3.5 out of 5 stars (above average) Thank you to Chelsea Peters, Andrea Olarte, Tina Theriot, Libeth Morales, and Amazon for sending me this screener. Sound of Metal is more an informative film than an entertaining one. It offers a realistic look at the struggles faced by the deaf community via a slow-moving but effective… Continue Reading
Hustlers: Initially Titillating Drama Can’t Seal the Deal
2.5 out of 5 stars (decent) Hustlers wants desperately to be Goodfellas for women. It’s a fact-based story about a group of people who use their knowledge of a dirty profession to manipulate their customers and rise to power that has style, wall to wall music, and a career-best performance by Jennifer Lopez. The key… Continue Reading
“Dark Shadows”: A Welcome Return From Burton and Depp
3 out of 5 stars (average) Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have worked together many times. The two have made some great movies, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, to name a few. Their last collaboration was on “Alice in Wonderland”, which, in my opinion, wasn’t all that great. It looked nice, but the… Continue Reading
New “Kid” Kicks in the Right Direction
3.5 out of 5 stars (above average) In 1984, there was a story of a teen that learned kung-fu from a maintenance man because the kid got beat up by bullies. That was the plot of “The Karate Kid” then, and now. This version, set in modern-day China, is better in pace and action. Great… Continue Reading