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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,...

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Hey, Cinderella!

Hey Cinderella! (1970)
Starring Belinda Montgomery, Robin Ward, Joyce Gordon, and Pay Galloway
with Puppeteers Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and Jim Henson 
Directed by Jim Henson
Written by Jon Stone and Tom Whedon


The RyMickey Rating: C+

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Muppets on Puppets

 The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
Starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl, Don Sahlin, and Rowlf the Dog
Directed by Tim Steele
Written by Jerry Juhl


The RyMickey Rating:  A-

Monday, August 22, 2022

The Muppets Take Manhattan

 The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Skeeter, Rowlf, Rizzo the Rat, and the Muppets
with Puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson
Also Starring Juliana Donald, Lonny Price, and Louis Zorich
Directed by Frank Oz
Written by Frank Oz, Tom Patchett, and Jay Tarses


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Sunday, August 21, 2022

The Great Muppet Caper

 The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Starring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, and the Muppets
with Puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt
Also Starring Diana Ring and Charles Grodin
Directed by Jim Henson
Written by Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl, and Jack Rose


The RyMickey Rating: b

Saturday, August 20, 2022

The French Dispatch

 The French Dispatch (2021)
Starring Bill Murray, Elizabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Benicio del Toro, Léa Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Adrian Brody, Tony Revolori, Bob Balaban, Henry Winkler, Lois Smith, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Wright, Willem Dafoe, Mathieu Amalric, Edward Norton, Winston Ait Hellal, and Saoirse Ronan
Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Wes Anderson


The RyMickey Rating: D

Friday, August 19, 2022

Fatale

 Fatale (2020)
Starring Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, Danny Pino, and Damaris Lewis
Directed by Deon Taylor
Written by David Loughery


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Come From Away

 Come From Away (2021)
Starring Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch, Tony LePage, Caesar Samayoa, Q. Smith, Astrid van Wieren, Emily Walton, Jim Walton, Sharon Wheatley, and Paul Whitty
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Written and Music & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

The Babysitter: Killer Queen

 The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)
Starring Judah Lewis, Emily Alyn Lynd, Jenna Ortega, Robbie Amell, Andrew Bachelor, Hana Mae Lee, Bella Thorne, Ken Marino, Leslie Bibb, and Samara Weaving
Directed by McG
Written by Dan Lagana, Brad Morris, Jimmy Warden, and McG


The RyMickey Rating: C

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The Babysitter

 The Babysitter (2017)
Starring Samara Weaving, Judah Lewis, Hana Mae Lee, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Andrew Bachelor, Emily Alyn Lind, Leslie Bibb, and Ken Marino
Directed by McG
Written by Brian Duffield


The RyMickey Rating: B

Monday, August 15, 2022

Deep Water

 Deep Water (2022)
Starring Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Dash Mihok, Lil Rey Howard, Kristen Connelly, Grace Jenkins, and Finn Wittrock
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Written by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson


The RyMickey Rating: C-

Sunday, August 14, 2022

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
Starring Michael Bolton, Adam Scott, Sarah Silverman, Randall Park, Andy Samberg, Fred Armison, Michael Sheen, Chris Parnell, Maya Rudolph, Will Forte, Eric André, Sarah Shahi, Casey Wilson, Brooke Shields, Janeane Garofalo, Louie Anderson, Sinbad, Andy Richter, and Bob Saget
Directed by Akiva Shaffer and Scott Aukerman
Written by Scott Aukerman, Dave Ferguson, Mike Hanford, Tim Kalpakis, Joe Saunders, and Akiva Schaffer


The RyMickey Rating: C

Saturday, August 13, 2022

The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

 The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (2019)
Starring Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Maya Rudolph, and Jenny Slate
Directed by Mike Diva and Akiva Schaffer
Written by The Lonely Island


The RyMickey Rating: C-

Friday, August 12, 2022

Tour de Pharmacy

 Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
Starring Andy Samberg, Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, Daveed Diggs, John Cena, Jeff Goldblum, Julia Ormond, Danny Glover, Dolph Lundgren, James Marsden, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fielder, and Lance Armstrong
Directed by Jake Szymanski
Written by Murray Miller


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Thursday, August 11, 2022

7 Days in Hell

 7 Days in Hell (2015)
Starring Andy Samberg, Kit Harrington, Mary Steenburgen, Karen Gillan, Lena Dunham, Will Forte, Michael Sheen, Fred Armison, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, and Serena Williams
Directed by Jake Szymanski
Written by Murray Miller


The RyMickey Rating: B

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Cyrano

Cyrano (2021) 
Starring Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., and Ben Mendelsohn
Directed by Joe Wright
Written by Erica Schmidt


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Freaky

 Freaky (2020)
Starring Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Celeste O'Connor, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton, Dana Drori, and Alan Ruck
Directed by Christopher Landon
Written by Michael Kennedy and Christopher Landon

The RyMickey Rating: B

Monday, August 08, 2022

My Grown-Up Christmas List

 My Grown-Up Christmas List (2022)
Starring Kayla Wallace, Kevin McGarry, Lindsay Merrithew, Susan Hamann, and James M. Jenkinson
Directed by Andrew Cymek
Written by Bryar Freed and Shawn Riopelle


The RyMickey Rating: C

Respect

 Respect (2021)
Starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Tate Donovan, and Mary J. Blige
Directed by Leisl Thomas
Written by Tracey Scott Wilson


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Sunday, August 07, 2022

The Avengers

 The Avengers (2012)
Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard, and Samuel L. Jackson
Directed by Joss Whedon
Written by Joss Whedon



The (current) RyMickey Rating: B-

Saturday, August 06, 2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

 Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Starring Hugh Bonneville, Elisabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Lesley Nicol, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Laura Haddock, Dominic West, Nathalie Baye, Jonathan Zaccaï, and Hugh Dancy
Directed by Simon Curtis
Written by Julian Fellowes


The RyMickey Rating: B

Friday, August 05, 2022

The Muppet Movie

 The Muppet Movie (1979)
Starring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, and all the Muppets
with Puppeteers Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz
Also Starring Charles Durning and Austin Pendleton
Directed by James Frawley
Written by Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns


The RyMickey Rating: B