans are paying attention. Seriously? Did you think we'd see this one? Sure, it hit number one at the box office, but since…
District 9
District 9 is basically a war movie wrapped in a science fiction movie. And I don’t particularly like war movies or science fiction. So that could explain why I’m so…
Inglourious Basterds
Where to start with this one? Quentin Tarantino has basically taken every spaghetti western cliché he can think of mixed it into a Nazi war movie and patched it together…
When Ruo Ma was Seventeen
This sweet coming of age story is almost worth seeing just for the scenery alone. Shot in southern China’s Yunnan province, When Ruo Ma was Seventeen uses the beautiful landscape…
Priceless
The French make breezy little romantic comedies as easily as they do a good cup of coffee. Perhaps it is because it is a more romantic sensibility. Maybe it is…
The Time Traveler’s Wife
This is definitely one of those movies where it helps to have read the book. In fact, I doubt anyone who hasn’t read the book - a best-seller by Audrey…
Junebug
If you are anything like me, you wonder what Amy Adams is doing all over the place. Seems like she is in everything. [I looked her up and sure enough…
Julie & Julia
Meryl Streep has channeled Julia Child. She is marvelous. I love her. Like Julia, I love food and I love cooking, so this movie spoke to me, though I am…
Tetro
Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I have to admit, when I was looking for a movie to see today and I saw Tetro listed, I'd never heard of it. But…
The Ugly Truth
I took a bullet for the chick team on this one – going to see The Ugly Truth despite the onslaught of bad reviews. In all fairness, The Ugly Truth…
Lost in Austen
To really appreciate Lost in Austen, you must be a Jane Austen fan. Pride and Prejudice to be specific. And I am. I loved the BBC version and the latest…
(500) Days of Summer
The kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun is all grown up and he’s really good in this movie. My apologies to Joseph Gordon-Levitt for not realizing it sooner, but…