It’s all about the performances. So this is about a father (Denzel Washington). All he wants is to put in an honest day’s work, come home to a hot meal, go to bed and do it all again the following … Continue reading Like You? – Fences (2016)
I finally found the time to check out Fences this afternoon (review to come shortly), and with that, I have seen all of the Best Picture nominations. Unlike last year, I am very much caught up on my reviews, so … Continue reading Shooting Down the 89th Academy Awards
Underrated. So you may have heard about a little event in 2010 known as the BP Oil Spill. This is the story of what went down on the rig, showing the grunt workers just going about their day to day … Continue reading The Price of Oil – Deepwater Horizon (2016)
The anti-terrorism movie of the year. So as you may recall, back in 2013 there were multiple bombings during the Boston Marathon. This is a retelling of the events that took place on that day, showing the police officers in … Continue reading Boston Strong – Patriots Day (2016)
Probably the darkest movie of the year. So this is about a successful woman in the video game industry (Isabelle Huppert). She gets raped and sexually assaulted, but instead of going to the police, she decides to play detective so as … Continue reading To Catch a Prowler – Elle (2016)
I wish this was better. So having nothing to do with the video game Doom, this is based on a Roald Dahl story about an orphan girl (Ruby Barnhill) that crosses paths with a giant (Mark Rylance). Turns out that giants have … Continue reading Dreams and Broken English – The BFG (2016)
Understanding the ladies in your life. So this is about a single mother (Annette Bening) who enlists the help of a tenant (Greta Gerwig) and a young lady friend (Elle Fanning) to raise her teenage son (Lucas Jade Zumann). This … Continue reading Raised by Females -20th Century Women (2016)
Changing the way you feel about the golden arches. Based on true events, this is the story of a salesman named Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton). He’s good enough making a pitch, but nobody’s buying. One fateful order changes everything, and … Continue reading The Fast Food Hustle – The Founder (2016)
Nobody was asking for this. So time has gone by, and Alice (Mia Wasikowska) is now the captain of her late father’s ship. The goings on in the real world really don’t matter though, and she stumbles back to Wonderland … Continue reading A Rare Disney Misstep – Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Come together. Based on true events, this focuses on a trio of African-American women who work for NASA in the 1960’s. This was in the thick of Jim Crow segregation laws, and this is about how these overqualified women put … Continue reading The Ladies Behind the Space Race – Hidden Figures (2016)
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