Synopsis: The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. Release Date: May 20, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Crime, Drama Film Review Production When a movie includes one Academy Award winner, another Academy Award nominee, and a pair of “rising […]
‘Love & Friendship’ Is A Very Accessible Adaptation Of A Classic Jane Austen Tale
Synopsis: Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws’ estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica — and herself too, naturally. Release Date: May 20, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Romance Film Review Production After the debacle that turned her novel Pride and Prejudice into […]
Greta Gerwig Shines…And Outshines…In ‘Maggie’s Plan’
Synopsis: Maggie’s plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant Georgette. Release Date: May 27, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production I should open this review of Maggie’s Plan by admitting that I […]
‘The Curse Of Sleeping Beauty’ Is All Buildup And No Payoff…And Hardly Any Sleeping Beauty
Synopsis: A young man unexpectedly inherits a property with a mysterious curse. Release Date: May 13, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Fantasy, Mystery Film Review Production Fairy tales seem to be in vogue right now. Whether with traditional tellings, such as Cinderella or Into the Woods, or using revisionist slants, like Snow White and the […]
Artsy And Surreal, ‘The Lobster’ Is The Most Fascinatingly Weird Comedy Of The Summer
Synopsis: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. Release Date: May 27, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Film […]