The Spanish Princess — 4.0 Gavels 75% Rotten Tomatoes
After successful runs with The White Queen and The White Princess, Starz continues the York/Lancaster feud in The Spanish Princess. Betrothed to become…
The Weekend — 2.5 Gavels 86% Rotten Tomatoes
If you are looking for a nice rom-com to watch this weekend, you might want to skip The Weekend. You might be enticed…
Cursed — 3.5 Gavels 74% Rotten Tomatoes
The curse of the pre-Arthurian legend, Cursed, is that it takes you on a wonderful journey to nowhere. This colorful story imagines that…
The Hunt — -1.0 Gavels 56% Rotten Tomatoes
A high school classmate of mine enlisted in the Marines during the height of the Vietnam War. Later, I asked him about boot…
Captain Fantastic – 2.5 Gavels Rotten Tomatoes
Encouraged to see Captain Fantastic, let’s say I found it less than fantastic. Told that the director wanted to imagine a life where…
Outlander 5 — 4.5 Gavels 95% Rotten Tomatoes
What do Taraji P. Henson, Claire Foy, Elisabeth Moss, and Sandra Oh have in common? Nominated four years in a row for a…
The Straight Story – 4 Gavels 95% Rotten Tomatoes
The Straight Story is the antithesis of modern life. Who takes time to stare at the rain, listen to the grain elevator, look…
The Outpost — 3.5 Gavels 92% Rotten Tomatoes
Look at the picture of The Outpost below, and your first reaction will be “whatever were they thinking.” Everyone knows that to defend,…
Mr. Jones — 3.5 Gavels 84% Rotten Tomatoes
There is something positively Orwellian about Mr. Jones. He reports accurately about the Holomodor and is vilified. Walter Duranty, Moscow Bureau Chief of…
Bad Education –3.5 Gavels 93% Rotten Tomatoes
For any prosecutor, present or former, Bad Education is cringeworthy. Why? We’ve seen this movie before, over and over, in real life. An…