Tenet
Synopsis: CIA agent races against time to prevent catastrophe. Don’t call it time travel. Writer-director Christopher Nolan tries to break our brains with his plot device that centers around “inverting … Continue Reading Tenet
Wonder Woman 1984
Synopsis: Ageless Wonder Woman aims to save the world in the 80’s. (Streaming on HBO Max.) Wonder Woman 1984 is tucked safely away in the Before Times, decades before universal … Continue Reading Wonder Woman 1984
Hillbilly Elegy
Synopsis: Grown grandson of hillbillies considers his youth and his way out of poverty. Hillbilly Elegy is based on J.D. Vance’s 2013 memoir in which he reflects on growing … Continue Reading Hillbilly Elegy
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is a whole lot of holiday foolishness. I believe it was intended to be entertaining “for the whole family.” If you like musicals with forgettable … Continue Reading Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The Descendants
Synopsis: A lawyer struggles to care for his daughters and manage family business while his wife is hospitalized. Sun, surf and tropical splendor… the stuff of daydreams and long-saved … Continue Reading The Descendants
The Grizzlies
Synopsis: New teacher helps Inuit high schoolers in Nunavut, Canada form a lacrosse team. The Grizzlies def sounds like a movie I would watch, whether it was a documentary (probably … Continue Reading The Grizzlies
His House
Synopsis: Refugees escape war only to land in a haunted house. His House is a movie about a terrifying house renovation. Or at least that’s what I told myself. This … Continue Reading His House
All Together Now
Synopsis: Teen struggles with homelessness while trying to get a performing arts scholarship for singing. Time to count your blessings, everyone. You may think that you have had it bad, … Continue Reading All Together Now
The One and Only Ivan
Synopsis: Gorilla living at a mall circus contemplates the outside world. Ready for a tear-jerking, ultimately uplifting movie full of beautiful and sympathetic animals? Well, CGI animals. Yeah, I wasn’t … Continue Reading The One and Only Ivan
Radioactive
Synopsis: An exploration of scientist Marie Curie’s life, beginning with her introduction to Pierre Curie. When I was a kid, I learned in school that Marie Curie was the most … Continue Reading Radioactive
First Cow
Synopsis: Two men in early 1800’s Oregon Territory try to make some cash with a cow. A movie featuring a cow? I’m there! Cattle are remarkable members of the bovine family. … Continue Reading First Cow
Emma.
Synopsis: Comedy of manners based on the Jane Austen book in which the comely & aristocratic Emma acts as a matchmaker. Does the cinematic world need another adaptation of Jane … Continue Reading Emma.
The Rental
Synopsis: Two couples stay at a weekend rental where a stranger is watching. “Nothing like a getaway with friends at a luxury rental to recharge! Visitors will be especially energized … Continue Reading The Rental
Jaws
Synopsis: Shark ruining tourists’ summer at Amity Island. Jaws is a movie about thousands of human fools hellbent on hurling themselves into the maw of a most pernicious and terrifying … Continue Reading Jaws
Hamilton
Synopsis: Filmed stage production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton and his rise from poor orphan to major player in the American Revolutionary War and the nascent United States … Continue Reading Hamilton
Inception
Synopsis: A team is assembled to pull off a trippy piece of corporate espionage. You know when you wake up with a start from a bad dream, and after catching … Continue Reading Inception
