Movie Reviews Film in review – “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part One” There are negatives at the start. First, this movie does not stand alone. They assume way too much about what the viewers..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” This is a great movie for theater lovers, and a pretty good one for everybody else. Michael Keaton is superb in the..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Laggies” They say that today’s 25-year-olds are in a “quarter-life crisis.” They're the new “slackers,” the ones who got an education (maybe), but..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Art and Craft” As most of us amateur ethicists have come to realize, it’s one thing to break one of the Ten Commandments. But it..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Interstellar” First of all, dear readers, you have to see this one in the theater. And let the surround-sound rumble your chair and..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Elsa & Fred” Elsa (Shirley MacLaine) lives in an apartment building in New Orleans where Fred (Christopher Plummer) has just recently moved next door. Fred’s..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” The first impression is that this is really a visually stunning film. The artwork is incredible, as if you’re constantly watching some..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Big Hero 6” This is a cute kids’ movie that my grandchildren will enjoy. Truth is, I did too. Disney really knows how to do..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Good People” This movie should have worked better than it did. The lead parts are A-list: James Franco and Kate Hudson. Together, as Tom..
Movie Reviews Film in review – “Fury” There have been a number of World War II movies made in the last several years, in no small part because the..