• November 4, 2017
• At Home, Crime, Drama

Tales of Wall Street corruption are true modern-day horror stories. Greedy white men in suits (come on, they ALL are), have left virtual bloodbaths of their victims, folks stripped...

• October 29, 2016
• At Home, Crime, Drama

Would Martin Scorsese put a hit on me if I said I didn’t like Taxi Driver? ‘Cause he sure looked miffed when he didn’t win the Oscar this year....

• May 8, 2016
• At Home, Drama

This biopic of Miracle Mop creator Joy Mangano stars Jennifer Lawrence as the titular single mom, who’s struggling to make ends meet while caring for her kids, her ex...

• January 29, 2016
• At Home, Comedy

Ben Whittaker (Robert DeNiro) is a retired widower who feels he’s already made the most of his free time. Without his wife, many activities lack the appeal they once...

• July 25, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Drama

Wag the Dog is one of those films that will probably have cyclical relevance through the years, depending on who is in the Oval Office. There will be years...

• April 15, 2014
• At Home, Comedy, Drama

It’s a strange thing watching a movie without a hero, and by hero, I don’t mean anything extraordinary. I’m just talking about someone remotely likable who could be identified...

• February 8, 2014
• Action, At Home, Crime, Drama

Heat begins with a love scene between Al Pacino and Diane Venora so steamy that it makes me weak in the knees just to think about it. I can’t...

• December 31, 2013
• At Home, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

The movie begins with the Manzoni family relocating to a small town in France through the Witness Protection Program. They’re all a bit bored and jaded, and it’s clear...

• December 3, 2013
• Adventure, At Home, Drama

Everybody’s Fine is not your typical cheery, laugh-a-minute holiday movie.  Instead, the film touches on love, loss, disappointment, and reconciliation.  It feels a lot like real life and is...

• October 31, 2013
• At Home, Comedy

For no particular reason, I had it in my head that Last Vegas was about four veteran actors knocking over a Vegas casino. I understood their characters to be...

• February 4, 2013
• At Home, Drama

I always remember my favorite college professor writing the words, “Good stuff, for what it is” on the top of a story I had labored over for most of...

• September 24, 2012
• At Home, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Here you have a respectable cast, including big shots like Robert DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver, and Cillian Murphy, and an intriguing premise about scientists trying to prove (or most likely...