movie review


  • Movie review: After the wedding

    Movie review: After the wedding

    After the Wedding — Running Time: 1:50 — Rating: PG-13 “After the Wedding” unfurls gradually as it introduces us to locations and characters. A salute to writer Susan…

  • Movie Review: Monmouth Film Festival 2019

    Movie Review: Monmouth Film Festival 2019

    This year’s Monmouth Film Festival — an international film festival in Red Bank, N.J. — opened with two complex films that kicked off the annual weekend celebration created…

  • Movie review: The Farewell

    Movie review: The Farewell

    “The Farewell” is a grand mixture of cultures, a deeply caring family, and a group of fine actors who are introduced quickly and with clarity. Writer/Director Lulu Wang…

  • Movie review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

    Movie review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood — Running Time: 2:41 — Rating: R 1969 was a key year in the slippage of power from old Hollywood to the…

  • Movie review: Wild Rose

    Movie review: Wild Rose

    Wild Rose — Running Time: 1:41 — Rating: R How can a young woman capture us with an impossible dream? “Wild Rose” does just that by joining the…

  • Movie review: Pavarotti

    Movie review: Pavarotti

    Pavarotti — Running Time: 1:26 — Rating: G A mild warning about the wonderful “Pavarotti.” Those of you who are genuine opera lovers may find it borders on…

  • Movie review: Yesterday

    Movie review: Yesterday

    Yesterday— Running Time: 1:56 — Rating: PG-13 Any summary of “Yesterday” would miss its magic.  Don’t look for the good, the mediocre or the bad in this one.…

  • Movie review: Maiden

    Movie review: Maiden

    Maiden — Running Time : 1:37 — Rating: PG It is easy to tell you that “Maiden” is about the first all-woman crew in the in the round-the-world sailing…

  • Movie review: Apollo 11

    Movie review: Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 — Running Time: 1:33 — Rating: G Watching an American crew landing on the moon 50 years ago stirred a complex mix of emotions in those…

  • Movie review: Ash is Purest White

    Movie review: Ash is Purest White

    Ash is Purest White— Running Time: 2:16 — Rating: R Do go to “Ash is the Purest White.” Let’s look at the tough part of this new film…

  • Movie review: Vice

    Movie review: Vice

    Vice — Running Time: 2:12 — Rating: R Moviemakers have fallen so in love with the new tools at their disposal that they are using them at a…

  • Movie review: The Frontrunner

    Movie review: The Frontrunner

    The Front Runner — Running Time: 1:53 — Rating: R “The Front Runner” is a movie for people who are captivated by presidential politics. For those who aren’t,…

  • Movie review: Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

    Movie review: Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

    Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes — Running Time: 1:47 — Rating: R How I wish “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” could be…

  • Movie review: Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

    Movie review: Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

    Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes — Running Time: 1:47 — Rating: R How I wish “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” could be…

  • Movie review: Widows

    Movie review: Widows

    Widows — Running Time: 2:09 — Rating: R It can easily be said that “Widows” is first-rate on many levels.  Director Steve McQueen and actor Viola Davis create…

  • Movie review: Widows

    Movie review: Widows

    Widows — Running Time: 2:09 — Rating: R It can easily be said that “Widows” is first-rate on many levels.  Director Steve McQueen and actor Viola Davis create…