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!

  • Movie Review ~ Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    The Facts: Synopsis: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro. Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Catherine Keener, Matthew Modine Director: Stefano

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  • Movie Review ~ Incredibles 2

    The Facts: Synopsis: Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back but this time Helen is in the spotlight, leaving Bob at home with Violet and Dash to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Samuel L. Jackson, Huckleberry “Huck” Milner, Brad Bird, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Jonathan

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  • Movie Review ~ Bao

    The Facts: Synopsis: A woman gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive. Director: Domee Shi Running Length: 8 minutes TMMM Score: (8/10) Review: Proving once again that there is no emotional well they can’t mine for a few surprising tears, Pixar’s latest animated short  (playing before Incredibles 2)

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  • Movie Review ~ Tag

    The Facts: Synopsis: One month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds- barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. Stars: Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner Director: Jeff Tomsic Rated: R Running Length:

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Nun

    Synopsis: A priest is sent to Romania to investigate the mysterious death of a nun. Release Date: September 7, 2019 Thoughts: Man, the suits at Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema are really going for this Conjuring Universe, aren’t they? After The Conjuring, there was the lackluster spin-off Annabelle which was followed by the enormously

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Dumbo (2019)

    Synopsis: From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the all-new grand live-action adventure expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Release Date: March 29, 2019 Thoughts: I must say when I heard Disney was making a live-action version of their classic 1941 animated film Dumbo

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Halloween (2018)

    Synopsis: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Release Date: October 19, 2018 Thoughts: Michael Myers has sure been around the block. After the tremendous success of the 1978 original Halloween there

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Girl in the Spider’s Web

    Synopsis: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. Release Date: November 9, 2018 Thoughts: Though 2011’s American remake of the Swedish sensation The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was well received by critics (earning an Oscar nomination for star Rooney

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ A Star is Born (2018)

    Synopsis: A movie star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral Release Date:  October 5, 2018 Thoughts: A third remake of 1937’s A Star is Born has been in the works for a while.  It was long thought Clint Eastwood would

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Widows

    Synopsis: Set in contemporary Chicago amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except debts left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Release Date: November 16, 2018 Thoughts: Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a

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