Cate Marquis
THE BFG film review
– By Cate Marquis – Spielberg-directed Disney ‘The BFG’ is long on visual beauty and quirky charm but short on brisk pace and story action Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book “The BFG” gets the big screen treatment in the Steven Spielberg-directed 3D Disney film “The BFG.” Spielberg uses a mix of live-action, motion-capture animation…
WEINER film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Weiner’ documents politician’s comeback brought down by sexting scandal “Weiner” is an involving political documentary about former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who represented New York’s district for seven terms until his career was ended in 2011 by a scandal, in which he was caught sexting and posting of suggestive…
LOVE & FRIENDSHIP film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Love & Friendship’ is hilarious, brilliant adaptation of lesser-known Austen work Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Film comedies packed witty, biting humor and whip-smart dialog are pretty rare these days. So “Love & Friendship,” director Whit Stillman’s screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s lesser-known early short novel “Lady Susan,”…
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ is more entertaining than first one but little Lewis Carroll remains There is not much of Lewis Carroll’s classic book in the film that shares its name, but the fantasy adventure film “Alice Through the Looking Glass” is fun, and more entertaining than the…
THE MEDDLER film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘The Meddler” is more than comedy in warm portrait of meddling mother “The Meddler” is writer/director Lorene Scafaria semi-biographical movie about her widowed mother, who moved across the country to build a new life around her grown daughter. The mother, played marvelously by Susan Sarandon, is indeed a meddler…
THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY film review
– By Cate Marquis – Handsome, well-acted ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ explores untold true story of math genius “The Man Who Knew Infinity” is a handsome, well-acted historical drama based on the unexpected true story of an India-born, self-taught mathematical genius. In 1913, the young genius was brought to England, by a mathematics…
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR film review
– By Cate Marquis – CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR launches summer blockbuster season strong Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer blockbuster season by “Captain America: Civil War.” OK, just playing – “Captain America: Civil War” is no where near Shakespearean but the entertainment action film from Marvel/Disney is a comic…
PAPA: HEMINGWAY IN CUBA film review
-By Cate Marquis – Beautiful but dull ‘Papa: Hemingway in Cuba’ shows why directors matter The fact-inspired film “Papa: Hemingway in Cuba” is a prime example of why a good director matters. As some sage once said, “If it was easy, everyone would do it.” The film is first American film shot in Cuba…
KEANU film review
-By Cate Marquis – ‘Keanu’ is surprisingly disappointing movie debut for Key and Peele Everyone loves kittens on YouTube, right? Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, the comedy duo Key and Peele, hit the pop-culture target when they made an adorable kitten the focus of their big screen debut. Comedy/action movie “Keanu” focuses on a…
DOUGH film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Dough’ rises on simple human story, not flat humor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars “Dough” is a warm-hearted little British dramedy starring Jonathan Pryce (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) as an old Orthodox Jewish baker who is struggling to keep his family’s bakery going, in a tough East End…