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Golda delves into the complicated backstory of a controversial figure in the midst of a war

August 27, 2023Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Golda” has its intentions obvious from the start about Golda Meir, but refuses to apologize about it… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Bleecker Street, Camille Cottin, Drama, Golda, Helen Mirren, History, Liev Schreiber

Emily tells the story of the mysterious Brontë sister who died too young

February 26, 2023Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Emily’ is a touch overstuffed but shines with the light of lead actress Emma Mackey… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adrian Dunbar, Alexandra Dowling, Amelia Gething, Biography, Bleecker Street, Drama, Emily, Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead, Gemma Jones, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Romance

Breaking is a true story showcase for John Boyega

August 26, 2022Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Breaking’ tells the story of a real life person in a terrible situation ending badly… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Bleecker Street, Breaking, Connie Britton, Crime, Drama, John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Olivia Washington, Selenis Leyva, Thriller

Montana Story is about a place and two people trying to escape the past

May 22, 2022Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Montana Story’ is a laguid, melancholy tale of siblings set against an endless sky… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Asivak Koostachin, Bleecker Street, Drama, Eugene Brave Rock, Gilbert Owuor, Haley Lu Richardson, John Ludin, Kate Britton, Kimberly Guerrero, Montana Story, Owen Teague, Rob Story

India Sweets and Spices is a charming dramedy about secrets of your hometown

November 21, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘India Sweets and Spices’ is an engaging and funny movie with a charismatic lead performance… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adil Hussain, Anita Kalathara, Bleecker Street, Comedy, Deepti Gupta, India Sweets and Spices, Manisha Koirala, Rish Shah, Sophia Ali, Ved Sapru

Mass is a powerful movie with a low budget theater vibe

October 18, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Mass’ showcases four actors in a story that’s all about pain and trauma… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Ann Dowd, Bleecker Street, Breeda Wool, Drama, Jason Isaacs, Kagen Albright, Martha Plimpton, Mass, Michelle N. Carter, Reed Birney

The World to Come offers a bittersweet, heartbreaking tale of connection

March 8, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The World to Come’ is a story of two 19th century women trying to have a connection that cannot be allowed… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Bleecker Street, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott, Drama, Katherine Waterston, LGBT, LGBT+, The World to Come, Vanessa Kirby

Save Yourselves! asks if two millennials can survive the end of the world

October 12, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Save Yourselves!’ is an indie, sci-fi, somewhat dark comedy that’s ultimately all about the people… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amy Sedaris, Ben Sinclair, Bleecker Street, Comedy, Gary Richardson, Jo Firestone, Johanna Day, John Early, John Reynolds, Save Yourselves!, Sci-Fi, Sunita Mani, Zenobia Shroff

The Secrets We Keep is an old fashioned thriller about questioning vengeance

September 18, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Secrets We Keep’ is a similar tale to those seen before, but it feels like a good example of them… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amy Seimetz, Bleecker Street, Chris Messina, Drama, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, The Secrets We Keep, Thriller

The Art of Self-Defense Review :: The oddest karate movie I have seen

August 4, 2019Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Riley Stearns’ newest film is one of the best films of the year… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alessandro Nivola, Bleecker Street, Comedy, Drama, Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Sport, The Art of Self-Defense

Disobedience is elevated by strong performances & a keen eye for detail

May 4, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Disobedience’ takes a mildly fetishistic story and becomes a better version of itself… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alessandro Nivola, Allan Corduner, Anton Lesser, Bernice Stegers, Bleecker Street, Caroline Gruber, Clara Francis, Disobedience, Drama, LGBT, LGBT+, Liza Sadovy, Mark Stobbart, Nicholas Woodeson, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Romance

The Man Who Invented Christmas is a pleasant holiday movie

December 8, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ is enjoyable, but it doesn’t hit the highs it’s capable of… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Anna Murphy, Biography, Bleecker Street, Christmas, Christopher Plummer, Comedy, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Edwards, Morfydd Clark, The Man Who Invented Christmas

Logan Lucky is fun old fashioned heist full of Southern charm

August 18, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Logan Lucky’ is a Southern-style homage to Ocean’s 11 and mostly pulls it off… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adam Driver, Bleecker Street, Channing Tatum, Comedy, Crime, Daniel Craig, Katie Holmes, Logan Lucky, Riley Keough

Megan Leavey is a fine, purely paint the numbers war hero movie

June 9, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Megan Leavey’ feels completely average in the realm of true story war movies… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Biography, Bleecker Street, Bradley Whitford, Common, Edie Falco, Kate Mara, Megan Leavey, Ramón Rodríguez, Tom Felton, War, Will Patton

Paterson pulses with indie spirit

January 27, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Paterson’ is a classic indie slice of life, with a few hints of absurdity and tragedy hidden beneath the surface… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adam Driver, Barry Shabaka Henley, Bleecker Street, Chasten Harmon, Cliff Smith, Comedy, Golshifteh Farahani, Jim Jarmusch, Masatoshi Nagase, Paterson, Romance, William Jackson Harper

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
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    ABIGAIL   ★★★
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    I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN  ★★✩
    HATS OFF TO LOVE  ★★✩
    SNATCHED FROM THE CRIB  ★★✩
    I LOVE LUCY (1951-1957) ★★★
    MURDER AT THE DERBY  ★✩✩
    FAME: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★★
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    DESIRE: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★✩
    GET RICH OR DIE TRYING  ★★★
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