Short & Sweet Movie Reviews

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: Todd Komarnicki Starring: Jonas Dassler, August Diehl, David Jonsson, Flula Borg, Moritz Bleibtreu, Clarke Peters Genre: Thriller, Drama, Biography, History Writer: Todd Komarnicki Runtime: 133 min Rated: PG-13 for violent content, thematic elements and some 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 : As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler.…

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: Michael Caton-Jones Starring: John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Daniel Massey, Britt Ekland, Jeroen Krabbe Genre: Drama, History Writer: Michael Thomas Runtime: 106 min Rated: R Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (Amazon) This blog is supported by its audience. When you buy through links on my blog, I may earn an affiliate commission. Synopsis : English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and dat…

Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez Starring: Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Billy Crudup, Olivia Thirlby, Michael Angarano, Thomas Mann, Logan Miller, Nicholas Braun, Keir Gilchrist Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller Writer: Tim Talbott Runtime: 122 min Rated: R for language including abusive behavior and some sexual references 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 : What happens when a college psych study goes s…

Director: Joachim Rønning Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fleshler Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport, Biography Writer: Jeff Nathanson Runtime: 129 min Rated: Rated PG for thematic elements, some language and partial nudity 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 : Based on the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, Daisy Ridley stars as the accompl…

Director: Michael Mann Starring: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O'Connell, Patrick Dempsey Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama, History Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin Runtime: 130 min Rated: R for some violent content/graphic images, sexual content and 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 : It is the summer of 1957 and ex-racer Enzo Ferrari (Driver) is in crisi…

Director: Robert Markowitz Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance, Andre Braugher, Christopher McDonald, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Mekhi Phifer, John Lithgow Genre: Drama, History, War Writer: Paris Qualles, Trey Ellis, Ron Hutchinson, Robert Wayland Williams, T. S. Cook Runtime: 106 min Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong war 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 affili…

Director: Martin Zandvliet Starring: Roland Moller, Louis Hoffman, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Laura Bro, Oksar Belton, Oskar Bokelmann, Emil Belton, Leon Seidel Genre: War, History, Drama Writer: Martin Zandvliet Runtime: 100 min Rated: Rated R for violence, some grisly images, and 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 : As World War II comes to an end, a group of young German POWs is cap…

Director: Peter Weir Starring: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Dragos Bucur, Alexandru Potocean, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong Genre: Drama, Adventure, History Writer: Peter Weir, Keith R. Clarke Runtime: 133 min Rated: PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image 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 : Inspired by an incredible true story, The Way Back …

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…

Director: James Hawes Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Helena Bonham Carter Genre: Drama, Biography, History Writer: Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake Runtime: 109 min Rated: PG for thematic material, smoking and some 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 : Based on the book If It's Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, ONE LIFE tells the incredible…

Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, James Mason, Rod Steiger, Michael York, Christopher Plummer, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov Genre: Biography, Drama, History Writer: Anthony Burgess, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Franco Zeffirelli, David Butler Runtime: 384 min Rated: TV-G 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 life of Jesus is majes…