Movies
Gretel & Hansel (2020)
A dark retelling of the old fairy tale has a feminist take and some impressive visuals.
New Releases
Star Trek Picard (Episode One)
I wasn’t really going to sign up for CBS All Access. Why would I pay for a streaming service based on a normally free TV network? It makes no sense. I said I likewise wouldn’t get it for one show. Even as a Star Trek fan, I wasn’t about to Read more…
Movies
Dolittle (2020)
When I was a kid and I visited my grandma’s house, she had a lot of older hardback books from when her kids, including my mom, were younger. I’d try to read them sometimes, and I do remember a few Doctor Dolittle books. I picked one at random and didn’t Read more…
Movies
Marriage Story (2019)
I was reluctant to watch Marriage Story, and were it not for the movie’s Best Picture nomination, I probably wouldn’t have. It wouldn’t have been due to any prejudice or animosity against anyone who made it. I like both Scarlett Johansson when she’s in the right roles, and Adam Driver Read more…
Movies
Just Mercy (2019)
I noticed that trailers for both Just Mercy and Dark Waters came out around the same time. That makes sense since both are obviously aimed for awards season as prestige releases. Both are also legal dramas based on true stories of crusading lawyers working to right wrongs through legal actions Read more…
Movies
1917 (2019)
Trailers are, by definition, designed to get your butt into a theater to see a movie. They’re commercials. That’s all they are. I know this, but I am hardly immune to a good one, especially if it’s something that is more or less in my wheelhouse anyway. My point is, Read more…