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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, April 25, 2021

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Starring Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts
Directed by George C. Wolfe
Written by Colman Santiago-Hudson


The RyMickey Rating: C+

Sunday, April 11, 2021

The Mighty Ducks

 The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Starring Emilio Estevez, Joss Ackland, Lane Smith, Heidi Kling, Joshua Jackson, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, and Brandon Adams
Directed by Stephen Herek
Written by Steven Brill


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Saturday, April 10, 2021

The Assistant

 The Assistant (2020)
Starring Julia Garner and Matthew Macfadyen
Directed by Kitty Green
Written by Kitty Green


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Friday, April 09, 2021

Thursday, April 08, 2021

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)
Starring Brett Dalton, Angela Johnson-Reyes, Neil Flynn, and D.B. Sweeney
Directed by Dallas Jenkins
Written by Andrea Gyerston Nasfell


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Fever Pitch

 Fever Pitch (2005)
Starring Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, James Sikking, and JoBeth Williams
Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly
Written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Yes Day

 Yes Day (2021)
Starring Jennifer Garner, Édgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla, and Nat Faxon
Directed by Miguel Arteta
Written by Justin Malen


The RyMickey Rating: C+

Monday, April 05, 2021

Hop

Hop (2011)
Starring James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Perkins, and Gary Cole
and Featuring the vocal talents of Russell Brand, Hank Azaria, and Hugh Laurie
Directed by Tim Hill
Written by Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, and Brian Lynch

Click here for my Letterboxd review

The RyMickey Rating:  D

Sunday, April 04, 2021

Jesus of Nazareth

 Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Starring Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Yorgo Voyagis, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Valentina Cortese, James Farentino, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Tony Lo Bianco, James Mason, Ian McShane, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasance, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quinn, Fernando Rey, Ralph Richardson, Rod Steiger, Peter Ustinov, and Michael York
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Written by Anthony Burgess, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and Franco Zeffirelli


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Saturday, April 03, 2021

Lady and the Tramp

 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Featuring the vocal talents of Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson, Bill Baucom, Verna Felton, and Peggy Lee
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske 
Written by Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright, Don DaGradi, and Joe Grant


The RyMickey Rating: B

Friday, April 02, 2021

Wolfwalkers

Wolkwalkers (2020)
Featuring the vocal talents of Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Simon McBurney, and Sean Bean
Directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart 
Written by Will Collins


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Citizen Kane

 Citizen Kane (1941)
Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, and Ruth Warrick
Directed by Orson Welles
Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles


The RyMickey Rating: B+

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+