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“The Intern” – comfort food that charms and entertains
Nutshell: folks who love Nancy Meyers’ modern-day fairy tales will love this one too. Things are tied up way too nicely at the end, but De Niro and Hathaway are charming. Grade: B Nancy Meyers is queen of women’s comfort … Continue reading
Elsewhere Review: Everest hits the heights
Yeah, I should whip something up just for this blog. But I so tired. Read on… “Everest” succeeds in hitting the heights Everest manages to tell a true story without stooping to creative license add-ons. The characters may lack depth, … Continue reading
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“Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” is videogame-tastic
Nutshell: dig 28 Days Later, Dune and The Hunger Games? Why not have a movie that puts those three films in a Waring and hits pulse? Pour into a popcorn bucket, brush off the lack of character/story development, and enjoy. … Continue reading
The What/Why/How of “Black Mass”
Sometimes a film is easy to sum up. Sometimes it sucks so terribly, or shines so brightly, that a quick writeup is all that’s needed. Sometimes I’m tired and can sum up my feeling on a film because exhaustion apparently … Continue reading
The Visit: some scares but ultimately unsatisfying
Nutshell: great twist, not-so-great movie. Grade: C Visiting gramma and grampy. Who doesn’t love that? Cookies, hot chocolate, tons of love and affection…and locking yourself in your room ’til sunup. Not what you recall growing up? Well, that’s The Visit, … Continue reading
The What/Why/How of “American Ultra”
Sometimes a film is easy to sum up. Sometimes a movie sucks so terribly, or shines so brightly, that a quick writeup is all that’s needed. Sometimes I’m on codeine cough syrup for summer bronchitis (WTF!!11!!) that a quickie is … Continue reading
The What/Why/How of “The End of the Tour”
Nutshell: The End of the Tour is an incredibly realistic slice-of-life film involving a famous author and the reporter interviewing him for a piece in Rolling Stone. The back and forth between these two characters gets into more than fame … Continue reading
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. brings back 60s mod. Groovy, baby.
Nutshell: Mod, hip and a gorgeous tip of the hat to classic spy films. Hammer and Cavill have great buddy film chemistry, and Ritchie knows how to give good action. The plot is muddled, but who cares when you’re having … Continue reading
Movie Review: Southpaw
The one-two punch of Fuqua and Sutter delivers a film that’s more than just a rock ’em, sock ’em throwdown. (Though the Horner/Eminem score/soundtrack collaboration helps keep the adrenaline flowing.) Fight film fans will love the attention paid to The … Continue reading
The What/Why/How of Paper Towns
Nutshell: Paper Town‘s plot feels cobbled together from every John Hughes film ever made, but with a dash of millennial ennui to make things “fresh”. That doesn’t work. Luckily, the talented cast of twenty-teen somethings do, making the shopworn story … Continue reading
