T&S Saw It – Movie Reviews

  • Movie Review: Wild Rose July 22nd, 20190 Comments

    Rags-to-riches rises to fame (both real and fictional) are not uncommon in cinema. Wild Rose’s premise is very familiar: A recently paroled single mother, Rose-Lynn Harlan (Jessie …Read More

  • Movie Review: All Is True June 17th, 20190 Comments

    Anyone who has wondered what really made William Shakespeare tick likely will view this film with interest. It’s a more personal look than we usually get into what his feelings and …Read More

  • Movie Review: The Sun Is Also a Star May 20th, 20190 Comments

    Daniel Bae (Charles Melton) is a romantic, and Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi) is a pragmatist. The young students meet by chance in New York City as both are struggling with family …Read More

  • Movie Review: Stockholm April 22nd, 20190 Comments

    Billed as based on an “absurd true story,” the film tells a fictionalized account of the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery, which inspired the term ‘Stockholm syndrome.’ Decked  out in …Read More

  • Movie Review: Birds of Passage March 27th, 20190 Comments

    We often think of our environment in very black and white terms; if we can’t see or touch something, we may forget it exists. This film asks us to view the world from a more mystical …Read More

  • Review: Captain Marvel March 11th, 20190 Comments

    This film fills a pretty glaring void in Marvel’s lineup of cinematic superheroes. Carol Danvers (a perfectly cast Brie Larson) is the studio’s first female hero to have a solo film. …Read More

  • Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon-The Hidden World February 25th, 20190 Comments

    In 2010, How to Train Your Dragon introduced audiences to Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel), a young Viking, and his adorable dragon, Toothless. The film blended high-energy action, beautiful …Read More

  • Review: The Upside January 14th, 20190 Comments

    January has a reputation as a time when studios dump the films they have less faith in for critical and commercial success. With a beginning-of-the-year release, The Upside already had me …Read More

  • Review: Mary, Queen of Scots January 6th, 20190 Comments

    I’ve always loved the Elizabethan period, so I knew I wanted to see this film. It stars Irish actress Saoirse Ronan as the Scottish queen and would-be contender for the throne of her …Read More

  • Review: Wildlife December 9th, 20180 Comments

    You can assume the title of this film is supposed to be ironic, as it actually is about three very quiet lives in a remote part of the country. Directed by Paul Dano and based on a Richard …Read More

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