Every good writer has heard the phrase “show don’t tell.” Yet this concept seems to escape the writers of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Instead of introducing characters and allowing the viewer to…
Just a couple days after the opening weekend, already the critics were raving and everyone I spoke to highly recommended Wonder Woman. As you know, when I see a film for the first time I try to have very low…
Tim Burton has done it again! Another amazing film that can make even small, every day situations give you the chills. As well as being super creepy, this movie has an intriguing plot that keeps the audience cheering for the…
I can’t remember the last time I saw an engaging movie with an original plot. Kubo and the Two Strings does both. It has well formed characters and beautiful animation/claymation/puppettering that entertains watchers of all ages. However the bad guys,…
Suicide Squad exceeds expectations! (I love alliteration, can you tell?) After the Deadpool debacle with families who love Marvel and DC comics, I wondered if Hollywood films would begin to tone down or increase the the sexual implications. When the…
Sure, I consider myself a movie critic, even though I tend to like movies that most critics hate. Like Jupiter Ascending, Warcraft, and even Garfield…all of them I’ve enjoyed. Now, we get to add Finding Dory to the list. I’ll…
