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: Michael Winterbottom Starring: Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Sarah Polley, Nastassja Kinski, Milla Jovovich Genre: Drama, Romance, Western Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce Runtime: 120 min Rated: R for sexuality, and some language 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 : Dillon (Peter Mullan) is a pioneer who defied the harsh winter in search of rumored gold. Having amassed unimaginable riches, he run…

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: 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: Randa Haines Starring: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock, Micole Mercurio, Piper Laurie Genre: Drama, Romance Writer: Steve Conrad Runtime: 123 min Rated: PG-13 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 : They're retirees who are anything but retiring. Robert Duvall and Richard Harris deliver "two of the year's most spectacular performances" (Bob Campbell, Newhouse Ne…

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: 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: Rupert Sanders Starring: Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila, Josette Simon Genre: Action, Horror, Romance, Drama, Thriller Writer: Zach Baylin, William Schneider Runtime: 111 min Rated: R for strong bloody violence, gore, language, sexuality/nudity, and drug use Buy This Movie: Blu-ray + DVD (Amazon) , 4K Ultra HD 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 : Bill Skarsgård takes on the iconic role of THE CROW in this modern rei…

Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim Post Genre: Drama, Biography, Romance Writer: Sandra Harmon Runtime: 113 min Rated: Rated R for drug use and some language Buy This Movie: Blu-ray (Amazon) , DVD (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 : When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a th…

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 …

Director: Richard LaGravenese Starring: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Writer: Carrie Solomon Runtime: 111 min Rated: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and some strong language 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 surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. Review: …

Director: Amma Asante Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, James Norton Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance Writer: Misan Sagay Runtime: 100 min Rated: PG for thematic elements, some language and brief smoking 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 : Inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, this powe…

Director: Cheryl Hines Starring: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, Justin Long Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance Writer: Adrienne Shelley Runtime: 81 min Rated: Rated R for language and some threatening behavior 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 : Louise (Meg Ryan), a successful lawyer, wants to jump-start her failing marriage to Ian (Timothy Hutton). She decides to surprise him at their country c…

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…