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Green Book – A Movie Review

April 14, 2019 B. John 384 Views 0 Comments Biography, Comedy, Drama, Mahershala Ali, Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen

In 1962, Tony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work when his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Based on the true-life story, ‘Green Book’ is a surprise effort by Writer-Director Peter Farrelly, who is known for madcap comedies delivers a more sensitive and slower-paced film than his usual fare and delivers a road-film that explores friendship and racism in a thoughtful way. I liked it a lot.

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Lady Bird – A Movie Review

March 7, 2018March 9, 2018 B. John 531 Views 1 Comment Comedy, Drama, Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Saorirse Ronan

In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter.

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War Dogs – A Movie Review

May 17, 2017May 21, 2017 B. John 400 Views 0 Comments Arms Merchant, Bradley Cooper, Comedy, David Packouz, Drama, Gregg Weiner, Gun Running, Guy Lawson, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Todd Phillips

Two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military – a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Based on true events.

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Lady in The Van – A Movie Review

February 20, 2016 B. John 302 Views 0 Comments Alan Bennett, Biography, Clare Hammond, Comedy, Drama, George Fenton, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Nicholas Hytner

An eccentric (and decidedly grubby) aged lady parks her decrepit old van (which appears to contain her entire world goods) outside writer Alan Bennett’s house in Camden. When the Council threatens to have it towed away, Bennett’s diffidence leads to it being parked in his drive, to the consternation of his neighbors, where it – and she – stay for 15 years. As time passes, an odd relationship develops between them, and he begins to discover elements of her past.

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Lewis Black – A Show Review

March 17, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 476 Views 3 Comments Comedy, John Bowman, Lewis Black, Straz Center

This past weekend was my birthday. I love Lewis Black, and have never seen him in person, so I was excited to find that he was performing his current show, “The Rant is Due, Part Deux,” at the Straz Center here in Tampa Saturday evening, March 14. I love Lewis Black and his comedy, but was really disappointed when this show went nowhere.

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Best Exotic Marigold Hotel-A Movie Review

January 19, 2015 B. John 274 Views 0 Comments Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Comedy, Drama, Hugh Dickson, India, Jaipur, James Rawlings, Judi Dench, Liza Tarbuck, Lucy Robinson, Maggie Smith, Patrick Pearson, Paul Bhattacharjee, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson

Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn, newly widowed, wants low-cost experience, Graham seeks a long-ago love, Douglas and Jean have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel needs cheap hip surgery, Madge seeks a rich husband, and Norman is chasing women. Lay was off Saturday, and I watched this. It was an enjoyable movie.

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Birdman – A Movie Review

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 225 Views 0 Comments Alejandro González Iñárritu, Comedy, Drama, Emma Stone, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Kenny Chin, Michael Keaton

We watched this nearly a month ago, and I’m just getting to writing the review. A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. It was an interesting movie, but frankly got a bit tiring. The setting, a theater, must have been the largest theater backstage ever.

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Birdman – A Movie Review

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 B. John 247 Views 0 Comments Alejandro González Iñárritu, Comedy, Drama, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Kenny Chin, Michael Keaton

Riggan Thomas, once known quite well to movie theater goers as an iconic super hero called “The Birdman” had recently turned down a third installment of the franchise. Now washed up, he attempts to reinvent himself as a director by staging a new retelling of a classic Broadway dramatic play called “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”. We saw this last weekend, and it was an interesting movie..

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Movie Review – The Grand Budapest Hotel

October 14, 2014October 20, 2014 B. John 303 Views 0 Comments Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Comedy, Drama, Edward Norton, F Murray Abraham, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Stefan Zweig, Tom Wilkinson, Wes Anderson, Willem Defoe

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

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American Hustle-A Movie Review

May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 B. John 242 Views 0 Comments Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Comedy, David O Russell, Jeremy Renner, Suspense

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. We both really wanted to like this movie, but we both hated it. I remember some of the news coverage of the events, and was really disappointed. It just never seem to grab my attention.

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Nebraska: A Movie Review

January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 B. John 230 Views 0 Comments Alexander Payne, Bob Nelson, Bruce Dern, Comedy, Drama, Nebraska, Will Forte

“NEBRASKA” is our choice for best movie of 2013. It’s about a father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it’s ultimately the story of a son trying to get through to a father he doesn’t understand.

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