“Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!” Beetlejuice tells the story of a recently deceased young couple, who after making their way back into their home, soon find out that a new “eccentric” family has moved in. But in the process of trying to scare away the new family, to which no scare tactics seem to work, the young … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: BEETLEJUICE (1988)
REVIEW: JUDY (2019)
“I’m only Judy Garland for an hour a night. The rest of the time, I’m part of a family. I just want what everybody wants. I just seem to have a harder time getting it.” Judy, based on the play, End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter, tells the story of legendary actress Judy Garland … Continue reading REVIEW: JUDY (2019)
REVIEW: GALAXY QUEST (1999)
“Never give up. Never surrender.” Before the explosion of comic cons and expos, Galaxy Quest showed audiences the thrill of living and breathing a fandom, much like the Trekkies who love their Star Trek. The film tells the story of a group of has-been actors who now go around to conventions, say their signature lines, … Continue reading REVIEW: GALAXY QUEST (1999)
REVIEW: AD ASTRA (2019)
“I do what I do, because of my Dad.” Ad Astra tells the story of Roy McBride, an astronaut, who after an explosion kills his whole crew, is questioned by government officials. To Ray’s surprise, the questioning is about a mission 30 years prior, called the Lima Project, where the authorities believe that Ray’s father, … Continue reading REVIEW: AD ASTRA (2019)
REVIEW: DOWNTON ABBEY (2019)
“The King and Queen are coming to Downton.” Downton Abbey continues the story of the prestigious Crawley family, in the mid 1920s, only a few of years from where the show’s timeline wrapped. This time, the Crawley’s new guests are none other than King George V and Queen Mary. But in predictable Downton Abbey fashion, … Continue reading REVIEW: DOWNTON ABBEY (2019)
REVIEW: THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
“When I lost her, I lost sight of any landmark that might have led me someplace happier.” The Goldfinch, based on Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name, tells the story of Theo, a young man who is haunted by his past after his mother was killed in a bombing at the … Continue reading REVIEW: THE GOLDFINCH (2019)
REVIEW: HUSTLERS (2019)
“We're a family now. A family with money!” Based on a New York Magazine article by Jessica Pressler, Hustlers tells the story about a group of strippers, who after the 2008 stock market crash, lose a significant amount of clientele and devise a plan to drug Wall Street men, take advantage of their state, and … Continue reading REVIEW: HUSTLERS (2019)
LITTLE REVIEW: FIGHT CLUB (1999)
“It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.” Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club tells the story of a man (the narrator of the story) who suffers from different ailments, and finds comfort in various support groups. But after our narrator meets another man named, Tyler Durden, the … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: FIGHT CLUB (1999)
LITTLE REVIEW: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)
“If I could just go back... if I could rub everything out... starting with myself.” Based on the series of books by Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr. Ripley tells the story of Tom Ripley, a young man whose odd talents lead the Greenleaf family to hire him to retrieve their rebellious playboy of a son … Continue reading LITTLE REVIEW: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)
REVIEW: IT CHAPTER 2 (2019)
“For 27 years, I dreamt of you. I craved you... I've missed you!” IT Chapter Two is the much anticipated sequel to the famous Stephen King novel and brings the Losers back to Derry, as adults, after numerous killings have started to occur in the small town. But they’re journey is fused with their childhood … Continue reading REVIEW: IT CHAPTER 2 (2019)
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