Reviews

FEEL GOOD FILM FOR THIS VIRUS WEEK. Pixar’s new animated film is a clever, one-of-a-kind, fantastic adventure. Directed by Pete Docter (Up) and co-written by Meg LeFauve, it centers around Riley (voice by Kaitlyn Dias), a happy 11- year old living in Minnesota with her parents.  She has a best friend, loves to play hockey and has a […]

FEEL GOOD FILM FOR THIS VIRUS WEEK. If baseball has a touch of magic The Rookie gives evidence to the phenomenon as two catholic nuns begin the story in the dry west Texas town of Big Lake where oil riggers played baseball to pass the time at the turn of the century. Dennis Quaid’s Jim Morris, the […]

FEEL GOOD FILM FOR THIS VIRUS WEEK. I would love to sit next to William Shatner and watch Galaxy Quest. The crew of the NSEA Protector toured the universe on television for four seasons, from 1979 to 1982.  Twenty years later, the five stars of the sci-fi series remain in costume, making appearances at science fiction […]

FEEL GOOD FILM FOR THIS VIRUS WEEK. Twenty three year old Audrey Tautou’s Amelie is a delight to watch.  In fact she is charming, captivating, and endearing both to us and her acquaintances in the Montmartre section of Paris. Watching her makes us think of Bridget Jones and last year’s Chocolat, films which delve into […]

This Irish import has a feel for the Midnight Madness crowd, but is weirdly riveting, full of wit and the supernatural.  Extra Ordinary stars Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, and Will Forte.  Higgins’ Rose Dooley is self-employed as a driving instructor though his gifts in the paranormal haven’t resulted well, at least in one key case.  […]