Movie Views

4 stars I don’t know how long I sat in stunned silence once the final credits rolled for My First Film, but it felt like

3 stars Trapped under the control of their brutal father, three brothers band together in a desperate plan to end things once and for all

3 ½ stars The 1979 movie Manhattan opens with the lead character, Isaac Davis (Woody Allen), dictating notes for his latest novel. “He adored New

1 star Two-time world champion magician Shawn Farquhar is on a mission to prove his theory that hidden in the art of the face cards

3 ½ stars While working a particularly gruesome job, a crime scene clean-up crew discovers a bag full of cash crammed up a chimney. After

1 star There is a lovely moment in Between the Temples when a woman, convinced that the man she is speaking to isn’t listening to

3 ½ stars I can’t stop thinking about Cuckoo. It’s not just trying to put together all the clues that writer/director Tilman Singer (Luz) has

Duchess 3 stars I’m a big fan of Neil Marshall. He’s directed some of my favorite movies, from the epic werewolf war movie Dog Soldier

1 star Who knew sex on the big screen could be so dull? Directed by 75-year-old French filmmaker Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, The Last Mistress),

4 stars Kneecap is the most exciting movie you will see this summer. No spandex-clad superheroes or twisted supervillains are trying to take over or

3 ½ stars It’s a familiar story. A mobster gets released from prison after serving ten years. He kept his mouth shut for the entire

4 stars When I first saw it in a theater 30+ years ago, I didn’t know what to make of Farewell, My Concubine. It was

1 star A lot was happening back in 1984. Ronald Regan is president. The Detroit Tigers are the World Series Champions Apple introduces the user-friendly

0 stars A character named Girlie (Dakota Johnson) gets into a cab driven by another character named Clark (Sean Penn). The two yap at each

3 ½ stars Many ‘Cabin in the Woods’ horror movies follow a simple formula. They spend the first half hour or so sketching out the

3 ½ stars Edge of Everything could be the scariest movie you see all year. It’s not a horror movie. There’s no deranged serial killer,

4 stars It’s only natural to want to talk about an exciting movie like Pandemonium. The moment it ends, your head will be full of