“The Secret Life of Pets” Directed by Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney In my previous review, I joked that I went to a Todd Solondz movie called “Wiener-Dog” and was surprised it wasn’t a children’s animated film and that it wasn’t … Continue reading “The Secret Life of Pets”
“Wiener-Dog” Directed by Todd Solondz I went to a screening of a movie called “Wiener-Dog”. Imagine my surprise to find it wasn’t animated. Apparently, that’s a different pet movie. But seriously, the packed crowd for the pre-release screening of Todd … Continue reading “Wiener-Dog”
“Our Kind of Traitor” Directed by Susanna White Smart, intelligent, and well-paced movies meant for an adult audience (30-65) are so far and few between in the summer months, that it’s always a surprise when one shows its non-blockbuster face. … Continue reading “Our Kind of Traitor”
“Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words” Directed by Thorsten Schütte Crushed as I was at the deaths of two of my “Mt. Rushmore of Music” heroes this year, I’d somehow forgotten about one of the VERY few … Continue reading “Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words”
“Independence Day: Resurgence” Directed by Roland Emmerich I know I’m prone to hyperbole, but this is, quite possibly, the worst written film of the decade. Apparently FIVE credited writers couldn’t come up with ONE LINE remotely real sounding. Never has … Continue reading “Independence Day: Resurgence”
“Finding Dory” Directed by Andrew Stanton & Angus MacLane As a voice over performer, I’m always amazed at how seamlessly certain movie stars are able to inhabit their anthropomorphized characters. Of course, no amount of exceptional voice acting can … Continue reading “Finding Dory”
“Older Than Ireland” Directed by Alex Fegan So I found myself, as I’m sure most people did, a little lost this past Sunday. Very sad, extremely angry and possessing very little hope for the human race…at least in our country. … Continue reading “Older Than Ireland”
“Peaky Blinders” – Season 3 Created by Steven Knight “Peaky Blinders”, whose third season is now available on Netflix, has been one of my favorite shows since it bowed in 2013. Brilliantly conceived, beautifully shot, incredibly well-acted and superbly written, … Continue reading “Peaky Blinders” – Season 3 (Netflix)
…and by you I mean I. There are several movies I MEAN to see, but for whatever reason, I don’t get around to. Not that I wasn’t genuinely interested in them, but they just weren’t high enough on the priority … Continue reading Movies you didn’t see in the theater: “Race”, “The Brothers Grimsby” & “The Finest Hours”
“Love & Friendship” Directed by Whit Stillman Ah, words. Glorious words. After seeing a few LOUD summer movies, it’s so nice to experience a film that depends almost solely on language…and an awreness that words MATTER. Beautiful, ironic, witty, elegant … Continue reading “Love & Friendship”
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