The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper Movie Review

“The Beekeeper” is a movie guaranteed to generate some ‘buzz’. But will this equate to good publicity, or will it ‘bee’ a typical January mediocre movie release? That would depend on how much you like (or at least tolerate) action star Jason Statham. And how much you like explosions, violence, and bloody beatings… Read more

Night Swim

Night Swim Movie Review

“Night Swim” is a tight, tense little movie that asks a question: If a Wishing Well could grant you a fabulous wish, would you want the results if there was a terrible cost to be paid? What if the ‘Wishing Well’ was in your own backyard? What if it the ‘Well’ was — as Jethro Bodine might say — a ‘Cee-ment Pond’? Read more

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Movie Review

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is a return to depths of Aquaman’s past. Oh, it is also from the depths of the DC Movies Extended Universe. That ride has shut down and is being reconstructed under ‘New Management’. But will this final new adventure be the thrill-packed action ride we deserve? Or will this one turn out like “The Flash”, where it ‘sleeps with the fishes’? Read more

Jacob the Baker Movie Review

Available on Video on Demand

 

“Jacob the Baker” is a fictional guy, but his presence seems real to the readers who know him. When a reporter gets an assignment to interview this author, she feels that this might be a waste of her time. But then hearing the many stories told by ‘Jacob the Baker’ gives her a better understanding of her current difficult family situation.

 

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Nightmare on 34th Street

Nightmare on 34th Street Movie Review

Available on Video on Demand (December 5, 2023)

 

“Nightmare on 34th Street” is a Horror movie, but also a horror of a movie. A sick and twisted Santa runs amuck and shares some ghoulish stories of Christmas-themed mayhem. Nobody is safe when the bodies start to drop like the newly-fallen snow. It becomes a low-rent Advent when the gruesome gore starts a-knockin’ at your door. Sick Santa brings out his Slay Bells…

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Movie Review

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is a movie that announces its Grandness in sheer number of words. The latest in the “Hunger Games Extended Universe” is actually a prequel to the prior set of movies. Set more than sixty years before the “The Hunger Games”, it is a chance to see the beginnings of one character in particular. No, not Katniss Everdeen… Read more

Next-Goal-Wins

Next Goal Wins Movie Review

“Next Goal Wins” is a comedy based on a documentary of true events. A very bad soccer team from American Samoa had one of the worst games ever. But perhaps the losing streak is now about to be over. A new coach is sent to lead the team to victory. If Jamaica can have a bobsledding team, then this team should come out on top, right? Read more

The Mission

The Mission Movie Review

Currently playing (in the Phoenix area) at the Scottsdale Harkins Shea

 

“The Mission” is a documentary about a tragic and preventable event. In 2018, an evangelical adventure-seeker decided to reach for his life’s dream. He want to ‘spread the Gospel’ to one of the only places in the world which had never been reached by the Western World. His motives were pure, but his methods were a little suspect. The outcome was inevitable. His desire to share the word of ‘Eternal Life’ — led to his ultimate death.

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The-Persian-Version

The Persian Version Movie Review

“The Persian Version” is a festive frolic of fun wrapped up in an independently released movie. The Writer and Director is the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran, who has created a humorous movie about the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran. But the fun visual style and impressive camera work might make her the ‘Persian Version’ of Wes Anderson. Read more