Poor communication is at the heart of this British drama, wherein elderly Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent) is reconnected to past events and people when he is left — and then denied access to — a deceased friend’s diary. Tony’s efforts […]
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The Lego Batman Movie (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆
After the delightful surprise of The Lego Movie back in 2014 it was only a matter of time (and the matter of collecting a whole lot of rights to specific characters and movies) before Lego Batman made his return. It is […]
Continue reading »Get Out (2017) ☆ ☆
This is another of those movies that flummoxes me; it boasts real power and ingenuity, yet it’s also silly, derivative and not very believable. It is rather successful as a provocative experiment but not so much as enduring entertainment. And […]
Continue reading »Kong: Skull Island (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆
The giant ape Kong is a mythic character known worldwide — although each time he appears on screen (1933, twice; 1962 and 1967 in Toho adventures; 1976; 2005) he is unique and re-imagined. Now, on his home of Skull Island, […]
Continue reading »Table 19 (2017) ☆ ☆
I’m not a big fan of wedding pictures. A great many movies have explored the melodramatic and comic potentials of these events, with universally recognized customs, traditions, situations and pratfalls. To give it credit, Table 19 explores one such wedding from […]
Continue reading »Fist Fight (2017) ☆ 1/2
As I am not a fan of raunchy comedy it should surprise no one that a raunchy comedy like Fist Fight is painful for me. I simply don’t understand the appeal of stupid comedy; that is, comedy of people being stupid. […]
Continue reading »John Wick, Chapter 2 (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I had missed the original John Wick (2014) until seeing it on DVD recently. I was surprised how slick and entertaining it was, but then was not surprised to learn of an upcoming sequel (and yet another in the planning stages). […]
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