Author: Laurie Coker

The angel HAS fallen. The Angel has Fallen is a sequel that should have fallen before it was in the can. Starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, and Jada Picket Smith, The Angel has Fallen relies too heavily on action and chase sequences and fails to deliver a story of any merit, not that one is… Continue reading Review: THE ANGEL HAS FALLEN

By Laurie CokerRating: C+/B- Cate Blanchett stars as Bernadette Fox in Richard Linklater’s latest foray in film, Where’d you go, Bernadette?  Far removed from the high school hallways of Dazed and Confused, Linklater takes on the complex psyche of a woman, whose genius for design and architecture pushes hers close to the edge of crazy… Continue reading Review: WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?

By Laurie CokerRating: C+ “We are explorers, not treasure hunters,” Dora’s professor parents tell her. Dora and the Lost City of Gold, director Jason Bobin writers Nicholas Stoller, Matthew Robinson clearly appreciate the highly popular Nickelodeon animated series Dora the Explorer, seriously. Their adaptation, however, reaches for a far wider audience. Actress Isabel Moner gives… Continue reading Review: DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD

By Laurie CokerRating: B- Almost everyone would love to find a family treasure in the attic, a trinket, document or collection worth a pretty penny. Another possibility, albeit rare, are the hopes of unearthing some relic that upturns history as we know it. Such is the case, or so it seems with a Civil War… Continue reading Review: SWORD OF TRUST

By Laurie Coker Rating: B Remake after remake demonstrates that Hollywood has little regardless of the genre. Sequels, too, abound. The Fast and Furious series proves sequels do work and now the series also boasts an entertaining spinoff. Featuring three extremely HOT commodities, Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw serves ups a massive dose… Continue reading Review: FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Frozen II brings back an exceptional voice cast and does so with beautiful, vivid, animated CGI splendor.  The songs are spectacular although not quite as memorable as the first and the imagery ignites the senses. Staying true to the original’s themes of sisterhood and family, romance and comedy and action… Continue reading Review: FROZEN II

By Laurie Coker Rating: B+ Based on a true story of the most unlikely of friendships, The Green Book pairs one refined and sensible musical artist with an abrasive and sloppy Bronx-born scoundrel. While it totters between shallow and overtly preach, The Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali make a journey across the… Continue reading Review: The Green Book

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Classic video game bad-guy Ralph is back in the delightfully entertaining Ralph Breaks the Internet. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (voiced by Sarah Silverman) race back into our hearts. Co-directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore stop at nothing to engage readers with… Continue reading Review: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET

By Laurie Coker Rating: A Playing Freddy Mercury, the flamboyant lead singer of the world know band Queen, has obvious challenges – the look, the mannerisms, the sass, and the flair. Mercury, a musical genius and icon, with a voice that filled even the largest venues, died in the 90s of AIDS-related complications. Rami Malek… Continue reading Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY