“The Plague” is a deep dive into a pool of peer pressure and emotional pain. The young boys at a summer swim camp are left with minimal supervision. This allows the bully group leader to punish others with fear of exclusion and force the ‘new kid’ to choose a side. Read more
“We Bury the Dead” is a story of a small-scale apocalypse, which results in many deaths. But the real story is with the tremendous amount of grief and despair that is left behind. There is no way to try and bury those strong emotions.
“All Saints Day” is more than a religious holiday; it is a glimpse into a fractured family. These folks have never found a way to put the ‘fun’ into dysfunctional. So, they remain broken and bitter. They have no way to see each other as Saints — only Aint’s… Read more
“Marty Supreme” is about one of the most outlandishly fascinating characters in the world of sports, Marty Mauser, the United States Table Tennis champ.
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In “Anaconda,” we go along with some failed amateur filmmakers, who most have long given up the craft, in an attempt to remake the 1997 movie of the same name. Doug (Jack Black) calls this a “spiritual sequel.”
Bradley Cooper knows a lot about relationships and does an outstanding job of putting them on the screen for us. With his insightful directorial debut, he gave us “A Star is Born, followed up with “Maestro,” and now he arises triumphantly with his third film, “Is This Thing On.”
This movie is based on the 2008 somewhat fictional documentary, also titled Song Sung Blue, directed by Greg Kohs.
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First came the book. Then came the movie. The book. The movie. From what I heard after the screening, read the book, see the movie… no matter what order, just do these two things. Read more
“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” is a movie that hits the high seas in the search for the world’s silliest sponge. That would be the long-running Nickelodeon favorite goofball character, SpongeBob SquarePants. Can the little yellow sponge prove himself to be a swashbuckling pirate hero?
I wanted to like this so much, but I have to be honest in my disappointment with what I was hoping would be a James L. Brooks (several Oscars under his belt) triumphant return to the screen.
