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It Ain’t Over Movie Review

May 18, 2023 (updated May 18, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“It Ain’t Over” is a wonderfully made documentary about a famous old-time baseball player. He is named Lawrence Peter, but that is only his first and middle names. Everybody knows this guy by his nickname – “Yogi” Berra. This was the goofy-looking, hard-slugging, wisdom-spouting player who was a major star in the Major Leagues. Read more It Ain’t Over Movie Review

Fast X Movie Review

May 17, 2023 (updated May 17, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“Fast X” is the tenth movie in the very popular franchise of “Fast and Furious”. The way to pronounce the movie name is “Fast Ten”. As in — “Fasten in! It’s going to be a bumpy ride!”. The series has been an escalating roller coaster that forgot of about the down cycle. Mastermind Vin Diesel is already preparing for the next movie in this series. I hope it is called “Diesel’s Eleven”!

The Mother Movie Review

May 12, 2023 (updated May 17, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

Streaming on Netflix starting May 12, 2023

“The Mother” is a Netflix release filled with a lot of action and female empowerment. In this case the ‘Mother’ is a military-trained assassin who gets into a bad situation. She is able to get out, but her child is taken away. Later when her former partners are trying to get to her, they go after the daughter. That is when “The Mother’ turns into a real ‘mother’…

Everything Went Fine Movie Review

April 22, 2023 (updated April 22, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

Opens on April 21, 2023 (exclusively at Harkins Shea 14)

“Everything Went Fine” is a true life story about a family in France who must live with the decision of the elderly father, who no longer wants to live. It is an emotional journey of a family’s pain of dealing with a difficult situation.

Beau Is Afraid Movie Review

April 20, 2023 (updated April 20, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“Beau Is Afraid” is a cinematic ‘shaggy dog’ story, with a meandering path to an inconclusive conclusion. The main character is a weak-willed weaselly wuss. As a grown Man-Child, this guy has serious ‘Mommy’ issues. Perhaps in the end, all of his fears will be justified. But the long and tedious road that he takes to get to the end is frustrating and really not worth the effort.

The Covenant Movie Review

April 20, 2023 (updated April 20, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Covenant” is a war movie by Director Guy Ritchie. So, it is also known as “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant”. Ritchie mainly has been successful with violent crime dramas that include a lot of brutal action. But now Richie gets a handle on the most violent and brutal action of all – wartime. But his focus is on a relationship of trust and honor between two men from very different backgrounds. Read more The Covenant Movie Review

Renfield Movie Review

April 13, 2023 (updated April 13, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“Renfield” places its tongue firmly within its cheek – then goes bloody crazy and bites the whole thing off. There are winks and nods to original source material (Universal’s traditional Dracula movies) and modern updates with gore, drugs and violence. But this time the main character is not the Master of Evil, but his put-upon servant. Talk about ‘Horrible Bosses’! Read more Renfield Movie Review

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review

April 4, 2023 (updated April 4, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is an animated visual delight of kid-friendly action and video-game player nostalgia. The story is the old basic ‘unlikely hero’ concept where a couple of New York City plumbers save the city. They also save the Mushroom Kingdom, a far-off land of mushrooms and toads, and one lovely princess. Read more The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review

Murder Mystery 2 Movie Review

March 31, 2023 (updated March 31, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“Murder Mystery 2” is a Netflix release, with a movie produced out of “Happy Madison Productions”. That is Adam Sandler through and through. This might make some people squeal with joy, and it might just make other people squeal. It is a follow-up to a 2019 movie “Murder Mystery”, also on Netflix – and a very popular release. Read more Murder Mystery 2 Movie Review

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Movie Review

March 30, 2023 (updated March 30, 2023) Published by JMcNaughton

“Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is a movie that has humble roots in a popular role-playing, dice rolling game. But it simply uses that original game as a jumping-off point to fantasy world of crazy characters and places. With a marvelous sense of witty humor and jokey situations, the cast goes on quests to find artifacts, talisman pendants and secret objects. They create an enjoyable journey of discovery. Read more

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