20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

"You said you had a plan." "I do have a plan. Trouble is, it won't work." In 1868, an alleged sea monster is ...

March 31, 2019
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Oscar Picks 2019

This is my 13th year of predicting the Oscar winners.  Last year I saw 7 of the nominated film and correctly predicted 5 of 7 categories (I ...

February 24, 2019
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

"Who are you guys?" "We're you, dude." "No way. No... way." "Yes way." In the 1980s, ...

February 23, 2019
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Ready Player One

"People come to the Oasis for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be." In the future, escap...

February 20, 2019
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Christopher Robin

"There's more to life than balloons and honey!" [doubtfully] "Are you sure?" Christopher Robin (McGregor) is ...

February 12, 2019
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Colossal

Gloria (Hathaway) is an unemployed writer who is partying her life away.  Her behavior prompts boyfriend Tim (Steven) to end the relatio...

February 02, 2019
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Ocean's Eight

"If you're going to have a problem with stealing, then you're not going to like the rest of this conversation." Deb...

January 13, 2019
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

"This is a bad idea." "Is it ever a good one, honestly." Two years after their leader, Solomon Lane (Harris), was...

December 15, 2018
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The Reluctant Debutante

Jimmy Broadbent (Harrison) and his wife Sheila (Kendall) have invited his American daughter Jane (Dee) to visit.  At the airport, they ru...

September 03, 2018
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Murder at the Gallop

"Agatha Christie should be compulsory reading for the police force." Wealthy recluse Mr. Enderby (Currie) dies of a fatal hea...

September 02, 2018
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The Thin Man Goes Home

"You're driving me crazy. This case is serious and all you do is fuddle around and guzzle cider." "I'll switch ...

August 31, 2018
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

"I have the advantage. I can only see the world as it should be so the imperfections stand out." Hercule Poirot (Branagh) is ...

August 23, 2018
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

"The best things in life, the very best things happen unexpectedly." Five years after her almost-wedding, Sophie Sheridan (S...

August 18, 2018
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Juliet Ashton (James) is on a book tour around England to read exerts from her latest book.  The book is very popular, but Juliet wants ...

August 15, 2018
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Murder She Said

"I'm quite sure you mean well, Inspector, but if you imagine that I'm going to sit back and let everyone regard me as a dott...

August 04, 2018
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Shadow of the Thin Man

"What really worries me is that jockey." "Yes. Still dead,, huh?" Nick (Powell) and Nora (Loy) Charles go to the ...

July 23, 2018
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A Night at the Opera (Marx Brothers): 1000th Review

Finally made it to 1000! 100   Monty Python and the Holy Grail  /   200   Duck Soup  /   300   Super Troopers  /     400   Abbott &...

July 19, 2018
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Jane Eyre (1943)

"Are you always drawn to the loveless and unfriended?" "When it's deserved." As a child, Jane Eyre (Garner), ...

July 04, 2018
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

"In my opinion, you are the most obstinate young woman I have ever met!" "Thank you.  I've always wanted to be consi...

June 24, 2018
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Support Your Local Sheriff!

"I guess you know what you're doing, Sheriff." "I don't know what I could have said to give you that idea, Mayor...

June 17, 2018
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