The Captive
Movies

The Captive

How do you ruin a Ryan Reynolds movie? Take a great story, a solid cast, and whole lot of intrigue and add in so many time shifts without indicators that it becomes impossible to follow. […]

Little Italy
Movies

Little Italy

Cute. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I think about Little Italy, the romantic comedy that gives us a Romeo and Juliet story set in Toronto’s Little Italy. When the movie finished, […]

All American Christmas Carol
Comedy

All American Christmas Carol

This movie could have also been called A Redneck Christmas Carol, although the one sheet basically gives that away. The film stars Taryn Manning as a trailer trash mom who cares more about herself than […]

Peppermint
Action

Peppermint

From the day Peppermint was announced, I was excited. Alias, Daredevil, 13 Going on 30, Elektra, Juno, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, and so on – I’ve been a fan of everything Jennifer Garner has  done.  […]

Drama

A Mom for Christmas

Several years ago, my wife had me sign up for the Disney Movie Club because it was the only way to purchase A Mom for Christmas, a movie she remembered from her childhood. We didn’t […]

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Reviews

Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

“Relatable” is not the word that I would use to describe Ellen DeGeneres, yet it is somehow the premise of her new stand-up special on Netflix. I’m a big stand-up comedy fan. My wife and […]

A Simple Favor
Movies

A Simple Favor

Mystery, intrigue, and two of Hollywood’s best leading women – A Simple Favor is full of twists and turns and rather enjoyable to watch. When a hyper-involved mom befriends the “cool” mom of one of […]