Now I know, in the past, that I have poo-poo’d several Jennifer Lopez movies, particularly those of the romantic-comedy variety. I simply was not entertained, on top of the blantant transparency that those stories and plots offer. As usual, I kept an open mind when going into the screening of J-Lo’s newest movie Shotgun Wedding.… Continue reading SHOTGUN WEDDING
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TURN EVERY PAGE
Robert Caro is the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of “The Power Broker” and also writer of four volumes of The Years of Lyndon Johnson. He has been diligently writing the fifth volume of LBJ. Caro is 86. Robert Gottlieb has been Caro’s primary editor since 1970, and is the former editor-in-chief at Knopf. Gottlieb is 91.… Continue reading TURN EVERY PAGE
SHOTGUN WEDDING
Hollywood tends to rehash things – similar stories, sequels, and remakes seem to be the norm. Perhaps there is a generational thing that makes this acceptable. Remakes of stories like television’s Wonder Years or of foreign films like 2016’s A Man Called Ove – from a novel – into Hollywood’s version A Man Called Otto… Continue reading SHOTGUN WEDDING
LIVING
Bill Nighy (Love, Actually) stars as Williams, an elder senior citizen who lives a very quiet life – goes to work daily and comes back home to where he resides with his married son and wife. Nighy’s role as a Public Works Department manager for the state in 1950s London is so vastly different from… Continue reading LIVING
PLANE
A pilot, Brodie Torrence (Gerard Butler), finds himself caught in a war zone after he’s forced to land his commercial aircraft during a terrible storm (IMDB). Butler is the perfect choice for the role of Captain Brodie because we have seen him in this type of role many times before. He is great at portraying… Continue reading PLANE
THE SON
Florian Zeller’s dramatic feature film, The Son, stars Hugh Jackman as Peter who lives a highly successful professional life in New York, with ambitions to work in a political campaign soon. Married to Beth (Vanessa Kirby), they have an infant son named Theo and they seem to have all that is needed in this world.… Continue reading THE SON
MISSING
With the critical and financial success of the screenlife thriler Searching, it makes perfect sense that this film would launch a sequel. Though Missing is not an actual continuation of the story established with the previous movie, it continues the franchise with a similarly, computer/electronic-based thriller that follows a similar story with some twists and… Continue reading MISSING
WOMEN TALKING
Women Talking is an excellent film. Writer/Director Sarah Polley uses her stark, limited sets and a stellar cast to tell a powerful character-driven story that gives pause for thought. After years of abuse, women in a staunchly religious community decide that they must make a choice for their future and their children’s future. What Polley… Continue reading WOMEN TALKING
THE PRICE WE PAY
Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train) and writer Christopher Jolley (The Haunting of Borley Manor, The Sanctuary) treat audiences to a crime thriller with criminals who don’t get far enough away to enjoy the loot they just stole. Several things go from bad to worse at the scene of the crime, but if… Continue reading THE PRICE WE PAY
PLANE
Gerard Butler’s filmography is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. Butler is one of those versatile actors who usually gives his all regardless of the genre, film, or character. However, he he often needs a skillful, or at least competent, director to utilize what he does best. It… Continue reading PLANE