Tag: Movie Review

I love a good sports movie. For some reason sports movies tend to package an unlikely combination of emotions into a single bundle. You have the thrill of the game combined with the individuals in play. You care about the individuals’ stories in their personal lives but you also want them to win on the…
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The King of Staten Island is the latest movie from director Judd Apatow. There had been a lot of buzz surrounding this movie, so when it came out I dutifully roped my friends into watching it with me. Here’s a warning: If you are like me and Pete Davidson is not your cup of tea,…
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The Wolverine storyline was undoubtedly the most successful of the X-Men plots, except for maybe Deadpool. Logan gets three movies all to himself as well as his appearance in a few of the other movies. This doesn’t really upset me because I enjoy these movies immensely. For some reason Logan interests me the most. I…
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I’ve been making an effort to watch more films directed by women which is the main reason I chose to watch The Half of It. The other reason is that I’d heard through the grapevine that this had a queer story line and since it’s June (AKA Pride Month) I decided that I was out…
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A Jane Austen adaptation? Yes, please. I don’t know if anything will ever top 2005’s Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley, but I’m always willing to have a look. Emma takes place in the 1800’s. Emma (Anya Taylor-Joy) likes to play matchmaker but is unfortunately very bad at it. Her focus in the movie falls…
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire elicited a strange response from me after viewing it. There was no doubt when I left the theater I was in a haze of wonderment. But I didn’t have an immediate, visceral reaction to it the way others seemed to. The next several days found me chewing on scenes…
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The Assistant had been catching buzz for a few months before it hit streaming platforms. I had heard whispers about how intense it was, and was intrigued. I’m a huge fan of Julia Garner (if you haven’t seen Grandma, please watch it and bless your eyeballs) so I was doubly intrigued. Writer and director Kitty…
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Do you remember all of the controversy over Zero Dark Thirty’s depiction of torture? Let me just say that The Report’s depictions of torture are like ZDT 5.0. If you cannot stomach torture scenes I suggest you opt out of this one. I like to put my disclaimers at the beginning so you don’t waste…
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I’ve been a fan of Guy Ritchie’s movies since Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). When The Gentlemen came out I was excited because of its all star cast, but I was also interested to see the latest from Ritchie since I had passed on Aladdin (have I mentioned I do not like Disney’s…
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When thinking about Blow the Man Down, the first adjective that comes to mind is quirky. The opening sequence features a group of fishermen singing an acapella rendition of “Blow the Man Down.” The group makes several appearances throughout the film, singing with hymn-like reverence. The film is set in Easter Cove, a fishing village…
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