FILM REVIEW MAESTRORated R129 MinutesLimited Release November 22nd now at Laemmle Monica Center, Netflix Release December 20th The making of this movie is a story of extreme persistence, perseverance, and passion. This is a poetic study […]
FILM REVIEWMAY DECEMBERRated R117 MinutesReleased December 1st, Screening at the Bay Theatre in Pacific Palisades and on Netflix May December is a beautifully shot, acted, and edited movie by noted indie director Todd Haynes (Wonderstruck, […]
FILM REVIEWPRISCILLARated R113 MinutesReleased November 3rd Adapted from Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, this movie illuminates Priscilla’s life with Elvis through Priscilla’s eyes. Director Sofia Coppola presents her subject as a thoughtful, independent, inexperienced […]
FILM REVIEWWHAT HAPPENS LATERRated R105 MinutesReleased November 3rd This movie surprised me. I expected a light, puffy relationship romp but this was a two-character psychological study of human connection that went to much darker places […]
FILM REVIEWKILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOONRated R206 MinutesReleased October 20th So…3 ½ hours? I was dreading this movie simply because I have a hyperactive nature, and it’s insanely painful for me to sit still that […]
FILM REVIEWTAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOURRated PG-13168 MinutesReleased October 12th I’m not a “Swiftie,” so I’m giving an unbiased report on Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, and I will say it’s absolutely amazing. Taylor […]
FILM REVIEWEXPEND4BLESRated R103 MinutesReleased September 22nd Expend4bles could have been a fun thriller with cutting-edge action and layered characters. The 4th in the franchise, the story follows a motley crew of mostly older, misfit mercenaries […]
FILM REVIEWA HAUNTING IN VENICERated PG-13103 MinutesReleased September 15th A Haunting in Venice is the third film adaptation by director Kenneth Branagh and screenwriter Michael Green of a mystery novel by the legendary Agatha Christie. […]
FILM REVIEWBOTTOMSRated R91 MinutesReleased August 25th Welcome to a new generation of breakout stars of American comedy who make the film Bottoms hilarious. This is an old-fashioned, unfiltered satire about situations intimately familiar to most […]
FILM REVIEWTHE EQUALIZER 3Rated R109 MinutesReleased September 1st You don’t need to have seen The Equalizer or The Equalizer 2 to appreciate The Equalizer 3. All three movies are an age-old classic heroic tales told […]
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