Rambo: Last Blood — 2.5 Gavels 28% Rotten Tomatoes
Was the Rambo of the 80’s this brutal, or have we just regressed this far? It is hard to imagine a movie more…
Month: September 2019
Abominable — 3.5 Gavels 78% Rotten Tomatoes
As I exited the theater, the tangerine sunset seemed a fitting end to the beautifully animated Abominable. A girl, a violin, and a…
Thursday Morning Coffee — 9/26/19
Empty your wallets! So, you love Star Wars, and you want the complete, immersive experience. Disney will “give” it to you, but it…
Come From Away — 4.5 Gavels
Friday night I receive a text from TMJ/CG&MP (translation: The Movie Judge’s Computer Guy and Math Professor aka Dan and Kinga) that “Come…
Ad Astra — 2.5 Gavels 82% Rotten Tomatoes
I found them! No, not the missing crew from Neptune, rather the absentee men from Downton Abbey. All this time they were at…
Downton Abbey — 4 Gavels 81% Rotten Tomatoes
Rest easy, my lords and ladies, pomp and pageantry still reside at Downton Abbey. Add in some downstairs deviousness, and you are in…
Thursday Morning Coffee — 9/19/19
Dump month is over, so now we get Pump month, or at least Pumpkin month. The offerings are a tad better but November…
Official Secrets — 3.5 Gavels 79% Rotten Tomatoes
Official Secrets asks the question whether a spy works for the government or the people. Further, why does a spy who eavesdrops on…
The Goldfinch — 2 Gavels 25% Rotten Tomatoes
Lugubrious is a word not often connected with a film. Yet, it perfectly describes The Goldfinch. Nothing good happens to young Theo Decker…
Hustlers — 2 Gavels 89% Rotten Tomatoes
In my column of 8/22/19, I ask whether Hustlers is part of “dump month.” The answer is a resounding “YES,” despite the 89%…