Category: Film Reviews

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Erin Brockovich’: A Reminder of Massive Coverups

December 23, 2020
Arts & CultureErin BrockovichFilm Reviews
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R | 2h 11min | Biography, Drama | 17 March 2000 (USA) “Spotlight” and “Erin Brockovich” are both true stories, respectively, of 1) journalists investigating rampant pedophile priest corruption in the Catholic Church, and 2) a twice-divorced former Miss Wichita (a mother of three with a photographic memory) investigating rampant corruption at a power plant….

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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Elf’: A Decently Good-Natured Modern Spin on Christmas

December 22, 2020
Arts & CultureelfFilm Reviews
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PG | 1h 37min | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 7 November 2003 (USA) Unlike the films of the 1940s and ’50s, most of the more modern Hollywood Christmas movies tend to have a pervading sense of cynicism and are sometimes even mean-spirited, the opposite of what the venerated holiday is all about. However, a few…

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Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Christmas in Connecticut’: A Delightful Romp

December 21, 2020
Arts & CultureChristmas in ConnecticutFilm Reviews
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Not Rated | 1h 41min | Comedy, Romance | 11 August 1945 (USA) Before Christmas, why not see a buoyant, breezy comedy film that can be viewed by the entire family? Directed by Peter Godfrey, “Christmas in Connecticut” stars Barbara Stanwyck as Elizabeth Lane, who writes a popular syndicated column called “Diary of a Housewife”…

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3 Classic Christmas Films: A Musical, a Romance, and a Christmas Surprise

December 19, 2020
Arts & CultureChristmas filmsFilm ReviewsMusicalromance
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The holiday season is the most sentimental time of the year. Yuletide customs, songs, and decorations that remain popular today originated decades or centuries ago. Perhaps that’s why Christmastime seems like the perfect season for discovering old movies. While many holiday traditions have been changed or canceled this year, we can recapture those feelings with…

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