The Mitchells vs. the Machines — 4.0 Gavels 97% Rotten Tomatoes
What would one expect for an encore after Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse but The Mitchells vs. the Machines? After a slow start, this…
The Etruscan Smile — 4.0 Gavels 70% Rotten Tomatoes
Aware that Penguin Bloom, Wild Mountain Thyme, and The Etruscan Smile were available for rent, I waited until the streaming services provided them…
Life in Color — 3.5 Gavels 8.7/10 IMDb
Does it seem that documentaries like Life in Color with David Attenborough sometime become repetitive? After all, we just saw the strawberry dart…
The Mosquito Coast — 2.5 Gavels 50% Rotten Tomatoes
In 1986, Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren can only eke out $14 million on a $25 million budget in The Mosquito Coast. So…
Without Remorse — 3.5 Gavels 43% Rotten Tomatoes
With some regret, I report that Without Remorse is nothing like Tom Clancy‘s 1993 novel. Perhaps that is why it loses intensity from…
The Baker and the Beauty — 3.5 Gavels 88% Rotten Tomatoes
Why is it that The Baker and the Beauty is a hit on Netflix but couldn’t find an audience on ABC? Was it…
Wild Mountain Thyme — 1.5 Gavels 30% Rotten Tomatoes
There are only two reasons to watch Wild Mountain Thyme, the first and last minutes. The first provides wonderful vistas of Ireland’s coast…
Penguin Bloom — 3.5 Gavels 67% Rotten Tomatoes
After Penguin Bloom, you may never hear of a rescue-magpie ever again. What is it about true stories that touches our very soul?…
Shadow and Bone — 4.0 Gavels 89% Rotten Tomatoes
Shadow and Bone is not the second coming of Game of Thrones, more like somewhere between Hunger Games and Divergent. Still, that is…
Julie and the Phantoms — 3.0 Gavels 93% Rotten Tomatoes
Julie and the Phantoms will likely test your patience. Just how much ghost silliness will you tolerate until you get to the music….