It’s like if “Lady Bird” met “Almost Famous” Beanie Feldstein, the younger sister of Jonah Hill, earned my respect after seeing her memorable and distinguished performances in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” and […]
How to Build a Girl
Solar Opposites
Hulu series does for aliens what “Rick & Morty” did for Parallel Universes. Coming on the success of Adult Swim’s hit animated series “Rick & Morty,” Justin Roiland (the co-creator and star) […]
Gladiator
Happy Birthday Maximus! You’re Now 20-Years-Old! 20 years ago, director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe both released his epic “Gladiator,” which won five Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (Crowe), Best Costume […]
Blue Story
In this riveting poem, friends become enemies, and violence has consequences. In my time travels, I’ve come across many African-American dramas about violence in the ghettos like John Singleton’s “Boyz n The […]
Arkansas
In his directorial debut, Tarantino is Clark Duke’s middle name. Clark Duke is known for starring in a number of movies, including “Superbad,” “Sex Drive,” Kick Ass,” “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “The […]
CJ @ The Movies Video Reviews
I do my reviews on text or tape. As you readers know, I’ve been posting video reviews on You Tube and Facebook. I do my best to live up to the standards […]
Bad Education, Driveways, Dangerous Lies, & Half of It video reviews
This week’s video reviews consist of “Bad Education” with Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney, “Driveways” with the recently departed Brian Dennehy, the Netflix thriller “Dangerous Lies,” and the Netflix coming-of-age romcom “The […]
The Half of It
This coming-of-age comedy shows us the plagiarism and truth about love. It’s always fun to look back at the best coming of age movies like ”The Breakfast Club” or ”Sixteen Candles,” and […]
Dangerous Lies
I can tell it’s not a very good liar. The set-up for “Dangerous Lies” has a young cash-strapped couple, who find themselves inheriting a fortune and dealing with dangerous people along the […]
Driveways
One of Brian Dennehy’s last films deals with love and loss. Brian Dennehy sadly passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 81, and he was best known for his […]
