Category Archives: Movies

“The Descendants,” A Movie Review

Posted on 11-December-2011 by

The movie “The Descendants,” starring George Clooney, received generally favorable reviews (90 percent approval rating on rottentomatoes.com with one critic calling it a “masterpiece”).  I’m not sure why.  It is heavily flawed for several reasons: The movie is a comedy-drama with an Hawaiian subplot, … Continue reading →

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“The Way,” a Movie Review

Posted on 26-October-2011 by

The movie “The Way” takes place on the pilgrimage route across northern Spain ending at Santiago de Compostela, a goal of pilgrims for over 1,000 years.  The plot, what there is of it, revolves around one man’s journey of self discovery and can be summarized as … Continue reading →

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“The Way,” Pilgrimage Movie Background

Posted on 22-October-2011 by

According to an article in AARP:  The Magazine written by the actor Martin Sheen, the sacred pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela changed his life: My father was from the rugged mountainous, and rainy province of Galicia in northwestern Spain . … Continue reading →

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“Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” A Review

Posted on 09-August-2011 by

The movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (which was directed by Brit indie filmmaker Rupert Wyatt) is a great summer movie which can be enjoyed on multiple levels:  Escapist summer fun A paean to animal rights An expose on the perils of obsession A … Continue reading →

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“The Tree of Life,” A Review

Posted on 24-July-2011 by

Just in case you don’t want to read this review, I disliked this movie for reasons too numerous to mention. “The Tree of Life” is director Terrence Malick’s latest movie.  In Utah, it is only being shown in our artsy-fartsy theater.  … Continue reading →

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“The Book of Mormon” . . . the Musical

Posted on 23-March-2011 by

Tomorrow (Thursday, 24 Mar 2011), the musical “The Book of Mormon” opens on Broadway.  Time magazine is involved in the hype.  Richard Zoglin in a 2-page article provides an introduction: The indecency police, if there are any left in New … Continue reading →

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Revenge of the Eccentrics

Posted on 01-February-2011 by

From 1984 to 1994, Jeremy Brett played Sherlock Holmes on a British TV series that ran in the US on PBS.  Brett’s Sherlock was the definitive curmudgeonly, genius, eccentric, opium-smoking hero of Sir Authur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries.  According to Wikipedia: … Continue reading →

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“The Town,” A Movie Review

Posted on 22-September-2010 by

The movie “The Town” is a disaster.  How it got a 92 percent approval rating on rottentomatoes.com is beyond me.  This flic has so many things wrong with it, I almost don’t know where to start with this review. “The Town” … Continue reading →

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“The American,” A Movie Review

Posted on 17-September-2010 by

I recently went to see the movie “The American” (Anton Corbijn director)starring George Clooney as Jack, an aging hitman.  The flic has a very European feel to it and has been criticized for being slow paced.  But the Italian scenary is drop-dead gorgeous; … Continue reading →

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8: The Mormon Proposition

Posted on 25-June-2010 by

I recently watched this Reed Cowen documentary.  But I don’t think that documentary is right word here.  It is more of a personal polemic.  It seems like the word documentary is frequently misused. Having said that, I enjoyed Reed’s film.  It … Continue reading →

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