★★★★ (4 Stars) is the Highest Rating
A deeply affecting meditation on life, death, grief, time, existence — and letting go.
So as you can probably discern from the statement above, A Ghost Story goes deep. Even though it tells a simple… Read more about A Ghost Story (R) ★★★★…
Spider-Man Comes Home to Queens, Spinning a Friendly Web
Spider-Man: Homecoming provides the new charming Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Tom Holland) with his own feature film. However, it’s the sixth film in the series, and he’s the… Read more about Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13) ★★★…
Where Are the Minions? So Sad, Not Much Screen Time, Only Jail Time
The film starts with an angry, downer tone. Both Gru and Lucy are fired by a weird woman that screams at them… Read more about Despicable Me 3 (PG) ★★…
Baby (Ansel Elgort) is the self-given name of a musically talented young man who’s a getaway heist driver. He suffers from tinnitus, donning ear buds connected to an old-school iPod chock full of mixes that… Read more about Baby Driver (R) ★★★★ Radio Podcast 🎙…
Adrenaline Rush From Start to Finish
Do fast film car-chase scenes like Bullit, The French Connection, Ronin, the Mad Maxx Series or the Fast and Furious series rate highly with you? If so, then… Read more about Baby Driver (R) ★★★★…
Eleanor Coppola, (Francis Ford Coppola’s wife) at age 81 makes her narrative directorial and screenwriting debut. The film stars Diane Lane as a Hollywood producer’s wife, who unexpectedly takes a road trip from Cannes to… Read more about Paris Can Wait (PG) ★★★…
The Last Knight has a ridiculous, far-fetched story, one that attempts to have us believe that magic stems from alien power and that King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table weren’t alone as heroes.… Read more about Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13) ★…
Chaotic Mess, Do Not Take Kids
Aside from the typical scantily clad sexy female lead introduction in Transformer films, my viewing experience started with high hopes as main star Laura Haddock as Vivian Wembley is… Read more about Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13) ★…
The Cars franchise is back on track. KA-CHOW!
I know exactly when I achieved the pinnacle of parenting. Yes, my son was only three at the time, but I’m confident that I will never top… Read more about Cars 3 (G) ★★★…
The Hero Cannot Save the Day
The pursuit of professional success often comes with a cost. This is a lesson that many people only realize when they look back on their lives and realize too… Read more about The Hero (R) ★★½…
🎬: So much to love about ⚔Wonder Woman!⚔
Wonder Woman is based on the DC comic book character created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston. This is the first stand-alone film for Wonder Woman played… Read more about Wonder Woman (PG-13) ★★★★…
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story is a documentary and based on a true story. Storyboard Artist Harold Michelson and his wife, a film researcher, Lillian Michelson, They are two nameless heroes of Hollywood’s… Read more about Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story ★★★★…
Only for diehard franchise fans.
A month ago, Disneyland guests on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride were treated to a cool surprise when Johnny Depp popped up on the attraction in place of the… Read more about Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13) ★★…
Alien: Covenant < Prometheus. Yeah, I said it.
I was thoroughly frustrated by Alien: Covenant and was actually mad when I left the theater. Aside from Michael Fassbender in dual roles and the cast itself,… Read more about Alien: Covenant (R) ★★½…
To take on the legend of Excalibur, Guy Ritchie sticks with his usual love-it-or-hate-it style.
The Knights of the Round Table. The Sword in the Stone. The Lady of the Lake. Merlin. Ah, I just… Read more about King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (PG-13) ★★½…
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
Here’s my quick take on the film:
I laughed the entire 90 minutes of the film. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn are both funny, but the supporting cast; Wanda Sykes, Joan… Read more about Snatched (R) ★★★ Radio Podcast 🎙…
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is Fantasy, Action & Adventure by British director Guy Ritchie of the Sherlock Holmes movies, he gives us an updated King Arthur film.
Charlie Hunnam stars as Arthur (The… Read more about King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (PG-13) ★★½…
More of the same, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
It’s 44 degrees in Chicago as I write this, but make no mistake—summer is here. I know this because Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.… Read more about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) ★★★…
The Promise Fails to Deliver
The Armenian Genocide is one of the most tragic stories of the 20th century as the Turks massacred an estimated 1 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. The systematic… Read more about The Promise (PG-13) ★★★…
The Fate of the Furious is action & adventure, it’s the eighth film in The Fast and the Furious series. Many actors from the previous films have returned, two newcomers to the series are, Charlize Theron… Read more about The Fate of the Furious (PG-13) ★★★…
The Zookeeper’s Wife is the true story of Antonina Żabińska a working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II and based on the book of the same name by… Read more about The Zookeeper’s Wife (R) ★★★…
The film centers on alcoholism as a monster, and it’s far reaching effects on others. Anne Hathaway (Gloria) is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is… Read more about Colossal (R) ★★★…
You’ve probably never seen a movie quite like this.
I adored Colossal. It’s my favorite film of 2017 so far. I want to campaign for it at every theater across the country. I want to… Read more about Colossal (R) ★★★½…
A decent but forgettable thriller that adds nothing new to the Doomed Space Crew genre.
Are you a space scientist?
I’ll assume you’re not and proceed to ask you this: “Not being a space scientist,… Read more about Life (R) ★★½…