Solo: A Star Wars Story **** Short Take: The Star Wars franchise continues to expand with an episode for the original faithful – a back story about everyone’s favorite pilot…
A Tale of Two Rachels: Comparing the 1952 and 2017 Versions of ‘My Cousin Rachel’
A Tale of Two Rachels: Comparing the 1952 and 2017 Versions of My Cousin Rachel by Chip Kaufmann. The Hendersonville Film Society recently screened the restored 1952 version of Daphne…
‘My Cousin Rachel’ a gothic did she or didn’t she
My Cousin Rachel – 4 Stars Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glenn and Holliday Grainger Short Take: A young man seeks vengeance on the woman he believes has murdered…
La La Land – A Musical Love Letter for Hollywood Dreamers
**** Stars La La Land – A Musical Love Letter for Hollywood Dreamers Short Take: The old school, Cinemascope Hollywood musical gets a 21st century millennial makeover as an aspiring…
Weekly Reel – 8/20/16
This past week I realized we were in the waning days of the summer, and I found myself lamenting its quick passing. In my world, it’s been a strange season…
‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ Hits All the Right Notes
Rating: 4 Stars Short Take: ‘Inspired by actual events,’ Florence Foster Jenkins is an off-key delight that tells the story of a middle-aged, wealthy heiress and patron of the…
Movie Reviews – May 2016
by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Criminal *** ½ Short Take: While Criminal is nothing special, it is well made and harks back to a time when that’s all…
Movie Reviews – April 2016
by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – 10 Cloverfield Lane **** Short Take: A woman fleeing from a relationship suffers a car wreck and wakes up in a prepper’s underground…
Movie Reviews – March 2016
by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Hail Caesar! **** Short Take: A playful homage to 1950’s Hollywood from the Coen Brothers. It may not be one of their best…