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7 Pieces of: “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
The MOVIE, people. Not a real baby. Nutshell: If you love Bridget, you’ll love this newest chapter in her life. Bridget Jones’s Baby brings the characters into their next decade gracefully, while keeping that off-kilter situational humor that made the … Continue reading
7 pieces of “Sully”: a quietly heroic biopic
Nutshell: A lovely story about a true hero of our time. Almost anyone else could have turned this slice-of-heroic-life tale into a maudlin Lifetime Movie-of-the-Week, but Eastwood – along with a stellar cast that includes Tom Hanks as Sully and … Continue reading
Wayback Review: “J. Edgar”
[First published at Geek for e on November 11, 2011. And while it was posted by another writer, that’s my baby. Unless Matt’s past as a “gal brought up just outside the Beltway” is catching up with him. Ah – … Continue reading
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7 Pieces of: “The Light Between Oceans”
“So what do you wish for, then?” Story: WWI veteran Tom (Michael Fassbender) tries to leave behind the horrors of war by becoming a lighthouse keeper. Meeting and falling in love with the beautiful, spirited Isabel (Alicia Vikander) starts to … Continue reading
What is “Morgan”? Disappointing.
Nutshell: like its title character, Morgan is a hybrid; a sci-fi/horror mashup that doesn’t know what to do with its interesting premise except beat it to death with ennui. A waste of not only a fine story idea, but a … Continue reading
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7 Pieces of: “Hell or High Water”
“Days of robbing banks…long gone for sure.” Story: Toby’s desperate to save the family ranch after his mother’s passing. So he taps brother Tanner to help him with things. And by “help him with things”, I mean “rob banks to … Continue reading
7 Pieces Of: “War Dogs”
“The war is happening. This is about money.” Story: Wanna make some serious dollars? Run guns for the government! It’s not just for big contractors anymore. When junior high BFFs Efraim (Hill) and David (Teller) decide to go into the … Continue reading
Streep’s on pitch with delightful “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Nutshell: A lovely, bittersweet story of a woman determined to pursue her dreams. Streep is just plain glorious as Florence, and Grant does what might be his best work as her husband St. Clair. Most amazingly though, as Cosmé McMoon, … Continue reading
Pete’s Dragon: A Sweet, Soulful Surprise
Nutshell: while the start of the film may be scary for the very young, and the nemesis’s denouement feels like an inexplicable about-face, audiences of all ages will enjoy this tale of a boy, his dragon, and the family who … Continue reading
“Suicide Squad”: the okay PG-13 that could have been a kickass R
Nutshell: All pop-art acid trip posters with happy bunny colors, Suicide Squad‘s ad campaign came on like the new and different stepchild of Zack Snyder’s DCEU (DC Extended Universe). But Squad is just as bleak as what’s come before, it … Continue reading
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