Lincoln Review
On the heels of the election comes Steven Spielberg’s big-budget biopic, an appropriate monument to our 16th president.
On the heels of the election comes Steven Spielberg’s big-budget biopic, an appropriate monument to our 16th president.
This slight biopic isn’t as good as any of the master’s films, but it’s worth seeing for the performances by Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren.
An obsession with age, and an underwhelming plot, has this 50th anniversary Bond installment showing its years.
A highly pedigreed Lifetime movie about a heroic pilot who’s also a raging alcoholic.
Based on the true story of Jay Moriarity, this surfing movie is about more than just the waves, but it’s unclear what that is.
This adaptation of the notoriously unfilmable novel succeeds more at being a curiosity than a cohesive film.
Stripped-down psychological thriller about a family camping trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens that becomes a descent into madness.
From Afghanistan comes this valiant attempt to demonstrate what life is like there now. A valiant effort that falls a bit short of its target.
An Israeli child is switched a birth and ends up with a Palestinian family – and vice versa. What sounds maudlin is actually quite powerful.
True story of a 38-year-old man struck by a bad case of polio whose immediate goal is to lose his virginity. Sad story, somehow presented in a way that will make you smile.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |