"The Glass Castle" Movie Review

by John Zenoni

“The Glass Castle” is a well made film that features great performances by Naomi Watts, Brie Larson and particularly that of Woody Harrelson. It is hard to believe that this is the same actor who played Woody on the tv series, ‘Cheers.’ Very few comedic actors can successfully pull off serious roles but he has more than proven himself, especially in this past year alone. Not only is he great in this film but he is superb in the indie ‘art’ film “Three Billboards...”. This is an entertaining film that tells the true story of a woman whose parents lived less than conventional lives, always moving after a few months when the dad loses his job or is on a hunt for another adventure. It is a hard to watch film at times because of what the kids in the family go through but it is a great story of how someone can overcome adversity and make something of themselves.

I Can't Imagine Anyone Delivering a Better Performance This Year Than Gary Oldman's in "Darkest Hour"

by John Z.

If you want to see a film just for an outstanding performance alone, then you do not want to miss “Darkest Hour” with Gary Oldman. Holy cow! He deserves every single accolade that is being heaped on him for his acting! Amazing is the only way to describe it. Yes, the makeup job is great and makes you think he looks like Winston Churchill but he totally immerses himself into the role and his portrayal is spot on. But at the same time, you cannot dismiss the other performances as they are also good, while secondary to Gary Oldman. The film also is outstanding and keeps you interested the entire time. They may as well go ahead and give Gary Oldman the Oscar now as I cannot imagine anyone giving a better performance this year. It is also one for the history books!

"American Assassin" Offers Predictable, 'B' Movie Action

by John Zenoni

Finished watching “American Assassins” last night and must say it was not as good as I expected! It was not horrible by any means, it was just not a great action film. It was a little long in parts, somewhat predictable and I did not believe the ending at all. Definitely a ‘B’ film...

A Micro Review of "Bright"

Bright is only second to The Battle of the Five Armies as a damn good movie involving a magic wand and has Harry Potter beat by a mile. You know how Game of Thrones takes place in a medieval world populated by humans, giants, dragons, zombies and witches? Bright is like a modern-day version of Thrones -- except all of the Black people aren't slaves. And there's also a good bit of corrupt cops, gangbangers and elves. Keep your eyes peeled for the centaur and dragon too. Netflix spent $100 million putting this flick together and you can tell by looking. It was money well-spent.

Tempi's Micro Review of "The Last Word"

by Tempi Duffey

The Last Word mirrored The Butterfly Effect and Magnolia. However, it told the story four times over -- on a smaller scale. There's Harriett, a retired executive and octogenarian looking for a life, while her daughter desperately searches  for the confidence that her mother has in spades; Anne, an obituary writer looking for confidence and a purpose in life; and Brenda, a little girl looking for confidence without understanding that she's already in control. 

In the end, Harriet controls her own destiny and her obituary reads nicely; Anne begins to live her life and takes control with confidence; Brenda takes a risk and becomes awesome; and Dane, the owner of the local paper that employs Anne, finds hope, I guess. 

I liked the movie. It's fun, easy to follow and not slow at all.

"The Fifth Element" Celebrates its 20 Year Anniversary

by Tempi Duffey

I just watched “The Fifth Element” for probably the 30^th time in the over 20 years since its release and was just as entertained throughout the entire movie as if it were the first time.  The movie reveals the pettiness of cheap flamboyance, the overwhelming ugliness of greed, the deeply-seated detriments of war, and the costs of judgmental, pompous and passive traits in the people of the world.  Of course, the answer is love, loyalty, belief and courage, but it is portrayed in a manner that reaches out and reels everyone in because it represents us all in so many ways it can’t miss. 

“The Fifth Element” delivers a very strong message in a manner capable of clear reception by all people of the world.  It presents an interesting, multi-faceted and meaningful story that will stick with you, with a great tempo, action, adventure, diversity, danger, love, humor and creed with crisp color, near-perfect cinematography and an excellent cast.  All the while it communicates with caress that while life is bigger than us, life as our collective state of being is all of us.  We create the world we live in with every thought, action and intention and we are accountable for it. "The Fifth Element" is “Perfect”, and I’m looking forward to the next viewing.

"Creed" is Ready for Round 2

Good news, Rocky fans. Creed, which is probably the best of the series and unquestionably brought the franchise back from the dead, is getting a sequel. The Creed follow-up, Rocky 8 if you're counting, is scheduled to hit theaters November 2018 -- just in time for Thanksgiving. 

In case you still haven't seen the first Creed, it features the son (Adonis Creed) of Rocky Balboa's rival-turned-friend, Apollo, and his struggle to come to terms with living in his legendary father's shadow while pursuing a professional boxing career. Adonis' pops died in the ring in Rocky IV -- the one in which the "Italian Stallion" fought the roided-up Russian. And guess what? That very same Russian, who delivered the fatal punches to Apollo, will appear in Creed 2. Yep, Ivan Drago is making a return to the Rocky series. 

January 2018 Movie Trailers

2018 kicks off with Thor kicking off the War on Terror and Taraji P. Henson seriously bustin' on people for the first time since Smokin' Aces.






January 5

Insidious: The Last Key

January 12


Proud Mary

The Commuter

Humor Me

January 18


Mary and the Witch's Flower

January 19


12 Strong

The Leisure Seeker

January 26

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Forever My Girl

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