Category: Film Reviews
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The Morning After: Feb. 28, 2022
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: 2022 Oscar-Nominated Shorts Every year,…
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5 Favorites #120: Joe Wright
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. Director Joe Wright has only made nine film since his first in 2005, Pride…
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5 Favorites #119: Banderas, Fleischer, Holland, Lebenzon, Wahlberg
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. This weekend, we get three new wide releases, but the one most likely to…
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Review: Encanto (2021)
Encanto Rating Director Jared Bush, Byron Howard Screenplay Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jason Hand, Nancy Kruse, Lin-Manuel Miranda Length 1h 42m Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan, Diana Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama, Rhenzy Feliz, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Adassa, Maluma MPAA Rating PG Original Preview…
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5 Favorites #118: Agatha Christie Adaptations
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. This weekend, Kenneth Branagh adapts his second Agatha Christie novel for the big screen.…
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5 Favorites #117: Disaster Movies
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. This weekend, Roland Emmerich, the finest purveyor of trashy disaster flicks, has his latest…
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Review: West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story Rating Director Steven Spielberg Screenplay Tony Kushner (Play: Arthur Laurents) Length 2h 36m Starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno, Brian d’Arcy James, Corey Stoll, Mike Faist MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Jan. 31, 2022
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: West Side Story On the…
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5 Favorites #116: Living Nonagenarian Actors
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. It’s another week where nothing in the release window for the coming weekend interests…
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Review: House of Gucci (2021)
House of Gucci Rating Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Becky Johnston, Roberto Bentivegna, Becky Johnston (Book: Sara Gay Forden) Length 1h 38m Starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #115: Pierce Brosnan
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. Sometimes, good actors pursue bad projects and end up making a career out of…
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Review: Vivo (2021)
Vivo Rating Director Kirk DeMicco, Brandon Jeffords Screenplay Kirk DeMicco, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Peter Barsocchini Length 1h 35m Starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ynairaly Simo, Zoe Saldana, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, Brian Tyree Henry, Gloria Estefan, Michael Rooker, Nicole Byer, Katie Lowes, Olivia Trujillo, Lidya Jewett, Christian Ochoa MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites #114: Dimension Films Productions
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. Originally a part of Miramax Films, selected to release its genre titles, Dimension Films…
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Review: Cyrano (2021)
Cyrano Rating Director Joe Wright Screenplay Erica Schmidt (Play: Edmond Rostand) Length 2h 4m Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan, Bashir Salahuddin MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Jan. 10, 2022
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Cyrano Joe Wright’s directorial style…
