Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes Directors: Benny and Josh Safdie Quick Impressions: I left this film feeling lucky to escape with my life. Head exploding, heart racing, kidneys falsely reporting assault with a bag of bricks, I needed a minute to catch my breath and reflect on what …
Rating: PG Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes Director: Greta Gerwig Quick Impressions: Despite the fact that I love Katharine Hepburn, my favorite version of Little Women is the 1994 film starring Winona Ryder, directed by Gillian Armstrong. That’s a wonderful adaptation, well-acted, emotionally resonant, accessible, the whole package. Although I …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 48 minutesDirector: Jay Roach Quick Impressions:My dad loves Fox News. He watches it all day long. Before I wake up, he watches on the big TV downstairs. Then he switches to his laptop which he leaves open on the end table beside him even when we’re …
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours, 5 minutes Director: Fernando Meirelles Quick Impressions: This movie is so delightful. Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce have wonderful chemistry and both bring such infectious energy to their roles. As I watched, though, I could not help asking myself at every minute, “How much of …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 21 minutesDirector: J.J. Abrams Quick Impressions:I will do my best not to spoil anything, so consider this review safe to read if you haven’t seen the movie yet. I won’t give away any major surprises, plot twists, or reveals. I definitely have no desire to ruin …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 11 minutesDirector: Clint Eastwood Quick Impressions:Kathy Bates absolutely deserves a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her work here, and I’m now officially rooting for her. The only stronger Supporting Actress performance I’ve seen this year is (arguably) Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers. Of course, I have …
Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes Director: Marielle Heller Quick Impressions: I went into this movie curious about Tom Hanks and left it thinking about Fred Rogers. Honestly, mustering the enthusiasm to see this film took me quite a while. I mean, I love Mr. Rogers as much as …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 16 minutesDirector: Noah Baumbach Quick Impressions:I have a confession to make. I have never seen a Noah Baumbach movie before. Of course, I’m familiar with his name, and the names of his movies (especially The Squid and the Whale, nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Margot at …
Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes Director: Alma Har’el Quick Impressions: Back when my sixteen-year-old was his four-year-old brother’s age, there were only two movie stars. I swear every movie we took him to see starred either Josh Hutcherson or Shia LaBeouf. For a while there, LaBeouf did it …
Rating: RRuntime: 3 hours, 29 minuteDirector: Martin Scorsese Quick Impressions:The Irishman is easily Scorsese’s most reined in film of the new millennium. (Well, I mean, it’s not that new anymore. I am so excited for the 20s when decades become easily nicknamed and clearly defined again!) I’m a person who …
