Category: Film Reviews
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Review: Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru Rating Director Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val Screenplay Matthew Fogel, Brian Lynch, Matthew Fogel Length 1h 27m Starring Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Lucy Lawless MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click…
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5 Favorites #176: Best of the 1950s
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. We move forward just a little bit further to the 1950s, a decade that…
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Review: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Rating Director Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado Screenplay Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow, Tom Wheeler Length 1h 42m Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillen, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da’Vine Joy Randolph MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #175: Best of the 1940s
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The toughest selection yet with films like The Magnificent Ambersons, Mrs. Miniver, Gaslight, The…
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Review: Bros (2022)
Bros Rating Director Nicholas Stoller Screenplay Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller Length 1h 55m Starring Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, TS Madison, Dot-Marie Jones, Jim Rash, Eve Lindley, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Diaz, Jai Rodriguez, Amanda Bearse, Debra Messing MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Delayed
Due to some frustrating issues with my web host, I’m afraid that several articles this week were not able to be written or posted. As soon as these issues are resolved, I will be back to a more regular cadence. This will include the next in my final series of 5 Favorites articles, my weekly…
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5 Favorites #174: Best of the 1930s
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. We move forward in film history to the 1930s, often considered the Golden Age…
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Review: Black Adam (2022)
Black Adam Rating Director Jaume Collet-Serra Screenplay Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani Length 2h 05m Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari, Bodhi Sabongui, Mohammed Amer, James Cusati-Moyer, Jalon Christian MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #173: Best of the 1920s and Earlier
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. After 170+ issues, I find myself spinning my wheels more often than not with…
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Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Rating Director Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson Screenplay Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale, Matthew Robbins Length 1h 57m Starring Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Tomm Kenny MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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Review: Love and Death on Long Island (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Love and Death on Long Island Rating Director Richard Kwietniowski Screenplay Richard Kwietniowski (Novel: Gilbert Adair) Length 1h 33m Starring John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Harvey Atkin, Maury Chaykin, Gawn Grainger MPAA Rating…
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Review: The Horse Whisperer (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. The Horse Whisperer Rating Director Robert Redford Screenplay Eric Roth, Richard LaGravenese (Novel: Nicholas Evans) Length 2h 49m Starring Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Catherine Bosworth,…
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Review: Sliding Doors (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Sliding Doors Rating Director Peter Howitt Screenplay Peter Howitt Length 1h 39m Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Zara Turner, Douglas McFerran, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Virginia McKenna, Kevin McNally MPAA Rating PG-13
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5 Favorites #172: Morgan Freeman
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Morgan Freeman been hard at work for a long time, appearing in large scale…
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Review: Robin Hood (1973)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Robin Hood Rating Director Wolfgang Reitherman Screenplay Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson, Vance Gerry, Frank Thomas, Eric Cleworth, Julius Svendsen, Dave Michener Length 1h 23m Starring Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Brian Bedford, Monica Evans, Phil Harris,…
