Finding the Humor in Every Movie
Issuing citations for cheesy mustache and tacky skating outfit Synopsis: An Olympic figure skater’s misfortunes and misdeeds Thanks to writer Steve Rogers, director Craig Gillespie, and actor-producer Margot Robbie’s absurdist … Continue Reading I, Tonya
Synopsis: A high school student lurches through her senior year, experiencing heart-break and triumphs Lady Bird: Brat or Heroine? That’s the essay question you have to respond to after seeing … Continue Reading Lady Bird
Synopsis: A musical very loosely based on nineteenth century promoter and circus owner, PT Barnum. The Greatest Showman is a musical tribute to self-acceptance, inclusion and dreams coming true. Oddly … Continue Reading The Greatest Showman
Synopsis: A cop in a dystopian near-future encounters mystery and danger while hunting down replicants. Blade Runner 2049 is a big movie, like…so big that it can barely be contained onscreen. … Continue Reading Blade Runner 2049
Regretting that they were too cheap to pay for a stag weekend in Ibiza Synopsis: Dramatization of the 1940, World War II evacuation of Dunkirk, France. Over 300,000 United Kingdom … Continue Reading Dunkirk
“Do I get free cheesy bread with the deluxe pizza order?” Synopsis: Peter Parker navigates high school while looking for adventure as Spidey. A villain, the Vulture, emerges to test … Continue Reading Spider-Man: Homecoming
Synopsis: Apes, led by the chimp Caesar, must survive soldiers’ attacks while fleeing to a safe land. All Caesar wanted to do was provide a peaceable and free existence for … Continue Reading War for the Planet of the Apes
“Did you just say, ‘Calm down, missy’?” Synopsis: Wonder Woman leaves her island home for the first time and fights for the Allies in World War I. Finally, a woman … Continue Reading Wonder Woman
Synopsis: The documentary follows wild animal families in China over the course of a year: a panda & her cub, a snow leopard & her two cubs and a … Continue Reading Born in China
Synopsis: A rude prince is cursed to live as a cool looking beast. He imprisons a young woman in his castle because her father took a rose from his … Continue Reading Beauty and the Beast
Synopsis: Post WWI, Australian lighthouse keeper and his wife struggle to start a family. One day a boat washes ashore with an infant. The book The Light Between Oceans … Continue Reading The Light Between Oceans
Synopsis: Shark gets between stranded surfer and shore. Summer is a great time for a jaunt to the shore and a refreshing ocean swim…except for the sharks that will … Continue Reading The Shallows
Synopsis: Growing up poor and Black in Miami, a young man struggles for survival and self-acceptance. Most movies are straightforward introductions as to what the movie is about. For … Continue Reading Moonlight
Synopsis: A jazz musician and an aspiring actress fall in love while chasing their dreams in LA. La La Land pairs charismatic actors Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as Sebastian, … Continue Reading La La Land
“Not one more word about your perfect GPA at Hogwarts.” Synopsis: Magical zoologist, Newt Scamander travels to NYC with a case full of fantastic beasts. Enter mishaps, mayhem and a … Continue Reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Synopsis: A surgeon seeking healing at a sort-of-monastery gets more than he bargained for when he becomes Doctor Strange. Marvel’s latest character to make it to the silver screen is … Continue Reading Doctor Strange
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