I love the Jungle Cruise ride at Walt DisneyWorld. I know that it’s a little corny (or a lot corny), but it is an absolute favorite. I was, perhaps, a little trepidatious when it was announced that they were going… Read More ›
Emily Blunt
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 ›
Movie Review: “Wild Mountain Thyme”
Some romances are meant to be. Whatever gets in their way, whatever surrounds them, it doesn’t matter – they are meant to be. With “Wild Mountain Thyme,” writer-director John Patrick Shanley gives us one such tale and it is heartwarming… Read More ›
“Mary Poppins Returns” and we Love it
What is an unnecessary sequel? Correctly defined, it is a movie which doesn’t add to the legacy of the original (or any follow-ups). It is a movie that isn’t particularly good and won’t be remembered all that well. If there… Read More ›
“A Quiet Place” Makes a Big Noise
Film is a visual medium, we’ve all been told this, but the way sound is employed is still crucial. There are so many examples of brilliant use of sound, and one of them is out on Blu-ray as of today… Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Quiet Place” (2018)
In its best moments, writer-director-executive producer-star John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” is not just a terrifying story of monsters who kill anything they hear, but the smaller story of a family just struggling to survive. It is a movie concerned… Read More ›
Movie Review: "The Girl on the Train"
Tate Taylor’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel “Girl on the Train” desperately wants to situate itself in a small corner of Westchester County, moving the location of the novel from outside London to this area, but it is this area… Read More ›
"Lass is More" on "Sicario" and Incremental Change
Welcome to the new year! Here we are, 2016. A new year, one full of new chances, new opportunity, and change all around us. Everyone is all about change this time of year. Everyone is all about turning over a… Read More ›
"Into the Woods" Review: Sondheim musical gets middling adaptation
Once upon a time, I saw the Broadway revival of “Into the Woods” featuring Vanessa Williams as the Witch. While the James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical has never been my favorite bit of theater—nor my favorite Sondheim work—I felt an affection… Read More ›
The TV and Film Guy's Reviews 