Movie Review – Christopher Robin
Director: Marc Forster Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jim Cummings, Hayley Atwell Year: 2018 Christopher Robin is a combination of Goodbye Christopher Robin and Paddington, which can’t be said to be a…
Movie Review – Lady J
Director: Emmanuel Mouret Starring: Cecile de France, Edouard Baer, Alice Isaaz Year: 2018 If you liked Love & Friendship for its comedic take on the period piece genre, a lighthearted…
Movie Review – Tolkien
Director: Dome Karukoski Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Patrick Gibson Year: 2019 Tolkien is being described as a polite biography with absolutely no innovation to offer, and that’s hitting the…
Movie Review – Hoosiers
Director: David Anspaugh Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper Year: 1986 The team of director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo brought us two of the greatest sports film…
Book Review – The Tripods Trilogy
Author: John Christopher Year: 1967 Technically this is a quadrilogy, with a prequel written 20 years after the original trilogy, telling about the origins of the Tripods and their conquest…
Movie Review – The Mule
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena Year: 2018 Million Dollar Baby ought to have been Clint Eastwood’s swan song, because it’s only been downhill from there.…
Movie Review – The Silence
Director: John R. Leonetti Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Stanley Tucci, Miranda Otto Year: 2019 I’m gonna try my hand at the hold-my-beer thing; here goes. Bird Box said, “I can make…
Movie Trailer – The Farewell
Director: Lulu Wang Starring: Awkwafina Release: July 12th, 2019 I don’t know, I can see how some will enjoy this, but I don’t think it’s for me. Sappy comedies aren’t…
Movie Trailer – Ophelia
Director: Claire McCarthy Starring: Daisy Ridley, George MacKay, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen Release: June 28th, 2019 I would watch this, but I think it might be the only chance I…
Movie Review – Long Shot
Director: Jonathan Levine Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Year: 2019 I’d be fine with letting the rom-com die, but Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron seem bent on…