Dunkirk

Dunkirk

I can understand why Dunkirk is nominated for best picture. It captures the mood and feel of a desperate situation in history as well as any movie ever has. The movie is fraught with tension and, I assume, is accurate enough, because with my knowledge of the war I was able to suspend my disbelief without conscious effort. There are two aspects that prevent me from saying it is great…

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

With all this accolade for the acting in the film, why such a low rating for a best picture nominee? I was entertained. I laughed at the jokes. I admired the characters and how they were played. It is because I walked out of the theater with three things really bothering me…

Get Out

Get Out

Get Out is a slow cooked meal. It take’s some time to get things right, and then everything falls apart into surprisingly delicious pieces. What begins as…

Molly’s Game

Molly’s Game

I admit, I had no idea who Molly Bloom is, anything about her story, or that she’d written a book that this movie was based on. My bad for not doing my homework…

Star Wars The Last Jedi

Star Wars The Last Jedi

I enjoyed the movie. Am I a Star Wars fan? Sure. Am I a fan-boy? Most assuredly not. I have never felt that the writing for any of the movies was very good, but they are all well acted and directed and pretty much fun.