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Calvary

Aug 31, 2014Comments off

This drama (with some dark comic moments) is a tour de force by Brendan Gleeson.  This is my favorite performance by an actor in 2014,

The Hundred-Foot Journey

Aug 22, 2014Comments off

Madam Mallory (Helen Mirren) is the owner of an excellent French restaurant located in rural southern France ( Le Saule Pleurer-The Weeping Willow) which has

Magic in the Moonlight

Aug 20, 2014Comments off

There is also some “magic” in this film!   Although a notch down from “Midnight in Paris” this romantic comedy is charming throughout and I

A Most Wanted Man

Jul 29, 2014Comments off

This is a first rate spy/suspense/drama with another Academy Award Worthy (AAW) performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Gunter Bachmann (Hoffman) is an anti-terrorist intelligence officer

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Jul 22, 2014Comments off

The long awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 2011 “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” has many good things going for it but it

Begin Again

Jul 22, 2014Comments off

Writer/Director John Carney had a big hit in 2006 with “Once.” That film was about two musicians making beautiful music together.  It was a really

Divergent

Jun 28, 2014Comments off

This is the first movie from  Veronica Roth’s trilogy.  If you enjoyed the two Hunger Games movies you will probably like this one too, although

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit-DVD

Jun 28, 2014Comments off

This is my favorite action movie of the year so far. It’s got a great ensemble cast (directed by Branagh) a good plot and plenty

Fading Gigolo

Jun 28, 2014Comments off

Written, directed, and starring John Tuturro, this film is quirky and difficult to categorize.  It’s often  very funny but involves serious themes such as loneliness

Edge of Tomorrow

Jun 28, 2014Comments off

If you like Sci-Fi alien invasion  movies try to catch this one before it leaves the theaters. Lt. Col  Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) is a