The Favourite — 2 Gavels 94% Rotten Tomatoes
If Shakespeare had not already appropriated the name, The Favourite should be re-named Much Ado About Nothing. “Some modern commentators and filmmakers choose…
Month: December 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — 3.5 Gavels 98% Rotten Tomatoes
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse meets quantum physics means multiple Spider-Men, except they are not all men. Contrary to what the critics want you…
Friday Morning Coffee — 12/14/18
Will she be the next Bond Girl? Even though you saw her as Jon Hamm’s wife in Baby Driver, Eiza Gonzales is probably…
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle — 3 Gavels 54% Rotten Tomatoes
For those of us who love Disney’s The Jungle Book (1967), the darker version directed by Andy Serkis is something of a shock. …
Tuesday Morning Tea — 12/11/18 Die Hard
The Debate During this 2018 movie drought, it is imperative that we discuss one of the more complex issues of our time. Many…
Dumplin’ — 2.5 Gavels 71% Rotten Tomatoes 87% Audience
“It’s a good thing I was born Dolly Partin, otherwise I’d have been a drag queen.” That quote says most of what you…
The Kindergarten Teacher — 2.5 Gavels 89% Rotten Tomatoes 67% Audience
Slow and ponderous, thy name is The Kindergarten Teacher. I blame the theaters. I was only lured to this Netflix movie because the…
Friday Morning Coffee — 12/7/18
Do we get a bathroom break? For those of us unhappy with the ending of Avengers: Infinity War, be advised that Avengers 4…
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — 4 Gavels 94% Rotten Tomatoes
Did you see The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Season 1? If so, you saw an Amazon TV series that won two Golden Globes…
Tuesday Morning Tea — 12/4/18 Basketball
Although The Favourite, Roma, and Mowgli:Legend of the Jungle opened this week, none of the local theaters showed them. So, back to an…