Movie and Book Reviews – Page 24

Movie – ****+ Star Trek Beyond (2016)

rmann August 15, 2016 September 13, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Aside from impossible-to-believe asteroid density in space, a wonderful addition to the new Star Trek movies. Amazing CGI mixed well with the story.

Movie – ***+ Tarzan (2016)

rmann August 12, 2016 August 16, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Skarsgard and Robbie have chrisma as Tarzan and Jane, but communication with animals beyond the great intelligent apes who raised him seems to stretch the legend in order to simplify the plot. The CGI apes are great.

Movie – **** Pete’s Dragon (2016)

rmann August 6, 2016 August 16, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Beautiful re-make of the well-loved book, nicely cast, and CGI appropriately subservient to the story. Great for kids and adults.

Movie – ***+ Captain Fantastic (2016)

rmann August 2, 2016 August 16, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Entertaining within its strange premise that kids in a survival setting have the discipline to outlearn college students and love a completely dictatorial father.

Movie – * Swiss Army Man (2016)

rmann July 29, 2016 August 16, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Bizarre.

Movie – ***+ The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

rmann July 25, 2016 August 16, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Evil bunny takes center stage from the main characters, but the film pulls off an entertaining adventure.

Movie – ***+ The Infiltrator (2016)

rmann July 18, 2016 July 24, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Bryan Cranston (Robert Mazur) plays a role remarkably like his character in Breaking Bad, where his undercover activities start to alter his normal personality. The film paints the life of an infiltrator well, but offers no insight for our investment in the journey.

Movie – **** The BFG (2016)

rmann July 12, 2016 July 13, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) and Mark Rylance (BFG) were both very good with their animated cast. The Roald Dahl story provided a lot of fun images. The conflicts (child consumption, bad dreams, etc.) were largely off-screen or historical making the film a very pleasant but also bland adventure.

Movie Review – ***+ Love & Mercy (2016)

rmann July 4, 2016 July 6, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, was played by John Cusack and Paul Dano, both well cast. Elizabeth Banks was also good, but the story overindulged the portrayal of his mental state and glossed over how the controlling psychiatrist came to dominate him.

Book Review – A Darker Shade of Magic (2015)

rmann June 28, 2016 June 30, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Book – **** A Darker Shade of Magic (2015) – V. E. Schwab’s fantasy world of overlapping Londons, traversed by magicians, has a few conceptual holes, but a lot of fun adventure making it a quick read.

Category: Movie and Book Reviews

Movie – ****+ Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Movie – ***+ Tarzan (2016)

Movie – **** Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Movie – ***+ Captain Fantastic (2016)

Movie – * Swiss Army Man (2016)

Movie – ***+ The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Movie – ***+ The Infiltrator (2016)

Movie – **** The BFG (2016)

Movie Review – ***+ Love & Mercy (2016)

Book Review – A Darker Shade of Magic (2015)

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