*Not much to spoil here… IMDB Synopsis Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927. “They don’t care nothing about me. All they want is my voice.” August Wilson is a legendary playwright, who wrote numerous plays about the lives of African Americans in America during the 20th Century. The great Denzel Washington … Continue reading Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Review
*Nothing major of course… IMDB Synopsis A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first `adult’ case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend. “The world has enough assholes” Growing up I was obsessive over Encyclopedia Brown books. A teenage detective is everything I ever wanted … Continue reading The Kid Detective Review
*I will not be spoiling any twists.. IMDB Synopsis Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the latest target of the Butcher, the town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her worries. When the Butcher’s mystical dagger causes him and Millie to magically switch bodies, … Continue reading Freaky Review
*Not much to spoil here IMDB Synopsis A young man finds romance with a literary agent while taking a trip with the woman’s famous aunt and her friends. “I hope you don’t regret that. That’s just the trying is all. If you don’t try, if you don’t risk.” I love Cruises, I find the sea to be calming, and the idea of just living on … Continue reading Let Them All Talk Review
*Nothing Major… IMDB Synopsis A heavy-metal drummer’s life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing. “Ruben. As you know, everybody here shares in the belief that being deaf is not a handicap. Not something to fix.” Growing up one of my next door neighbors was a drummer for a band in town. Every day even at my house we could hear … Continue reading Sound of Metal Review
*I mean if you care whatever… IMDB Synopsis An inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training tries to prove that people still need fairy godmothers. “Life isn’t as simple as Happily Ever After” Holiday preparations are in the air and we have finally gotten Disney’s signature Christmas movie for the year. Last year I know all us Juicers remember Noelle (Juice Rating 32/100), and this year Disney+ has come … Continue reading Godmothered Review
* 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
