Category: Movie Reviews

Mark Tobias (Ryan Reynolds) and Melissa Peyser (Lindsay Slone) are planning to get married. Melissa’s father, mild mannered Podiatrist, Jerry (Albert Brooks), is planning an event that Melissa will remember for the rest of her life, even though Melissa simply wants to be married on the beach with six people in attendance. Jerry meets Mark’s…

Twelve years after “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” we find that Bridget’s (Renee Zellweger) life has not changed a whole lot. She is now 43, still single, and working as a TV producer. Bridget gave up smoking and is about to 

(Intriguing History Lesson) – – Note: I remember when U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down….scary! The FBI captured Russian spy, Rudolf Abel (Oscar Winner, Mark Rylance). As a show of justice to the world, a very capable but reluctant insurance lawyer, James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is assigned to defend Abel. But, the…

(Thrilling True Story) – – Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) is interviewing one of the few survivors, Tom Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson), of the “Essex” whaling ship that was sunk many years before by a rouge whale. The events are traumatic, and Tom has never uttered a word since the events unfolded. Drinking the pain away, Tom…

(Pet’s Great Adventure) Three years ago, Max (Louis C.K.) was adopted by Katie (Ellie Kemper).  The two hit it off immediately and are only separated when, for some strange reason, Katie leaves for the day. One day, Katie comes home to a welcoming Max. But unlike other days, Katie now has a new “brother” for…

(Creepy Artificial Intelligence) – – Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) is a programmer at a high tech company. He just got an email telling him he is the winner of seven days in a beautiful remote location with the CEO of the company, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Arriving at the location, Caleb is greeted by a robotic voice…

(Wilderness Survival) – – Estranged brothers Toph (Tyler Labine) and Cooper (Chace Crawford) re-start their relationship (sort of) at their mother’s wedding. Still mourning the death of their father, Toph and Cooper decide to spend some time in the family cabin in the woods. Dad left society and became a survivalist living in that cabin….he…

(Great Fun) Amy (Mila Kunis) is trying her best to be a great mom. But, the pressure to be a great mom is incredible as she drives the kids where they need to go, goes to work at a start-up (where she is the oldest employee at 32), and tries to meet the expectations of…