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Santa Claus: The Movie

What a strange but oddly watchable holiday movie SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE is 40 years after it bombed in theaters back in 1985. The story OF the film is certainly more entertaining than most of the actual movie. A complete waste of top-billed Dudley Moore, most of the film's charms come from Henry Mancini's music score and a lot of scenes with Santa and his reindeer flying across the skies of Manhattan. The scene with Santa soaring around and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center...

Ethan Hawke has emerged as one of our best American actors. His role as famed song lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's excellent film BLUE MOON is his best performance to date. 90% of the film takes place in famed Broadway restaurant/bar Sardi's, where caricatures of famed stage stars line the walls. Hawke's portrayal of Hart is not a caricature. He physically transforms into a much older man, always ready for a cigar, a shot of whiskey and a dose of gossip. The dirtier the story,...

The Christmas Chronicles 2

A perfect blend of humor, family fun and fantasy with heart to spare, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 filled us with holiday spirit. Writer/Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) always delivers, and he's in fine yuletide form taking the reindeer reins for this beautifully produced sequel. I loved the first one, with Kurt Russell delivering one of the best Saint Nicks of all time. How do you top the original? A bigger adventure, higher...

"All my memories are movies...." A dramatic and funny showcase that feels authentic from its first frame to its superb final minutes, JAY KELLY emerges as one of my favorite films of the year. Every moment of this carefully crafted character study avoids cliches, revealing the life of a very famous movie star and those that surround him. George Clooney has never been better than he is here as aging action MOVIE star Jay Kelly. Kelly has everything that a long career in Hollywood can bring....

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol", THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is an enjoyable holiday film for the whole family. While I know Dickens classic tale inside out and count its many film adaptions among my holiday favorites, I was genuinely surprised by the many facts I learned watching the film. A clever blend of fantasy, author struggles, family drama and Christmas warmth, this one surprised me. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) is...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The best Benoit Blanc mystery since the original, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery is a hilarious, suspenseful whodunit of the highest order. What a cast! What a mystery. When the original Knives Out hit theaters Thanksgiving week 2019, I had said in my review that I hoped Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson would make a hundred of these Sherlock Holmes style thrillers. Well the great news is our third entry is every bit as good as the first. Writer/Director Johnson has a knack for spinning a...

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas

Jaw dropping. WOW. One of a kind. I could list twenty more superlatives and they wouldn't begin to capture the experience of seeing the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Sphere in Las Vegas. I should preface my take with the fact that I've never been a big fan of the film. Surely it was a yearly TV tradition in the sixties, where my family would gather to watch it in front of our 19" color TV. In my youngest years, that damn witch would scare the hell out of me, along with her squadron...

Santa Claus: The Movie

What a strange but oddly watchable holiday movie SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE is 40 years after it bombed in theaters back in 1985. The story OF the film is certainly more entertaining than most of the actual movie. A complete waste of top-billed Dudley Moore, most of the film's charms come from Henry Mancini's music score and a lot of scenes with Santa and his reindeer flying across the skies of Manhattan. The scene with Santa soaring around and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center...

Ethan Hawke has emerged as one of our best American actors. His role as famed song lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's excellent film BLUE MOON is his best performance to date. 90% of the film takes place in famed Broadway restaurant/bar Sardi's, where caricatures of famed stage stars line the walls. Hawke's portrayal of Hart is not a caricature. He physically transforms into a much older man, always ready for a cigar, a shot of whiskey and a dose of gossip. The dirtier the story,...

The Christmas Chronicles 2

A perfect blend of humor, family fun and fantasy with heart to spare, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 filled us with holiday spirit. Writer/Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) always delivers, and he's in fine yuletide form taking the reindeer reins for this beautifully produced sequel. I loved the first one, with Kurt Russell delivering one of the best Saint Nicks of all time. How do you top the original? A bigger adventure, higher...

"All my memories are movies...." A dramatic and funny showcase that feels authentic from its first frame to its superb final minutes, JAY KELLY emerges as one of my favorite films of the year. Every moment of this carefully crafted character study avoids cliches, revealing the life of a very famous movie star and those that surround him. George Clooney has never been better than he is here as aging action MOVIE star Jay Kelly. Kelly has everything that a long career in Hollywood can bring....

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol", THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is an enjoyable holiday film for the whole family. While I know Dickens classic tale inside out and count its many film adaptions among my holiday favorites, I was genuinely surprised by the many facts I learned watching the film. A clever blend of fantasy, author struggles, family drama and Christmas warmth, this one surprised me. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) is...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The best Benoit Blanc mystery since the original, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery is a hilarious, suspenseful whodunit of the highest order. What a cast! What a mystery. When the original Knives Out hit theaters Thanksgiving week 2019, I had said in my review that I hoped Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson would make a hundred of these Sherlock Holmes style thrillers. Well the great news is our third entry is every bit as good as the first. Writer/Director Johnson has a knack for spinning a...

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas

Jaw dropping. WOW. One of a kind. I could list twenty more superlatives and they wouldn't begin to capture the experience of seeing the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Sphere in Las Vegas. I should preface my take with the fact that I've never been a big fan of the film. Surely it was a yearly TV tradition in the sixties, where my family would gather to watch it in front of our 19" color TV. In my youngest years, that damn witch would scare the hell out of me, along with her squadron...

Santa Claus: The Movie

What a strange but oddly watchable holiday movie SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE is 40 years after it bombed in theaters back in 1985. The story OF the film is certainly more entertaining than most of the actual movie. A complete waste of top-billed Dudley Moore, most of the film's charms come from Henry Mancini's music score and a lot of scenes with Santa and his reindeer flying across the skies of Manhattan. The scene with Santa soaring around and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center...

Ethan Hawke has emerged as one of our best American actors. His role as famed song lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's excellent film BLUE MOON is his best performance to date. 90% of the film takes place in famed Broadway restaurant/bar Sardi's, where caricatures of famed stage stars line the walls. Hawke's portrayal of Hart is not a caricature. He physically transforms into a much older man, always ready for a cigar, a shot of whiskey and a dose of gossip. The dirtier the story,...

The Christmas Chronicles 2

A perfect blend of humor, family fun and fantasy with heart to spare, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 filled us with holiday spirit. Writer/Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) always delivers, and he's in fine yuletide form taking the reindeer reins for this beautifully produced sequel. I loved the first one, with Kurt Russell delivering one of the best Saint Nicks of all time. How do you top the original? A bigger adventure, higher...

"All my memories are movies...." A dramatic and funny showcase that feels authentic from its first frame to its superb final minutes, JAY KELLY emerges as one of my favorite films of the year. Every moment of this carefully crafted character study avoids cliches, revealing the life of a very famous movie star and those that surround him. George Clooney has never been better than he is here as aging action MOVIE star Jay Kelly. Kelly has everything that a long career in Hollywood can bring....

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol", THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is an enjoyable holiday film for the whole family. While I know Dickens classic tale inside out and count its many film adaptions among my holiday favorites, I was genuinely surprised by the many facts I learned watching the film. A clever blend of fantasy, author struggles, family drama and Christmas warmth, this one surprised me. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) is...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The best Benoit Blanc mystery since the original, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery is a hilarious, suspenseful whodunit of the highest order. What a cast! What a mystery. When the original Knives Out hit theaters Thanksgiving week 2019, I had said in my review that I hoped Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson would make a hundred of these Sherlock Holmes style thrillers. Well the great news is our third entry is every bit as good as the first. Writer/Director Johnson has a knack for spinning a...

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas

Jaw dropping. WOW. One of a kind. I could list twenty more superlatives and they wouldn't begin to capture the experience of seeing the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Sphere in Las Vegas. I should preface my take with the fact that I've never been a big fan of the film. Surely it was a yearly TV tradition in the sixties, where my family would gather to watch it in front of our 19" color TV. In my youngest years, that damn witch would scare the hell out of me, along with her squadron...

Santa Claus: The Movie

What a strange but oddly watchable holiday movie SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE is 40 years after it bombed in theaters back in 1985. The story OF the film is certainly more entertaining than most of the actual movie. A complete waste of top-billed Dudley Moore, most of the film's charms come from Henry Mancini's music score and a lot of scenes with Santa and his reindeer flying across the skies of Manhattan. The scene with Santa soaring around and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center...

Ethan Hawke has emerged as one of our best American actors. His role as famed song lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's excellent film BLUE MOON is his best performance to date. 90% of the film takes place in famed Broadway restaurant/bar Sardi's, where caricatures of famed stage stars line the walls. Hawke's portrayal of Hart is not a caricature. He physically transforms into a much older man, always ready for a cigar, a shot of whiskey and a dose of gossip. The dirtier the story,...

The Christmas Chronicles 2

A perfect blend of humor, family fun and fantasy with heart to spare, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 filled us with holiday spirit. Writer/Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) always delivers, and he's in fine yuletide form taking the reindeer reins for this beautifully produced sequel. I loved the first one, with Kurt Russell delivering one of the best Saint Nicks of all time. How do you top the original? A bigger adventure, higher...

"All my memories are movies...." A dramatic and funny showcase that feels authentic from its first frame to its superb final minutes, JAY KELLY emerges as one of my favorite films of the year. Every moment of this carefully crafted character study avoids cliches, revealing the life of a very famous movie star and those that surround him. George Clooney has never been better than he is here as aging action MOVIE star Jay Kelly. Kelly has everything that a long career in Hollywood can bring....

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol", THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is an enjoyable holiday film for the whole family. While I know Dickens classic tale inside out and count its many film adaptions among my holiday favorites, I was genuinely surprised by the many facts I learned watching the film. A clever blend of fantasy, author struggles, family drama and Christmas warmth, this one surprised me. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) is...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The best Benoit Blanc mystery since the original, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery is a hilarious, suspenseful whodunit of the highest order. What a cast! What a mystery. When the original Knives Out hit theaters Thanksgiving week 2019, I had said in my review that I hoped Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson would make a hundred of these Sherlock Holmes style thrillers. Well the great news is our third entry is every bit as good as the first. Writer/Director Johnson has a knack for spinning a...

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas

Jaw dropping. WOW. One of a kind. I could list twenty more superlatives and they wouldn't begin to capture the experience of seeing the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Sphere in Las Vegas. I should preface my take with the fact that I've never been a big fan of the film. Surely it was a yearly TV tradition in the sixties, where my family would gather to watch it in front of our 19" color TV. In my youngest years, that damn witch would scare the hell out of me, along with her squadron...

Santa Claus: The Movie

What a strange but oddly watchable holiday movie SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE is 40 years after it bombed in theaters back in 1985. The story OF the film is certainly more entertaining than most of the actual movie. A complete waste of top-billed Dudley Moore, most of the film's charms come from Henry Mancini's music score and a lot of scenes with Santa and his reindeer flying across the skies of Manhattan. The scene with Santa soaring around and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center...

Ethan Hawke has emerged as one of our best American actors. His role as famed song lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater's excellent film BLUE MOON is his best performance to date. 90% of the film takes place in famed Broadway restaurant/bar Sardi's, where caricatures of famed stage stars line the walls. Hawke's portrayal of Hart is not a caricature. He physically transforms into a much older man, always ready for a cigar, a shot of whiskey and a dose of gossip. The dirtier the story,...

The Christmas Chronicles 2

A perfect blend of humor, family fun and fantasy with heart to spare, THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES 2 filled us with holiday spirit. Writer/Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Mrs. Doubtfire) always delivers, and he's in fine yuletide form taking the reindeer reins for this beautifully produced sequel. I loved the first one, with Kurt Russell delivering one of the best Saint Nicks of all time. How do you top the original? A bigger adventure, higher...

"All my memories are movies...." A dramatic and funny showcase that feels authentic from its first frame to its superb final minutes, JAY KELLY emerges as one of my favorite films of the year. Every moment of this carefully crafted character study avoids cliches, revealing the life of a very famous movie star and those that surround him. George Clooney has never been better than he is here as aging action MOVIE star Jay Kelly. Kelly has everything that a long career in Hollywood can bring....

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol", THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS is an enjoyable holiday film for the whole family. While I know Dickens classic tale inside out and count its many film adaptions among my holiday favorites, I was genuinely surprised by the many facts I learned watching the film. A clever blend of fantasy, author struggles, family drama and Christmas warmth, this one surprised me. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) is...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The best Benoit Blanc mystery since the original, WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Knives Out Mystery is a hilarious, suspenseful whodunit of the highest order. What a cast! What a mystery. When the original Knives Out hit theaters Thanksgiving week 2019, I had said in my review that I hoped Daniel Craig & Rian Johnson would make a hundred of these Sherlock Holmes style thrillers. Well the great news is our third entry is every bit as good as the first. Writer/Director Johnson has a knack for spinning a...

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas

Jaw dropping. WOW. One of a kind. I could list twenty more superlatives and they wouldn't begin to capture the experience of seeing the 1939 classic THE WIZARD OF OZ at The Sphere in Las Vegas. I should preface my take with the fact that I've never been a big fan of the film. Surely it was a yearly TV tradition in the sixties, where my family would gather to watch it in front of our 19" color TV. In my youngest years, that damn witch would scare the hell out of me, along with her squadron...

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