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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,...

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Hardcore

Hardcore (1979)
Starring George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, and Ilah Davis
Directed by Paul Schrader
Written by Paul Schrader


The RyMickey Rating: B

Monday, June 29, 2020

Splash

Splash (1984)
Starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, and Eugene Levy
Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, and Bruce Jay Friedman

The RyMickey Rating: C+

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Just Mercy

Just Mercy (2019)
Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Rafe Spall, O'Shea Jackson, and Tim Blake Nelson
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Written by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham


The RyMickey Rating: B

Saturday, June 27, 2020

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey, and Marius Goring
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Written by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger



The RyMickey Rating: B-

Friday, June 26, 2020

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity (1953)
Starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Philip Ober, Mickey Shaughnessy, and Ernest Borgnine
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Daniel Taradash


The RyMickey Rating: B

Thursday, June 25, 2020

D.O.A.

D.O.A. (1950)
Starring Edmund O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Written by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene


The RyMickey Rating: D+

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife (1940)
Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, and Gail Patrick 
Directed by Garson Kanin
Written by Leo McCarey, Sam Spewack, and Bella Speawck


The RyMickey Rating: C

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Quiz

Quiz (2020)
Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Sian Clifford, Mark Bonnar, Helen McCrory, Michael Jibson, and Michael Sheen
Directed by Stephen Frears
Written by James Graham

The RyMickey Rating:  C

Monday, June 22, 2020

The Ritual

The Ritual (2018)
Starring Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, and Sam Troughton
Directed by David Bruckner
Written by Joe Barton


The RyMickey Rating: B+

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, and Armie Hammer
And the Vocal Talents of David Cross, Lily James, and Patton Oswalt
Directed by Boots Reilly
Written by Boots Reilly


The RyMickey Rating: B

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968)
Starring Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, and Walter Pidgeon
Directed by William Wyler
Written by Isobel Lennart


The RyMickey Rating: D+

Friday, June 19, 2020

Little Joe

Little Joe (2019)
Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor, David Wilmot, Phénix Brossard, Sebastian Hülk, and Lindsay Duncan
Directed by Jessica Hausner
Written by Jessica Hausner and Géraldine Bajard


The RyMickey Rating: B

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Fractured

Fractured (2019)
Starring Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Adjoa Andoh, and Lucy Capri
Directed by Brad Anderson
Written by Alan B. McElroy


The RyMickey Rating: C

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Splendor in the Grass

Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Starring Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, and Zohra Lampert
Directed by Elia Kazan
Written by William Inge


The RyMickey Rating: B+

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Wings

Wings (1927)
Starring Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen, and Jobyna Ralston
Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighton


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Monday, June 15, 2020

Sunday, June 14, 2020

The Wacky World of Mother Goose

The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967)
Featuring the vocal talents of Margaret Rutherford, Bob McFadden, and Bradley Bolke
Directed by Jules Bass
Written by Romeo Muller



The RyMickey Rating: F

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Mad Monster Party?

Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Featuring the vocal talents of Boris Karloff, Alan Swift, Gale Garnett, and Phyllis Diller 
Directed by Jules Bass
Written by Len Korobkin and Harvey Kurtzman


The RyMickey Rating: C

Friday, June 12, 2020

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
Starring William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom, Murray Matheson, Virginia Gregg, Richard Loo, Soo Yong, Philip Ahn, Jorja Curtright, and Donna Martell
Directed by Henry King
Written by John Patrick


The RyMickey Rating: D-

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, and John Malkovich
Directed by Dan Gilroy
Written by Dan Gilroy


The RyMickey Rating: B-