Category: Movie Reviews

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) – A Movie Review

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    My wife and I took our daughters to see The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Friday night and I have to admit that I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think the most striking aspect of this movie is that it looks exquisite.  The costumes, sets, and scenery are gorgeous.  It seemed to me that much…

  • Mother! – A Movie Review

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    Though this film came out in September of 2017, I just got around to watching in on Amazon Prime Video.  I remember the reviews were mixed at best with most unable to pinpoint the exact nature of the movie.  This controversy, along with the fact that Darren Aronofsky wrote and directed it, made it required…

  • Operation Finale – A Movie Review

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    Operation Finale is a movie based on historical fact.  It chronicles a team of Israeli agents sent to Buenos Aires in Argentina to capture the Nazi war criminal named Adolf Eichmann.  As records show, they were delayed several days after securing Eichmann and had to keep him in a safe house as they awaited extraction.…

  • The Predator – A Movie Review

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    Maybe you remember the other Predator movies fondly, like me, and have an urge to check this one out, especially because it’s directed by Shane Black. Resist that urge. This movie is awful from start to finish. I’ll admit that it’s got a few funny one-liners, but the general story is a convoluted mess, the…

  • The Meg – A Movie Review

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    I realize this has been out for awhile, but maybe I’ll get lucky and this review will still prove helpful to you. If you have the chance to see this movie, let me go ahead and save you some money by saying you should pass. Don’t get me wrong — I had a great time…

  • Christopher Robin – A Movie Review

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    I’ll be honest, when I first saw the trailer to this movie, I felt totally turned off.  It struck me as dark, dreary, and unnecessarily … adult.  Well, I’m happy to tell you that I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Though we aren’t particularly big Winnie the Pooh fans, we like him well enough.  Once…

  • Mission Impossible: Fallout – A Movie Review

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    I’m not a huge Mission Impossible fan, but I thought it would be fun to take this little movie in on its Thursday night release. The good news is that it’s an action-packed, fast-paced movie with jaw-dropping chase scenes, very cool hand-to-hand combat, and beautiful locations.  You’re going to take thrill rides in cars, on…

  • Ant-Man and the Wasp – A Movie Review

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    You may remember that I kind of liked the first Ant-Man.  (Read that review HERE.)  I’m not going to spoil Ant-Man and the Wasp for you, but I’ll say this–I liked it even better than the first one! Everything the first one did really well got executed even better this time around.  The character dynamics…

  • I Kill Giants – A Movie Review

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    I had heard really good things about this movie even though I don’t remember it actually making it to any local theaters.  I happened across it when looking for something else at my local library, so I grabbed it, too. The premise is that Barbara, a middle school student, constantly prepares for battles with giants. …

  • Annihilation – A Movie Review

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    I happen to really enjoy Alex Garland’s work, particularly Ex Machina.  Annihilation hit the theaters and disappeared almost immediately, so I didn’t get a chance to see it until last night. In preparation for the film, back when I thought I’d catch it in the theaters, I read the source material.  (My review for the…