“Ad Astra” is latin for “To the Stars,” which is exactly where this movie tries to go. As a lifetime space enthusiast, I am thrilled to see a movie that tries, and largely succeeds, depicting space travel as a viable […]
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A Star is Found (2006)
A Star is Found 2006, Harcourt Inc. 307 pages. $25.00 Janet Hirshenson and Jane Jenkins, with Rachel Kranz Many different aspects of filmmaking have been documented in books but this is the first one I’ve seen that focuses primarily on […]
Continue reading »Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Another film I was trepidatious about is Quentin Tarantino’s newest opus. Tarantino is an acquired taste, one which I have never fully accepted. I know he is revered but his style-first melodramatics are hit or miss with me. Tackling one […]
Continue reading »The Lion King (2019) ☆ ☆
When the animated version of this story became, in 1994, one of the most successful animated films of the Disney studio, I was surprised. I enjoyed it, yet I never felt the love so many people have for it, and […]
Continue reading »Angel Has Fallen (2019) ☆ ☆
While I have enjoyed Secret Service Agent Mike Banning’s previous two action-adventures (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen), I think it is safe to say that they have finally run their course. The geo-political stakes are still very high — […]
Continue reading »After the Wedding (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I was intrigued to see this drama, which is being advertised as more of a suspense film, almost a thriller. But such marketing makes this movie a sheep in wolf’s clothing, for it is not suspenseful at all, except for […]
Continue reading »The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) ☆ ☆ ☆
After a review hiatus to recover from knee surgery, I am back with a look at a sentimental dog-centric drama. Based on a Garth Stein novel that I have not read, this rather unusual story follows a Golden Retriever named […]
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