Tag: reviews
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OME BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
STORYLINE: When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue one of their own’s daughter. (IMDb) Revolutions and revolutionists have been featured in all sorts of feature films. My personal favorite is 2005’s V for Vendetta. Every tine I watch that movie I get something new out…
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND (2025)
STORYLINE: Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. (IMDb) You can set a tempo to the films that merge music and love stories. One of the most famous is that of June and Johnny Cash, as portrayed in 2005’s Walk…
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A BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (2025)
STORYLINE: In this tale, David heads to a wedding in his old car with a unique GPS. He meets Sarah, and together, they embark on a journey suggested by the GPS. Along the way, they confront their pasts and explore painted landscapes, leading to a deeper ((connection. As they contemplate their future, they face a…
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THE LONG WALK (2025)
STORYLINE: From Stephen Kings official site: In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. The game is simple – maintain a steady walking pace of four miles…
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SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES (2025)
STORYLINE: The band reunite after a 15-year break for one final concert. (IMDb) Top Gun (1986) & Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Blade Runner (1982) & Blade Rubber 2049 (2017) Wall Street (1987) & Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) This is Spinal Tap (1984) & Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Sometimes, why…
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HAMILTON
STORYLINE: “Hamilton” is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and show tunes, “Hamilton” has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theater–a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. Captured at…
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A LITTLE PRAYER (2025)
STORYLINE: Tammy (Jane Levy) and her husband David (Will Pullen) lead a quiet life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sharing a home with David’s parents, Bill (David Strathairn) and Venida (Celia Weston). David and Bill work together and have always been closely involved in each other’s lives. When Bill begins to suspect that David is straying…
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THE ROSES (2025)
STORYLINE: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down. (IMDb) I went to see 2018’s A Star is Born…
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EDEN (2025)
STORYLINE: From Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard, Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders (Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney) who abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover…
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IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley’s inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album. (IMDb) There is an expectation with documentaries about musicians and music that thst viewer will become familiar with the subjects music. With films…