THE INFILTRATOR film review by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – The Infiltrator: Compelling production in fact-based drama about 1980s drug wars; another fine showcase role for Bryan Cranston Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars (R) Bryan Cranston stars as an undercover US Customs agent, trying to break up, or at least dent, the rampant drug trade of the…
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GHOSTBUSTERS film review by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – Ghostbusters: Updated remake honors the original, though overall quality more closely resembles the sequel Rating: 2 1/2 out of 5 stars (PG-13) All you sexists posing as purists who railed at the idea of the guys in the first crew being replaced by women were dead wrong. This updated…
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GHOSTBUSTERS film review by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – Who ya gonna call? It’s still GHOSTBUSTERS GHOSTBUSTERS is that rarest thing – a remake that is as much fun as the original (some would say more) that also honors the memorable original. Take that, internet grumblers! Fans who were worried about this remake can relax – the results…
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HAPPY BASTILLE DAY, July 14! Top five films to celebrate France’s independence day
In honor of Bastille Day, July 14, France’s independence day, here is my list of five top French Revolution films, originally published on the We Are Movie Geeks.com website. In no particular order, not all the films are French and not all have to do with THE Revolution. but all celebrate French patriotism or the…
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THE INNOCENTS film review
– By Cate Marquis – Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The French drama THE INNOCENTS takes place shortly after World War II in Poland, a story involving the war’s devastation and aftermath, the occupying Russian forces who drove out the Germans, and some cloistered Catholic nuns. As such, it will inevitably draw comparison…
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WIENER-DOG film review – Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – Don’t be fooled by the title. This is not a feel-good flick for kids or pet-lovers Rating: 2½ out of 5 stars; (R) What’s more important than the Disneyesque title is knowing it comes from writer-director Todd Solondz, whose movies are mainly character-driven dramas with content likely to inversely…
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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS film review
– By Cate Marquis – THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS delivers less than trailer promises The animated “The Secret Life of Pets” is one of those kids’ films that promises more than it delivers. The animated comedy from the studio that brought us “The Minions” is unlikely to knock “Zootopia” off its perch as…
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WIENER-DOG film review – Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – WIENER-DOG is Todd Solondz’s typically dark, disturbing humor WIENER-DOG is a four-part film that follows a little dachshund as she moves from owner to owner, from director/writer Todd Solondz. Solondz is a precise, gifted filmmaker with a taste for the distasteful and darkly humorous social commentary. For fans of…
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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS trailer
Here is a link to the new teaser trailer for LAIKA Studios and Focus Features’ upcoming animated movie KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAxrNEt5I4 Kubo’s quest begins nationwide August 19, 2016 from animation studio LAIKA and Focus Features. Synopsis: Kubo and the Two Strings is an epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from acclaimed animation…
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Top Five American Patriotic Movies for Fourth of July
In honor the Fourth of July, Independence Day, here is my list for the top five quintessentially American patriot films. Not just patriotic films, not just flag-waving, not just war movies, but quintessentially American films that celebrate characteristics that traditionally have been defined as American, such as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” “government…
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