Mar 232 minThe King’s Man (2021)<><> Ralph Fiennes is Orlando Oxford in the origin story for the Kingsmen secret organization. He delivers a solid performance as we...
Mar 142 minThe Batman (2022)<><><> Matt Reeves directed Cloverfield and two Planet of the Apes films before being given the reigns to the latest version of Batman. ...
Mar 102 minPig (2021)<><><><> Nicholas Cage is Rob, a talented Chef turned recluse after losing his wife. His only companion is a truffle-hunting pig that is...
Mar 72 minPocahontas (1995)<><><><> 1995 was a big year for Mel Gibson. Braveheart won Gibson two Oscars, best directing and best picture. That was not the only...
Mar 41 minUp (2009)<><><><><> There is no way you are getting through the first fifteen minutes of Up without a few tears. It was an emotional gut-punch...
Feb 282 minLost in Translation (2003)<><><><> Sofia Coppola won the screen play writing Oscar for Lost in Translation. She also directed Bill Murray and a nineteen-year-old...
Feb 252 minSicario (2015)<><><><> After watching Dune, I watched another Denis Villeneuve film, Sicario. Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon...
Feb 212 minShanghai Noon (2000)<><><> Jackie Chan may have been my first exposure to kung-fu films. The latter half of his career was still action-packed but wrapped...
Feb 101 minInterview with a Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)<><><> Did you know that Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, and Kirsten Dunst were all Vampires in a film in 1994? I did not...
Feb 72 minCowboys & Aliens (2011)<><><><> John Favreau directs an all-star cast in the western meets sci-fi Cowboys & Aliens. Jake Lonergan, Daniel Craig, tries to piece...
Feb 42 minMoana (2016)<><><><> Moana was written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, stalwarts in the world of Disney. They are also credited as...
Feb 22 minCODA (2021)<><><><> CODA is an acronym for Child of Deaf Adults. This film revolves around the Rossi family of Gloucester, MA. Troy Kotsur, Frank,...
Jan 272 minMoonrise Kingdom (2012)<><><><> I rewatched Moonrise Kingdom after The French Dispatch to see the peak of Wes Anderson’s abilities to craft an emotional story. ...
Jan 192 minRon’s Gone Wrong (2021)<><><><> Mix Good Boys with The Mitchells vs the Machines, add in Disney funding but give it not to Pixar, not to Disney but Century...
Jan 132 minEncanto (2021)<><> Encanto is Disney’s latest animated Lin-Manuel Miranda loose collection of songs. It begs the question, have we had too much...
Jan 102 minThe Power of the Dog (2021)<><><><> Director Jane Campion’s native New Zealand stands in for Montana in this, sure to be Oscar Nominated film. The landscape is as...
Jan 73 minDon’t Look Up (2021)<><> Adam McKay is back with his third political film, following The Big Short and Vice. This time it is a novel story. I couldn’t help...
Jan 52 minThe Matrix Resurrections (2021)<><> Do you remember small details about 1999’s The Matrix? How about the two other live-action Matrix films released in 2003? If not,...
Jan 32 minSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021)<><><><> The ending to 2019’s Spider-Man: Far from Home was the reveal that Peter Parker, Tom Holland, was Spider-Man. No Way Home picks...
Dec 27, 20212 minElf (2003)<><><><> Elf is eighteen years old and long ago became a beloved holiday classic for many. Elf was Jon Favreau’s second feature film and...