FILM REVIEWTRAIN DREAMSRated PG-13102 MinutesReleased in Theatres November 21st, Now Streaming on NetflixNominated for one Golden Globe, may be nominated for the Academy Awards Train Dreams is based on a novella by Denis Johnson, published […]

FILM REVIEWNO OTHER CHOICERated R139 MinutesWide Release January 9th No Other Choice is an inspired piece of cinematic poetry. On the surface, you will think this is simply a story of a man who loses […]

FILM REVIEWMARTY SUPREMERated R150 MinutesReleased December 25th    Get ready to run and run and run – you’ll feel it physically and emotionally as you experience Marty Supreme. The movie is loosely based on the true […]

FILM REVIEWSONG SUNG BLUERated PG-13133 MinutesReleased December 25th   This is not the light-hearted sing-along movie I thought it would be. It packs an emotional punch and reverberates with rock-hard honesty. It’s about the lives, struggles, […]

FILM REVIEWELLA MCCAYRated PG-13115 MinutesReleased December 12th    This is a good old-fashioned story set against the dynamics of politics and of families, two decidedly similar worlds. British/French actress Emma Mackey is genuine as “Ella McCay,” […]

FILM REVIEWHAMNETRated PG-13125 MinutesReleased December 5th    Production designer Fiona Crombie endeavored to convey historical accuracy, love, happiness, and sadness in the spaces Will and Agnes Shakespeare and their family inhabit in the movie Hamnet. She […]

FILM REVIEWJAY KELLYRated R132 Minutes Released in Select Theatres November 14th, Streaming on Netflix December 5th When I looked at the cast list before I saw the film Jay Kelly, I thought, “Oh, no! this […]

FILM REVIEWWICKED: FOR GOODRated PG137 MinutesReleased November 21st   This is a glorious musical epic that defies categorization. Director John M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, production designer Nathan Crowley, and team have created a world that […]

CHRISTYRated R135 MinutesReleased November 7th Sydney Sweeney really puts her heart into this film. She is completely believable as real-life boxer “Christy Martin,” whose battles in life have been more terrifying than those she fought […]

FILM REVIEWSENTIMENTAL VALUERated R133 MinutesReleased November 7th  This is a classic European-style film focusing on relationships, more intense and intimate than that style usually is, by Norwegian director Joachim Trier. It’s a cinematic tone poem […]