There’s a new early Christmas movie out this week called Love the Coopers… why a Christmas movie not in December, I can only assume is because December is full of big movies and this can’t compete. Well, if that’s the … Continue reading
Checked out the movie Suffragette which I think just opened wide (or expanded). This is a movie about women’s right to vote in England in 1912 and is very serious and I, I suspect, a big Oscar hopeful. I’m not … Continue reading
Also, after missing it for the three weeks or so, caught the Bradley Cooper is a mean chef movie Burnt. I hadn’t missed much… but I’m not unhappy I saw this movie? I’m going to give it a shrug, basically. … Continue reading
So the film version of the classic 80s cartoon Jem and the Holograms is a thundering historical bomb of a movie. Last weekend, of the top 10 highest grossing movies, it was number 15 and became the lowest grossing first … Continue reading
The new political satire Our Brand is Crisis is a black comedy about political consultants and how, guys, political campaigns are underhanded and full of manipulation! I bet you didn’t know that already so see this movie and watch dirty … Continue reading
The new Steve Jobs movie starring Michael Fassbender as Jobs, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Danny Boyle is a pretty artificial movie bordering on not being a movie at all and is pretty amazing. What I mean is … Continue reading
Saw an early (well, Thursday evening) showing of the new Steven Spielberg / Tom Hanks movie Bridge of Spies. It’s based on the true story of the trial of a Soviet spy (defended by Hanks as the American lawyer), the … Continue reading
Caught Sicario, the new US/Mexico drug war movie starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro. This movie is getting fantastic reviews and a lot of that praise is deserved. The basic plot is that Emily Blunt is an … Continue reading
Checked out The Walk, the true story about a crazy French high-wire walker (played by Joseph Gordon Levitt) who, in 1974, strings a wire between the towers of the World Trade Center and walks it. Illegally. This is a good … Continue reading
Went to see Everest, the true story of a mountain climbing expedition that didn’t go so well. Set in the 1990s, this film has a pretty impressive cast with members often serving small roles or not the big hero roles … Continue reading