Details from IMDB: Couples Retreat A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional. Initial Thoughts: This movie was reccomend to me…
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Movie Review: Miss Americana
Details from IMDB: Miss Americana A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice. A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her…
Movie Review: Hit Man
Details from IMDB: Hit Man A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services. Initial Thoughts: I had heard about this movie when it came out, forgot about it and then heard Rebecca…
Movie Review: Back in Action
Details from IMDB: Back in Action Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed. Initial Thoughts: We watched an interview on Graham Norton with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. I hadn’t seen Foxx interviewed in a long time, as he had a big health scare, and…
Movie Review: You Can Call Me Bill
Details from IMDB: You Can Call Me Bill Original title: William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill An intimate portrait of William Shatner’s personal journey over nine decades on this Earth, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, and reveals the man behind it all….
Movie Review: WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Details from IMDB: IMDb RATING 7.4/10 Documentary Music A documentary chronicling the meteoric rise of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. Features new interviews with Andrew Ridgeley and archival footage of George Michael. Initial Thoughts: This is technically a TV special and not a movie but I enjoyed it so I’m going to do a review. “Last Christmas”…
Movie Review: Nikki Glaser: Bangin’
Details from IMDB: Nikki Glaser bares all in a blistering stand-up special about sex, sobriety and getting over her own insecurities. And she won’t spare you the details. I’ll admit it, I watch lots of standup specials, most of them I don’t review but ultimately that’s a good thing. I leave my reviews for those…
Movie Review: Butterfly in the Sky
Details from IMDB: 8.5/10 Documentary Chronicles the journeys of broadcasters, educators and filmmakers who believed television could inspire a lifelong love of reading. Initial Thoughts: Reading Rainbow takes me back to my childhood. It was a show I was excited to watch, I have always really loved reading and I think that was a show…
Movie Review: The Greatest Night in Pop
Details from IMDB: 2024 PG-13 1h 36m On January 25th 1985, dozens of the era’s most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history. Initial Thoughts: I’m a child of the 80s and I will always…
Movie Review: Trevor Noah: Where Was I
Details from IMDB: 2023 TV-14 1h 8m Trevor Noah recounts his amusing travels around the world, from foreign national anthems to different cultural norms. Initial Thoughts: I enjoyed Trevor Noah’s standup, we saw him live in FL and it was really good. I’ve seen all of his stand-up specials, so of course when this one…