Pixar Animation’s 20th film, the animated action adventure film 'Incredibles 2,' is a great family adventure (3 stars) with impressive visuals and action sequences with minor language, social commentary, and character development shortcomings.
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Movie Review: ‘AVA’ – Directed by Sadaf Foroughi
'AVA' is a beautiful and sensitive look at the life of one teenage woman on the verge of adulthood in modern Iran.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The 15:17 to Paris’
Clint Eastwood directs this drama then thriller 'The 15:17 to Paris' based on real life events where three friends who stopped a terrorist attack on an Amsterdam-Paris Thalys train in 2015.
Read More »TIFF, NYFF Movie Review: ‘Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,’ Oscar Nominated Documentary
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail by Steve James nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Feature Category sends an alarm to every thinking citizen in our culture. Indeed, the film reminds Americans of what remains crucial for a democracy to function. Equitable justice and accountability must thrive. Often it …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Molly’s Game’
There are too many gems to fit into this fine film as Sorkin’s quick-fire methods and timing works well.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Darkest Hour’
Besides Oldman’s likely Oscar nomination for Best Actor, look for recognition in makeup, costume design, set design, and cinematography.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘American Valhalla’ – Iggy Pop & Joshua Homme
If 'American Valhalla is to be Iggy Pop's last hurrah than he has picked fitting people to go a Viking with before he rides off to his Valhalla.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America’ with The Rolling Stones
'Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America' is the most gorgeous tour documentary I've ever come across. It's a religious experience for Rolling Stones fans and a testament to what they mean to people all over the world.
Read More »Film Legend Mary Pickford and Sara Gavron’s ‘Suffragette’
“We break windows. We burn things. Because war is the only language men listen to,” Maud says in Suffragette, now playing in theaters across the U.S. Director Sara Gavron said, “Working (class) women often are the vanguard of change, and they’re often not recognized for that.” Another woman not recognized …
Read More »Movie Review: Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’
As Einstein so poignantly said, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity – and I’m not sure about the former.” And that just about sums up this movie.
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