Jaws and its ilk have kept me out of oceans (plus lakes, ponds and some swimming pools) since 1975, but one way in which I conquer my fear is to watch shark movies — and I’ve seen boatloads of them. […]
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The Mummy (2017) ☆ 1/2
Lo and I say unto you, I have beheld the origins of the Dark Universe and it is without comfort and joy. Verily, it is a strange place, with all manner of creature and abomination prepared to slink and scuttle […]
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While superhero movies are not my cup of tea, I did enjoy Wonder Woman, and I do appreciate that it is one of the only female-based examples of the genre. I get why fans — especially women — dig it, and […]
Continue reading »Paris Can Wait (2017) ☆ ☆
In food terms some films are smorgasbords while others are fast food. Paris Can Wait is a soufflé of a movie, apt because food takes center stage every ten minutes or so, and pretty food images are innumerable. It guides […]
Continue reading »Everything, Everything (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
The concept of a teenager finally experiencing life for the first time is not new, but it is oddly popular this year, what with this film following the similarly themed The Space Between Us. Space offered a teenage boy who had […]
Continue reading »Alien: Covenant (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) are true classics of the science-fiction / horror genre — although they are wildly different movies. They have inspired two direct sequels, two indirect sequels and now two prequels, the second of which is Alien: Covenant. There will […]
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Give comedienne-actress Amy Schumer some credit for making a buddy comedy involving a woman and her mother, and for casting Goldie Hawn, bringing her back to the big screen after a fifteen-year absence. Goldie looks great and is clearly having […]
Continue reading »The Fate of the Furious (2017) ☆ 1/2
This is another action-oriented blockbuster franchise that relies on identification with its characters to keep viewers interested in between all of the racing sequences and explosions. To some degree it works. Some of the more recent films in this series […]
Continue reading »The Lovers (2017) ☆ ☆
Thirty-five years ago one of our foremost film actresses was Debra Winger. She shined in films like An Officer and a Gentleman, Cannery Row, Urban Cowboy and especially Terms of Endearment before slowly backing away from Hollywood. She continued to act once […]
Continue reading »Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2 (2017) ☆ ☆
I wasn’t a huge fan of the first Guardians adventure, but I certainly enjoyed aspects of it — and the same is true for its sequel. By and large it is a dopey mess that cannot be taken seriously, and that […]
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