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!

  • The Silver Bullet ~ Stretch

    Synopsis: A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Release Date:  TBA 2014 Thoughts: I’d like to have some sympathy for Patrick Wilson but after starring in a string of modest budget

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Insidious: Chapter 3

    Synopsis: This chilling prequel, set before the haunting of the Lambert family, reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity. Release Date:  May 29, 2015 Thoughts:  Though 2010’s Insidious had a

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Amityville: The Awakening

    Synopsis: A single mother moves her three children into the haunted house not knowing of the house’s bloody history. Release Date:  January 2, 2015 Thoughts:  Though rarely mentioned in the same breath as multi-sequel franchise films like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween, the Amityville series of films never reached the

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Ex Machina

    Synopsis: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. Release Date: April 10, 2015 Thoughts: As we move ever forward with technology the realities of human-like artificial intelligence are coming into a sharp focus. Recent films like The Machine

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  • Movie Review ~ John Wick

    The Facts: Synopsis: An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Dean Winters, Bridget Moynahan, Ian McShane, John Leguizmo, Willem Dafoe Director: Chad Stahelski & David Leitch Rated: R Running Length: 101 minutes Trailer Review: Here TMMM Score: (8/10)

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ The Avengers: Age of Ultron

    Synopsis: When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to The Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. Release Date:  May 1, 2015 Thoughts:  Summer 2014 isn’t quite a distant memory yet (though with the paltry offerings it very well should be)

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Effie Gray

    Synopsis: A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray. Release Date: November 2014 Thoughts: A film about an art critic from the Victorian era and his child bride? Wake me when it’s on Netflix…but wait, look at the cast! Is that Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Big Hero 6

    Synopsis: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Release Date: November 7, 2014 Thoughts: Representing the first animated collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel, Big Hero 6 has the potential to

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Mortdecai

    Synopsis: Art dealer Charles Mortdecai searches for a stolen painting that’s reportedly linked to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. Release Date: January 23, 2015 Thoughts: The literary anti-hero Charles Mortdecai makes his long-awaited big screen debut in a film that seems perfectly pitched to be a Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger) vehicle. My

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Mr. Turner

    Synopsis: An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life. Release Date: December 19, 2014 Thoughts: I tend to forget how much I enjoy the work of writer/director Mike Leigh. A filmmaker interested in the unconventional life, he’s provided great roles for some of our most dependable

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