La La Land has everyone singing its praises
Movie Title: La La Land Grade: A Rating: PG-13, 128 minutes In a Nutshell: With a theme song that will be stuck in your head for a long time, this unexpected romantic musical feels like one of … Continued
Patriot’s Day honors Boston’s courage and compassion
Movie Title: Patriot’s Day Grade: B+ Rating: R, 130 minutes In a Nutshell: I love Boston. I’ve been there several times and would eagerly go there again tomorrow. It’s a modern city dripping in history. This powerful film offers … Continued
Queen of Katwe is royally inspiring
Movie Title: Queen Of Katwe Grade: A Rating: PG, 124 minutes In a Nutshell: Walt Disney presents a fascinating, feel-good, underdog story about a smart girl who grows up in extreme poverty in Uganda. It’s fascinating to watch this … Continued
Moonlight wins Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Drama but I disagree
Movie Title: MOONLIGHT Grade: B Rating: R, 110 minutes In a Nutshell: This intimate coming-of-age film slipped right past most movie-goers, since it didn’t play in a lot of theaters and hardly anyone saw a trailer for it; however, the … Continued
The Great Wall opens in China first
Movie Title: The Great Wall Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, 104 minutes In a Nutshell: China! I went on a little speaking tour in China last summer and fell in love with the country, so it was fun to see bits … Continued
Why Him? features comedic talent, a gazillion F-bombs, and tons of crude jokes
Movie Title: Why Him? Grade: D Rating: R, 111 minutes In a Nutshell: This film definitely earns its R rating for every reason. If you use a language or content filter when you watch this movie on DVD, it will … Continued
Golden Globe winners of 2017!
Awards season has just begun! If you missed the 74th Golden Globe Awards last night, here is the list of winners (in bold). Now, if they would only give awards for the rest of us hard-working shmucks… Best Motion … Continued
Collateral Beauty is manipulative and sappy with fortune cookie wisdom, but still got me to cry
Movie Title: Collateral Beauty Grade: B+ Rating: PG-13, 94 minutes In a Nutshell: I really love two-time Oscar nominee Will Smith and I was so excited to see this film after the trailer practically had me in tears. SPOILER: The … Continued
A Monster Calls is a stunning, heartbreaking tale
Movie Title: A Monster Calls Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: This beautiful coming-of-age story is a painfully heartbreaking film about letting go of a loved one who is dying. My sister’s husband died young from cancer, … Continued
Hidden Figures is an overdue movie with heart and humor
Movie Title: Hidden Figures Grade: A Rating: PG, 127 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on true events, this uplifting film with a fantastic title shines the spotlight on some overlooked figures in history. While the movie features new math … Continued