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Motherless Brooklyn Movie Review

November 1, 2019 (updated October 29, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Motherless Brooklyn” is a movie set in 1950’s New York, but the unmistakable location is “Chinatown”. Based on a novel from the 90’s (and also set in that time period), this version makes a jump to the ‘Film Noir’ Big Apple borough period, with wide lapel coats and fedoras all around. It is detective story, wrapped up in big city corruption and vice. Read more Motherless Brooklyn Movie Review

Black and Blue Movie Review

October 25, 2019 (updated October 23, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Black and Blue” is a movie title that could represent the terrible beating that both the local citizens and the law enforcement system takes. Or it could mean the divide between the low-income (and even lower class) people of color (black) and the local police force (men and women in blue). Read more Black and Blue Movie Review

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Movie Review

October 18, 2019 (updated October 18, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is a sequel to the first Disney switch-up to “Sleeping Beauty” called “Maleficent”. The idea of looking at the fairy tale story from a different perspective was well-received. Which is to say – it made a ton of money. Read more

Zombieland: Double Tap Movie Review

October 18, 2019 (updated October 17, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Zombieland: Double Tap” is the result of a ten-year wait cycle – a sequel based on the 2009 movie “Zombieland”. The original was a clever and irreverent ‘Zom-Com’ about four very different people who band together to fight off zombies. It had elements of tension and horror, but only to further the goofy story line and give the characters good quips (example: “Nut up or Shut up”). This new movie takes the same fun and self-aware group and gives them new people to meet, new zombies to fight, and new adventures to have. Read more Zombieland: Double Tap Movie Review

Lucy in the Sky Movie Review

October 11, 2019 (updated October 8, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Lucy in the Sky” is a well-meaning, yet ultimately unsuccessful attempt at asking DEEP QUESTIONS about Earthlings ability to handle outer space. The idea is that an astronaut can have a space-bound experience that forever changes them into a person who can never find meaning in the normal humdrum way of life. Read more Lucy in the Sky Movie Review

The Addams Family Movie Review

October 11, 2019 (updated October 11, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Addams Family” started out as the bizarre hand-drawn comic stylings of creator Charles Addams (in the 1930’s). It was later turned into a TV show, and then still later it became the basis of a couple of movies. So, it is only right and fitting that is now once again an animated comic movie (but it lost the ‘hand-drawn’ aspect). Read more The Addams Family Movie Review

Abominable Movie Review

September 27, 2019 (updated September 25, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Abominable” is an animated story of a girl in China who finds an oversized new friend and winds up on a long road trip to get him home. The animation production level is really spot on, and everything is lovely to watch. Read more Abominable Movie Review

Downton Abbey Movie Review

September 20, 2019 (updated September 18, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Downton Abbey” is the movie based on the BBC series that lasted for six seasons. Many people are enthralled with the British nobility and the splendid upper crust of English society. Read more Downton Abbey Movie Review

Ad Astra Movie Review

September 20, 2019 (updated September 17, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“Ad Astra” is a beautiful and moving depiction of a single man’s journey into the unknown to face the unforgotten. Read more Ad Astra Movie Review

The Goldfinch Movie Review

September 13, 2019 (updated September 13, 2019) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Goldfinch” is adapted from a popular novel. The visual ideas that are pulled from the pages are not the same as the mental images that a person would get from reading the book. The movie is lush with visual flair and rich with literary and artistic meaning. But the emotional connections that it desperately wants to forge are never made clear. Read more The Goldfinch Movie Review

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