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Obvious Child-Netflix DVD

Jan 25, 2015Comments off

If you are on the lookout for a funny indie gem, you can’t do much better than this movie. What is also obvious is that

American Sniper

Jan 22, 2015Comments off

If you want me to take “pot shots” at American Sniper, it’s not going to happen! Based on the book by Chris Kyle (mainly true),

Selma

Jan 11, 2015Comments off

This is a carefully crafted movie about the February 1965 showdown in Selma, Alabama. I hadn’t remembered what happened there in detail, so I found

Wild

Jan 05, 2015Comments off

This film is based on a true story from the book by Cheryl Strayed.  Reeling from a tragic personal event (vague to prevent a spoiler),

Into the Woods

Jan 04, 2015Comments off

This is a well done Disney movie adaptation of one of Stephen Sondheim’s most popular musicals.  I had never seen the play, so the movie

Imitation Game

Jan 01, 2015Comments off

This drama is a true story about how the British broke the Nazi’s Enigma code and shortened WWII by years, saving hundreds of thousands of

The Theory of Everything

Dec 20, 2014Comments off

Based on the book by Stephen Hawking’s wife Jane Hawking, this film tells the story about Hawking’s life and their marriage but in a superficial

Whiplash

Dec 17, 2014Comments off

Although a movie about a student/teacher relationship may not seem very exciting, this film is a riveting drama that creates surprisingly high levels of tension