Tonight I had the opportunity to see an early access showing of the new adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel "Death on the Nile," Kenneth Branagh's followup to the 2017 Christie adaptation "Murder on the Orient Express." In this Hercule Poirot mystery, a train in a snow storm is traded in for a cruise along … Continue reading Death on the Nile… an Enjoyable Time at the Movies.

A Quiet Place’s synopsis seems very simple at first: a family must learn to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Survive what you may ask? Monsters that have ultra-sensitive hearing. In other words: don’t make a sound. I will admit- my expectations for this movie were low, just because I didn’t truly see how the concept was … Continue reading A Quiet Place: A New Take on Chills and Thrills

Molly’s Game is a film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (writer of The Social Network, The West Wing) based on the book by Molly Bloom. Upon the opening of the film, the audience is introduced to Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier who sees her dreams dashed by an injury- leaving her looking for other … Continue reading Molly’s Game: Jessica Chastain delivers her A-game

  I knew this movie would be a big box office draw for 2 reasons: It’s an addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It promotes diversity. (Finally!) What I didn’t expect was the movie grossing over $1.3 billion revenue worldwide. That is an unthinkable amount of money. Kudos to you, Black Panther!So how did the movie … Continue reading Marvel Studios: Black Panther

I was overflowing with excitement as I stood at the front of the line for the Thursday night premier of Avengers: Infinity War at my local theater. I had gotten there hours before they would begin seating for the film and I didn't care. I would be part of a group of lucky moviegoers who would get … Continue reading What Just Happened??? My Spoiler Review for Avengers: Infinity War and My Thoughts on Where the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Going

Back in 2008, Marvel Studios and director Jon Favreau gave us Iron Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born. Now, ten years later, the MCU is one of the most successful film franchises of all time. This weekend the nineteenth film in the MCU, Avengers: Infinity War is finally hitting theaters starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Mark … Continue reading You Are Not Ready for This. My Spoiler-free Review of Avengers: Infinity War

I remember first reading about this movie being in production- I think in a magazine or Facebook post? Back then it was called “The Pentagon Papers”... Despite the title change, this movie has everything! Steven Spielberg +Tom Hanks + Meryl Streep- together the trinity tell a story not too far off from recent events (sort … Continue reading The Post: A Sign of the Times

The countdown to the Oscars has ended! Tonight's the night! It is my favorite award show- I just wish that it didn't extend long into the night- almost 11:00 or Midnight- some of us have to work in the morning, Hollywood! Despite the long run time- I do think the Oscars gives the spotlight to … Continue reading Today’s the Day: Oscars 2018

  When I woke up this morning I realized (a little late) that I hadn't written anything on the Oscars yet. In fact, it has been a while since I had last sat down and written anything. I couldn't figure out why that was so, but I knew that I had a lot of catching … Continue reading One Day Away – My Thoughts and Predictions for The Oscars 2018

Before you let the title I wrote give you a knee-jerk reaction, I think I need to give you this disclaimer: This is only my opinion. My husband loved this film and disagrees with me on this review. I think it’s just how you take the film, personally. Here is the gist of the movie: Alexander … Continue reading Downsizing: A Major Downer