Cold War — 4 Gavels 93% Rotten Tomatoes
The critic for The Washington Post describes Cold War as a near-perfect movie. While I would not go that far, it is a…
Month: February 2019
Fighting With My Family — 3.5 Gavels 91% Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh off her brilliant performance in Little Drummer Girl, you may not recognize Florence Pugh. How does a brooding girl from Norwich, England…
How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World — 4.5 Gavels 92% Rotten Tomatoes
In the final of the trilogy, How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World is, by far, the best. Never before have I sat…
Friday Morning Coffee — 2/22/19
Absolutely Perfect! On January 25, this column discussed Karen Gillan as the lead assassin in a family of assassins in Gunpowder Milkshake. Who…
What Men Want — 2.0 Gavels 46% Rotten Tomatoes
In the unkindest cut of all, the critic for The Washington Post says What Men Want makes “a perfectly fine airplane movie.” I…
Isn’t It Romantic — 2 Gavels 68% Rotten Tomatoes
Isn’t it romantic? No, more like somnambulistic. Call me unimpressed. In a spoof of rom-coms, Rebel Wilson decries all the cliches of the…
Alita: Battle Angel — 3.5 Gavels 61% Rotten Tomatoes
You remember James Cameron, director of Terminator, Titanic, Avatar, among others. His name, attached to Alita: Battle Angel as producer and co-writer, made…
Lego Movie 2: Second Part — 4 Gavels 85% Rotten Tomatoes
Witty, irreverent, and frenetic with a moral is Lego Movie 2. Stuffed with references from Mad Max to Bruce Willis, it is difficult…
Friday Morning Coffee — 2/15/19
March brings us Captain Marvel and Dumbo, but what other surprises await? March 1 Greta — March is off to a slow start…
Cold Pursuit — 3 Gavels 73% Rotten Tomatoes
Let’s get two things out of the way. Liam Neeson is an idiot for speaking about rage and race during a publicity tour….