HELL OR HIGH WATER Reviewed

Hell or High Water Directed by David Mackenzie Written by Taylor Sheridan Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster,  Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham Hell or High Water makes a good case for the notion that a Western can be as relevant today as ever. Several times I had to...

HAIL, CAESAR! Reviewed

HAIL, CAESAR! Universal Studios The Coen Brothers are hit and miss for me, and it’s not just because they veer from bloody noir (Blood Simple) to screwball comedy (Raising Arizona) to deadpan absurdity (A Serious Man). This one’s somewhere between The Hudsucker...

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS Reviewed

Director: Stephen Frears Writer: Nicholas Martin Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg Three-time Oscar winner, Meryl Streep stars in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, the story of a woman who couldn't sing but didn't know it. The film is truly a three-hander...

Woody Allen's CAFE SOCIETY Reviewed

Cafe Society Directed and Written by Woody Allen Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Shelton It is the 1930s yet again and Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) travels from New York to Hollywood to make his fortune under the tutelage of his...

THE INNOCENTS Reviewed

The Innocents Directed by Anne Fontaine Written by Sabrina B, Karine and Alice Vial Starring: Lou De Laage, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne It is 1945 in Poland and a French Red Cross doctor is called on to minister to a convent out in the countryside....

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE Reviewed

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE Directed by Taika Waititi Written by Barry Crump Starring Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Reima Te Wiata A boy who's been shuffled from foster home to foster home finds a nurturing environment with an older couple in the New Zealand bush. When...