1.5 out of 5 stars (One of the Worst of the Year) I don’t like Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. While it has received near-universal adoration from audiences and critics, I was alternately bored, confused, and frustrated. I loved the 1994 version, so what went wrong? In my opinion, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women entirely misunderstands its… Continue Reading
Millennials: Skip this Book Club
2 out of 5 stars (has some good moments, but is overall bad) I know I am not the target audience for Book Club. In fact, the only reason I saw it was because I got the times wrong for another movie, and Book Club was the only other option at that time. However, I… Continue Reading
Legally Blonde: Watch, Laugh, Repeat
3 out of 5 stars (Average) It’s funny how we look at movies differently depending on our ages. Most Disney classics remain that because they have loads of adult humor that fly over our heads as children, but make us laugh hysterically as adults. Thank you Disney animators for all the in-jokes, adult puns, and… Continue Reading
Unexpectedly. Nuanced. Caper. Leads to. Entertainment
3 out of 5 stars (average) The Man From U.N.C.L.E had a lot going against it for me. It was an August action-comedy with two actors with mixed resumes and a trailer that looked like it could be either a funny romp or a generic bore that a studio released because they could. However, my… Continue Reading
Get “Tangled” Up in Disney’s Fresh New Comedy
3 out of 5 stars (average) Many women in America battle each day with aging. They don’t want to wake up to that inevitable first grey hair or wrinkle on their skin. Thus, numerous companies were created who manufacture products that will supposedly make these women look younger then they actually are. What, however, if… Continue Reading
“Penelope”: Down and snout
2 out of 5 stars (has some good moments, but is overall bad) Penelope (played by Christina Ricci) is a girl with a pig snout for a nose. Many years before she was born, a witch put a curse on her family: the next newborn girl would have the face of a pig. The curse… Continue Reading