RELEASED: 2018RUNTIME: 95 minsWRITTEN BY: Daveed Diggs, Rafael CasalDIRECTED BY: Carlos López EstradaSTARRING: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin This review may contain spoilers. Loved the themes but didn’t love the execution. Not enough…
RELEASED: 2013RUNTIME: 98 minsWRITTEN BY: José Saramago, Javier GullónDIRECTED BY: Denis VilleneuveSTARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Peace, Tim Post, Kedar Brown I lost interest as it went along but the premise is really intriguing and…
RELEASED: 1989RUNTIME: 96 minsWRITTEN BY: Nora EphronDIRECTED BY: Rob ReinerSTARRING: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky, Michelle Nicastro Fantastically written, wildly entertaining and absolutely lovable. Great rom com and Rob Reiner is a genius.
RELEASED: 2013RUNTIME: 117 minsWRITTEN BY: Melisa Wallack, Craig BortenDIRECTED BY: Jean-Marc ValléeSTARRING: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn, Denis O'Hare, Dallas Roberts, Michael O'Neill I wish it went a little bit deeper with character development and it can…
RELEASED: 1985RUNTIME: 104 minsWRITTEN BY: Leora BarishDIRECTED BY: Susan SeidelmanSTARRING: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, Anna Levine, Will Patton Ok I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece from a 1985 movie starring Madonna but I was…
RELEASED: 2012RUNTIME: 130 minsWRITTEN BY: Jeff NicholsDIRECTED BY: Jeff NicholsSTARRING: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, Ray McKinnon A refreshing, engrossing and very well written old fashioned, backwoods adventure with great performances and a lot…
RELEASED: 1954RUNTIME: 112 minsWRITTEN BY: John Michael Hayes, Cornell WoolrichDIRECTED BY: Alfred HitchcockSTARRING: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Ross Bagdasarian Not sure whether to go with a 3.5 or a 4 for this…
RELEASED: 2017RUNTIME: 113 minsWRITTEN BY: Paul SchraderDIRECTED BY: Paul SchraderSTARRING: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Bill Hoag I was really enjoying it until the last act turns everything upside down and I’m…
RELEASED: 1989RUNTIME: 100 minsWRITTEN BY: Cameron CroweDIRECTED BY: Cameron CroweSTARRING: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Amy Brooks, Pamela Adlon, Jason Gould, Loren Dean Another 80s coming of age classic. I love Cameron Crowe’s writing and Cusack and…
RELEASED: 1979RUNTIME: 93 minsWRITTEN BY: Walter Hill, David Shaber, Sol YurickDIRECTED BY: Walter HillSTARRING: Michael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Dorsey Wright, David Harris, Deborah Van Valkenburgh This movie is flat out ridiculous, which is exactly what I wanted…