Tag: Movie

  • Live By Night, 20th Century Women

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    ​So much for 2017’s strong start. This week brings the Ben Affleck penned/directed/starring vehicle “Live By Night” though also a beacon of hope in the form of “20th Century Women.” It also happens to be an Elle Fanning double feature. Normally a Ben Affleck film about Boston is a good thing, but unfortunately “Live By…

  • Hidden Figures, A Monster Calls

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    ​I’m excited to say I think 2017 is off to a good start! This week brings “Hidden Figures” the true life story of the African American women who helped NASA put a man in space, and the heartbreaking “A Monster Calls” starring Felicity Jones (who is going to topple the box office since she’s also…

  • Why Him?, Silence

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    I’ll close out the year with two incredibly different films, the Christmas comedy “Why Him?” starring James Franco and Bryan Cranston, and “Silence” the latest film by Martin Scorsese. “Why Him?” is nothing spectatcular, I actually saw it back to back with “Office Christmas Party” a few weeks ago. I found it funnier than “OCP”…

  • Passengers, Assassin’s Creed, Sing

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    This holiday weekend brings another triple review (and that’s not even covering everything that comes out!) I saw several of these movies so you don’t have to, and this review is spoiler free, though I do plan on discussing “Passengers” more in depth. If you’re like me and in need of a Christmas Day movie,…

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, La La Land, Collateral Beauty

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    ​As the year comes to a close the movies flood in. This week brings three reviews (spoiler free), “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”  “La La Land” and “Collateral Beauty” – it also brings my lowest scoring film ever. The first film is “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” which personally was the film I’ve…

  • Office Christmas Party, Miss Sloane

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    This week’s movie reviews are about as far apart genre wise as you can get, the comedy “Office Christmas Party” and the political thriller “Miss Sloane.” The first film is “Office Christmas Party” starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, TJ Miller, Kate McKinnon and Courtney B Vance. It centers around… you guessed it, an…

  • Lion, Jackie

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    Thus begins Oscar season (okay it’s actually been underway for a while). Two contenders this week based on true stories. One I liked, one I think you can pass on. Both are clearly gunning for Academy Awards but I think only one deserves a possible nomination. ​First is “Lion” which tells the true story of…

  • Joel Edgerton for Loving

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    I was lucky enough to sit down with actor Joel Edgerton a few weeks ago to talk about his film “Loving” where he plays Richard Loving. 

  • Moana, Allied

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    A special early Thanksgiving set of reviews! This week brings the latest 3D Disney animated feature, “Moana” and the Brad Pitt/Marion Cotillard WW2 spy film “Allied.” Let’s start with the good review, Moana.  I really enjoyed this film, I’m biased/tend to enjoy animated films but as usual Disney has created a charming and accessible film.…

  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Edge of Seventeen

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    This week’s reviews are “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “The Edge of Seventeen” As “Fantastic Beasts” JUST came out I’ll point you to my spoiler free review. More in depth thoughts coming soon. As for “The Edge of Seventeen” this was basically a John Hughes film, but with Facebook, Snapchat, and texting.…