Being The Ricardos (2021)

Though the film is messy and a bit overthought, Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos is a compelling look at significant events surrounding Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Jr. in 1950s Hollywood.

Michael WardDecember 10, 2021Drama, 2021, Being The Ricardos, Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nina Arianda, J.K. Simmons, Jake Lacy, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, John Rubenstein, Linda Lavin, Ronny Cox, Clark Gregg

Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021)

You always want to assume the best of intentions, but Clifford the Big Red Dog is a clumsy dog toy of a movie with the inside stuffing strewn all over the place and the squeaker quickly silenced.

Nine Days (2021)

Edson Oda’s Nine Days is a beautiful, moving bittersweet drama about a solitary man who decides on the fate of unborn souls, as they desire a chance at life on Earth. One of 2021’s best films.

Michael WardAugust 7, 20212021, Drama, Nine Days, Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Bill Skarsgård, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl, Arianna Ortiz, Geraldine Hughes, Erika Vasquez, Perry Smith, Lisa Starrett, Edson Oda

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)

Frenzied, harried, and full of nearly two dozen celebrity voices, The Angry Birds Movie 2 is an animated family comedy that hits more than it misses.

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Toy Story 4 is one of the best films of 2019.

Sadie (2018)

Seattle native Megan Griffiths continues rolling out her new film Sadie in more and more theaters, a suspenseful story of a fractured mother/daughter relationship which intensifies with the arrival of a new man in the mother’s life.

Michael WardOctober 19, 20182018, Drama, Sadie, Suspense/Thriller, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher, Jr., Danielle Brooks, Tony Hale, Keith L. Williams, Tee Dennard, Megan Griffiths

Love, Simon (2018)

Tender, funny, endearing, and moving, teen romantic comedy Love, Simon tells the story of a closeted gay high school student slowly gaining the courage to come out and be himself.

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