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Movie Review: “The Beanie Bubble”

As you can tell from the picture…..Lori was “invested” in the Beanie Baby “bubble”. Getting up early in the morning and standing in line for hours just to buy the latest Beanie Baby…..not for investment, but, for Kristen (who was a baby then), and, it was fun. 🙂 But I digress…..back to the movie. Warning:…
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Movie Review: “The Portable Door”

Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) is out of work and looking for a job. On his way to an interview, he meets a stranger who claims to know him….he does not, but, that meeting is sufficient to make Paul lose his place in line. Now at the end of a very long line, a stray dog…
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Movie Review: “Happiness for Beginners”

Helen (Ellie Kemper) has been separated for a year. Recently, the divorce has been finalized and Helen, instead of celebrating, is filled with renewed angst. Taking her younger brothers advice, Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course hoping to “reset”. Arriving at the course headquarters (a motel in Connecticut) Helen meets her fellow hikers,…
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Movie Review: “Flamin Hot”

Richard Montanez (Jesse Garcia) had a rather tough life. He did not go to high school, but, was a great salesman. He was great at selling his mother’s homemade burritos at elementary school, and drugs when he got older. When he and his longtime girlfriend, Judy (Annie Gonzalez) had a child, Richard (and Judy!) decided…
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Movie Review: “To the Stars”

It’s the early 1960’s (actually you would think it was 2023 by the way the hateful people are behaving), and Iris Deerborne (Kara Hayward) is an outcast in her small town. Because she is abused by the mean girls in high school and harassed by the dumb-ass boys, Iris is content to be alone. To…
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Peter Parker (Chris Pine) is Spider-Man. The one and only Spider-man. You know the story, so we can move on quickly to…… Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) teen wunderkid who has just been accepted to a top high school in New York City, and, with the help of his policeman dad….he moves in. There, Miles meets…
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Movie Review: “Always Woodstock”

Catherine Brown (Allison Miller) works at a music studio. She aspires to be a singer / songwriter, but, is only wrangling a spoiled superstar. She is not happy. In addition to her work, Catherine found her boyfriend of 10 years in the shower with someone else! Yikes! Remembering what her late father said to her:…
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Movie Review: “The Out-Laws”

Owen Browning (Adam Devine) and Parker McDermott (Nina Dobrev) are getting married! All the invitations have been sent and received, the seating arrangments have been made, the only people missing are the brides parents, Billy (Pierce Brosnan) and Lilly (Ellen Barkin), who are living in Africa at the moment. One day…..Parker learns that her parents…
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Movie Review: “Champions”

NBA J-league assistant coach, Marcus (Woody Harrelson), has bounced around in his life as a a coach mostly due to his hot temper. During a game he disagreed with the head coach’s play call, pushed him to the floor, and walked away. The team made it easier for him to walk away……as they fired him.…

