The Big Short (2015)
The inside story of how three groups of Wall Street predators, seeing the bubble of the housing industry, triggered the 2008 recession by their schemes.
January 2016 Journal
In this issue – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spotlight, Brooklyn, Concussion, Trumbo, In the Heart of the Sea, The 33, Joy, The Revenant, Youth, and more.
Money Monster (2016)
The new George Clooney film gets 4 out of 5 stars. To read my entire review, click on the movie image.
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Herman Melville persuades an old guilt-ridden seaman to tell him of the ordeal 30 years earlier of hunting the great whale that attacked & sank his ship.
Perfect Days (2023)
A toilet cleaner in Tokyo is content with his simple life of work, reading, listening to classic rock, taking Nature photos during lunch breaks.
The Zone of Interest (2023)
The family of Rudolh Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz, ignore the horrific sounds of torture & death transpiring on the other side of the wall, nor are we ever shown the horrors of the other side.
Maestro (2023)
The film is more about Leonard Bernstein’s music & sexuality & his relationship to wife Felicia Montealegre than a biographical film.
Shift (2023)
In a film based on Job, Kevin is shifted by Satan to another universe and strives to return to his wife Molly, but must make a hard choice.
Rustin (2023)
The story behind the 1963 March on Washington is well-told, including the frank depiction of the genius leading its planning, Bayard Rustin.
Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
A musical version of the Nativity Story offers a fresh take on a familiar story featuring an independent-minded Mary & a dark father-son view of Herod.