Category: Movie Reviews

  • “Office Christmas Party” Movie Review

    “Office Christmas Party” Movie Review

    Clay Vanstone (T.J. Miller) inherited a branch office of Zenotek when his father, the company founder, passed away. Jealous of how much time dear old dad spent with her brother, new Zenotek CEO Carol Vanstone (Jennifer Aniston), is hell bent on closing down Clay’s branch office even though it is making money. Knowing that the…

  • “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” Movie Review

    “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” Movie Review

    At the end of “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his friends from the maze, and new friends from the outside world, have been betrayed by Teresa (Kaya Scodelario).  WCKD raids the rebel encampment and captures Minho (Ki Hong Lee) along with many other rebels. Several months later, a daring rescue of…

  • “Gifted” Movie Review

    “Gifted” Movie Review

    7 years ago Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is late for a date when his brilliant mathematician sister shows up at his door with her infant daughter, Mary, needing to talk.  Frank told her they can talk later. When Frank got home after his date, he found Mary on the couch and his sister dead (from…

  • “While We’re Young” Movie Review

    “While We’re Young” Movie Review

    Cornelia (Naomi Watts) and Josh (Ben Stiller) have been married for a few years and, being in their mid-40’s, have experienced the ups and downs life can throw at you. Josh produces documentaries and has been working on his latest project for 10 years (and hearing about THAT from everyone). Their marriage is a bit…

  • “Paddington 2” Movie Review

    “Paddington 2” Movie Review

    The last movie ended with Paddington (Ben Whishaw) happily living in the Brown’s attic after some harrowing moments evading a taxidermist. In “Paddington 2”, four years have passed and everyone in the Brown family is moving forward with their lives. Mary (Sally Hawkins) is training to swim the English Channel.  Henry (Hugh Bonneville) was passed…

  • “Passengers” Movie Review

    “Passengers” Movie Review

    5000 passengers and 200+ crew are in suspended animation on a 120 year long journey to a new planet and a new life. 30 years after leaving Earth the spaceship ran into a meteor which damaged the computers and structure.  Although the fail-safe mechanisms saved the ship, a single pod failed and the occupant woke…

  • “A Case of You” Movie Review

    “A Case of You” Movie Review

    Note: Evan Rachel Wood actually dates someone close to her age unlike last weeks movie review. 😉 Sam (Justin Long) writes novels based on movies that have already come out, but, longs to write his own original novel.  Problem is, he has writers block, with no end in sight. Birdie (Evan Rachel Wood) is a…

  • “The Greatest Showman” Movie Review

    “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. …

  • “Whatever Works” Movie Review

    “Whatever Works” Movie Review

    Think for yourself and grab the happiness within you. Boris (Larry David) is a brilliant ex-physics professor who thinks he is the only one who sees the big picture.  And that picture is not encouraging as, according to Boris, we are all stupid and doomed to misery beyond our limited comprehension. One night coming home,…