Category: drama

  • “Honest Thief” Movie Review

    “Honest Thief” Movie Review

    Army veteran and demolitions expert, Tom Dolan (Liam Neeson, was honorably discharged 9 years ago. In the last 8 years, he has robbed 12 banks and stolen a total of just over $9 million. Looking for a storage location while he moves, Tom meets Annie Wilkins (Kate Walsh) and falls madly in love. One year…

  • “Cruella” Movie Review

    “Cruella” Movie Review

    “Cruella” is a live action prequel to the 1961 animated “One Hundred and One Dalmations” and the 1996 live action “101 Dalmations”. This movie tells the story of how Cruella became the evil……Cruella De Vil. All her life, Cruella, errr, Estella, (Emma Stone) had the urge to be a mean girl. A genius with a…

  • “A Week Away” Movie Review

    “A Week Away” Movie Review

    Will (Kevin Quinn) has been arrested several times, this latest arrest being the one that broke the camels back, as they say. Will now has a choice: Go to a church camp with George (Jahbril Cook), and his mother, or go to juvenile hall. He wisely chooses camp. Avery’s (Bailee Madison) father owns and runs…

  • “The Last Laugh” Movie Review

    “The Last Laugh” Movie Review

    50 years ago, up-and-coming comic, Buddy Green (Richard Dreyfus), was about to go on the Ed Sullivan show. He and his manager, Al Hart (Chevy Chase), expected both their careers to zoom into the stratosphere after people saw Buddy on Ed Sullivan. Well…just before the show (or shoe….you gotta be old to understand that one),…

  • “Abe” Movie Review

    “Abe” Movie Review

    Avraham, Ibrahim, Abe (Noah Schnapp) lives in Brooklyn, is 12 years old, loves to cook, and his life is very very confusing as his parents Rebecca (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Amir (Arian Moayed) are Jewish and Palestinian Muslims. Yikes! Rebecca and Amir would have a handle on the cultural situation if it were not for the…

  • “Fisherman’s Friends” Movie Review

    “Fisherman’s Friends” Movie Review

    Four high flying yuppies from London take a holiday in a small Cornish town and promptly make fools of themselves only to be saved by local fishermen turned rescuers. That night, looking for some action (like how stupid are they?) in this very small town, they happen upon the weekly concert held by 10 fishermen.…

  • “8 Slices” Movie Review

    “8 Slices” Movie Review

    Sometimes you find a low budget gem! “8 Slices” is a gem. I will relate a real story to explain how the boss of “8 Slices” treats his employees, and yes, there are real people out there like this guy. Joe Park was the manager of shipping and receiving at Sears in Bay Shore, NY…

  • Movie Review: “Bend It Like Beckham”

    Movie Review: “Bend It Like Beckham”

    Jess (Parminder Nagra) loves to play “football” (soccer) in the park with her friends, and she is REALLY good, in fact…..she is better than any of the guys she plays against, and is getting better. Jules (Keira Knightly) plays on a women’s football team and one day happens to see Jess kicking some soccer ass…

  • “I Care A Lot” Movie Review

    “I Care A Lot” Movie Review

    Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) and her partner (in more ways than one) Fran (Eiza Gonzalez) have built a mini-empire by caring for the elderly. As guardians of those who can no longer care for themselves, Marla and Fran, take over their lives, sell their houses, and pocket their money….all “legally” as court appointed caretakers. One…