Runtime: 2 hours, 7 minutesRating: RDirector: Ari Aster Quick Impressions:I don’t like most horror movies, and I didn’t like this one either. First of all, it was no fun to watch, and secondly, it wasn’t scary. These criticisms seem fairly damning, I realize, but perhaps Hereditary is a film that …
Runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes Rating: R Director: Paul Schrader Quick Impressions: “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” If you can dutifully repeat that quotation from 1 Samuel, then please see my mother for your prize. It’s been over a decade since she …
Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Ron Howard Quick Impressions: Ron Howard was given the enviable task of taking over the reins of a Star Wars movie widely believed to be a giant, intergalactic train wreck. What a great job! If you succeed in fixing the movie, everybody …
Rating: R Runtime: 1 hour, 59 minutes Director: David Leitch Quick Impressions: The relentless, crude jokes come fast in the original Deadpool, but Deadpool 2 is more about delayed gratification. This surprisingly satisfying sequel takes a more Tantric approach to its sexual shock humor. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of …
Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes Rating: R Director: Sebastián Lelio Quick Impressions: Back in college, when I was in Greece one summer taking an art history class, we all noticed some Greek Orthodox priests walking along the road in front of us. Since it was Sunday, we briefly discussed following …
Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Ben Falcone Quick Impressions: I loved this movie, and I wasn’t the only one. My husband and I laughed out loud through the entire thing (maybe not incessantly, but regularly). Plus after the film, I heard one woman say to her companion, …
Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutesRating: RDirector: Jason Reitman Quick Impressions:I liked Juno but somehow missed the second collaboration of writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, Young Adult. I remember hearing at the time that it was depressing (which is not why I didn’t see it), but star Charlize Theron …
Runtime: 2 hours, 29 minutes Rating: PG-13Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Quick Impressions:How in the world do I review this movie without spoilers? I’ll do my best, but if I were you, I’d read this review after you see the movie. For those of you still on the fence …
Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes Rating: PG-13Director: Brad Peyton Quick Impressions:I liked this movie. We finally saw Rampage Thursday night (since we’re saving Avengers: Infinity War for a family outing this weekend), and because we got to it so late, I’m aware its reviews have not been exactly glowing. (I …
Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes Rating: R Director: Lynne Ramsay Quick Impressions:Okay, Jonny Greenwood needs to win an Academy Award. I don’t claim any specialized knowledge or sophisticated taste when it comes to music, but the score of this film is so amazing. I just love it. “And keep in …
