Reviews

A new sweeping war movie from Sam Mendes (who explored the genre in Jarhead) blends creativity and focus even if its technique might feel a tad gimmicky.  1917 stars Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) and George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) and uses that continuous shot (like Birdman) to follow its characters on an intense mission on a […]

A long long time ago ….. back in 1977 my son and I viewed the first Star Wars episode.  He was twelve and now he is fifty-four and he along with my daughter and I have sat in at opening day for each of the nine episodes.  We each remember the impressions of the floating […]

A new sure-fire hit sequel (set three years henceforth) to a beloved 2013 musical animated adventure isn’t that structurally sound yet follows a path destined to delight.  Frozen II doesn’t have that same magical quality of what was loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”, but it often enchants without out familiarity or […]

Director Roland Emmerich’s (Independence Day) film depicts the 1942 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, followed by the air/sea battle of Midway. A notable cast makes up the real life heroes.  Dennis Quaid is Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, Aaron Eckhart is Jimmy Doolittle, who led a subsequent raid on Tokyo. Woody Harrelson is Fleet […]

Zombieland: Double Tap has a great beginning as the Columbia Pictures Icon woman battles the zombies with her torch.  From there except for a fun filled performance by Zoey Deutch it is not much more than a road trip around the country killing zombies.  Woody Harrelson yells and Abigail Breslin falls in love for the […]