Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Halloween is just over two weeks away and it falls on a Saturday night,…
Born October 16, 1881 in London, England to a Canadian doctor and his American wife, Margaret Lovett De Wolfe, known professionally as Margaret Wycherly, had a long and distinguished career on the Broadway stage, but is probably best remembered for two iconic film roles as the very different mothers of screen legends Gary Cooper and…
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original Release Date: October 30, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.” Poster Rating: D+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: If all you want is for the audience to understand the film’s title, this is the absolute…
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original Release Date: November 6, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Fantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.” Poster Rating: C+ / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) It’s a common design technique that still looks modestly interesting even if…
With little else in the way of new releases, it’s clear Honest Thief will top the box office. If there’s one box office draw that appeals to audiences in middle America where theaters are open, it’s Liam Neeson as his movies tend to make decent money in those regions. Our Highest Rated Films: Shithouse Our…
Room Rating Director Lenny Abrahamson Screenplay Emma Donoghue (also novel) Length 118 min. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, William H. Macy MPAA Rating R for language Original Preview Click Here
With theaters largely closed down and releases few and far between, the report I had planned to write in May was scrapped in its entirety, thus the wrap-up is going to do nothing.
Page Revisions: (October 11, 2020) Original Release Date: October 30, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man crash lands in rural Appalachia and awakens in the attic of a traditional Hoodoo practitioner. He desperately tries to break free from her dark magic and save his family from a sinister ritual before the rise of the blood…
New This Week The Chalk Garden, newly released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber, is the 1964 film version of a celebrated 1950s British play with one of the most unusual production histories of any such play. The play about the clash between the imperious dowager Mrs. St. Maugham and Miss Madrigal, the mysterious governess she…