SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

From the land of 10,000 lakes comes a fan of 10,000 movies!

Category: Mid-Day Mini

Hollywood to Broadway – Sunset Boulevard

Your old pal The MN Movie Man took some time away from dark movie theaters in May for a long overdue visit to The Big Apple and caught up with what Broadway has to offer. Theaters in NYC and London’s West End are continually being filled with stage adaptations of movie properties and out…
Read more...

May 17, 2017
Hollywood to Broadway – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Your old pal The MN Movie Man took some time away from dark movie theaters in May for a long overdue visit to The Big Apple and caught up with what Broadway has to offer. Theaters in NYC and London’s West End are continually being filled with stage adaptations of movie properties and out of…
Read more...

May 15, 2017
2016 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals

Well hello there! So here we are about to start the SIXTH year of this blog! Hard to believe it and boy, does time fly. Below I’ve compiled my list of the best and worst of 2016. In all honesty, by the time it came to make this list things became a bit of…
Read more...

December 31, 2016
Oscar Predictions 2016

Hello! Well, though I always find it difficult to nail down my Oscar selections pre-nomination day because I feel like I’m somehow cosmically jinxing potential favorites, I’m once again taking part in The 2016 Oscar Contest over at Film Actually because…well…it’s just the right thing to do 🙂 This being a contest and all I…
Read more...

January 13, 2016
2015 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals

Well hello there! I wound up skipping my Best of 2014 list because when 2015 rolled around there were still too many “2014” movies that I hadn’t been able to catch. Then one thing lead to another…and it was March! So here we are starting the fifth year of this blog! Hard to believe it…
Read more...

January 1, 2016
Joe’s Favorite Movie ~ Jaws

Synopsis: When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Susan Backlinie Director: Steven Spielberg Rated: PG Running Length: 124 minutes TMMM Score: (11/10)…
Read more...

June 20, 2013
Mid-Day Mini ~ An Unmarried Woman

The Facts: Synopsis: A wealthy woman from Manhattan’s Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman. Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, Kelly Bishop, Lisa Lucas Director: Paul Mazursky Rated: R Running Length: 124 minutes TMMM Score:…
Read more...

April 11, 2013
Mid-Day Mini ~ Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

The Facts: Synopsis: A further investigation into the arrest of three teenagers convicted of killing three young boys in Arkansas who spent nearly 20 years in prison before being released after new DNA evidence indicated they may be innocent. Stars: Gary Gitchell, Jessie Misskelley, Damien Wayne Echols, Jason Baldwin Director: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky Rated:…
Read more...

March 8, 2013
Mid-Day Mini ~ Erin Brockovich

The Facts: Synopsis: An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply. Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger Director: Steven Soderbergh Rated: R Running Length: 131 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: Though Roberts had been nominated twice…
Read more...

March 6, 2013
Mid-Day Mini ~ Pretty Woman

The Facts: Synopsis: A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets… only to fall in love. Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Ralph Bellamy Director: Garry Marshall Rated: R Running Length: 119 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: …
Read more...

March 5, 2013