Movie Review: That Christmas
All roads lead to Christmas for Richard Curtis. His particular blend of writing and storytelling, when not around December 25th, has started to lead to …
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Movie Review: The Wild Robot
DreamWorks Animation falls somewhere in the middle of the road in terms of great animated filmmakers. Even with the highs of Shrek or Prince of …
Movie Review: The First Omen
The First Omen made me mad. Not at this movie, which is shockingly pretty good! No, at David Gordon Green, who’s torpedoed TWO legendary horror …
Movie Review: Living
In general, I would NOT recommend trying to adapt an Akira Kurosawa movie. I mean, why try to make a movie better than one of …
Movie Review: Emma.
Emma is the Jane Austen story most Americans have probably actually seen. I know Pride and Prejudice is well known, but Clueless is basically Emma …
Movie Review: Pokemon Detective Pikachu
If ever a movie series would be perfect for a live action reboot, Pokemon was it. Clearly when kids were being lured into traps trying …
Movie Review: Pride
Pride is the injection the movies needed. 2014’s fall season has been filled with bleak nihilistic films about the poor state of the world. Pride …
Movie Review: About Time
It’s not a time travel story of love. It is a love story with time travel. With all the romantic clichés and plot devices in …
Movie Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Masterpiece Theater’s golden age moves eastward. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is about a retirement home for aging Englishfolk in India. Unlike the hotel in …