River and the Wall (film)
The River and the Wall is a 2019 documentary now showing on STARZ. 10 out of 10 stars. If there is anything you want to know about the wall being built along our southern border, watch this film. It gives … Continued
Burn Your Maps
Burn Your Maps is a 2016 family drama. 6 out of 10 stars. I loved most of this film, but I really didn’t like the message it sends. Throughout the film there’s a double standard for the wife and husband … Continued
Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left is a 2009 horror film. 0 out of 10 stars. I couldn’t even sit through the entire film. It was creepily pedophilic. A busy surgeon John, his businesswoman wife Emma, and their swimmer teenage … Continued
Slender Man (film)
Slender Man is a 2018 horror film. 0 out of 10 stars. The Slender Man character was created by an online troll who wanted to get famous. When his postings resulted in two 12 year old girls stabbing a third … Continued
Open Water 3: Cage Dive
Open Water 3: Cage Dive is a 2017 found footage film. 0 out of 10 stars. This is really awful. I was given a digital copy of this and deleted it after viewing because it wasn’t even worth the space. … Continued
Wind River (film)
Wind River is a 2017 murder mystery written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. 10 out of 10 stars for a beautiful film. From the writing and acting to the cinematography and music, it’s the perfect story about overlooked people. The … Continued
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 film about a fictitious Nazi-killing unit within the U.S. Army during World War II. 10 out of 10 stars. I’m not a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films, but this one is hilarious and I never … Continued
Secret City Season 2
Secret City is an Australian series about politics in the Australian capitol city, Canberra. 2 out of 10 stars for Season 2. Soooo disappointing. In season 1 reporter Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret alliance between top members of the Australian … Continued
Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird is a 2019 horror film that’s more odd than frightening. 2 out of 10 stars. There’s not much of a plot in this film and the ending was flat. Louisa “Lucy” Fly works as a translator in Japan … Continued
Dante’s Peak
Dante’s Peak is a 1997 disaster film starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. 10 out of 10 stars. This is one of the best disaster films ever made. If you’ve never seen the actual video footage of when Mount St. … Continued
Bone Collector
The Bone Collector is a 1999 horror film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. 8 out of 10 stars. This one is terrifying and grotesque. Not for the squeamish. It begins with a wealthy couple arriving at the airport in … Continued
Man in the High Castle Season 4
Man in the High Castle is on Season 4 now and that season was released tonight, all ten episodes. 4 out of 10 stars. There’s a lot of stupidity this season and entire episodes wasted. 🙁 The black communist rebellion … Continued
Birds (film)
The Birds is a 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film about birds running amok and attacking people. 8 out of 10 stars. Yes, it uses a green screen, but for a creature feature it’s still pretty good. Tippi Hedren plays Melanie Daniels, … Continued
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 Steven Spielberg film about an alien botanist who accidentally gets left behind on Earth. 10 out of 10 stars. Do I really need to explain why? This is one of those iconic films that … Continued
Bless the Child (film)
Bless the Child is a 2000 German American film featuring Kim Basinger and Jimmy Smits. 10 out of 10 stars. There are a few flaws but this movie is scary and has withstood the test of time. In 1994 New … Continued
Fire in Paradise (film)
Fire in Paradise is a 2019 Netflix original documentary. 10 out of 10 stars for a wonderful and horrifying documentary. The images in this documentary are horrific and terrifying. They are real. On November 8, 2018 a wildfire started in … Continued
McFarland (film)
McFarland is a 2019 film about a white coach who ends up in a predominantly Hispanic town, one of the poorest towns in California. He turns seven of his students into college athletes. 10 out of 10 stars. It should … Continued
Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen is a dark and depressing look at a mother with Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 0 out of 10 stars. This is one of those books that was not researched and had … Continued
All the Flowers are Dying by Lawrence Block
All the Flowers are Dying is the 16th novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. I’ve been reading them out of order (when I can get my hands on one), so this is the eighth Scudder book I’ve … Continued