Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

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…

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…