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So as you know, I stopped writing lengthy reviews on this site this year, keeping the blog as more of a film diary of sorts.  Lo and behold,...

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Wild Mountain Thyme

 Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, and Christopher Walken
Directed by John Patrick Shanley
Written by John Patrick Shanley


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Judas and the Black Messiah

 Judas and the Black Messiah (2021 -- Oscars 2020)
Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, Jesse Plemons, Dominque Fishback, and Martin Sheen
Directed by Shaka King
Written by Will Berson and Shaka King


The RyMickey Rating:  D+

Friday, March 19, 2021

Queen & Slim

 Queen & Slim (2019)
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, and Sturgill Simpson
Directed by Melina Matsoukas
Written by Lena Waithe


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Thursday, March 18, 2021

The Curse of La Llorona

 The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
Starring Linda Cardellini, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velásquez, Marisol Ramirez, and Sean Patrick Thomas
Directed by Michael Chaves
Written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis


The RyMickey Rating: C

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Let Him Go

 Let Him Go (2020)
Starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, and Lesley Manville
Directed by Thomas Bezucha
Written by Thomas Bezucha


The RyMickey Rating: B+

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

One Night in Miami...

 One Night in Miami... (2020)
Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.
Directed by Regina King
Written by Kemp Powers


The RyMickey Rating:  B

Monday, March 15, 2021

The Call of the Wild

 The Call of the Wild (2020)
Starring Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, and Dan Stevens
Directed by Chris Sanders
Written by Michael Green


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Sunday, March 14, 2021

I Care a Lot

 I Care a Lot (2021 -- Oscars 2020)
Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, and Dianne Weist
Directed by J Blakeson
Written by J Blakeson


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

The Bells of St. Mary's

 The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Starring Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, and Henry Travers
Directed by Leo McCary
Written by Dudley Nichols


The RyMickey Rating:  C

Monday, March 08, 2021

Nomadland

 Nomadland (2020)
Starring Frances McDormand and David Strathairn
Directed by Chloe Zhou
Written by Chloe Zhou


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Sunday, March 07, 2021

Peter Pan

 Peter Pan (1953)
Featuring the voice talents of Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Tommy Luske, and Paul Collins
Directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wilfred Jackson


The RyMickey Rating: B

Saturday, March 06, 2021

The Queen's Gambit

 The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Christiane Seidel, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Directed by Scott Frank
Written by Scott Frank


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Friday, March 05, 2021

Alice in Wonderland

 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Featuring the voice talents of Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Jerry Colonna, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Verna Felton, J. Pat O'Malley, and Bill Thompson
Directed by Clyde Geronomi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske; Ben Sharpsteen (production supervisor)



The (current) RyMickey Rating:  C-

Thursday, March 04, 2021

The Bodyguard

 The Bodyguard (1992)
Starring Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, and Ralph Waite
Directed by Mick Jackson
Written by Lawrence Kasdan


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Wednesday, March 03, 2021

The Preacher's Wife

 The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, and Justin Pierre Edmund
Directed by Penny Marshall
Written by Nat Mauldin and Allan Scott


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Tuesday, March 02, 2021

It Could Happen to You

 It Could Happen to You (1994)
Starring Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez, Isaac Hayes, Seymour Cassel, and Stanley Tucci
Directed by Andrew Bergman
Written by Jane Anderson



The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Monday, March 01, 2021

My Best Friend's Wedding

 My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett
Directed by P.J. Hogan
Written by Ronald Bass


The RyMickey Rating:  C+