Doctor Foster — 4 Gavels 85% Rotten Tomatoes
Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias sing to “to all the girls I’ve loved before.” Perhaps not as catchy, here’s “to all the plays…
Toy Story 4 — 4.5 Gavels 97% Rotten Tomatoes
Although Woody and Bo are the stars, a spork will steal your heart. For those who say Toy Story 3 had the perfect…
Friday Morning Coffee — 6/21/19
July brings us Spider-Man and The Lion King. Which others will step up to drag us out of the hot sun into the…
American Woman — 4 Gavels 80% Rotten Tomatoes
American Woman is the real Dark Phoenix. Not in the sense of Marvel Comic character, but as an alcoholic, philandering, deeply-flawed female, who…
Late Night — 4 Gavels 81% Rotten Tomatoes
The smartest “man” in the Late Night TV room is a woman. But what happens when, after 28 years, her comedy turns “educational,”…
Shaft — 2.5 Gavels 33% Rotten Tomatoes
Misogynistic and uneven, it is difficult to imagine this Shaft being made in 2019. Yes, John Shaft II grew up in Harlem, in…
Men In Black: International — 4 Gavels 26% Rotten Tomatoes
Inventive gadgets, creative aliens, and colorful scenes populate Men in Black: International, just like the original. Most critics bemoan the lack of originality,…
Thursday Morning Coffee — 6/13/19
2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Did you read The Goldfinch? Me, neither. But, on September 13th, you will get to see the movie…
All Is True — 3.5 Gavels 72% Rotten Tomatoes
Originally slated to review Late Night in this slot (now set for next Tuesday), you get late Shakespeare instead. That is, All Is…
Dark Phoenix — 3.5 Gavels 23% Rotten Tomatoes
The Rolling Stone screams “Dark Phoenix doesn’t just suck big time. It’s the worst movie ever in the X-Men series.” Is it as bad as its…