Weekly Movie Reviews: Jun 25-Jul 1, 2017
Favorite Movie of the Week The Edge of Seventeen (2016) I was excited to watch The Edge of Seventeen because it got great reviews. Going into a movie with a…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week The Edge of Seventeen (2016) I was excited to watch The Edge of Seventeen because it got great reviews. Going into a movie with a…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Two Days, One Night (2014) I’m not sure where I heard about this Belgian movie (Deux jours, une nuit), but it’s been on our list…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Ocean Waves (1993) Ocean Waves was the only Studio Ghibli movie that I hadn’t seen – it was made for television and didn’t involve any…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) I first heard about Hunt for the Wilderpeople when I was reading about the upcoming Thor movie, which is also…
Read moreThe Fighter (2010) I’ve enjoyed director David O. Russell’s other movies (Three Kings, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, Joy) quite a bit, so I was pretty excited about watching this…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Empire of the Sun (1987) Empire of the Sun is adapted from the semi-autobiographical novel by J.G. Ballard about Jim Graham, a boy who ends…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Kung Fu Panda (2008) I watched Kung Fu Panda a long time ago and remember really enjoying it. I don’t expect a lot from American…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week The Science of Sleep (2006) We started watching The Science of Sleep in 2015, but I hadn’t watched a lot of movies then, and its…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Thelma and Louise (1991) I’ve been wanting to watch Thelma and Louise for a long time – it’s a classic, plus Ridley Scott is one…
Read moreFavorite Movie of the Week Moonlight (2016) I knew we were going to have to watch Moonlight eventually, since it won the Oscar for Best Picture this year, but I…
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