Sing Street, the latest musical film from Irish director John Carney (“Once”, “Begin Again”), which is now out on VOD, is easily the best of his three musical films. It has an infectious energy that lasts with you long after
The Help
“The Help”, based on the book by Kathryn Stockett, was by far one of the standout films of 2011. While it wasn’t the best reviewed film of 2011, it was definitely one of the most poignant. The story takes place
The Hollars
Every once in a while, there’s a movie that sneaks up on you and before you know it, you’re so caught up in the characters that you are willing to overlook a dangling plot point. This is the case with
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 saw the Star Wars universe return to its roots under the direction of director J.J. Abrams in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. Audiences throughout the world were enthralled by the return of their beloved characters from the original
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
What happens when you put some of the UK’s best actors over 50 including Dame Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, and Tom Wilkinson in an ensemble dramedy set in India? You get a warm, poignant film called The Best
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
One of the biggest movies to come out of Sundance in recent years was a movie based on a best-selling book called “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”. The self-explanatory title of the film centers around Greg Gaines,
Worth a Second Look? Star Trek Beyond
i decided to revisit Star Trek Beyond to see if my opinions were changed now that it’s been out on BluRay for awhile. Here’s a fresh look: After the last Star Trek movie called Star Trek: Into Darkness, many fans
Slumdog Millionaire
What if the only way you could find your lost true love was to go on a wildly popular game show and hope that she was watching at the same time? As preposterous as it sounds, this was the premise
The Wave
After the debacle of 2009’s remake of The Poseidon Adventure, simply called Poseidon, Hollywood decided to cool its heels from making any more multimillion dollar disaster epics and concentrated on making some pretty high-budget disasters in their own right (can
Captain America: Civil War
One of the saving graces of last year’s mostly disappointing Summer movie season happened early on with “Captain America: Civil War.” This film brought most of the Avengers back together, with the noticeably conspicuous absence of the Incredible Hulk and