Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites Redux #66: Lance Henriksen
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. At 80, actor Lance Henriksen continues to churn out film after film hoping to…
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Review: The Croods: A New Age (2020)
The Croods: A New Age Rating Director Joel Crawford Screenplay Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan, Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders Length 1h 35m Starring Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Leslie Mann, Peter Dinklage, Kelly Marie Tran MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #65: Firth, McDormand, Strathairn, Tucci, Washington
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. While last week was a rather weak week in terms of potential topics for…
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Review: One Night in Miami (2020)
One Night in Miami Rating Director Regina King Screenplay Kemp Powers (Based on his own play) Length 1h 54m Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Christian Magby, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Michael Imperioli MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #64: Favorite Political Films
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 been a busy week and with my other obligations taking up a lot…
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5 Favorites Redux #63: Actors Turned Directors
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. With nothing coming out this weekend that I can grasp onto as a theme…
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Review: Trolls World Tour (2020)
The Trolls: World Tour Rating Director Walt Dohrn Screenplay Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Elizabeth Tippet Length 1h 30m Starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, James Corden, Ron Funches, Kelly Clarkson, Anderson .Paak, Sam Rockwell, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige, Kenan Thompson, Kunal Nayyar, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, J Balvin, Flula…
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The Morning After: Jan. 11, 2021
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: One Night in Miami Recently,…
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5 Favorites Redux #62: Snowy 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. New Year’s morning (Friday), we had a small ice storm roll through. Then on…
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Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Rating Director George C. Wolfe Screenplay Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Play: August Wilson) Length 1h 34m Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Dusan Brown MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #61: Favorite Young 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. This weekend, Chloe Grace Moretz has a new film coming out called Shadow in…
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Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Rating Director Aaron Sorkin Screenplay Aaron Sorkin Length 2h 9m Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Shenkman, J.C. MacKenzie, Frank Langella, Danny Flaherty, Noah Robbins, John Doman, Michael Keaton, Kelvin Harrison Jr. MPAA Rating…
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5 Favorites Redux #60: Most Anticipated Films of 2021
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. As we look back at the shambles of the American film scene for the…
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Review: The Prom (2020)
The Prom Rating Director Ryan Murphy Screenplay Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin (Musical, Chad Meguelin, Bob Martin, Matthew Sklar, Jack Viertel) Length 2h 10m Starring Meryl Streep. James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Charmberlin, Mary Kay Place MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Dec. 21, 2020
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: The Trial of the Chicago…
