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Buttered and Salty – Happy Death Day 2 U
PG-13, 1h 40m – Horror, Mystery, Thriller Now Playing “Happy Death Day 2 U,” the sequel to 2017’s “Happy Death Day,” is a “Scream” meets “Back To the Future” meets “Groundhog Day” attempt at the...
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Buttered and Salty: Captain Marvel
PG-13, 2h 4m – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Opens Today Starting with the Marvel Studios logo projecting images of the recently departed comic legend Stan Lee at the audience, “Captain Marvel” begins...
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Catch-As-Catch-Can
Nobody likes things half way Nine thirty PM is often the one time of day when my wife and I can at last focus on each other. The kids are an hour or so into their slumber, and she and I have finally...
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Buttered and Salty: Us
R, 1h 56m – Horror, Thriller Opens Today On the way to the press screening for director Jordan Peele’s new film “Us,” I experienced a rare (for me) nose bleed. An appropriate foreshadowing for a...
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‘The Descendants’ Feels True and Just So
George Clooney’s Matt King stands on majestic hill crest with his daughters Alex (Shailene Woodley) and Scottie (Amara Miller) as they overlook the pristine blue Kauai beach cove which is part of the...
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There Is No Place for Perfection in the Pursuit of Mastery
One of my favorite movies of 2017 was Director Mark Spicer’s unhinged comedy, “Ingrid Goes West”, that explored the darker side of humanity and the tragic pitfall of Social Media. The beguiling Albrey...
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Moneyball (2011 Movie Review)
— Leaning over an introspective Brad Pitt as Billy Beane confesses to his assistant GM Peter played by Jonah Hill, “It doesn’t mean anything.” Pitt’s Billy frames the context if his Oakland A’s don’t...
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Choosing Love
I was flipping through the TV the other day when I landed on the early 80’s classic 48 Hours, starring a young Eddie Murphy and an already grizzled Nick Nolte; I hadn’t seen the film since it first...
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Bad Teacher (2011 Movie Review)
— “Bad Teacher” is pretty good. In fact it is funny. The story by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg could have been more idiosyncratic, and less tangential. What they created has a certain style and...
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X-Men: First Class (2011 Movie Review)
— Passionate James McAvoy as Charles Xavier implores his dear friend Erik Lehnsherr (sullenly charismatic Michael Fassbender) to let go and harness his innate power, “True focus lies somewhere between...
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Buttered and Salty – “Aladdin” Review
PG – Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Family 2h 8min Opens Today Robin Williams was a once-in-a-lifetime talent. Between his stand-up specials, television (“Mork and Mindy”), and film (“Good Morning...
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True Grit [2010 Movie Review]
“True Grit” is the Coen Brothers’ most heroic, straight forward tale, and for me their most satisfying. I read that Directors and Writers Joel and Ethan Coen were passionate fans of the novel by...
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‘Rocketman’ – I’m Not the Man You Think I Am
In wistful eloquence, Director Dexter Fletcher captures Taron Egerton’s Elton John composing his signature “Your Song” donned in bathrobe, playing the piano in his Mother’s living room. Elton’s dear...
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Why did ‘Rocketman’ Make Me Cry? Because It Took Me Back to Alice Miller’s...
— Buy it on Amazon. Am I the last one here to see “Rocketman?” Probably. (If not, go! It’s compelling. And there is nothing else to see!) From what I’ve heard from friends, I suspect I’m the only one...
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Are We Living a Neil Blomkamp Film?
Hear me out, or at least keep the horse laughs down enough so others can hear me out. Neil Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, in the time of apartheid. He is now a citizen of...
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What ‘The Lion King’ Teaches us About Children’s Grief
— What ‘The Lion King’ teaches us about children’s grief It’s important to help children understand that death is part of life. Here, the father, Mufasa, voiced by James Earl Jones, and his son, Simba,...
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Well, That Was Not Too Bad, We Hope
— Last week I got this new app, it is a photo manipulation app, and it is pretty cool. The excitement was almost overpowering, and the potential seemed limitless, as i dove in. Co-workers, family...
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We Need to Talk About Tarantino — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
— When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.’ Quentin Tarantino There was a time when a new Tarantino film had film buffs salivating. That was until he forgot how to...
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Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams. Here’s the Secret.
If you’re like most people, the end of another year is glaring evidence that you either need to make a resolution work this time, or it rolls into next year for another go-round. I learned a secret...
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Scary Daddies Part 1: Jack Torrance
All Work, No Play When Jack Torrance comes to consciousness in the freezer at the haunted Overlook Hotel, he is pissed. I mean like crazed, I’m-about-to-go-murder-my-family crazy. He escapes the...
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