Movie #1208 ........................."Happy Christmas"

Movie #1208 "Happy Christmas" has a very capable cast who could do wonders with weak scripts, and this script  is one of them, but they don't do wonders with it.  Anna Kendrick (what a talent) and "Rose" (from "Two & 1/2 men" (at least that's what I know her from") ) are the best the film offers, but there could be so much more.  Typical story line with Kendrick ending up in her brother and his wife's place after being dumped by her boyfriend.  She lives on the couch for several days and really breaks up their routine -- wants them to join her on her binge drinking, etc.  It's just a lot of drinking and wallowing in the sadness of being lonely.  We've seen this kind of film done much better a lot of times, so I'd take a pass on this one.  Even if it fun to watch the two women interact with each other.  Even with liking that, I would give it 2.8 out of 5 stars.  Not recommended.

Happy Christmas

2014   rated R     1 hour and 18 minutes

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After splitting up with her boyfriend just before the holidays, a young woman moves in with her older brother and his family. But as she tries to climb out of her rut and start over, her self-destructive behavior gets in the way.

Cast: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber,

Movie #1207 ........................."Cairo Time"

Movie #1207 "Cairo Time" was one of the slowest movies I have ever seen......with not much going on.  I sincerely felt that there wasn't that seismic of a change by the end of the film.  Talk about a slice of life, but I expect something (anything, really) along the lines of change should be shown somewhere in the film for the story's arc to work.  There was so much time in the film spent on quiet looks from Patricia Clarkson to the handsome man showing her around Cairo, that I felt a number of times that I wanted to shout to the t.v.:  We got it, already!!! Yep, while her husband is busy with business (stuck in a place flying distance from Cairo but it's too dangerous to fly back just yet), Clarkson gets carted around by his friend in the company, a very good looking, principled man who happens to know her husband.  Nothing happens.  oops, I don't want to give anything away, but nothing really happens with anybody or anything.  And that's it.  The film ends and .....well, I don't want to give away the movie's end, but maybe I am, so that you, too, don't sit around for 90 or so minutes waiting, waiting, and waiting for nothing to happen.  I give the film 2.8 stars out of 5, and that's for the good acting, with kind of a nothing story!  Not recommended!

Cairo Time

2009    90+ minutes

When magazine editor Juliette Grant travels to Cairo to meet her diplomat husband, Mark, she learns from his friend Tareq Khalifa that Mark has been delayed. But as Tareq shows her around the city, an unexpected attraction develops between them. 

Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya,.

Movie #1206 ........................."Doc Martin" t.v. series (7 seasons)

Movie #1206 "Doc Martin" was a fun binge to do a week after the Olympics, when hardly anything is on t.v.  We really enjoyed the two main characters and the secondary ones, as well.  Louisa and Martin are such  an unlikely pair, awkward in every way, and we kept watching to see what hole they would step in next, as far as their relationship.  We esp. liked the 7th season when they were seeking therapy and got homework which they struggled to complete.  The basic premise of the series is a surgeon (and a very good one, I might add)  with hardly any bedside manner ends up in the quaint village of Port Wenn (Cornwall, England, really) as their G.P. because he can't stand the sight of blood.  He falls in love with Louisa and she in him, although it is slow going since he told her she had halitosis on their first kiss!  But they manage to have a child and now what?  Can they live together without killing each other?  The rest of the town have their own problems, very often medical and are in need of Doc Martin's help.  We esp. enjoy the two cops that bumble their way through, and his 3 receptionists --- each one enjoyable in her own way.  And his two aunts, one succeeds the other one when an accident causes the first one's death --- they are both cold like him with no filters as far as dealing with him, but loving in their own ways.  Then there's Bert LARGE (his name fits him!) and his son, always trying to get a job that pays so they can live and enjoy life.  If these village people sound interesting to you, we highly recommend this PBS series (most of which you can stream).  And its final season will be coming our way on U.S. t.v. in 2017.  I give it 5 out of 5 stars!

Doc Martin

2004 NR Rated NR7 seasons

rated 5.0 stars

5.0

Crippled by a sudden and inconvenient fear of blood, flashy surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham abandons his bustling London practice and sets up shop as a country doctor in this medically minded British sitcom

Movie #1205 .........................As Cool As I Am

Movie #1205 "As Cool As I Am" is one of those movies that teenagers and their parents should see.  It deals with teen sex, 16 year olds to be precise.  I know, the ooh factor kicks in, but it is an intelligent film that deals with a very smart, mature teen (maturer in some ways than her parents) who was a product of a teen pregnancy (Mom and dad are played by the very capable Claire Danes and James Marsden).  Dad now spends only 5 weeks at home (works rest of time as a lumberjack out wherever, and that leaves mom unhappy and restless, so she gets a job (unbeknownst to her old fashioned hubby who believes HE should be the breadwinner).  Meanwhile, 16 year old teen Lucy is playing on the monkey bars with childhood friend Kenny at the beginning of the film, and towards the middle, the relationship grows to sex in his bedroom --- his mom picks up on that so his real dad sends him away.  Lucy is devastated ---- and ends up at one of those teen parties where something awful happens that makes her even more "out of whack" --- It's like dominoes after that, since her home life is now falling apart, too, and her mom isn't being a mom (dating around) ---- her mom is young herself and starts to see life as a living hell.  The film really puts the characters in real situations due to teen pregnancy , and that's what makes it a good teen film to me.  It shows the consequences that one quick decision could make.  It ends really well (and up!) and really underlines the real stress teen pregnancy puts on everyone involved.  (without having her learn it first hand, I might add!)  It deals with questions that parents and kids can talk about after the film,  and I picture good family  dialogue all around.  But not just talk --- and the film becomes a visual aid.  I would rate it a 4 out of 5, with good acting done, esp. by the nuclear family  and LUCY and KENNY!  they come across as real kids!


 
AS COOL AS I AM      2013        1 hr and 32 minutes     rated R
About to turn 16, Lucy realizes that her parents' marriage is on shaky ground -- and that theirs is not the only relationship that's in trouble. After her longtime boyfriend leaves town, Lucy opts to ditch her tomboy image and restyle her life.

Cast: Claire Danes, James Marsden, Thomas Mann, Sarah Bolger

Movie #1204 ........................."Master of None"

Movie #1204 "Master of None" --- I watched just the pilot and the next one, and that was really enough for me.  I can understand why others will continue, but I just thought it was okay.  The first one had a funny situation and that hooked me (he was watching his friends' kids to see if he would like kids) but I honestly can't remember the second one, so I thought if the rest is more like that one than the other one, then I could move on to something else.  I am not convinced the cast is capable of getting across the dry humor that is expected to go on episode after episode --- "Parks and Recreation" did, but then the cast was more than capable.  I give it 3 stars out of 5.
MASTER OF NONE             2015         (2 episodes from season 1)    

Created by actor and funnyman Aziz Ansari (who also stars), this incisive comedy follows 30-year-old Dev, a sporadically employed actor exploring life, love and the immigrant experience from the perspective of a single New Yorker.

Movie #1203 ........................."Old Acquaintance"

Movie #1203 "Old Acquaintance" was another Bette Davis movie I saw (rather late I might add) after I watched "Little Foxes" on TCM (Bette Davis' night) , and again I was impressed with her work.  Here she plays a completely different person --- more like the person she played in "Now Voyager" (one of my favorite Davis' films), a very giving person who understands what it means to make sacrifices for people whom you love.  Here, it's the actress Miriam Hopkins that is chewing up the scenery, and I kept thinking...what if they had switched roles?  I think it might have been a better film, except I don't think Hopkins could have played the other part --- she comes across pretty weak and overdone here.  She's the weak link in an otherwise well done older film.  I like the whole idea of the story.  Two women who have been friends through thick and thin, trying to make a living from writing, and Bette gets the first big break in publishing her book and so jealousy ensues (on Hopkins' part, not on Bette's --- she's too nice and caring)  Bette plays a pretty nice person all the way through --- when she is tempted to take hopkins' husband, she says it is wrong and backs off.  She cares for Hopkins' daughter and explains her mother for her --- and when the girl and she are both in love with the same man, well, you can guess what has to happen.  I think the best scene, the climax, the telling off of each other scene, works so well because you believe Bette's character, who finally tells Hopkins off and it is well worth the wait.  I give this 4 stars out of 5 mostly for Bette!
OLD ACQUAINTANCE         1943, 1 hour and 50 minutes

Acclaimed author Kit Marlowe (Bette Davis) returns to her small hometown and reconnects with her melodramatic friend Millie Drake (Miriam Hopkins), who's now married to Kit's old crush Preston (John Loder). Trouble brews when Millie gets inspired to publish a trashy novel she's wrtten. When Millie's newfound fame outshines Kit's, the once-contented Preston becomes disillusioned with his wife's new ego -- and finds himself attracted to Kit.

Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Bette Davis, Gig Young,

Movie #1202 ........................."The Little Foxes"

Movie #1202 "The Little Foxes" is a film I have always wanted to see , and I found it on TCM the other night (Bette Davis' night) and decided to finally watch it.  It's a talkie film, all right, and Bette plays a really cold, wicked woman --- while watching it, I was looking up why her make up was so white (like a mask) , and found that it was her own idea to get across the coldness of the character --- the director was at odds with her on this picture and one of his complaints was the makeup she wanted.  I thought it made her stand out in the film and helped get across how relentless and stubborn she was to get her way.  When I watch her, I think at first that she's just another actress who liked to chew up scenery, but there's so much more to her --- it's her eyes, her face, her use of pausing, the way she thinks inside and gets that across to an audience that I like about her.  And she didn't play the same type, albeit she was good at this witchy type of lady.  But she's so committed to each and every character that she played, and I enjoy watching her.  The story was a bit stagnate here, but I did like Theresa Wright's performance (her first one), which was nominated for an academy award.  So if you are up for seeing a Lillian Hellman play that depends on the spoken word, this is one you might want to see.  Esp. for Davis, in one of her better roles.
THE LITTLE FOXES    1941     1 hour and 56 minutes

Conniving, turn-of-the-century, Southern aristocrat Regina Giddens values nothing more than wealth and social position. When she and her two brothers scheme mercilessly to make a fortune on a new cotton mill, Regina lets nothing stand in her way.

Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright

Movie #1201 ........................."No Kiss List"

Movie # 1201 "No Kiss List" "tries to be stylish" but fails.  These actors are not capable to get this fast talking script across for humor.  After about 10 minutes, I was ready to turn it off, but then I fell asleep and then picked it up when I woke up , and surprise!  surprise!  I found I didn't miss that much.  This is a no see.  It does have just a few moments that I saw that work, so it saved the film from getting a big fat one star from me, but I don't recommend it at all.  Not good.  Don't care if anyone is on the no kiss list or not.

NAOMI & ELY'S NO KISS LIST

2015       1 hour and 30 minutes          I give it 2 stars out of 5.

What a cute title, huh?  not really.  Naomi and her gay best friend, Ely, have been inseparable since childhood, but their bond faces its biggest test yet when they fall for the same guy.

Starring:  Victoria Justice, Pierson Fode, Matthew Daddario

Movie #1200 .........................."Pixar's Shorts: Volume 1"

Movie #1200 "Pixar's Shorts:  Volume 1" was a fun combo of old and new shorts offered from Pixar. This batch includes a baby terrorizing his toys (a precursor of toy story?), an older guy who gets a kick out of beating himself in chess, and a bunch of others --- we just kept watching one after another after another, and we had a room full of little kids, ranging in age from 4 to 12.  This is a winner, and I give it 4 stars out of 5.

Pixar Short Films: Vol. 1

2007 NR Rated NR54m

rated 4.3 stars

4.3

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Enjoy some of the most inventive and entertaining animated short films ever made in this comprehensive Pixar Studios collection, with each wonderful tale featuring memorable characters -- from a mischievous bumblebee to an unwanted unicycle. Academy Award winners "Tin Toy," "Geri's Game" and "For the Birds" are included, as well as a special behind-the-scenes look at Pixar with founder and chief creative officer John Lasseter.

Cast: John Lasseter

Movie #1199 ........................."Personal Effects"

Movie #1199 "Personal Effects" -- I missed the very opening, but I don't think it affects this critique of the film so much.  There seemed to be tons of angst in this film, with intensity from the time I started watching it to the emotional finale.   Michelle Pfeiffer and Ashton Kutcher are very capable actors who do a fine job here, and that's one think I liked about the film.  The other is the showcasing of wrestling because you don't see that much in films these days, either.  The film also sheds light on the effects of a murder on the family members of the victims, taking them to court, etc.  Very emotional, and if you don't mind that in a film, you might like this.  See plot below to further tell you what the film is about (if you are interested).  I gave it 3.8 stars out of 5.

PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 hr and 46 minutes, rated R   2005

Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death. He comes home to help his mother; he works out, takes a dead-end job, and goes to the trial of the accused murderer. He becomes friends with Linda, her husband murdered; she's raising a teen son, Clay, who's deaf. Walter gets Clay into wrestling. He accompanies Linda to events at a center where she works, and a relationship starts to ensue.  The rest of the film deals with  how  grief will  express itself.

Movie #1198 ........................."I Give It A Year"

Movie #1198 "I Give It A Year" is my kind of movie --- I laughed all the way through it.  It's a romantic comedy but it turns the genre upside down ----the high point stands out in romantic comedy as one of a kind (this is my favorite genre so I try to see everything possible that is out there).  The actors are capable, the script is a hoot, and it seems like they take what we expect and throw in the unexpected.  For example, they get rid of the meeting, falling in love, becoming engaged, preparing for the wedding  ---all in the credits and start with the actual wedding vows and throw in an off kilter scene, making it one strange happenstance and for there, they're off!!! All the problems a couple experiences in their first year ---- they only dated 7 months, and boy are they paying for that now, with families that don't jive, work schedules, old girlfriend (Anna Farris, nice turn for her), new client (the Mentalist guy, nice turn for him, too), best friend whom wife can't stand (Merchant, Gervais' partner), and throw it all together and it's one funny comedy that the critics evidently didn't get --- well, they are so hard on rom coms that I hardly check them out when it comes to this genre.  Oh, it's raunchy in places (esp.  one very funny charades scene with grandma) and it's terribly British, but it's fun and I recommend it as a turned upside rom com, with raunchiness on the side.  I give it 4.5 out of 5.

I GIVE IT A YEAR!

2013   1 HOUR 37 MINS    RATED R

In this romantic comedy, newlyweds Nat & Josh find their marriage beginning to fall apart almost immediately after their fairytale wedding.  The couple seeks the advice of a counselor but both are also tempted by old and new lovers.

  

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Cast: Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris,.

Movie #1197 ........................."Florence Foster Jenkins"

Movie #1197 "Florence Foster Jenkins" was a very different kind of film --- billed a dramedy, you might find yourself not laughing but finding it amusing and creative in its storytelling.  It is, indeed, a true story with warts and all --- and Meryl Streep (no surprise) and Hugh Grant (surprise!) embrace it passionately and with full force, so much so, that they bring the audience, this audience you are sitting in, along for the ride, and Whee!  what a ride.  Just like Florence herself, the film has flaws --- it's a big draggy, it has way too much opera music in it for my taste, and to make matters worse, the  opera singing  is mostly off key (awful for an audio person like me).  But she gets her right --- you want to stand up and applaud her for her courage, you want to like her as deluded as she is, you listen to her with hopes that she will hit at least some of the notes okay... you want to cheer her on.  And that spills off into what you think about the film.  It proves that if people really care (in this case she cares about music with a passion, and later soldiers)passionately, that passion (right or wrong)  can move others in the same direction!  That's what the movie does here --- it takes you on this passionate ride through her life and her love for her husband (Hugh Grant).  Thank goodness, Simon Helberg (from Big Bang Theory) is on that ride, too, because  he brings  the humor and the talent to  convince us that's okay to come along for the ride!  I give it 4 out of 5 stars, but not for everybody.  If you are looking for something a bit different, try this!

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

2016     PG -13

Despite her horrid singing voice, NYC heiress Florence Foster Jenkins is certain she can become an opera star.  Her partner and manager, St. Clair Bayfield, does all he can to  shield Florence from the truth, but his task may prove impossible.

Cast:  Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016 PG-13 Rated PG-13

rated 3.7 stars

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Despite her horrid singing voice, New York City heiress Florence Foster Jenkins is certain she can become an opera star. Her partner and manager, St Clair Bayfield, does all he can to shield Florence from the truth, but his task may prove impossible.

Cast: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg

Movie #1196 .........................Cafe Society

Movie #1196 "Cafe Society" is Woody Allen's latest, and I found it quite charming.  I have to admit I am one of those people......i.e. Woody Allen fans (have seen them all), and I can say what my top  Woody films are, and also what are the worst.  This recent film doesn't fit into either category -- it is somewhere in the middle.  It lacks a huge story arc (no obvious high point) and as typical for Woody, it's pretty talky, but (also typical of Woody) it brings out the best of these actors --- I was esp. applaud   the three leads --- Carrel, Eisenberg and Stewart.  I have seen them in other films, but Woody really gives them huge parts here, and I think  they make him proud.  Eisenberg/Stewart have been together in other films, and they work real easily together on this one --- she as his first big love, possibly "the one that got away" --- the one that haunts him and will continue to on into eternity. And he a naive guy who goes to Hollywood with stars in his eyes.    It's a triangle love story, and in that way, nothing new here --- similarities to his other films exist with the  older man, younger woman  relationship--- people falling in love with two people --- New York vs. California (very strong here), success doesn't mean happiness, beautiful images and shots, a narrator (It's Woody himself this time), and it struck me that he is probably making films now (one a year) that could always be his last one --- after all, he is in his mid 80s, how long can/will he go on writing/directing? He's found an actor in Eisenberg that is similar to him, but one that  hasn't picked up his quirky tics like so many others have (and that's good!)  --- Eisenberg seems to be  his own man, and he delivers the Woody lines (some funny, some insightful, some neither) with aplomb.  Kristen Stewart is a  luminary here, and she may surprise those of you who have only seen her in those  Twilight movies --- I have been a fan of hers for a long time so I wasn't surprised --- it's just that someone took a chance and chose her as the one to carry this picture, and she does it well.  She can play the pretentious wife  of a hollywood producer and in the next scene, the girl next door that likes to hang out at hole-in-the-wall type restaurants.  What really wins out in this film is the production design ---- wow!  it tries to recreate 1930s and 1940s Hollywood and then New York City (Bronx, to be specific).   If this is Woody's last, I think it will go down as a real charmer --- a film that doesn't go anywhere really plotwise, but one that has  nice character studies of the main characters, as well as the two settings:  Hollywood and NYC.  it also is a film that has quotable lines dealing with keen observations of life -- In addition, it is a film  that shows how his views on love have gone completely 360 --- no longer does the romantic path always win ---- he suggests here in this film that we tend to settle:  for the kids, for the job, for the convenience, because things aren't worth fighting for any more.  But the film proves that he still has the eye for casting, for setting up beautiful shots, an ear for dialogue, keen observations still about life and love.  But he always is trying to investigate what happens when we die --- the film makes it quite clear that a jew doesn't believe in an afterlife, and he's wondering about that ......it made me sad to think this might be it, but if it is, he's left a charming film that falls in the middle of quite an impressive list of films.  Good job, Woody!  I give it 4 stars out of 5.

Café Society

2016 PG-13 Rated PG-13

rated 3.4 stars

3.4

Setting his sights on the magical kingdom of Hollywood, a young man migrates to LA in the 1930s and is swiftly drawn into the social whirlpool of the young and beautiful --- all pursuing their own visions of success.

Cast:  Steve Carell, Jessie Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Parker Posey...

Movie #1195 ........................."Bad Moms"

Movie #1195 "Bad Moms" was a hoot!  Raunchy, but thoroughly enjoyable, with some social statement to make, too.  But I think this one might depend on whom you are seeing it with..... I went with two  of my female buddies (both of them are moms), and we all laughed and snorted (and in one particular scene almost fell on the floor, but I couldn't relay that scene to you here!) I'm not sure if I was on a first date or even if Dave went with me would I have found it as funny. Surprisingly, this is a male written/directed film, because it hits so many true and realistic notes.  But then, when I look back at it, the extremes (which I tend to see as way over the top and just plain ridiculous) probably fell into the stereotype of what guys might think females act like when they are alone and among their own species..... once and a while I would wince when a comment was made that bordered on "abuse of a child" (like the "go play in traffic" comments) but it is meant to be all in good fun and as long as you go in feeling this is "fluff" and not a documentary on the problems in parenting, I think you might enjoy it.  I can't speak for all men.  I would guess that some guys might enjoy this because they share the parenting.......but fair warning that it bashes the stereotypes of the  bossy,  the lazy, &  the careless parents (mostly men, but sometimes  women  (albeit, they are few, I hope, of all of those) for the sake of comedy.  It certainly points out how unselfish & dedicated  good parents are, and how it all comes down to loving the kids, even though you might not like them at times.  And how much kids change , and how then your parenting skills have to change to accommodate their changes.  Yikes, HOW DO YOU GUYS DO IT?  Now, I'm thinking you deserve to see a film about all that you do, and that you need time to let go ----so this would be an ideal date away from the kids and a great discussion over drinks, reminiscing all the "times" you guys have put in together (and that you have in front of you) of parenting.  Go to it --- it's a lot of fun.  (rotten tomatoes rated it high, as well, so I'm not the only crazy here!  I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

BEST MOMS 2016  rated R (definitely!)

Looking behind the veneer of perfection, sought by modern American mothers, this comic tale follows a trio of fed up, under- appreciated suburban moms as they set out to liberate themselves, leaving their parental responsibilities behind.

Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristin Bell, Christina Applegate...... all at the top of their game, and all who  raise the script a level or two.

Movie #1194 ........................."Hemingway & Gelhorn"

Movie #1194 "Hemingway & Gelhorn" -- I had read "Paris Wife" about Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, and I  was intrigued to continue to his second --- didn't get a lot more info on this man --- saw him drinking a lot, fishing for big fish, smoking cigars, living hard, writing hard, being loud and being manly.  I was impressed with what Clive Owen did to get across what I think to be a shallow character and one I would not ever want to meet -- there was no trace of his Owen's accent, and he seemed to look bigger in the way he walked and talked so I thought it was good acting here, along with Nicole Kidman who is always fun to watch.  The film is really centered on her because the older Gelhorn (all makeup and looking old and hardened) is narrating and looking back on this tumultuous union with the famous writer.  The film gets across the tumultuous part of the affair with the sex scenes, which are very explicit and plentiful --- but I wanted to know more about their daily lives --- it seemed they were always in a war, always around shooting and tenseness and that appeared to be a turn on to them and it added to their sex life, but I was never sure why they continued.  The film short suited Gelhorn's efforts at finding the truth in the story as a journalist and her motivation.  So, as a result, it seemed a lot of sex scenes and rage scenes and war scenes but not well connected.  The second half of the film I found better than the first half because that's when Gelhorn started going back to the war for her writing and  meanwhile you could see him writing "For Whom the Bell Tolls".  I guess I wanted more of the second half of the movie and less of the first half --- It isn't a necessary film to watch at all, so I would recommend it to very few people -- probably only to those who want to see a film that easily moves from black and white to sepia to color for effect --- some nice shots here!
I would give it 3 stars out of 5.

HEMINGWAY & GELHORN

2012 2 hr and 34min

When literary genius Ernest Hemingway met pioneering war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, the sparks flew -- and continued to fly during their fiery roller coaster marriage as they hobnobbed with the literary and Hollywood elite of their time.

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn