Review: “Violent Night”

'Tis the season for holiday movies to flood theaters and streaming channels.  Once again there is a glut of cheesy, by-the-numbers Hallmark specials, a few genre-mashing oddballs, and faithful re-runs of all-time classics.  But this year we've been gifted "Violent Night," the best Christmas movie since "Die Hard." Director Tommy Wirkola must enjoy shooting blood on [...]

By |2022-12-01T21:59:30-07:00December 1st, 2022|Movie Reviews, Reviews|0 Comments

Review: “The Menu”

The proliferation of the dining experience, a celebrity chef driving a prix fixe tasting menu offering a shared experience geared toward the ultra-wealthy, using techniques mere mortals or mass-driven restaurants cannot deliver, has become an interesting phenomenon in the past decade. Las Vegas renaissance in recent years has thrived in its shadow; celebrity chefs such [...]

By |2022-11-18T11:54:24-07:00November 18th, 2022|Movie Reviews, Reviews|0 Comments

Review: Disney’s Encanto

It’s hard to imagine that 83 years, 11 months ago, Walt Disney pioneered animated films with his first, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” a film that reflects on family, on wishes, on princesses, on desires, on fairy tale endings. For its sixtieth animated film comes Byron Howard and Jared Bush's "Encanto," now in cinemas. [...]

By |2021-11-24T10:34:45-07:00November 24th, 2021|Movie Reviews, Reviews|0 Comments

Review: “John Wick Chapter 2”

Keanu Reeves returns as the unstoppable assassin John Wick in the sequel to his only other successful action franchise since “The Matrix.”  Will this second chapter betray everything that made the first one unique or will it join the exclusive club of sequels that surpassed their predecessors?   Among the many things that made the [...]

By |2019-03-11T17:05:05-07:00February 10th, 2017|Movie Reviews, Reviews|0 Comments

Advance Screening- “The Infiltrator” (VEGAS)

Follow the link for Advance Screening passes to "THE INFILTRATOR"  Monday, July 11 AMC Town Square 7:00pm http://broadgreenscreenings.com/INFILLV  Based on a true story, Federal agent Robert “Bob” Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1986 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive [...]

By |2019-03-11T17:07:42-07:00July 9th, 2016|Nevada, Screenings|0 Comments