The half hour dramedy staring Michael Cimino (Annabelle Comes Homes), George Sear (Alex Rider), Rachel Hilson (This is Is Us), Anthony Turpel (No Good Nick), Isabella Ferreira (OITNB), Mason Gooding (Booksmart), and Bebe Wood (The Real O'Neals) was a welcome surprise for me. Both inspired by Greg Berlanti's Love, Simon and Becky Albertalli's novel "Simon … Continue reading Love, Victor (S2 Review) | More Adult But Just As Good
The Disney animated Mulan is not a movie I grew up on. I've seen it and remember liking it but I couldn't sing a song from that movie to save my life. I didn't feel the need to, nor did I want to see the animated movie before watching this one. So I am not … Continue reading Mulan (Movie Review) | It’s a Bit Light
Greg Berlanti's Love, Simon which was based on the novel "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," by Becky Albertalli is now brought to us in long-form, in a television version series created by the movie's screenwriters Isaac Aptaker (This Is Us), and Elizabeth Berger (About a Boy). The half-hour romantic comedy stars Michael Cimino, George … Continue reading Love, Victor (S1 Review) | The Brilliance is in the details
Justice Smith (Jurassic World, Detective Pikachu) and Elle Fanning (Maleficent) lead the movie adaptation of Jennifer Niven’s novel of the same name. Directed by Brett Haley (The Hero) and also featuring Alexandra Shipp (Dark Phoenix) the movie is now streaming on Netflix. Premise: The story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change … Continue reading All The Bright Places | Movie Review
The Lost World was the second installment of the Jurassic Park film series, like its predecessor it was directed by Steven Spielberg and inspired by Michael Crichton’s novel "The Lost World." The film stars Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Jeff Goldblum, Pete Postlethwaite & Richard Attenborough. The premise: A research team is sent to Jurassic Park Site … Continue reading The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Movie Review) | When It Started To Go Awry
Based on a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton "Jurassic Park" was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Sam Neil, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Samuel L. Jackson & Richard Attenborough. The premise: During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. Review: Jurassic Park starts off … Continue reading Jurassic Park | Movies Review
Based on Kathryn Stockett best selling eponymous book, The Help was directed by Tate Taylor and stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Chris Lowell, Jessica Chastain, Mike Vogel, Anna Camp, Allison Janney & Bryce Dallas Howard. Premise: Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to … Continue reading The Help (Movie Review) | A Good Conversation Starter
Inspired by Chad Kultgen the novel of the same name and adapted on the silver screen by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the air) & Erin Cressida Wilson. The film stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Ansel Elgort, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dean Harris, Judy Greer & Kaitlyn Dever. Premise: A group of high school teenagers and their parents … Continue reading Men, Women & Children (Movie Review) | A Freakishly Good Movie
Worn Out Spines 