Commonly Used Abbreviations:
BS = Big Screen AA = Academy Award AAW = Academy Award Worthy OTBR = On the bubble rental MS = Must See!
Headline News
The Secret Agent: Political Persecution Film
(February 20, 2026 12:58 am)
Crime 101: Terrific Crime Thriller!
(February 17, 2026 5:57 am)
Sentimental Value: May Make You Cry!
(February 11, 2026 10:48 am)
Dave’s Favorite 10 Movies for 2025!
(February 10, 2026 5:25 pm)
Bugonia: Bleak & Angry View of Humanity
(February 4, 2026 7:21 am)
Latest Reviews
The Secret Agent: Political Pe...
This movie has received four A.A. nominations (Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Wayne Moura, and Best Casting)!
Crime 101: Terrific Crime Thri...
This film-noir-crime thriller is a MUST-SEE! I liked it even better than “Send Help!” The plot is interesting, creative, and the performances by the leads
Sentimental Value: May Make Yo...
If you long for a new Ingmar Bergman film, Director Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” is about as close as you can get. The film has
Dave’s Favorite 10 Movie...
These are my Favorite Movies of 2025. Only three on my list received A.A. nominations for Best Picture. You might consider this list to be
Bugonia: Bleak & Angry Vi...
Bugonia is not a flower, as I had originally thought. The word means that bees are spontaneously generated from a slaughtered ox or cow. “Bugonia”
Send Help: Will Put You Throug...
Robin and I went to the theater to see “No Other Choice,” but we had the wrong time. The only movie that was about to
Number Rating System
9.5-10- all time classics like Cassablanca or Wizard of OZ
9- Academy Award Caliber-MUST SEE!
8.5- Top 20 movie
8.0- Very Good Movie
7.5- Good movie-Worth a trip to the BS
7.0- Solid Rental
6.5- OTBR
6.0 and less-avoid
Star Rating System. Displayed at the Bottom of Each Blog.
5 stars-Academy Award Caliber-MUST SEE
4 stars-Top 20 movie
3.5 stars-Very good movie
3 stars-good movie-worth a trip to the BS
2.5 stars-Solid Rental
2 stars-On the Bubble Rental (OTBR)
1 star-avoid