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. [...]