4 Star Movies

Despite being dubious of the title and abhorring “forbidden affairs” (i.e. adultery), I ended up liking this movie and give it four stars. It is about a present day American fellow at the British Museum and a young professor at Oxford who are both experts in respective poets and who discover a connection between their … Read more

Well, I liked this more than most animated films. Maybe it’s because I’m a healer with hair down to my knees? I give it four stars. I loved the incredible horse (Max) and the enchanting airborne birthday lanterns the best. Both were wonderful. The character’s eyes would have been better less exaggerated in size, in … Read more

I saw this movie now that it has come out on video after friends who saw it in the theaters said they liked it. I agree with them! I was also interested in this film having lived for seven years in Pelham Bay in the Bronx, just a stone’s throw from City Island. To me, … Read more

This is light fare, but that’s what I was in the mood for. And I’m pretty much a sucker for any transformation story. This one is packaged as entertainment more than inspiration. I like Harrison Ford too, as a rule, and he does not disappoint in this film, even though there is no academy award … Read more

This movie is about a customer service representative for Citibank stationed in India, trained to impersonate being an American complete with a false name and city of origin. This was particularly interesting to me after spending chunks of two days last week getting computer help with an email problem (that you might have noticed…) One … Read more

Well, when you love a book, it is rare that you like the movie better, and so it is the case here. Liking the original book, and liking Julia Roberts, wasn’t enough to make this a great movie; I’m only going to give it four (three?) stars, even though I truly wanted it to warrant … Read more

This is a fascinating story of a real woman artist in the early 20th century. A religious cleaning woman, she was told to paint by the angels. She assiduously collected and ground her own pigments, painting at night after very hard days scrubbing; she was discovered by an avant garde art critic that she cleaned … Read more

My oldest daughter is home from college for spring break. We enjoyed Runaway Bride… a thoroughly decent film which I’ll give 4 stars especially after…

I really liked this film and give it four stars. It is sweet, picturesque, pure, and slow moving. It begins with a flashback that makes it take a while to get into the story, but the story itself is compelling, and at the end, you appreciate the flashback as well. And it is wonderful to … Read more

the question of what makes life meaningful, as well as a study in the universal language of music. I give it 4.5 stars. Walter is a tuned out widowed professor that is “pretending” to live his life. He is disconnected and numb, just going through the usual paces, marking time. He is required to go … Read more

I give the movie UP four stars. It was unexpectedly sweet with the courtship and relationship between Carl and Ellie. Ellie continually helps Carl along, like putting her hand print on the mail box on purpose right after he accidentally does. She is always affirming and encouraging him, enlivening him. Another dear scene is where … Read more

I liked this movie: unvarnished and polished, sad and triumphant, disturbing and empowering, straightforward and complex. The restoring power of love was…