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Monthly Archives: January 2017

A Dog’s Purpose (2017)

January 31, 2017by lsbushey 1 Comment

“Lick the ones you love.” There’s little doubt in my mind that this will be among the most contentious reviews I’ve ever written for two reasons. First, the film has […]

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Adventure, Comedy, Drama

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

January 29, 2017by lsbushey 1 Comment

“The things I do for my country.” Spy movies used to be rather sterile. Gunfire, conspiracies, mysteries to be solved. I’m mostly referring back to the older Bond films plus the likes […]

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Action, Adventure, Thriller

Jackie (2016)

January 26, 2017by lsbushey 2 Comments

“Let them see what they’ve done.” Pablo Larraín’s biopic Jackie is absolutely stunning on every level. It’s not a film you watch and ask questions requiring more historical context or data or details. […]

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Biopic, Drama

Sleepless (2017)

January 23, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“You’ve gotta figure it out.” Before you even think about paying to see Sleepless – be it at regular ticket price or for a discounted matinée – I strongly urge you to first […]

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Action, Crime, Thriller

Split (2017)

January 20, 2017by lsbushey 1 Comment

“The broken are the more evolved.” With the movie Split, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s ambition tends to exceed his grasp, but that doesn’t mean the blind grabs for thrills are altogether out […]

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Horror, Thriller

Patriots Day (2016)

January 17, 2017by lsbushey 2 Comments

“I don’t think there’s any way they could ever win.” There is no reasonable justification for Patriots Day to recreate the Boston Marathon Bombing a mere 3 years after the deadly terrorist attack. […]

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Drama, History, Thriller

Live by Night (2016)

January 16, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“It’s not enough to break the rules. You have to be strong enough to make your own.” Ben Affleck’s a good director. His first film Gone Baby Gone is about as strong […]

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Crime, Drama

Lion (2016)

January 14, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“I have to go home. I am lost.” Back in 2010 I went on a mission trip to Nicaragua, joining my Mother’s childhood best friend Sue and the rest of […]

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Drama

A Monster Calls (2016)

January 11, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“It begins like so many stories.” Somewhere inside A Monster Calls lives one of the most complex stories of the year, a love letter to mothers and an embodied depiction of coping mechanisms. But […]

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Drama, Fantasy

Hidden Figures (2016)

January 6, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“I’ve never seen a mind like the one your daughter has.” Through the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the paranoid landscape of the 60’s space race with Russia, Hidden Figures‘ grounded […]

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Biopic, Drama

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