Movie reviews, delivered with brevity.
Except when they’re long.
Encanto
Disney’s latest animated film Encanto is a visual delight, with moments of color, beauty, movement and light that left me entranced and at moments, I’d even say, spellbound. Set in Colombia and with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie pays homage to that nation's...
Tenet
After viewing 'Tenet' and the series finale of Star Trek:TNG, it is pretty clear that 'Q' should have picked Christopher Nolan as his anti-time anomaly test subject instead of Jean Luc Picard, because a similar threat is what awaits the world not in the 24th century...
Onward
Sometimes you go see a movie not because it looks appealing or it has a great trailer or it has great buzz, but because you trust the people making it. Such is the story of how I came to see Onward, an odd film from Pixar, the animation studio that, you may recall,...
JoJo Rabbit
In 1965, CBS debuted Hogan’s Heroes, a sitcom that took place in a German prisoner of war camp and, despite the fact the Germans were all portrayed as bumbling oafs and the location was a POW stalag as opposed to a concentration camp, there was a fair amount of...
Spies In Disguise
Although based on a short film titled 'Pigeon: Impossible', the movie Spies In Disguise is actually an animated remake of best picture nominee 'The Fugitive' blended together with a little of Disney's 'Princess and the Frog', your favorite cliches from various "buddy...
Just Mercy
Just Mercy, the new film directed by Daniel David Cretton and starring Michael Jordan and Jamie Foxx, is a compelling depiction of the early career of Bryan Stephenson, a Harvard-trained lawyer who came to Alabama in the late 80s and created the Equal Justice...
Little Women (2019)
I started my love of the story Little Women by Louisa May Alcott in 7th grade when I did an oral book report as the character of Jo, and I have been looking forward to this version of Little Women from the moment I heard that Greta Gerwig was directing and Saoirse...
Little Women (2019) from an 11 ½ year old
Overall, I thought that Little Women was an outstanding movie! It was a little hard to follow all of the flash forwards and flash backs. I thought the costumes were pretty incredible too. The only thought I had throughout the whole movie was, “How do they walk around...
Cats
Cats has been hailed as one of the worst movies of the year, but I decided to go see it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised and confused by the reviews. I think the casting was terrific, especially Jennifer Hudson who I wanted to jump to my feet and applaud when she...
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a satisfying conclusion to a journey that began for me back in 1977, and it’s impossible for me to watch it as a stand-alone film, or as a detached critic. It hits so many right notes, with an epic story arc and nostalgic touches...