Director Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies has been at the very top of “movies I want to check out IP in the theatre” well ….just a small notch down from Star Wars. Trust me, this is almost always a very short list for mrroland, but I’m very glad I checked this one out on the […]
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The Weather Man (2005) “Who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.” —Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat [Rating: 3.4/5] Pros: Phedon Papamichael ‘s cinematography Cons: piling on frustrations I found it very hard to get […]
3 Women (1977) Pros: Shelly Duvall, Gerald Busby soundtrack Cons: too long and slow and wince-inducing I find Robert Altman’s 1977 “3 Women” excruciating watching—excruciatingly slow and wince-inducing for all three of the women. The hearty, gauche vision in yellow, Millie Lamoreaux (big-eyed, buckteethed and otherwise gawky Shelly Duvall) does not seem to me to […]
“The Woodlanders” (1997 Pros: Rufus Sewell, Emily Woof Cons: predictable Although I have never read a novel by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), from having watched the screen adaptations of his novels Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the Tuberville, I was pretty much able to anticipate the plot of “The Woodlanders” (1997) from very […]
Slaughter by John Lutz Pros: Decent premise Cons: that goes bad Scattered. Dis-jointed. Horribly grotesque. I’m talking about John Lutz’s Slaughter. A serial-killer novel that just didn’t work for me. This book is part of Lutz’s Frank Quinn series. As it’s the first such book I’ve read, I can’t speak to whether this book is […]
The Enemy by Lee Child Pros: Decent story and satisfying ending Cons: Had to wade through too much to get there Lee Child’s The Enemy contains some very good stuff. Too bad you have to wade through so much dull stuff to find the gems. The Enemy is the eighth book in the Jack Reacher […]
Before I Wake by Steven Spruill Pros: decent enough storyline Cons: but a dull subplot and unlikeable characters Some good. Some bad. That’s my quickie review of Before I Wake by Steven Spruill. Meet Amy – she’s the head of Emergency at a big hospital. She’s got a big problem on her hands. Some men are dying […]
Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James (pen name for Erica Mitchell) Pros: Despite what everyone’s heard, there is much more to Fifty Shades of Grey than explicit sex. Cons: For me, it was a small print. Fifty Shades of Grey is the first of a trilogy. The second and third titles are Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shade Freed. Most […]
Blow Out Pros: Well-done suspense, performances (especially Travolta). Cons: Nancy Allen typical damsel in distress in spots. (Note: This review originally appeared in a slightly different form on Epinions.com) Brian De Palma is one filmmaker who has often been popular with fans. But critics tend to be split on his work. Some rave over it, […]
House Of Many Rooms by Marius Gabriel Pros: starts out OK Cons: devolves into a dull drama I’m not sure what genre Marius Gabriel’s House Of Many Rooms should be in. On the front cover, it refers to itself as a “thriller” but it wasn’t very thrilling. It was a bit of mystery, but even […]