Tuesday Morning Tea — 9/25/18
In the never-ending world of “Best” lists, a few weeks ago I noted that Oregon (Tuesday Morning Tea – 9/4/18) just didn’t…
Life Itself — 1.5 Gavels 13% Rotten Tomatoes
Being movie-centric, I confess to not watching a single episode of This Is Us, created by Dan Fogelman. If this is what they…
Friday Morning Coffee — 9/21/18
What a grand sentiment expressed in Anne of Green Gables! If you missed Anne with an E on Netflix, you may wish to…
The Wife — 3 Gavels 84% Rotten Tomatoes
Is this a case of an indie movie in search of a distributor? The Wife premieres at The Toronto Film Festival in September…
Unbroken: Path To Redemption — 3.5 Gavels 21% Rotten Tomatoes
After Angelina Jolie’s 2014 Unbroken, as Paul Harvey says, “. . . and now the rest of the story.” When we last left…
White Boy Rick — 3 Gavels 63% Rotten Tomatoes
I am not a fan of the USA Today synopsis of movies, but their Downside was spot on: The story lacks sympathetic characters, focus…
Friday Morning Coffee — 9/14/18
Gemma, meet Dusty! Dusty Springfield’s solo career began in 1963 with the upbeat pop hit, “I Only Want to Be with You“. Among…
A Simple Favor — 4 Gavels 85% Rotten Tomatoes
Now I understand. All this time, I thought Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) was the crazy one in the family. Just wait until you…
Juliet, Naked — 3.5 Gavels 81% Rotten Tomatoes
Some indies are quirky good. Some indies are quirky bad. Juliet, Naked is quirky ho-hum. That said, Rose Byrne moves way up on…
Peppermint — 3.5 Gavels 13% Rotten Tomatoes
I propose that John Wick propose to Riley North and all drug dealers will be immediately dispatched to a their maker. Seriously, this…