Category: Movie Reviews

  • “The Man Who Invented Christmas” Movie Review

    “The Man Who Invented Christmas” Movie Review

    Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) has been having a hard time writing after the success of “Oliver Twist”. He is “blocked”. Try as he might, life, family, and monetary stress are getting to him and he can’t seem to imagine the characters for this new Christmas book he is trying to write. (A Christmas Carol) One…

  • “Bumblebee” Movie Review & Trailer

    “Bumblebee” Movie Review & Trailer

    Taking place in 1987, “Bumblebee” is a prequel to the Transformers series. The Decepticons have defeated the Autobots on Cybertron. The only hope for the Autobots is to flee and regroup at a later date. Optimus Prime sends B-127 to an out of the way, relatively unknown, planet to hide and wait for the rebuilding…

  • “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” Movie Review and Trailer

    “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” Movie Review and Trailer

    Mildred (Frances McDormand) is tired of waiting for the local police to solve the rape and murder of her daughter 7 months prior. She takes $5,000 of her hard earned money and buys advertising space on three billboards outside of Ebbing, Missouri.  The billboards go viral and the whole town of Ebbing, most especially the…

  • “Game Night” Movie Review

    “Game Night” Movie Review

    Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) have been hosting game night at their house for a long time. All their friends show up and have a great time playing charades, jenga, scrabble, etc. while enjoying each others company. A nice way to unwind from reality. One week, Max’s older brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), shows…

  • “Mary Poppins Returns” Movie Review and Trailer

    “Mary Poppins Returns” Movie Review and Trailer

    Twenty-Five years after her last visit (well….it’s been 54 years, but who’s counting?) Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) is needed once more at the Banks home. Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) and Jane Banks (Emily Mortimer) are now grown up. Jane lives in a flat in town, but, unfortunately, Michael is about to lose the Banks family…

  • “Destination Wedding” Movie Review

    Frank and Lindsay are both miserable people. Stuck together for a wedding, they find out that they…..

  • “Wonder” Movie Review & Trailer

    “Wonder” Movie Review & Trailer

    “Wonder” is a terrific, heartwarming, movie about being “different” and learning how to deal with life’s ups and downs.

  • “Aquaman” Movie Review

    “Aquaman” Movie Review

    Atlanna (Nicole Kidman) was wounded on the rocks when a lighthouse keeper, Tom (Temuera Morrison), found her and nursed her back to health. Even though Atlanna and Tom were from different worlds, she a royal from Atlantis, he a human from the surface world, they fell in love, and Arthur (Jason Momoa) entered this world:…

  • Movie Box Office Results January 4 – 6 2019

    Movie Box Office Results January 4 – 6 2019

    “Aquaman” is #1 for the THIRD week in a row!  Movie review coming here later this week…:-) The top ten movies for January 4 – 6, 2019 are listed below. Go to BoxOfficeMojo for more information. #1: Aquaman, $30.7 million, Total so far: $260 million #2: Escape Room, $18.0 million, Total so far: $18.0 million #3: Mary Poppins Returns, $15.7 million, Total so…