Thursday Morning Coffee — 2/6/20
May The Force Not Be With You! Apparently the place to go for “all things thriller” is The Real Book Spy. In 2017,…
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Rhythm Section — 2.5 Gavels 31% Rotten Tomatoes
Like the makeup artist for Charlize Theron in Monster, this one also deserves an Oscar for the transformation of Blake Lively. It can’t…
The Last Full Measure — 4 Gavels 62% Rotten Tomatoes
The Last Full Measure may be the most powerful, moving film that you will see this year. Many of us had the pleasure…
Parasite — 2 Gavels 99% Rotten Tomatoes
Curiosity killed the cat. That curiosity caused me to check out Parasite, the South Korean Best Movie nominee for an Oscar. And now,…
The Gentlemen — 3.5 Gavels 77% Rotten Tomatoes
To be sure, the Brits are a witty and creative lot. Guy Ritchie, ex-husband of Madonna, director and writer of The Gentlemen, certainly…
For All Mankind — 4 Gavels 73% Rotten Tomatoes
As we turn to 2020, and our new reality of streaming TV, I decided to sample some of the newer fare: 1) The…
Dolittle — 3 Gavels 13% Rotten Tomatoes
Frenetic and a bit wacky, children will likely be mesmerized by Dolittle. Who doesn’t like animals that talk? But for adults, even with…
Bad Boys For Life — 4 Gavels 76% Rotten Tomatoes
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, whatcha’ gonna’ do? With that, the reboot of a franchise is on! The tone of Bad Boys For Life…
Like A Boss — .5 Gavels 22% Rotten Tomatoes
Signs that Like A Boss is bad: A really bad trailer. Check! 22% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Check! Sent to the far reaches of…
1917 — 4.5 Gavels 89% Rotten Tomatoes
It’s official. Sam Mendes has his masterpiece. Not that American Beauty wasn’t good, but 1917 is great. The one shot continuous action following…