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Good Boys * (2019, Jacob Tremblay, Keith L Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte) – Movie Review

Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg’s 2019 comedy Good Boys exploits young actors Jacob Tremblay (as Max), Keith L Williams (as Lucas) and Brady Noon (as Thor), who are way too young to be involved in […]

Aug, 17

Little Lord Fauntleroy ** (1980, Ricky Schroder, Alec Guinness, Eric Porter, Colin Blakely, Connie Booth, Rachel Kempson) – Classic Movie Review 8641

Director Jack Gold’s 1980 family romantic drama Little Lord Fauntleroy is well crafted and decently acted, and has its appeal, but, as a Victorian heart-tugger, it is way out of its time. It was made […]

Jun, 25

The House with a Clock in Its Walls ** (2018, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan) – Movie Review

With its thin, rather lame story, The House with a Clock in Its Walls is not great for adults but it is well produced in retro style, quite funny, quite scary, and ideal for its […]

Sep, 22

Wonder **½ (2017, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Izabela Vidovic) – Movie Review

Lionsgate is the studio that started developing this feature film adaptation of R J Palacio’s debut novel Wonder right back in 2012. It proved a good decision. It has already grossed $73 million worldwide on a $20 […]

Dec, 02

En Kvinnas Ansikte [A Woman’s Face] *** (1938, Ingrid Bergman, Tore Svennberg, Anders Henrikson) – Classic Movie Review 6075

Ingrid Bergman stars as Anna Holm, a childhood accident victim who has her scarred face rebuilt into a face of beauty in director Gustaf Molander’s original 1938 Swedish film version of the story based on […]

Oct, 11

The Boss Baby *** (2017, voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Tobey Maguire, Miles Bakshi) – Movie Review

Director Tom McGrath’s quirky, amusing and likeable 2017 DreamWorks CGI animation starts with a real good idea to kick it off. There are lots of quite big laughs to be found, especially early on, and […]

Apr, 03

Boys Town **** (1938, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull) – Classic Movie Review 5020

Director Norman Taurog’s quintessentially sincere 1938 double Oscar-winning biographical drama provides an excellent showcase for Spencer Tracy, who won his second Best Actor Oscar in consecutive years for his iconic performance in the role of […]

Feb, 12

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