Category: Movie Reviews

“Table 19” Movie Review

Eloise McGarry (Anna Kendrick) is the bride’s oldest and dearest friend. She was to be the maid-of-honor and helped plan the wedding, including the seating arrangements. Unfortunately, Eloise was dumped by the brides brother and best man, Teddy (Wyatt Russell), and replaced as maid-of-honor by his new girlfriend, Nikki (Amanda Crew….Silicon Valley!). To make matters…

September 30, 2017
“Hot Pursuit” Movie Review

Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) grew up in the back seat of her father’s police car. Now a by-the-book cop working a desk job, Cooper is needed to accompany a female criminal, Daniella Riva (Sofia Vergara), to Dallas so she (and her husband) can testify against a captured cartel boss. Picking up Daniella and her husband, the…

September 23, 2017
“American Assassin” Movie Review

Vince Flynn was one of my favorite authors (he passed away in 2013) and also one of the first authors I followed religiously with a series. The series hero is Mitch Rapp. I have read every Mitch Rapp book from nearly the instant it came out, and the most recent book…..one month BEFORE it came…

September 20, 2017
“Sandy Wexler” Movie Review

Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a less than capable talent agent with a “stable” of limited talent artists under his wing. His one big regret was losing his first client, Alfred, after he became famous. Renting a mansion from Firuz (Rob Schneider)…..yes….Rob Schneider is in this movie!….Sandy watches his friend’s kids (in real life, they…

September 16, 2017
“Pete’s Dragon” Movie Review

Pete (Oakes Fegley) is 5 years old riding in the backseat of his parents car. The family is on vacation, an “adventure”, when a deer crosses in front of the car. Pete’s dad tries to avoid the deer, crashes, and both parents die. Why do one or both parents die so often in Disney movies?…

September 9, 2017
Movie Review: “Wind River”

“Wind River” is a BRUTAL but excellent movie with a stupendous cast, unbelievable scenery, and a very tense serial plot leading to a deadly ending.

September 7, 2017
“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
“Logan Lucky” Movie Review

(Refreshing, fun, heist) Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) just got laid off from his job fixing sink holes underneath Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Heading to the bar where his one-armed brother Clyde (Adam Driver) works, he gets in a fight with arrogant millionaire race car owner, Max (Seth MacFarlane), and an old idea surfaces:…

August 23, 2017