For most good mystery movies, I will usually watch the movie twice. The first time for the mystery and the second time for the movie. There have been good mysteries in a not so good […]

For most good mystery movies, I will usually watch the movie twice. The first time for the mystery and the second time for the movie. There have been good mysteries in a not so good […]
Usually when you have an award-winning director, award-winning actors, and an award-winning cinematographer, you’ll get a great movie. I say “usually” because nothing is a sure thing. Award winning director Sam Mendes, award-winning actors Leonardo […]
It looks like it’s official. Sequels are taking over the box office. For the first time ever (as far as I know), the top 9 movies of the domestic box office in 2022 are sequels […]
Continuing my list of recommended movies you may have missed that starts with the letter…” This time it’s the letter K thru O. I nicknamed this group the “night movies”. K: There really isn’t a lot […]
Possibly the weirdest thing about this movie is that anyone can watch it for free. The movie currently isn’t playing in any movie theaters in the Los Angeles area (although it could be playing in […]
Some people say, “I can never go home again”. Other people say, “I never want to go home again”. In this movie, Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) feels a little of both. She doesn’t want to go […]
The movie starts with the line “a lot of this actually happened” but the more I watch of this part murder mystery, party comedy, part political drama the more I think that this scene….and this […]
When you search for the “best movie that starts with letter…” a lot of lists have similar names at the top. The following movies aren’t on many lists except for mine. A thru E. A: If […]
Famous mystery writer Agatha Christie wrote a murder mystery play called “The Mousetrap” which opened in London’s West End in 1952 and is STILL PLAYING IN THE SAME THEATER TODAY. It holds the world record […]
Movie studios are always looking to create movies and TV series from bestselling books. Characters like Hercule Poirot (from Agatha Christie mysteries), Jack Reacher (from the books by Lee Child), Jack Ryan (from the books by Tom Clancy), […]
This documentary is about the rise and fall of the Horn and Hardart “Automat” chain of restaurants. Although they only had locations in Philadelphia and New York City, the were the BIGGEST restaurant chain in the […]
Since the 2nd season of “Only Murders in the Building” is now done and since I’ve read a few stories that say Steve Martin is considering retiring after the TV series is finished, I decided to […]
Since there are a few new movies about the movie industry coming out soon including “Blonde” (a somewhat fictionalized biography of Marylin Monroe), “The Fabelmans” (Steven Spielberg movie partly based on his childhood), “Empire of […]
The Magnificent Seven is a remake of the classic 1960 film of the same name. Based on a 1954 story by Akira Kurosawa, writers Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk provided enough fresh changes, characters and plot […]
Blair Witch is a scarily fun sequel to the 1999 Blair Witch Project about young James Donahue and several of his friends, Lisa, Peter, and Ashley, who go trekking into Maryland’s Black Hills Forest together. […]
Writer / Director Tim Kirkman has rendered a delicate and touching love story in his recent feature film effort, Lazy Eye. While the film has played quite well on the LGBQT film festival circuit, the […]
Sully is a dramatic recreation of the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson,” which found Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger at the command of US Airways Flight 1549, after it struck a flock of geese and began […]
Director Derek M. Cianfrance brings the depth of his directorial prowess into full force with the delicately rendered film, The Light Between Oceans. Adam Arkapaw’s subtle, yet visually stunning cinematography serves as a perfect counter-point to […]
Todd Phillips directs this action filled comedy romp, which is loosely based on the real life account of a couple of unlikely war-profiteers that bungled their way into supplying munitions to the United States military. […]
Director David Mackenzie wastes no time in getting his latest film rolling. Taking the old editor’s adage of “get in late, and get out early” to heart, Hell or High Water stomps right into the […]
Pete’s Dragon is a delightful remake of the classic 1977 animated musical film about the adventures of a young boy named Pete and a dragon that befriends him after a terrible accident. The film was […]
Directors Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan take a huge bite out of the Pixar cake and flip the formula right on its head in the wonderfully crude Sausage Party. Written by the four-man team of […]
This powerful film from writer / director Jennifer Silver is actually a student effort from the film program at Florida State University. Short, and anything but sweet, this film explodes onto the screen with a […]
The Paper Store is a delightful indie from the husband and wife filmmaking team of Nicholas and Katharine Clark Gray. Based on a play written by the latter Gray, the duo expertly adapted the work […]
At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, writers Jefrey Levy and Susan Traylor have created a veritable masterpiece of schizophrenic cinema with their disarmingly titled film Me. Featuring perhaps one of the least reliable narrators to grace […]