Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Stelana Kliris Starring: Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Clarence Smith Genre: Romance, Comedy Writer: Stelana Kliris Runtime: 93 min Rated: TV-MA 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 : After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors, and an old flame. Review: Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. makes his return to acting in Netflix's rom…

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: 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: Justin Baldoni Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar, Kevin McKidd, Amy Morton, Isabela Ferrer Genre: Drama, Romance Writer: Christy Hall Runtime: 130 min Rated: PG-13 for domestic violence, sexual content and some 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. Synopsis : Though coming from a complicated past, Lily Bloom has always known the life she wants. While …

Director: Jon Watts Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan, Poorna Jagannathan Genre: Crime, Thriller, Comedy Writer: Jon Watts Runtime: 108 min Rated: R for language throughout and some violent content Buy This Movie: Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up for the action comedy Wolfs. Clooney plays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. But when a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two &q…

Director: Gary Dauberman Starring: Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Jordan Preston Carter, Alfre Woddard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Spencer Treat Clark, Pilou Asbaek, William Sadler Genre: Horror, Thriller Writer: Gary Dauberman Runtime: 114 min Rated: Rated R for bloody violence and language Buy This Movie: Max This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown i…

Director: Michael Chaves Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell, Bonnie Aarons, Katelyn Rose Downey, Suzanne Bertish Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Writer: Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, Akela Cooper Runtime: 110 min Rated: Rated R for violent content and some terror 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 : 1956 -- France. A priest is murdered. An evil is sprea…

Director: Corin Hardy Starring: Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Ingrid Bisu, Charlotte Hope, Bonnie Aarons Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Writer: Gary Dauberman, James Wan Runtime: 96 min Rated: R for terror, violence, and disturbing/bloody 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 : When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a hau…

Director: Adam Robitel Starring: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke, Josh Stewart, Tessa Ferrer, Bruce Davison, Javier Botet Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Writer: Leigh Whannell Runtime: 103 min Rated: PG-13 for disturbing thematic content, violence and terror, 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. Synopsis : Brilliant parapsychologist Elise…

Director: James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Jocelin Donahue Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Writer: Leigh Whannell Runtime: 106 min Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of terror and violence, and thematic elements 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 : Soon after their showdown with evil spirits that possessed their son,…

Director: Lee Isaac Chung Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka Genre: Mark L. Smith Writer: Action, Adventure, Thriller Runtime: 122 min Rated: PG-13 for intense action and peril, some language and injury 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 : Twisters brings back the blockbuster disaster epic with a whirlwi…

Director: Mark L. Lester Starring: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Martin Sheen, George C. Scott, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Art Carney, Louise Fletcher Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller Writer: Stanley Mann Runtime: 114 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 : Drew Barrymore heads up the cast in Firestarter, the suspense-filled film based on the best-selling Stephen King novel. After college…

Director: Greg Berlanti Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Christian Clemeson Genre: Comedy, Romance Writer: Rose Gilroy Runtime: 132 min Rated: Rated PG-13 for some strong language, and smoking Buy This Movie: Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star as a marketing maven and a by-the-book launch director who team up for a mission set against the …