Category: Film Reviews
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Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Rating Director J.J. Abrams Screenplay J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow Length 2h 22min Starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran,…
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5 Favorites Redux #23: Favorite Sci-Fi 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. Hope for the future is a powerful concept and when looking into history to…
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Review: Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out Rating Director Rian Johnson Screenplay Rian Johnson Length 2h 10m Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Christopher lummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome, Edi Patterson, Frank Oz, K Callan, Noah Segan, M. Emmet Walsh, Marle Forte MPAA Rating PG-13…
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5 Favorites Redux #22: Comfort 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. This being the second week of the movie theater shut down, I’d like to…
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Review: Parasite (2019)
Parasite Rating Director Bong Joon-ho Screenplay Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han Length 2h 12min Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Jeong Cho-yeo, Shik Choi-woo, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin MPAA Rating R for language, some violence and sexual content Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #21: Post-Apocalypse 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. With COVID-19 an ever-present threat, there are no new wide releases at theaters this…
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Review: Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar Rating Director Ari Aster Screenplay Ari Aster Length 2h 27min Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe, Henrik Norlen MPAA Rating R for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language Original Preview Click Here
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Review: Abominable (2019)
Abominable Rating Director Jill Culton Screenplay Jill Culton Length 1h 37m Starring Chloe Bennett, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Joseph Izzo, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin, Michelle Wong MPAA Rating PG for some action and mild rude humor Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #20: The Best of Guy Pearce
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. Guy Pearace arrived on the acting scene in 1990 and quickly rose to prominence…
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Review: Judy (2019)
Judy Rating Director Rupert Goold Screenplay Tom Edge (Stageplay: Peter Quilter) Length 1h 58m Starring Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Gaia Weiss, Bella Ramsey, Lewin Lloyd, Phil Dunster, Andy Nyman, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Richard Cordery, Darci Shaw, Gus Barry MPAA Rating PG-13 for substance abuse, thematic content, some strong language, and…
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5 Favorites Redux #19: Favorite Pixar 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. Over time, doing duplicate lists will be a challenge, especially how frequently Pixar and…
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Review: Missing Link (2019)
Missing Link Rating Director Chris Butler Screenplay Chris Butler Length 1h 33m Starring Hugh Jackman, David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas, Zach Galifanakis, Timothy Olymphant, Zoe Saldana, Amrita Acharia, Ching Valdes-Aran, Emma Thompson MPAA Rating PG for action/peril and some mild rude humor Original Preview Click Here
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The Morning After: Mar. 2, 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: Birds of Prey: And the…
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Review: The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 Rating Director Chris Renaud Screenplay Brian Lynch Length 1h 26m Starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford, Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Tiffany Haddish, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Chris Renaud, Ellie Kemper, Pete Holmes, Henry Lynch, Nick Kroll MPAA Rating PG for some action and rude…
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Review: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Rating Director Dean DeBlois Screenplay Dean DeBlois (Book Series: Cressida Cowell) Length 1h 44m Starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harington, Justin Rupple MPAA Rating PG for adventure action and some mild…
