Greenland is a thrilling race against time for one family as they hope to get to safety in the bunker before it ends up being too late. The short of it is that Greenland is the modern-day Deep Impact with a lottery system deciding who lives and who dies. There is a difference between the two films as this film does not focus on the government leaders or news coverage. Instead, the focus is on…
"Greenland: A 21st Century Deep Impact"Category: Movie Reviews
The Last Blockbuster, standing in Bend, Oregon, is a tribute in and of itself to the long gone era of looking around for something to rent. While theaters are currently fighting for their survival in a world destined for streaming, Blockbuster remains the one of the only places where you can still rent movies. Okay, so it may just be a single Blockbuster store that’s still standing. It’s a stark reminder of an era that…
"The Last Blockbuster: A Tribute To A Long Gone Era"
Love, Lights, Hanukkah is another failure of the Hallmark Channel’s trying efforts to incorporate Chanukah into its Xmas movies. The gist of the film is that a restaurant owner, Christina (Mia Kirshner), takes a DNA test and learns she’s 50% Jewish. If the filmmakers knew anything about such tests, they would know that the proper phrasing would likely be Ashkenazi or Sephardic. Instead, they just go with Jewish because let’s face it–Hallmark doesn’t know what…
"Love, Lights, Hanukkah: A Shanda For Hallmark"
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, directed by Frank Marshall, is a career-spanning documentary on the Gibb brothers. Over 1,000 songs. Twenty #1 hits. Barry Gibb appears in new revelatory interviews but Robin and Maurice Gibb only appear in archival footage. The film makes great use of the archives including footage from recording sessions, concerts, television appearances, and home videos. This is in addition to interviews with other musicians and record…
"The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
Tenet is finally making its arrival on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray so audiences can view the film in the safest way possible during a pandemic. I enjoyed this film for what it is but Tenet is not the film to risk your life during a pandemic. I watched the film for the first time on a 43″ 4K TV. It is as close to the theatrical experience that I am going to get for…
"Tenet Arrives Home On Blu-ray For Safe Viewing"
Let Them All Talk may be one of the most unique comedies to date with the film mostly taking place during an actual cruise crossing in 2019. Friendship between woman is a tale as old as time. What Deborah Eisenberg’s screenplay seeks to explore is how college friendships between women evolve over time. The film focuses on three women in particular: Alice (Meryl Streep), Roberta (Candice Bergen), and Susan (Dianne Wiest) Best-selling author Alice has…
"Let Them All Talk Launches On HBO Max"
Wild Mountain Thyme is a star-studded affair with a lot of expectations to live up to and unfortunately, the film falls just a bit short. Following a brief prologue, the film jumps to its present day. This is where we meet Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) as an adult. She is crushing on her neighbor Anthony Reilly (Jamie Dornan) and wants to win his heart. In classic cinematic tradition, Anthony has no idea that Rosemary is…
"Wild Mountain Thyme Is A Family Affair"
The newest Disney+ film, Safety, is a stark reminder about the importance of family combined with what it means to play college football. There is nothing better than a sports film that tugs at your emotions. I know it may be a cliché but it’s true. Disney knows how to make a sports film. They did it twenty years ago with Remember the Titans and they did it again this year. This film was always…
"Safety Reminds Us That Family Is Important"
Collateral, Michael Mann’s intense Los Angeles-set noir thriller starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, is now available to watch on 4K Ultra HD. In one corner, we have contract killer Vincent (Tom Cruise). Over in the other corner, there is cab driver Max (Jamie Foxx) and even though he also has dreams, he isn’t quite there yet. For a thriller of this nature, it is certainly inevitable that their lives intersect. Before he knows it,…
"Collateral: Michael Mann Thriller Arrives on 4K UHD"
President in Waiting, the new film from Jeffrey Roth, is a historic documentary that features the former presidents and vice presidents. All of the six living Vice Presidents make appearances to mark the first time in that they have appeared in such a film. Maybe not together but I’ll wake it. Moreover, the four former living presidents are also in the film to discuss their relationships. There is only one president that does not make…
"President in Waiting Is A Historic Documentary"