Adventure has a home, and it's Amazon Prime. All three Indiana Jones movies (plus that other one) are now streaming free for Amazon Prime members. Below are links to the films as well as reviews from my recent Spielberg Marathon. The first three remain classics, even Temple of Doom. Trust me. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Review - Amazon [...]
Category: MOVIE REVIEWS
HIDDEN FIGURES (Movie Review)
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for thematic elements and some language) Released: December 25, 2016 limited; January 6, 2017 wide Runtime: 127 minutes Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Taragi P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parson, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]
A MONSTER CALLS (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic content and some scary images) Released: December 23, 2016 limited; January 6, 2017 wide Runtime: 108 minutes Director: J.A. Bayona Starring: Lewis MacDougall, (voice of) Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this [...]
LION (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic material, language, and some sensuality) Released: November 25, 2016 limited; December 25 wide Runtime: 118 minutes Director: Garth Davis Starring: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar, Priyanka Bose, David Wenham Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]
FENCES (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements, language, and some suggestive references) Released: December 16, 2016 NY & LA; December 25 wide Runtime: 138 minutes Director: Denzel Washington Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo, Stephen McKinely Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made [...]
PASSENGERS (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sexuality, nudity, language, and action/peril) Released: December 21, 2016 Runtime: 116 minutes Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that we [...]
COLLATERAL BEAUTY (Movie Review)
* out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic elements and brief strong language) Released: December 16, 2016 Runtime: 97 minutes Director: David Frankel Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Kiera Knightly, Michael Peña, Jacob Latimore, Ann Dowd, Naomie Harris Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support [...]
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for extended sequences of sci-fi violence and action) Released: December 16, 2016 Runtime: 133 minutes Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, voices of Alan Tudyk and James Earl Jones Available to buy on Blu-ray, DVD, or Digitally. Proceeds from purchases made through these [...]
LA LA LAND (Movie Review)
**** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some language) Released: December 9, 2016 NY & LA: December 16 limited. Everywhere January 6, 2017. Runtime: 128 minutes Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this [...]
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (Movie Review)
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for violence, menace, graphic nudity, and strong language) Released: December 9, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Tom Ford Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go to support this blog. [...]