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Movie – ***** Galaxy Quest (1999)

rmann April 2, 2017 August 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Classic sci-fi comedy with Tim Allen and Sigorney Weaver. Every scene and bit part is played to perfection. Worth watching and re-watching.

Movie ***+ Power Rangers (2017)

rmann April 1, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Power Rangers (2017) After successfully introducing the main characters and giving them their powers, their characters are lost inside the machines they do battle in, becoming another episode of Transformers.

Movie – ****+ Kedi (2016)

rmann March 26, 2017 March 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Lovely slice of life-in-Istanbul from a cat’s point of view.

Movie – **** Logan (2017)

rmann March 15, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Inventive story of the troubled elderly Logan and the remnant of the mutants, but treaded too close to a John Woo film substituting knife slashes and their resultant carnage for the typical cascade of bullets and blasted bodies.

Movie – **** Hidden Figures (2016)

rmann March 7, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Great story of the math uncertainties of the early space race. Also highlights the blindness inherent in racial prejudice, especially in a business like NASA’s built on facts and sometimes split-second team interactions.

Movie – ***+ The Great Wall (2016)

rmann March 1, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Historical alien invasion featuring Matt Damon delivering an unusual twist to the search for the secret of gunpowder in China. Nice action and CGI.

Movie – ****+ Salmon Fishing in Yemen (2011)

rmann February 25, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt are fantastic in this odd, but compelling, love story.

Movie – ****+ Sweet Bean (2015)

rmann February 18, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Wonderful story about the meaning of work, self-worth, and social stigmas.

Movie – ***+ Passengers (2016)

rmann February 7, 2017 March 24, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Enjoyable interstellar adventure if you focus on the story, characters, and visuals and not on the science. Space is like the Pacific Ocean only bigger—you just don’t run into big things out there, but if you did you’d see them coming from a long way off and scoot around them.…

Movie – ****+ Lion (2016)

rmann January 22, 2017 January 21, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

When a five-year-old gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, he becomes an archetype of lost children everywhere. His odyssey to find his roots while honoring his adoptive parents is a heart wrenching journey for both him and the audience.

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Movie – ***** Galaxy Quest (1999)

Movie ***+ Power Rangers (2017)

Movie – ****+ Kedi (2016)

Movie – **** Logan (2017)

Movie – **** Hidden Figures (2016)

Movie – ***+ The Great Wall (2016)

Movie – ****+ Salmon Fishing in Yemen (2011)

Movie – ****+ Sweet Bean (2015)

Movie – ***+ Passengers (2016)

Movie – ****+ Lion (2016)

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