Posts Tagged ‘movie review’
‘A Star Is Born’ | Movie Review
“Is this the most remade movie ever?” Thus wrote some sardonic Twitter troll on my timeline shortly before this remake (the fourth or fifth, depending on your interpretation of cinema…
Read MoreMOVIE REVIEW: ‘Smallfoot’ appealing to all audiences
You may be one of those people who has been intrigued with tales of the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. The movie “Smallfoot” plays upon those tales, bringing elements of…
Read More‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ | Movie Review
The black-and-white film shows a little girl standing and staring at Fred Rogers, the man she watches on television. He smiles at her, as she finds her voice, and manages…
Read More‘Bad Grandmas’ | Movie Review
Bad Grandmas Here’s the story, of a lovely lady, who lots of people grew up watching. The late Florence Henderson can certainly be called one of the iconic mothers of…
Read More‘Life of the Party’ | Movie Review
McCarthy Tries Her Best to Be the ‘Life of the Party’ If you are like me, your first question after seeing this movie will be: “Where did they get the…
Read More‘A Wrinkle in Time’ | Movie Review
When I heard that Oprah Winfrey spoke of her new movie “A Wrinkle in Time” as a future classic, I knew I’d need to talk myself into giving it a…
Read More‘The Phantom Thread’ | Movie Review
Paul Anderson’s latest film “The Phantom Thread” will undoubtedly leave audiences with a decision to make. If one is a patient viewer who is able to watch a movie scene by scene,…
Read More‘Wonder’ is one of best this season | Movie Review
Being a middle school teacher, I’m usually pretty critical of middle school-aged books being made into movies. Really, I’m critical of any books made into movies. The book is always…
Read MoreMovie Review: 13 Minutes
As always with dramas based on history, I recommend reading the real story first. Movie goers who see “13 Minutes” will have their curiosity peaked and will have a desire…
Read More‘Going in Style’ | Movie Review
“Going in Style” Although I don’t feel 1979 was that long ago, I guess it was. That was the year “Going in Style” starring Art Carney, George Burns and Lee…
Read More‘Table 19’ | Movie Review
“Table 19” at back of the room for a reason Table 19, a new film starring Anna Kendrick, can’t figure out what it wants to do. With such a promising…
Read MoreMOVIE REVIEW: ‘La La Land’ is superb
La La Land Grade: A In this day and age, one might raise an eyebrow when hearing the words “movie musical.” We have been blessed with some pretty good ones…
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