Five women meet in Miami for a bachelorette weekend, as one of them is due to be married soon. Their wild frivolity soon rages out of control, leading to rampant drug use, the accidental death of a stripper, ridiculous attempts […]
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The Exception (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆
Wartime dramas involving historical figures can be fascinating — as this one eventually is — but they are tricky to do. I am no expert on World War II but as events in The Exception began to unfold I kept wondering […]
Continue reading »47 Meters Down (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Jaws and its ilk have kept me out of oceans (plus lakes, ponds and some swimming pools) since 1975, but one way in which I conquer my fear is to watch shark movies — and I’ve seen boatloads of them. […]
Continue reading »The Mummy (2017) ☆ 1/2
Lo and I say unto you, I have beheld the origins of the Dark Universe and it is without comfort and joy. Verily, it is a strange place, with all manner of creature and abomination prepared to slink and scuttle […]
Continue reading »Wonder Woman (2017) ☆ ☆ ☆
While superhero movies are not my cup of tea, I did enjoy Wonder Woman, and I do appreciate that it is one of the only female-based examples of the genre. I get why fans — especially women — dig it, and […]
Continue reading »Paris Can Wait (2017) ☆ ☆
In food terms some films are smorgasbords while others are fast food. Paris Can Wait is a soufflé of a movie, apt because food takes center stage every ten minutes or so, and pretty food images are innumerable. It guides […]
Continue reading »Everything, Everything (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
The concept of a teenager finally experiencing life for the first time is not new, but it is oddly popular this year, what with this film following the similarly themed The Space Between Us. Space offered a teenage boy who had […]
Continue reading »Alien: Covenant (2017) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) are true classics of the science-fiction / horror genre — although they are wildly different movies. They have inspired two direct sequels, two indirect sequels and now two prequels, the second of which is Alien: Covenant. There will […]
Continue reading »Snatched (2017) ☆ ☆
Give comedienne-actress Amy Schumer some credit for making a buddy comedy involving a woman and her mother, and for casting Goldie Hawn, bringing her back to the big screen after a fifteen-year absence. Goldie looks great and is clearly having […]
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