Rocketman — 4 Gavels 90% Rotten Tomatoes
Does Rocketman get off the launch pad? It certainly does, but in ways you may not expect. Filmed in a manner easily convertible…
Month: May 2019
Thursday Morning Coffee — 5/30/19
Judy, Judy, Judy! She probably would not have occurred to me, but Renee Zellweger is Judy Garland. Set in 1969 London, 30 years…
Booksmart — 2.5 Gavels 98% Rotten Tomatoes
Since the above is a red-band trailer, I guess this must be a red-band review. Booksmart might be called Socially-inept, or Party-dumb, or…
Aladdin — 4 Gavels 57% Rotten Tomatoes
Aladdin in IMAX is big, bold, brassy, and beautiful. As in The Beauty and the Beast, the sets are like no other. Perhaps…
Red Joan — 2 Gavels 29% Rotten Tomatoes
As long as one realizes that “inspired by true events” means “little relation to actual events,” Red Joan sits in an interesting time…
Thursday Morning Coffee — 5/23/19
The summer blockbusters are here! The summer blockbusters are here! We hope! June 7 Dark Phoenix — The Wolverine may be gone but…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum — 2 Gavels 88% Rotten Tomatoes
Not often do critics say “grace of ballet” and “beautifully choreographed” together with “gratuitous violence” and “deadening carnage” when referring to the same…
The Sun Is Also A Star — 3 Gavels 51% Rotten Tomatoes
Expecting a love story between a young man and a young woman, surprisingly, The Sun Is Also A Star is really a love…
A Dog’s Journey — 3.5 Gavels 54% Rotten Tomatoes
Everything you need to know about A Dog’s Journey is that A Dog’s Purpose made $205 million on a $20 million budget. If…
Friday Morning Coffee — 5/17/19
The Boss is Universal! If you like Bruce Springsteen, mark August 14 on your calendar. Blinded By The Light tells the story of…