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7

Amusing And Thought-Provoking!

Hector and the Search for Happiness –...

Dec 15, 2015Comments off

Renting this movie won’t increase your baseline level of happiness, but it’s a solid rental.  It doesn’t offer any new insights concerning whether happiness is

8

A Funny Movie with Depth!

Meet the Patels

Oct 25, 2015Comments off

29-year-old Ravi Patel and his older sister, Geeta, are first generation Asian Indians.  (In India, the last name Patel is like Smith in the US.)

7.5

Fun Summer Action Movie!

The Man From U.N.C.L.E

Sep 24, 2015Comments off

This film is set in the early 1960’s during the Kennedy administration at the peak of the cold war. Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) is the

7

Tomlin Shines But Script Lets Her Down

Grandma

Sep 20, 2015Comments off

Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin), an elderly poet and retired college professor, is a widow still adjusting to the recent death of Violet, her partner of

7

Enjoyable comedy!

At Middleton – Netfilx DVD

Sep 17, 2015Comments off

If you are at the stage of life where you are dropping off your children at college or taking them on a tour of different

7.5

A Funny and Amusing Film!

Mistress America

Sep 07, 2015Comments off

This film is co-written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. I enjoyed Baumbach’s most recent film, “While We’re Young,” and I liked this one too.

8.5

A Must See!

Inside Out

Aug 02, 2015Comments off

This is one of the best animated films I have ever seen, ranking right up there with the Toy Story Trilogy and Shrek!  Although children

8

A very good popcorn movie!

Ant-Man

Jul 26, 2015Comments off

Comic book summer movies were starting to “bug” me.  The plots all seemed the same, with super-heroes getting into ridiculous battles with bad guys, but

7.5

Good Romantic Comedy!

Trainwreck

Jul 19, 2015Comments off

Written and starring stand-up comedienne Amy Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow, this film is a fine romantic comedy that, at times, has some depth.

8

A Summer Gem!

Me And Earl And The Dying Girl

Jul 12, 2015Comments off

I hadn’t seen this movie yet, although it had a great buzz. It won two honors at the Sundance Film Festival – the Audience Award