Category: Diversity

“Green Book” Movie Review and Trailer

1962 Dr. Donald Shirley (Mahershala Ali) is an accomplished pianist in a trio that is embarking on a whirlwind, two month, concert tour of high-class establishments in the deep south. Shirley is high-class, single, black, and gay. Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) is a New York Italian bouncer at the Copacabana. He is married to Dolores…

May 18, 2020
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” Movie Review and Trailer

Tyler (Shia LeBeouf) was caught stealing crab pots, lost his job, and the person he was stealing from beat the crap out of him. Tyler then set fire to the guys gear and dock. The chase is on to kill Tyler! Not a good day for Tyler. Zak (Zack Gottsagen) working with the help of…

May 12, 2020
“The Half of It” Movie Review and Trailer

Ellie Chu (Leah Lewis) is painfully shy, but, the smartest student in her high school. And she has a part-time job: Writing essays for many of the students. 🙂 Ellie’s mother died a few years ago, and her father, Edwin (Colin Chou), has been depressed ever since. He has a PhD in Engineering, but, since…

May 6, 2020
“Otherhood” Movie Review

The kids, all boys, have grown up, moved out, and now ignore their mothers! They all live close to each other in New York City. The mothers are depressed because the boys ignore them, so they decide to force themselves on their grown-up boys by visiting them, unannounced. Surprise! 🙂 Well the surprise is on…

October 26, 2019
“Dumplin” Movie Review and Trailer

Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) was a beauty queen when she was younger, and now runs the Bluebonnet Beauty Pageant in Texas. This work keeps her very busy. Rosie’s daughter, Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), also known as “Dumplin”, grows up with her aunt, Lucy (Hilliary Begley), who instills a love of life and Dolly Parton in Willowdean. When…

March 2, 2019
“East Side Sushi” Movie Review

A single mother in Oakland, CA, Juana (Diana Elizabeth Torres), operates a fruit cart with the help of her father. Times are tough and money is short, but, the family of three somehow survives. One night, Juana is waiting for her father to pick her and the cart up, when she is robbed at gunpoint…

April 28, 2018
“The Greatest Showman” Movie Review

Loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum, “The Greatest Showman” is the perfect antidote to the hateful world we find ourselves living in . P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) grew up the son of a tailor working for a rich family. He suffers abuse at the hands of that family, and, the world in general. …

January 10, 2018
“In & Out” Movie Review

A small town high school teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is a few days away from marrying his long time girlfriend, and fellow teacher, Emily Montgomery (Joan Cusack). An ex-student, Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon), is now an actor and is up for an Academy Award (for an absolutely awful performance ;-). The whole town gathers…

September 2, 2017
“Geography Club” Movie Review

Russell Middlebrook (Cameron Deane Stewart) is struggling with his identity. He thinks he may be gay, but, is having a hard time coming to grips with that reality. One day, he is chatting online with someone and they plan to meet in the park. That does not happen…..at least he does not think it does.…

August 26, 2017