Category: Movie Reviews

Doug / Flash (Rhys Darby) was rudely dumped by his girlfriend, Susan (Faye Smythe). According to Susan, Flash is underachieving in his life as he “has a degree” but is content to work in the City’s Maintenance crew.  But, hey, Susan is a jerk, so good riddance. Shortly after the dumping, Doug was at home…

Ruth (Sonja Bennett) is 35 years old and the last of her college friends that is single and childless. Her weird, party friendly, sense of humor is alienating her from her more grown-up friends, who, sadly tell her to take a hike. She does not listen. One day while shopping for a shower gift (a…

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) fires people for a living.  He does this by flying all over the country, gathering up air miles by the millions, to deliver the bad news with the spin that the people losing their jobs can do better now they are free (there is truth to that, but, the person has…

If the events in “The Circle” do not scare the shit out of you……they should. As I write this (March 28, 2018) the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica “scandal” is just developing.  In case you are living under a rock, Facebook gathers as much information on YOU as they possibly can. They store this information, they…

“The Zookeeper’s Wife” is a true story based on the diary of Antonina Zabinski describing the time period at the Warsaw Zoo, run by her and Jan Zabinski, just before and after the Nazi’s invaded Poland at the start of WW II. Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Jan (Johan Heldenbergh) own and operate the…

After teaching art / sculpture at Bard College for 33 years, Professor Harold Meyerowitz (Dustin Hoffman) has retired. Harold is a curmudgeonly old dude who is contemplating selling his New York City home and moving to the country.  But, before he leaves, Harold is having one last showing of his art. Harold’s adult kids take…

Famous London playwright, Alan (A.A. Milne, Domhall Gleason) returned from fighting in WW I with a bit of post traumatic stress.  The slightest pop or bang or bright light could set off an episode within Alan that normally took a few minutes to subside. Deciding to leave the bright lights and noise of London for…