Review: Tick, Tick…Boom!
Tick, Tick...Boom! Andrew Garfield is dynamite and so is this film--especially if you’re a musical theater geek. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton) makes…
Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
If Oscar History is any judge, it doesn’t matter that The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a pretty dull film. Jessica Chastain is brilliant in it. And I suspect she…
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge is a decent movie that sheds light on a great, little-known story about a war hero who never touched a gun. The film has something for just about…
99 Homes
99 Homes is one of those indies that could easily slip through the cracks at the box office but deserves some word-of-mouth love - even from a ‘Mainstream Chick’. It’s…
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
First things first: Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker/Spidey) and his on-and-off-screen love interest Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy) are disgustingly cute together. And it totally works. In fact, their chemistry is key…
The Amazing Spider-Man
Yes, the story is somewhat different. But it’s also kinda the same. And therein lies the rub. There’s nothing wrong with the Spider-Man reboot – it just doesn’t need to…
The Social Network
When I saw the early blurbs about this movie, I was thinking it would be either a big yawn or a lot of youth culture that would make me feel…
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go is another one of those interesting, well-acted and somewhat thought-provoking films that simply fails to float my mainstream boat but is likely to find an appreciative…