Category: Movie Reviews

Boo! The Conjuring 2 takes #1 this week. The top ten movies for June 10 – 12, 2016 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo.com for more information. — #1:  The Conjuring 2, $40.3 million, Total so far: $40.3 million #2:  Warcraft, $24.3 million, Total so far: $24.3 million #3:  Now You See Me 2, $23 million, Total so far: $23…

(Beautiful) – – Rose Lacey (Fiona Glascott) wants her sister, Ellis (Saoirse Ronan) to have the best life possible. Unbeknownst to Ellis, Rose had made arrangements, with Father Matt Glynn (Jim Broadbent) in Brooklyn, NY, for Ellis to move from Ireland to Brooklyn. There she will have a job waiting for her, be able to…

(True Story of Profiting from the Recession) – – True Story:  In early 2006, I was interviewing at Duke University for a videoconferencing engineering position (I was eventually offered the job, but, declined it). Prior to 2006, as I was running (I run…still!) around Tracy, CA I saw that the housing market was booming. Houses…

(Amusing, Sad, Life, Death) – – Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a struggling actor pursing his dream. Money to support his family is always an issue, but, his wife Sarah (Kate Hudson) is working full-time at her “dream job”, while his kids, Grace (Joey King) and Tucker (Pierce Gagnon), attend a private school being paid…

 (Stay Inside the Cones) – – Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a nice guy. As a new step-dad, Brad goes out of his way to be involved in his new kids lives both during school and after hours. The kids hate him, but, he is making progress. As Brad explains to his new wife, Sara…

(Nerve-Wracking, Sweaty-Palms, Fun) – – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a Paris street performer in the early 1970’s. Part of his act has him juggling while walking a “high-wire” strung between lamp posts, trees, etc. Biting into a candy given to him by an appreciative audience member, his tooth breaks forcing him to rush to…