Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Luc Besson Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller Writer: Luc Besson Runtime: 89 min Rated: R for strong violence, disturbing images, and sexuality Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : From the visionary director of La Femme Nikita and The Professional and starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman comes an action-t…

Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action Writer: David Scarpa Runtime: 148 min Rated: Rated R for strong bloody violence Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home.…

Director: Edward Berger Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Carlos Diehz Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller Writer: Peter Straughan Runtime: 120 min Rated: Rated PG for thematic material and smoking. Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Conclave follows one of the world's most secretive and ancient events–selecting a new pope. …

Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Homer Janson, Ulysses Janson, Atlas Janson, Arlo Janson, Toby Huss, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker Genre: Comedy, Drama Writer: Leland Douglas Runtime: 104 min Rated: TV-14 Buy This Movie: Hulu , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Just as Mike (Stiller) is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he’s pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recent…

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Jason Bateman, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Tonatiuh, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Mystery Writer: T.J. Fixman Runtime: 119 min Rated: PG-13 for strong violence, bloody images, some language and suggestive references Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto…

Director: Bobby Farrelly Starring: Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Robert Timothy Smith, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Post Malone, P. J. Byrne Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Writer: Ricky Blitt, Jack Black, Peter Farrelly Runtime: 103 min Rated: PG-13 for some language and suggestive material Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : When a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error, a devilish Jack Black arrives to wr…

Director: Jake Kasdan Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Writer: Chris Morgan Runtime: 123 min Rated: PG-13 for action, some violence, and language Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After Santa Claus -- Code Name: RED ONE -- is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up…

Director: D.J. Caruso Starring: Noa Cohen, Ido Tako, Ori Pfeffer, Hilla Vidor, Dudley O'Shaughnessy, Anthony Hopkins Genre: Drama Writer: Timothy Michael Hayes Runtime: 112 min Rated: TV-14 Buy This Movie: Netflix This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic. Review: The Netflix biblical epic "Mary" is a retelling of the stor…

Director: Dallas Jenkins Starring: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham Genre: Drama, Comedy Writer: Ryan Swanson, Platte Clark, Darin McDaniel Runtime: 99 min Rated: PG for thematic material and brief underage smoking Buy This Movie: Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully…and now they've hijacked the town Christmas pageant. Six sibli…

Director: Sam Boyd Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Paapa Essiedu, Denée Benton, Marc Maron, Jordyn McIntosh, Luis Guzmán, Alan Cumming Genre: Comedy, Fantasy Writer: Richard Curtis Runtime: 93 min Rated: PG for some language and suggestive references Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : After millennia of being summoned to grant wishes of gold doubloons and hot babes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Berna…

Director: Lee Tamahori Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Writer: David Mamet Runtime: 117 min Rated: R for language and some adventure gore/violence Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : A plane crash in the freezing Alaskan wilderness pits intellectual billionaire Charles Morse (Anthony Hopkins) against self-satisfied fashion …

Director: Franc Roddam Starring: Michael Biehn, Matt Craven, Raymond J. Barry, Hiroshi Fujioka, Patricia Charbonneau, Luca Bercovici Genre: Adventure, Drama Writer: Patrick Meyers, Scott Roberts Runtime: 104 min Rated: Rated R for language Buy This Movie: DVD (Amazon) , Amazon Prime Video , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Taylor Brooks (Michael Biehn) and his friend Harold Jameson (Matt Craven) are avid mountain climbers. A chance encounter with billionaire adventurer Phi…