Schumacher — 2.5 Gavels 8.1/10 IMDb
How did Michael Schumacher become the world’s first billionaire athlete? Imagine being paid $8 million over three years for wearing a 10 x…
Month: September 2021
The River Runner — 3.5 Gavels 7.6/10 IMDb
Hoping for a film the equal of Free Solo, The River Runner falls well short. Make no mistake, kayaking the most dangerous rivers…
Female Agents — 4.0 Gavels 78% Rotten Tomatoes
A Call To Spy is more truthful; Female Agents is better drama. The latter is based upon the exploits of Lise de Baissac…
Dear Evan Hansen — 4.5 Gavels 35% Rotten Tomatoes
Imagine, if you will, the creators of Dear Evan Hansen ask you to invest in a little show for Broadway. Flattered, you listen…
9/11: Inside The President’s War Room 4.0 Gavels 7.6/10 IMDb
In 9/11: Inside The President’s War Room, AppleTV+ and the BBC reminds us that, just twenty years ago, how unprepared and vulnerable we…
The Eyes of Tammy Faye — 3.5 Gavels 67% Rotten Tomatoes
Early in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, her mother chides her, “if you follow blindly, in the end, all you are is blind.”…
Muhammad Ali — 4.0 Gavels 9.1/10 IMDb
Almost universally beloved later in life, Ken Burns pulls no punches as he points out that Muhammad Ali was initially a divisive figure….
Impeachment — 3.5 Gavels 67% Rotten Tomatoes
Impeachment: American Crime Story calls Episode One “Exiles;” I call it “Everybody Hates Linda Tripp.” If you want to re-visit the whole sordid…
Beyond the Lights — 3.5 Gavels 83% Rotten Tomatoes
With the recent reminders to take care of your mental health courtesy of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, a visit to Beyond the…
Y: The Last Man — 3.0 Gavels 69% Rotten Tomatoes
Y: The Last Man is yet another TV series/film derived from a comic book series that you didn’t know existed. With poor, disjointed…