Tom Hanks is a great actor and Paul Greengrass makes some incredible movies. The latest endeavor for the two men, “News of the World,” is now out on Blu-ray. The movie finds Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a man… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “News of the World”
There are movies which sometimes cause me to struggle. For one reason or another, there’s a bit of them that just feels off. I’m talking about movies where I am incredibly, insanely, hugely engrossed in what’s going on; where I… Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Watching “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” one inescapable truth came to the fore: I am a cynical human being. Technically I knew this before I sat down to watch this inspired-by-reality tale of Mr. Rogers’ influence on the life… Read More ›
Digging into the TiVo Archives… and Coming up Empty
For this week’s podcast, I did something unthinkable — I sat down and watched one of the movies I had recorded on my TiVo years ago but then never actually watched. There are a decent number of such movies sitting… Read More ›
Changing History: “Terminator: Genisys” & “Forrest Gump”
In this special, extra edition of “Lass is More,” we look at “Terminator: Genisys” and “Forrest Gump,” two movies that muck about with the timeline. The former does it within its own timeline–that is, the earlier “Terminator” films–and the latter… Read More ›
“Saving Private Ryan”: Beautiful and Horrible all at Once
Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” is out today in a 20th anniversary edition and that makes it the perfect time to talk about the movie once more. It is, in this reviewer’s eyes, a work of genius. It is gripping… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Pits “The Post” Against Trump
I went to see “The Post” for a second time and rather than taking pages of notes, as I did the first time, I wrote down one sentence: “Is it possible to root for ‘The Post’ and the Trump administration?”… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Post” (2017)
Given his druthers, Donald Trump would destroy our freedoms. He would undermine the First Amendment of the United States of America, eliminating any and all publications (no matter the medium) which disagree with any of his stances and/or dare to… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Gets Wrapped up Inside “The Circle”
Perhaps it is silly to remind everyone out there that good intentions don’t always lead to a good movie, but that’s what we’re doing today. “The Circle,” which stars Emma Watson and Tom Hanks, offers up some really important points… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Inferno" (2016)
“Inferno” is the third of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon novels to be turned into films by director Ron Howard with star Tom Hanks. The basic notion of Langdon’s world is that the man knows all about signs and symbols and… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Sully"
Is the “Miracle on the Hudson” inextricably linked to 9/11? That is, is it possible to discuss Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in January of 2009 without also talking about the terrorist… Read More ›
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