The Founder (2017)
“Contracts are like hearts…they’re made to be broken.” The fast food business looks to be a fraudulent industry modeled around seduction. Have you ever had a burger that actually tasted […]
20th Century Women (2016)
“Wondering if you’re happy…it’s just a great shortcut to being depressed.” In the brilliant, timeless, and transcendent 20th Century Women, there is a feminist awakening found in the borrowed pages – turned […]
A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
“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 […]
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
“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 […]
Jackie (2016)
“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. […]
Sleepless (2017)
“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 […]
Split (2017)
“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 […]
Patriots Day (2016)
“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. […]
Live by Night (2016)
“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 […]
Lion (2016)
“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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