If you miss this, you may be considered a dumb-dum. Hear that in your head as Ted in “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” would have said it because it’s said in the film in exactly that tone. Vocally, Reeve’s character of angel Gabriel sounds and behaves somewhat like his Ted did. Maybe Gabriel liked the movie? This was simply a joy to watch. The comedic elements really hit the mark.
Not what I was expecting. “After the Hunt” ultimately proved to be… unexceptional. It’s filled with plenty to look at and listen to, the score, top-notch, the cinematography tremendous, as I assumed it would be based on those involved. Read more
This movie was much more than I was expecting. Bill Condon brought out the best in these actors; the movie was visually impressive, and everyone involved handled their tasks with ease and skill. Read more
I’m looking forward to number four. With the thrills, excitement, and just pure entertainment you get from this third Tron film, they’d be crazy not to make another.
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The synopsis says this film explores the complex and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons. Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most revered actors in the world, resurfaces from the retirement he entered eight years ago to work with his son on this project.
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“Anemone” is grim and glum picture of self-isolation. Yet the picture is beautiful and magnificent, and the picture is moved by some incredible acting. The award-winning talent is given a canvas that is barely holding up. It is like putting a finely tuned Ferrari engine into a Volkswagen Beetle. It is ready to race but runs more like the tortoise than the rabbit. Read more
“The Smashing Machine” is a look at the Full Contact Wrestling / Mixed Martial Arts world-class fighter who rose to fame in the late 1990’s. This is a mountain of a man who fought with a brutal style. Sometimes his low-key emotions got in the way of his relationships. Read more
Whether the character she plays is tooling around in her scooter trying to catch some bad guys (Thelma), giving her ex and her son a hard time (Nebraska), or telling Charlie, the grocery clerk, to “Go fetch” some not yet stocked items she knows are in the back, June Squibb is the actress to play the part. You’re going to love the effort.
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You will walk away from this hoping that Leonardo DiCaprio (Bob Ferguson, a member of a revolutionary group known as the French 75), Sean Penn (Col. Steven J. Lockjaw, the head of a military detention center who’s out to capture Bob most of the film) and Chase Infiniti (Bob’s daughter, Willa unaware that her parents were once vigilantes) appear in the next Paul Thomas Anderson film, that’s for sure.
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