Tag: drama
Sundance 2019: “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is an inspirational...
Sundance 2019: "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"
"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" is in the grand tradition of great feel-good movies and an...
Movie Review: “The Mule” is a flawed but effective effort from...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QksSzK7sI
Movie Review: "The Mule" (R)
At nearly 90 years old, the legendary Clint Eastwood is still making movies! Good ones, at that! With his latest...
Movie Review: “Creed II” is a formulaic but rousing continuation of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPNVNqn4T9I
Movie Review: "Creed II" (PG-13)
First off, a confession: I enjoy "Rocky IV" quite a bit for what it is. But quite honestly, it's always...
Movie Review: “Hearts Beat Loud” is a musically charged love letter...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNOg_SK7Vs
Movie Review: "Hearts Beat Loud" (PG-13)
If you're a sucker for a great father/daughter story but you also like a film that has the power...
Movie Review: “Tully” arrives just in time for Mother’s Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5D3O4yCmCg
Movie Review: "Tully" (R)
Being the mother of a newborn child is clearly no easy task, and things can be even more taxing when said...
Movie Review: “I Can Only Imagine” is well-intentioned but routine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsMyv9Q4_OU
Movie Review: "I Can Only Imagine" (PG)
It's difficult to be hard on a film like "I Can Only Imagine" because it's just so gosh...
Movie Review: “The Scent of Rain and Lightning” is a solid...
Movie Review: "The Scent of Rain and Lightning" (R)
"The Scent of Rain and Lightning" has been on the film festival circuit for quite a...
Movie Review: “Downsizing” is social satire with big ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrBICYM0yM
Movie Review: "Downsizing" (R)
If Charlie Kaufman were to write a "Twilight Zone" episode, it might look a little something like "Downsizing," a film whose...
Movie Review: “Geostorm” is a disaster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOlYPSEzSc
Movie Review: "Geostorm" (PG-13)
The new Dean Devlin-directed epic, "Geostorm," is a disaster. Worse still, it's weirdly joyless. And unlike the equally over-the-top "San Andreas,"...
Movie Review: “Dunkirk” finds director Christopher Nolan on historical terrain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7O7BtBnsG4
Movie Review: "Dunkirk" (PG-13)
I feel like I'm in the overwhelming minority when I say that "Dunkirk" isn't a masterpiece. It isn't a masterpiece by...