Movie Review – Breathe (2017)
Director: Andy Serkis Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander Year: 2017 It could not be more predictable and even understandable; amateur directors borrow heavily from other, successful films to…
Movie Review – Tulip Fever
Director: Justin Chadwick Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz Year: 2017 Tulip Fever ought to have been an early Oscar favorite, a film that held on through the fall…
Movie Review – Wonderstruck
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore Year: 2017 Todd Haynes holds the opposite opinion of Julianne Moore as I do, working often with the veteran actress…
Sports – NFL Picks 2017, Wild Card
Here are my NFL Wild Card Picks (11-5 last week, 167-89 for the season) Bye teams: Eagles, Patriots, Steelers, Vikings Ten @ KC Atl @ LAR Buf @ Jax Car…
DVD Review – Nutcracker
Director: Carroll Ballard Starring: Vanessa Sharp, Hugh Bigney, Patricia Barker Year: 1986 As the holiday season winds up, I wanted to visit one of my favorite traditions, The Nutcracker, a…
Movie Review – Matilda
Director: Danny DeVito Starring: Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz, Danny DeVito Year: 1996 Roald Dahl books adapt into films with shocking ease; I’m not sure what author could say the same.…
Book Review – Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl Year: 1988 Since receiving a Roald Dahl box set of books as a gift, my family & I have been enjoying reading these classic novels together, and…