A Quiet Place is gripping
Movie Title: A Quiet Place Grade: A- Rating: PG-13, 90 minutes In a Nutshell: We all fell in love with John Krasinski when he first appeared in The Office: The Complete Series. He has since gone on to … Continued
Winchester disappoints in the telling of a true spooky tale
Movie Title: Winchester Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 1 hour 39 minutes In a Nutshell: I don’t like scary movies, but I was curious about this one because I grew up very close to the actual Winchester Mystery House in San … Continued
Annihilation is cerebral sci-fi modern art that’s leaving audiences with mixed feelings
Movie Title: Annihilation Grade: B Rating: R, 1 hour 55 minutes In a Nutshell: Based on the first book in Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance , Director Alex Garland decided not to make the film an adaptation, but … Continued
The Cloverfield Paradox is a confusing one
Movie Title: The Cloverfield Paradox Grade: D+ Rating: Not rated officially, but it should be R. In a Nutshell: To call Cloverfield a trilogy is a bit of a stretch. The three films are loosely related with a few … Continued
Hangman dies a quick death at the box office
Movie Title: Hangman Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Al Pacino. There’s THAT. This is the eighth time he has played a police detective. The old-school child’s spelling game, Hangman, held promise for a good thriller, but the movie … Continued
Jigsaw is twisted and sick
Movie Title: JigSaw Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: I don’t like gory, torture movies, so it’s no surprise that I’ve never seen any of the previous 7 movies in the Sawfranchise. Somehow I ended up in the theater … Continued
Happy Death Day takes a creepy stab at the movie Groundhog Day
Movie Title: Happy Death Day Grade: C+ Rating: PG-13, In a Nutshell: This is like a warped, creepy version of Groundhog Day. I have loved that fun movie for years, so I was curious to see what this suspenseful horror … Continued
Flatliners is dead on arrival
Movie Title: Flatliners Grade: D+ Rating: PG-13, 108 minutes In a Nutshell: This Flatliners movie remake is dead on arrival. I really liked the original Flatliners movie with 1990 Kevin Bacon, so I was interested to see how this remake … Continued
Kidnap showcases every parent’s fear
Movie Title: Kidnap Grade: C Rating: R In a Nutshell: Having your child kidnapped is every parent’s fear. You don’t mess with a mother and her son. (I have 4 sons.) Uplifting theme: “I will never let you go.” – (Karla … Continued
Wish Upon makes you wish it were a better movie
Movie Title: Wish UPON Grade: D Rating: PG-13, 89 minutes In a Nutshell: Wish Upon makes you wish it were better. Cliched and not very good, this horror movie would be fun to watch at a sleepover with a … Continued