Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

Director: Sean Baker Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vincent Radwinsky Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Writer: Sean Baker Runtime: 139 min Rated: R for strong sexual content throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language, and drug use Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , 4k Ultra HD (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 : Anora, a young woman from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story wh…

Director: Thea Sharrock Starring: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Alisha Weir, Anjana Vasan Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery Writer: Jonny Sweet Runtime: 100 min Rated: R for language throughout and sexual material 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 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous myst…

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: Rachel Lambert Starring: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Megan Stalter Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Writer: Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, Katy Wright-Mead Runtime: 94 min Rated: PG-13 for thematic material, some language and brief drug material Buy This Movie: Blu-ray , 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 : Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh,…

Director: Tina Mabry Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, Uzo Aduba, Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Russell Hornsby Genre: Comedy, Drama Writer: Cee Marcellus (Gina Prince-Blythewood), Tina Mabry Runtime: 124 min Rated: PG-13 for thematic content, sexual content, strong language including racial slurs, and 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 : THE SUPREMES AT EARL'S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT follows a trio of best friends (Uzo Aduba…

Director: Doug Liman Starring: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau, Jack Harlow, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alfred Molina, Toby Jones, Ron Perlman, Ving Rhames Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime Writer: Chuck Maclean, Casey Affleck Runtime: 101 min Rated: Rated R for pervasive language and some 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 : Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to rob …

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: Peter Berg Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson, Ewen Bremner Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Writer: R.J. Stewart, James Vanderbilt Runtime: 104 min Rated: PG-13 for adventure violence and some crude dialogue 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 contemporary action-comedy set against the raw, untamed landscape of the Amazon, The Rundown stars The Rock …

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: 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: 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: Renny Harlin Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Rami Jaber, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Chung, Mike Angelo, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Action, Thriller Writer: Kurt Wimmer, Robert Henny Runtime: 94 min Rated: R for some language/sexual references and brief 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 : After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caugh…