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STORYLINE: One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.     I like action films.  Whether I am watching Liam Neeson in Taken, Gerald Butler in Olypus Has Fallen, The Expendalrs franchise, or countless others…

STORYLINE: From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and…

STORYLINE: Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home’s past soon unleashes a…

STORYLINE: It is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write…

      In addition to my annual ten favorite films of the year I have added a handful of categories to highlight additional films of 2023 I felt were note worthy.  I call them sidebars.  Enjoy and RESPECTFULLY discuss.  BEST FAMILY FILMS: The Inventor (little ones esp) Champions, Are You There God It’s Me…

STORYLINE: From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs…

STORYLINE: With dreams of opening a shop in a city  renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.    It is hard to replace an iconic actor in an iconic role.  When it works it works it works neauifully.  For instance…

SYNSOPSIS: Maestro will tell the complex love story of Leonard and Felicia, a story that spans over 30 years-from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25 year marriage, and three children: Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein and Nina Bernstein Simmons.    Bradley Cooper returns to the directors…

     It is the time of year when holiday films get taken off the shelf for sone well deserved holiday play time.  If you’re me you seek theatrical screenings of these movies.        This week alone I have attended screenings of not one but three incredible holiday films and drunk them up…

SYNSOPSIS; The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.     The studio A24 has…