One of the top awards shows is celebrating 25 years this January. It’s time for my SAG Awards Nominations React: Emily Blunt is a DOUBLE nominee: she’s up for Lead Actress for “Mary Poppins Returns” and Supporting Actress for “A Quiet Place”. Her husband John Krasinski is also a Lead Actor in a Drama series […]
“Ruben Brandt, Collector” is the closest thing to an animated “Mission: Impossible” movie we’ll ever get. It’s a global action/adventure heist mystery thriller that’s literally set inside the art world. Like a picture, this film is worth a thousand words. However, like many paintings, it’s also very difficult to describe, interpret and understand. “Ruben Brandt, […]
It was a fast and furious summer at the movies – filled with moving films and performances. “Crazy Rich Asians” took the box office by storm, “Incredibles 2” broke animation records, and studios weren’t afraid to release some of their major awards contenders this early. Here’s my look at what Summer 2018 had to offer. Please […]
Out of all my favorite scenes of Summer ’18, these are the 10 that stand out. (There are Mild Spoilers): 1. “My Love, My Life” – “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” This final sequence in the musical prequel and sequel is a touching love letter to family members past and present. 2. Dad Speech […]
“Mile 22”, opening next Friday August 17th, is the fourth collaboration for actor Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg. The pair previously made 2013’s Oscar-nominated true story action drama “Lone Survivor” and a duo of 2016 efforts – “Deepwater Horizon”, about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and “Patriots Day”, about the Boston Marathon Bombing. […]
On the heels of last summer’s disappointing spy action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”, starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, Lionsgate now offers-up their female counterpart in the genre – “The Spy Who Dumped Me”. That title probably sold well in the pitch meeting. However, the final product is a mess and easily one of the […]
We’re halfway through 2018. At the end of the year, I’ll have my complete list of the 18 Best Movie Trailers of 2018. Here are my 9 selections for the first half of the year: “BEAUTIFUL BOY” The newest trailer released of the group – this drama stars Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet as a […]
“Annihilation” is writer/director Alex Garland’s follow-up to 2015’s fascinating, visionary Oscar-winning drama “Ex Machina”. This time he adapts Book One of the popular sci-fi Southern Reach Trilogy, creating the most riveting and thought-provoking film of the year so far. Natalie Portman is excellent as Lena, a biologist and Johns Hopkins professor who specializes in cell […]
My Philadelphia Eagles FINALLY Won A Super Bowl. A long time coming – and an intense, nerve-racking game. But they did it! Shout-out to the Fan MVP: Bradley Cooper, star of “Silver Linings Playbook” and life-long Philly fanatic! NBC cameras took shots of him in the press box throughout the night – and the looks […]
It’s been a historic year in the world of entertainment. These are the 10 Most Fascinating – the people who helped shape and re-define it. Alec Baldwin Baldwin continued his run as Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” (which earned him an Emmy). He hosted more episodes of ABC’s “Match Game” revival (which earned him […]