Director Prentice Penny Starring Mamoudou Athie, Courtney B. Vance, Niecy Nash Rated M Score 3/6 Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s expectations that he carry on the family’s Memphis BBQ joint. I went to this having seen the trailer after it popped up in my email. I am…
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Drama Movie Reviews
Astronaut
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Director Shelagh McLeod Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Lyriq Bent, Krista Bridges Rated PG Score 5/6 A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space. Astronaut will be available to rent or buy on April 8 on Apple TV, Fetch TV, Foxtel Store, Google Play and…
In God’s Hands
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Director Zalman King Starring Matt George, Matty Liu, Shane Dorian Rated M Score 4/6 Three pro surfers – gifted Shane, once-great Mickey and rising young star Keoni travel to Madagascar, Bali and Hawaii in search for the ultimate wave. Okay, time to take a look at movie that I haven’t watched in over twenty years.…
Bloodshot
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Director Dave Wilson Staring Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan & Guy Pearce Rated M Score 4.5/6 Ray Garrison, an elite soldier who was killed in battle, is brought back to life by an advanced technology that gives him the ability of superhuman strength and fast healing. With his new abilities, he goes after the…
Spenser Confidential
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Director Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin Rated MA Score 4.5/6 When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals. Before we get to far into things Spenser Confidential is very loosely based on the novel Wonderland by Ace Atkins and…
The Call of the Wild
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Director Chris Sanders Starring Harrison Ford, Cara Gee, Omar Cy Rated PG Score 4.5/6 A sled dog struggles for survival in the wilds of the Yukon. The Call of the Wild was adapted from a short adventure novel of the same name by Jack London, published in 1903. It should also be noted that there…
Breaker Morant
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Directed by Bruce Beresford Staring Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown & John Waters Rating PG Score 6/6 Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. With the anniversary 118th of the executions of Lieutenants Peter Handcock and Harry “Breaker”…
Midway
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Director Roland Emmerich Starring Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore Rated M Score 5/6 Midway centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the…
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
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Director Jingle Ma Starring Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Jaycee Chan Rated M Score 5/6 The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father. With Disney’s live action remake of its 1998 animated classic scheduled to be released in March, it looks like I have an excuse to go watch it.…
Backdraft & Backdraft 2
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Director Ron Howard Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro Rated M Score 5/6 Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don’t get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose. For those of you who have been reading my reviews for a while, I want to take an opportunity to…