It would be easy, albeit cynical, to write a negative review of “Blue Miracle.” A family film, the movie is out on Netflix today and features Jimmy Gonzales as the operator of an orphanage for boys in Mexico as well… Read More ›
Month: May 2021
Movie Review: “A Quiet Place Part II”
In the first “A Quiet Place,” our intrepid protagonist family, the Abbotts, trod on paths of sand that had been carefully laid out on top of roads and other trails. The sand was there to muffle the sound of their… Read More ›
“My Fair Lady” and the Last Minute Change
There is no doubt that “My Fair Lady” is a classic. It is a great movie. There is also no doubt that the ending… well, the ending may be its downfall. Henry Higgins is a bad person throughout the film… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Dream Horse”
Dream-horse-00197.tif From the very moment it starts, there can be no doubt how “Dream Horse” is going to end. I don’t mean the story itself—although that, too, is in no doubt—I mean the movie itself. It is an absolute certainty… Read More ›
“Spiral,” “Army of the Dead,” and Movie Webs
Although I regularly think of moviegoing as a near religious experience, another thought came into my mind recently — what if we looked at movies as akin to a spider’s web? Surely you’ve had this happen to you before. You… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Spiral: From the Book of Saw”
The longer they continue, the less so many movie franchises have to offer. Filmmakers simply cannot keep doing the same things over and over again expecting the same amount of success – the law of diminishing returns sets in. The… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Army of the Dead” (2021)
If nothing else, Zack Snyder’s multi-year campaign to get “his version” of “Justice League” released has pushed the auteur theory in concept if not in name. Although filmmaking is a collaborative process, at this moment in time it feels difficult… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Get Together” (2021)
We have all heard certain phrases before and know exactly how to read between their lines – it’s not you, it’s me (it’s you); I really want to go, but I have to wash my hair (I wouldn’t be caught… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Riders of Justice”
The desire to build order from chaos, to establish a reason why things happen and predict what will come next based on what has already occurred, is enticing to many (this reviewer certainly is counted amongst that group). Such a… Read More ›
“Speed,” “Shrek,” and Greatness
We have recently seen “Speed” and “Shrek” arrive on 4K UHD. These are both excellent films. They were excellent when they first came out in theaters, and they’re still excellent today. One of the crucial things to note about both… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Oxygen” (2021)
You have, almost certainly, tried talking to a computer and the odds are pretty good that it didn’t go as smoothly as you wanted. Picture it, in making a phone call to a company, rather than getting a human being,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Wrath of Man”
I have suggested before that one of the main questions that needs to be asked when a movie jumps around in time is if it would be remotely as interesting told in linear fashion; if moving around in time is… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Benny Loves You”
Some movies answer very specific questions. One film might ask what would happen if an alien got left behind on this planet and was found by a young boy. Another film could tackle the question of why, precisely, you wouldn’t… Read More ›
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