Personal Shopper (2017)
“You could call it that; you could call it a million things.” Personal Shopper will likely not be of much interest to most moviegoers, which if I’m being honest, is a […]
Category Archives: Drama
Lady Bird (2017)
“I’m from the wrong side of the tracks.” More often than not in serious relationships (as well as the inevitable mistakes along the way), most of us experience the moment. The memory […]
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
“My lamp’s gone out. I’ve run out of ideas.” With its egregiously overlong title, some rather clumsy direction, and a script seriously lacking in thematic consistency, The Man Who Invented Christmas has […]
Coco (2017)
“All of this work to bring the family together.” I’m not sure what to make of Coco. Its tedious and at times benign beginning is riddled with Chatty Cathy exposition right […]
Wonder (2017)
“If you don’t like where you are, just picture where you want to be.” After exiting the theater – a surprisingly crowded Monday matinée that rightfully concluded with a clapping […]
The Top 50 Films of 2016
What a year for the movies. It seems like I’m always having to defend the integrity and the quality of what’s actually available out there to curious family members and […]
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
“Who stands to benefit from the crime?” Despite how visually resplendent and beautifully captured Murder on the Orient Express looks – especially considering these lavish images were shot on celluloid – I […]
Thank You For Your Service (2017)
“I’m not leaving again. I’m home for good.” Movies like Thank You For Your Service are hard to get right. We’ve seen the emotional after effects of war in truly great films […]
The Snowman (2017)
“I can’t keep covering for you.” In order to understand what it’s like to watch The Snowman, imagine yourself in the following circumstance. You’re an eager house hunter, blind-folded and walked to […]
Only the Brave (2017)
“It was one of the most beautiful and terrible things I’ve ever seen.” A standard war film will typically include the same elements: blood, bullets, bodies, a clear victor. Granted, Only […]
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