Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Jesse Eisenberg Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes Genre: Comedy, Drama Writer: Jesse Eisenberg Runtime: 90 min Rated: R for language throughout and some drug use 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 : Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The a…

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: 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: 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: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel Genre: Horror, Thriller Writer: Jordan Peele Runtime: 104 min Rated: R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references 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 : Now that Chris and his girlfriend…

Director: Takashi Yamazaki Starring: Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, and Kuranosuke Sasaki Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure Writer: Takashi Yamazaki Runtime: 124 min Rated: Rated PG-13 for creature violence and action Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD , Apple TV This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or gover…

Director: Paul Mazursky Starring: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Saveliy Kramarov, Elya Baskin Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Writer: Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos Runtime: 115 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 : Robin Williams will make you laugh and cry as a freedom-loving Soviet defector in this brilliant, thought-provoking romantic comedy. Circus saxop…

Director: Stephen Chow Starring: Stephen Chow, Huang Shengyi, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Leung Siu-lung Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy Writer: Stephen Chow, Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, Tsang Kan-cheung Runtime: 99 min Rated: Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and 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 hapless wanna be gangster, Sing, must overcome his inability to …

Director: Luca Guadagnino Starring: Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor, Zendaya Genre: Drama, Romance Writer: Justin Kuritzkes Runtime: 131 min Rated: Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content and graphic nudity 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 : Two professional tennis players, who were once best friends until a woman came between them, meet on the court years later with one now a grand slam winner ne…

Director: Alex Garland Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War Writer: Alex Garland Runtime: 109 min Rated: R for strong violent content, bloody/disturbing images, and language throughout Buy This Movie: Blu-ray + DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD (Amazon) , 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 filmmaker Alex Garland comes a journey across a dystopian future America, follow…

Director: Werner Herzog Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Toby Huss Genre: Adventure, Biography, War Writer: Werner Herzog Runtime: 125 min Rated: PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and torture 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 : During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by ene…

Director: Roland Joffé Starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson, Chuck Low, Ronald Pickup, Cherie Lunghi Genre: History, Drama, Adventure Writer: Robert Bolt Runtime: 125 min Rated: PG 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 : The Mission is a powerful action epic about a man of the sword (Robert DeNiro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian t…