Film Reviews
Film Review-A QUIET PLACE PART II
A QUIET PLACE PART II
PG-13
Currently in theaters and streaming in July
Movie “franchises” are intriguing. Think Godfather or Terminator or the paragon, Star Wars. Once the gauntlet is thrown and viewers have become hooked on the characters, the challenges, the risks and the inevitable triumphs, filmmakers have to contend with the ultimate crowd-killer “I liked the first one better!”
John Krazinski, the […]
Film Review-Dream Horse
DREAM HORSE
PG
In local theaters and streaming on June 11th
It only seems fair that one of the first forays into in-theater film viewing in a post-pandemic summer should be a “feel good” film about real people who do everyday (read “dull”) jobs and end up getting hit with “the lucky stick.”
DREAM […]
FILM REVIEW – HOPE GAP
The film title, “Hope Gap” may be difficult to remember since it refers not to a character, but a place – a cove on the south coast of England near where Grace (Anette Bening) and Edward (Bill Nighy) have lived for most of their 29 year marriage. When son Jamie (Josh O’Connor) is summoned home from London for the weekend […]
FILM REVIEW – EMMA
There are moments at the beginning of Autumn de Wilde’s rendition of Jane Austen’s “Emma” when those who have gathered for their latest “Austen fix” may rightly wonder if the engine will ever start … if the whip will ever be cracked and the carriage begin to move. For reasons best known to the first time feature film director, the […]
FILM REVIEW – SEBERG
Seberg” is that volatile film combination of fact and fiction that must be taken at face value and enjoyed (or not) for what it is. Yes, the FBI did terrorize actress Jean Seberg for her connections with the Black Panthers, among other radical groups. Yes, she did have an emotionally charged life that led to her suicide at the age […]