*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language, some sexuality, and brief nudity) Released: May 20, 2016 limited; expands throughout the summer Runtime: 98 minutes Director: Rebecca Miller Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph A keenly dry screwball comedy love triangle, Maggie’s Plan fits squarely into that Woody Allen slice-of-life [...]
Category: MOVIE REVIEWS
STAR TREK Original Cast Movies: A Look Back
Star Trek: Original Cast Movies - Film Reviews Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) The internet ink was barely [...]
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN (Movie Review)
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of action and violence, some sensuality, and brief rude dialogue) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 109 minutes Director: David Yates Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Djimon Hounsou Making a Tarzan movie was apparently a passion project for David Yates, the director of the [...]
THE BFG (Movie Review)
*** out of **** Rated PG (for action/peril, some scary moments, and brief rude humor) Released: July 1, 2016 Runtime: 117 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader, Adam Godley Available to stream on Netflix or rent through Amazon Video. Somewhere, Uncle Walt is smiling. [...]
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Bridge Of Spies (2015) Rated PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language) Released: October 16, 2015 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Dakin Matthews, Eve Hewson Available to rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 32 of “30-Plus Days of Spielberg” “Minor” Spielberg though it may be, Bridge [...]
BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015) – 30 Days Of Spielberg
Bridge Of Spies (2015) Rated PG-13 (for some violence and brief strong language) Released: October 16, 2015 Runtime: 141 minutes Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Dakin Matthews, Eve Hewson Available to rent through Amazon Video. Day 30 of “30 Days of Spielberg” “Minor” Spielberg though it may be, Bridge Of Spies is far from [...]
LINCOLN (2012) – 30 Days Of Spielberg
Lincoln (2012) Rated PG-13 (for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language) Released: November 16, 2012 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Tim Blake Nelson, Jared Harris, Lee [...]
LINCOLN (2012) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
Lincoln (2012) Rated PG-13 (for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language) Released: November 16, 2012 Runtime: 150 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Tim Blake Nelson, Jared Harris, Lee [...]
WAR HORSE (2011) – 30 Days Of Spielberg
War Horse (2011) Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of war violence, and some language) Released: December 25, 2011 Runtime: 146 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, Niels Arestrup Available to rent through Amazon Video. Day 28 of “30 Days of Spielberg" - Part 2 [...]
WAR HORSE (2011) – 30+ Days Of Spielberg
War Horse (2011) Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of war violence, and some language) Released: December 25, 2011 Runtime: 146 minutes Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Celine Buckens, Niels Arestrup Available to stream on Netflix or rent through Amazon Video, iTunes, and most VOD platforms. Day 30 of “30-Plus Days [...]