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2023 Top 10 Movies
Okay, this isn’t really a new review, but there have been requests for a 2023 top 10 list. Happy New Year, BTW. I don’t expect my list to...
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Anyone But You
R 2023 Comedy/Romance 1h 43m If you are familiar with Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” you know you have always wondered what the...
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Maestro
R 2023 Romance/Musical 2h 9m Since Maestro is about a musician, one might be tempted to fill their review with bad music references....
Dec 27, 20232 min read
The Color Purple
PG-13 2023 Musical/Drama 2h 21m The Color Purple is based on a Broadway musical, which was based on both a movie and a novel (by Alice...
Dec 22, 20232 min read
The Iron Claw
R 2023 Sport/Drama 2h 12m Professional wrestling can be a lot of fun. I watched AWA wrestling as a kid and go to a couple wrestling...
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Poor Things
R 2023 Fantasy/Sci-Fi 2h 21m In short, Poor Things is bonkers in both good and bad ways. I had been looking forward to seeing it for...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Wonka
PG 2023 Fantasy/Musical 1h 56m Before I get to the review, let me get some caveats out of the way. I really liked 1971’s Willy Wonka &...
Dec 12, 20233 min read
The Boys In the Boat
PG-13 2023 Sports/Drama 2h 4m The biggest criteria I have when I’m judging a movie all boil down to my experience. Am I enjoying myself?...
Dec 9, 20231 min read
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
R 2023 Comedy/Adventure 1h 32m I had low expectations for Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain. It bypassed theaters and...
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Eileen
R 2023 Mystery/Thriller 1h 38m Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit) is a quiet, nearly invisible young woman who works at the local...
Dec 8, 20232 min read
Wish
PG 2023 Fantasy/Musical 1h 35m Wish doesn’t bring much new to the magical world of Disney; it’s really a retread of the Disney catalog....
Dec 7, 20232 min read
Godzilla Minus One
PG-13 2023 Action/Sci-Fi 2h 5m Who would have guessed that the Godzilla franchise would get a period piece? Godzilla Minus One is set...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Silent Night
R 2023 Action/Thriller 1h 44m Watch out, Die Hard, there’s a new action Christmas movie on the scene! Just kidding, DH, you have nothing...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
PG-13 2023 Action/Adventure 2h 38m Disclaimer: I read the original Hunger Games books, but not the book this one is based on. I’ll cut to...
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Dream Scenario
R 2023 Comedy/Drama 1h 42m Nicolas Cage’s filmography is all over the board from very good movies to very bad movies. I’m happy to report...
Nov 27, 20231 min read
American Fiction
R 2023 Comedy/Drama 1h 57m Thelonious “Monk” Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) is a disgruntled author. Publishers aren’t interested in buying his...
Nov 24, 20232 min read
The Holdovers
R 2023 Comedy/Drama 2h 13m The Holdovers is set in 1970 and was filmed to look like that’s when it was made. I don’t know the reason why...
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Saltburn
R 2023 Thriller/Comedy 2h 7m Saltburn is billed as a dark comedy/thriller. I can be down with either so I gave it a try. Cut to the...
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Napoleon
R 2023 War/Action 2h 38m Napoleon was a short guy with a funny hat, lost the battle at Waterloo and was exiled at some point. Those were...
Nov 24, 20232 min read
The Marvels
PG-13 2023 Action 1h 45m This is the 87th movie in the Marvel series. Not really, but I have seen all of them and it sort of feels that...
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