I was completely unaware of the true history behind this story, and I am glad that a movie has been made to convey it to a wide audience, for there are among us people who stubbornly refuse to accept historical […]
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The Girl on the Train (2016) ☆ ☆ 1/2
This film, like the book upon which it is based, has garnered acclaim, some of it deserved. And yet I am not a fan of the film, for two reasons I will detail below. But first, the good. Tate Taylor’s film […]
Continue reading »Deepwater Horizon (2016) ☆ ☆ ☆
The 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig led to the worst oil spill in U. S. history; it was in the news for months, with consequences that are still being felt in the Gulf Region. While it was […]
Continue reading »Masterminds (2016) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Like Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Masterminds takes a dramatic situation and plays it for laughs. A terrific comic thriller could have been made from this real-life caper; what we have instead is a slapstick comedy of errors. The movie makes […]
Continue reading »The Dressmaker (2015) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
We stay in the South Pacific (following New Zealand’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople) with a quirky tale from Australia entitled The Dressmaker. It is comic, dramatic, mysterious, troubling, heartrending and beautiful — one of the best films of the year. Dress […]
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