CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND permitted audiences to look up and dream. This film challenged me. It moved and enlightened me.…
Continue ReadingThe movie is scary. Edge-of-your-seat scary. The common complaint of the last film's lack of a chase sequence is more than made up for, utilizing New York as a dangerous playground for any maniac wielding a hunting knife.…
Continue ReadingVisually, HAULOUT feels closer to Wes Anderson than BBC's PLANET EARTH - definitely not what I expected as the film started.…
Continue ReadingTRUE SPIRIT is a biographical, film based on the true story of Australian Jessica Watson. She is the youngest person to ever sail unassisted, solo around the world.…
Continue ReadingDamn near everything is great...except the story.…
Continue ReadingGiven the recent slew of Stephen King reboots, it was only a matter of time before we returned to the dusty corn fields of Nebraska and the blood-soaked, murderous children running around in them. Despite no one asking for it, CHILDREN OF THE CORN has been remade. Rebooted? Requeled? (I can never tell anymore). Rather than focusing on religiously zealous youngsters and their pious killing spree, the new film tells the story of a farming community whose adults have sold…
Continue ReadingMARY POPPINS is a triumph of fantasy, music, and legendary moments with Hollywood’s best.…
Continue Reading"Can we watch something happy (instead)?"…
Continue ReadingIt is magical to watch Steve Young, a New York cynic who has lost his passion, discover it again in BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY.…
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