The Edge of Seventeen is not just another teen coming-of-age movie. Like John Hughes’ Pretty in Pink or The Breakfast Club, it’s a generational story that is very specific to the present but will likely be considered timeless like Hughes’ films.
Tag: Movie Reviews
J.K. Rowling Launches Charm Offensive with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a textbook for first year students at Hogwarts. Written by Newt Scamander, it lists a number of fantastical creatures, their habitants, habits and diets – as well as the level of danger posed by each. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is also a dazzling new […]
Arrival – First Contact Doesn’t Have To Be a Contact Sport!
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is a First Contact movie to rival 2001: A Space Odyssey or Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Come to The Frontier for Twisted Neo-Noir Fun!
A female drifter running from the law happens upon a gang that stole two million dollars in an out of the way motel/coffee shop called The Frontier. If you’re looking for an old-fashioned gritty noir thriller with twists and turns and doublecrosses and an ending that both comes out of nowhere and, upon reflection, makes […]
Doctor Strange – It’s Not About You!
UPDATE: I just got in from seeing Doctor Strange in IMAX 3D (the advance screening was in a regular old theater). When you read – or reread – my review, square it. S.A. Wiebe Marvel Studios has another winner on their hands. Doctor Strange is one of the best Marvel movies – and that’s saying something! […]
Inferno: Robert Langdon Is Back! (Yawn!)
Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s Inferno may be the one that kills the franchise. Inferno is more of the same with a crazy weird puzzle that must be solved to prevent a dead biochemist’s plan to kill off half the world’s population (to save it) from coming to fruition. This must be done by […]
Ouija: Origin of Evil – Not At All Abominable!
2014’s Ouija was an abominable attempt at a horror movie. It placed 5th on our list of Bottom Feeders for 2014. The prequel – Ouija: Origin of Evil – is not abominable at all, it’s actually very good.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – Pure Action Movie Fun!
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – based on the novel by Lee Child – is both a typical and atypical Tom Cruise action movie. It has a decent plot; plenty of action, chases (on foot and by car), clever solutions to difficult problems, and a lead female role that is an equal protagonist – and […]
The Accountant: Jason Bourne Via A Beautiful Mind!
Christian Wolff is a master accountant who uncooks the books for clients varying from mob fronts to cutting edge technology providers. He is also somewhere on the high functioning autism spectrum/scale – which makes his other very particular set of skills somewhat unexpected.
Shin Godzilla –Definitely NOT Tokyo’s Savior!
Shin Godzilla – which opens in over 400 theaters for an eight-day run beginning Tuesday, October 11th – is the 29th in the franchise’s 32 year history. Unlike all but the first few films in the franchise, this Godzilla is not campy – Godzilla is not Japan’s champion. Instead, it’s a destructive force of nature […]
The Girl on the Train Is Derailed By Uninvolving Characters!
I once asked Mike Phillips and A.O. Scott what do you say when a movie is well made; the pace is appropriate for the story; the score is perfect; that cast are acting their hearts out – and the film just connect with you. One of them replied that I already had my answer. And […]