Movie Views
Musings about movies.
Reflect Fails to Resonate
2 stars Feeling an oncoming existential crisis, Summer (Dana Kippel) convinces four of her girlfriends to go on a desert adventure retreat where they can
Night Swim Stays in the Shallow End
1 star Forty-nine years ago, Universal Studios unleashed Jaws on the world, making everyone afraid to go into the ocean. This week, the studio joined
Brosnan Shines as Fast Charlie
3 ½ stars Pierce Brosnan has tried almost every role imaginable since hanging up his license to kill back with the 2002 James Bond flick
The Pleasure of The Public Enemy
Did people scream when they first saw this famous final scene in The Public Enemy? In a crowded movie house back in 1931, I would
The Marsh King’s Daughter
1 star A reclusive survivalist lives with his family in a cabin about as far off the grid as possible. He spends his days training
The Persian Version
4 stars There is a familiarity found when watching the first part of writer/director Maryam Keshavaraz’s new movie, The Persian Version, a feeling that although
Nic Cage, Buffalo Hunter
2 stars This is the way I imagine it: (The phone rings a dozen times. On the 13th ring, Nick Cage Picks up.) Nick Cage:
From Glamorous to Gloomy
1 star In his previous two outings as Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile
A Captivating Cassandro
4 stars Transformation is always a word thrown around when film fans (or the press) start talking about great acting performances. Daniel Day-Lewis ‘transforms’ into
I’m Not Crying. You’re Crying
“I’d like to say a few words about a guy I know, a friend of mine. His name is Brian Piccolo.” Nov. 31, 1971. It
Seire Shows Scary Side of Family Traditions
3 stars Many good horror movies start by setting up a simple premise, a rule or tradition, or belief that the people on the screen
The Pod Generation Leaves You Cold
1 star Many times while watching The Pod Generation, I was tempted to shut it off; the story felt more like a lecture than a
Old School Terror Aboard The Demeter
3 ½ stars I love it when a horror movie surprises me. I’m not talking about a movie that grosses me out or scares me.
Unlikable Lead Sinks Shortcomings
1 star In Shortcomings, Sherry Cola plays Alice, a bright, sassy single grad student looking for love, or at least good sex, in Berklee. It’s
Rub Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
2 ½ stars A frustrated nerd with dorky glasses, a bad combover, and absolutely no luck meeting women goes to a massage parlor, gets a
Chan and Cena Make a Movie
2 ½ stars Jackie Chan and John Cena made a movie together called Hidden Strike. It was “released” on Netflix on July 28. And if
Theater Camp Puts on a Great Show
3 stars Long before Margot Robbie became Barbie or Cillian Murphy became Oppenheimer, when she was a little girl in Australia, and he was a
Little Magic to be Found in Miracle Club
2 stars The Miracle Club features a dream team of brilliant actresses: Maggie Smith (2 Oscars, 3 Nominations), Kathy Bates (1 Oscar, 3 Nominations), and