* Not much to spoil here… IMDB Synopsis A Yale Law student drawn back to his Appalachian hometown reflects on his family’s history and his own future. “You let her get away with this every time.” How far do you go to protect and forgive your family? Unconditional love is supposed to mean we love our family no matter what they do to us. This … Continue reading Hillbilly Elegy Review
*This is a true story IMDB Synopsis 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.” “You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.” Citizen Kane is consistently ranked as one of if not the greatest movie of … Continue reading Mank Review
*A few little ones… IMDB Synopsis Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend, Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s … Continue reading Love and Monsters Review
*It is a remake and a classic book… IMDB Synopsis A little boy and his kindly grandmother thwart the efforts of a coven of witches to rid Britain of children by turning them into mice. “That’s how you want to play, we’ll play the Shakespeare way.” As we have discussed numerous times Juicers, remaking something is not an easy thing to do. Why do people … Continue reading The Witches Review
*It’s a Borat movie… IMDB Synopsis Follow-up film to the 2006 comedy centering on the real-life adventures of a fictional Kazakh television journalist named Borat. “I take this, to be fat like American man!” In 2006 the movie Borat came out and it changed the way movies could be made. No one had ever seen anything like it because of how real and raw the … Continue reading Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Review
*Just a few little ones… IMDB Synopsis A young newlywed arrives at her husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death. “She was the love of his life…” As we have discussed many times Hollywood loves a good remake. Somehow someone got … Continue reading Rebecca Review
* Not much to spoil but still… IMDB Synopsis A New York woman and her impulsive, larger-than-life father try to find out if her husband is having an affair. “Can you just act a little less excited about this. Because this is my life, and it might be falling apart.” As we have discussed numerous times Juicers, we live in a world dominated by big … Continue reading On the Rocks Review
*This is a true story… IMDB Synopsis The film is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The trial transfixed the nation and sparked a conversation about mayhem intended to undermine the U.S. government. “There’s no place to be right now … Continue reading The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review
*Go watch the Animated one… IMDB Synopsis To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern invaders in China. “My father cannot fight, so I will take his place” Mulan, directed by Niki Caro, comes under the umbrella of what wehave discussed on this site numerous times. That Disney is going … Continue reading Mulan Review
*I will not spoil anything, I will just talk about a few mechanics but still…. IMDB Synopsis A secret agent embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent the start of World War III. “Don’t try to understand it, feel it” A Christopher Nolan (the God) movie has become its own genre on some level in the film world today. He is in the rare … Continue reading Tenet Review
