***½ out of **** Rated PG-13 for language (including brief strong language ) Released: December 25, 2015 Runtime: 124 minutes Directed by: David O'Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Isabella Rossellini, Édgar Ramírez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Bradley Cooper Joy is ranked #19 in the Honorable Mention section of my Top Ten List for 2015 Just when it seems like we’re [...]
*1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for thematic material including disturbing images, and language Released: December 25, 2015 Runtime: 123 minutes Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard Sony Pictures is to be applauded for tackling (forgive the pun) the issue of NFL concussions head on (with helmet-to-helmet intent, no less) [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R for pervasive strong language and some sexuality/nudity Released: December 11, 2015 limited; expands December 23 Runtime: 130 minutes Directed by: Adam McKay Starring: Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Jeremy Strong, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Brad Pitt The Big Short is ranked #20 (tie) in the Honorable Mention section of my Top Ten List [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R for some sexuality and full nudity Released: November 27, 2015 limited; expands December 25 Runtime: 120 minutes Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Amber Head, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch Transgender sexuality has vaulted to the forefront of our cultural conversation. It’s as charged and divisive as any social issue today. [...]
**** out of **** Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence Released: December 18, 2015 Runtime: 142 minutes Directed by: J.J. Abrams Starring: Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Lupita N’yongo, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson Star Wars: The Force Awakens is ranked #6 on my Top Ten List for 2015 My God. [...]
**** out of **** Rated R for a scene of strong sexuality/nudity, and brief language Released: November 20, 2015 limited; expands January 2016 Runtime: 118 minutes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy Carol is ranked #5 on my Top Ten List for 2015 A person’s traction with Carol will likely go as far [...]
** out of **** Rated R for strong language, including some sexual references Released: November 25, 2015 Runtime: 124 minutes Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Louis C.K., Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Elle Fanning, Helen Mirren In the simplest terms, Trumbo is AC-TORS AC-TING in A Very Important Movie. Given its showiness and subject matter, it should come [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material Released: December 11, 2015 Runtime: 122 minutes Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson Putting a Jaws-like spin on the Moby Dick legend sounds like a surefire premise, especially when you’re throwing [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated PG -13 for violence, language, and some sensuality Released: November 25, 2015 Runtime: 132 minutes Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew Creed is ranked #10 on my Top Ten List for 2015 Creed, both the movie and its title character, have a lot to live up to. And they [...]
My review of The Letters (click here), at Crosswalk.com, about the life of Mother Teresa and her private letters that revealed spiritual struggles, loneliness, and doubts. **1/2 out of **** Rated PG for thematic material including some images of human suffering Released: December 4, 2015 Runtime: 114 minutes Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer, Max von Sydow, Priya Darshini, [...]
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