Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

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…

Director: Joe Penna Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir Genre: Adventure, Drama Writer: Joe Penna, Ryan Morrison Runtime: 98 min Rated: Rated PG-13 for language and some bloody images 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 man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in …

Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Scott Glenn, Robin Tunney, Izabella Scorupco, Alexander Siddig, Steve Le Marquand, Ben Mendelsohn, Nicholas Lea, Temuera Morrison, Robert Taylor, Bill Paxton, Stuart Wilson Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller Writer: Robert King, Terry Hayes Runtime: 124 min Rated: PG-13 for intense life/death situations and brief strong language 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. Synop…

Director: Ericson Core Starring: Diesel, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Nicholson, Christopher Heyerdahl, Richard Dormer Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, History Writer: Tom Flynn Runtime: 113 min Rated: PG for some peril, thematic elements and mild language Buy This Movie: Disney+ This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : “Togo” is the untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test th…

Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Elizabeth Debicki Genre: Drama, Biography, Thriller, Adventure Writer: William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy Runtime: 121 min Rated: Rated PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images 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 : On …

Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux, Florence Pugh Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure Writer: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve Runtime: 2h 46 min Rated: PG-13 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 : "Dune: Part Two"…

Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure Writer: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Runtime: 2h 35 min Rated: PG-13 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. Dune Part One : Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young m…

Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay RAo, Molly Bernanrd, Evan Holtzman Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance Writer: Richard Linklater, Glen Powell Runtime: 115 min Rating: Rated R for language throughout, sexual content and some violence. 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 mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential clie…

Director: Bob Rafelson Starring: Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper, Terry O'Quinn, Diane Ladd, Lois Smith, D.W. Moffett Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery Writer: Ron Bass Runtime: 102 min Rated: R 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 : Debra Winger and Theresa Russell star in this dark psychological thriller directed by Bob Rafelson. When a government investigator (Winger) notices that a n…