One of the most famous UFO sightings in American history occurred on March 13, 1997, when thousands of people saw mysterious lights in the skies above Phoenix, Arizona, which seemed to move in formation (and yet, apart). The “Phoenix Lights” […]
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Gifted (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Good writing avoids cliché and provides characters with intelligent, interesting things to say. It can lift the mundane to the profound, and the routine to the special. Tom Flynn’s script for Gifted is largely exceptional, avoiding obvious benchmarks in favor of […]
Continue reading »Logan (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Regular readers of these reviews will know that I am not a big fan of superhero movies, especially when these “heroes” are pitted against one another for no good reason. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate a good movie […]
Continue reading »Life (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆
I’ve been looking forward to this movie since I first saw the preview months ago. It’s like John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), set on the International Space Station, with the terror of the first Alien (1979) thrown in for good measure. For […]
Continue reading »The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Another historical piece is The Zookeeper’s Wife, a drama set in Poland during the era of Nazi occupation in World War II. Like A United Kingdom, it follows a strong-willed woman through personal and social adversity; unlike that film, it does so […]
Continue reading »A United Kingdom (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
When a movie attempts to recreate recent human history it has two responsibilities — to portray its scenario with historical accuracy and to entertain while doing so. A couple of years ago Selma was lauded by many (including myself) as compelling […]
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