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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, August 22, 2021

In the Heights

 In the Heights (2021)
Starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Berrera, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz, Gregory Diaz IV, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Jimmy Smits
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Written by Quiara Alegria Hudes



The RyMickey Rating:  B

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Mare of Easttown

 Mare of Easttown (2021)
Starring Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, David Denman, Guy Pearce, and Evan Peters
Directed by Craig Zobel
Written by Brad Ingelsby


The RyMickey Rating:  A

Monday, August 16, 2021

Luca

 Luca (2021)
Featuring the vocal talents of Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raymondo, Marco Barricelli, Maya Rudolph, and Jim Gaffigan
Directed by Enrico Casarosa
Written by Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones


The RyMickey Rating:  B+

Thursday, August 05, 2021

Fear Street Part Three: 1666

  Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)

Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores, Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, and Gillian Jacobs
Directed by Leigh Janiak
Written by Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak, and Kate Trefry


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Fear Street Part Two: 1978

  Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)
Starring Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Ted Sutherland, Jordana Spiro, and Gillian Jacobs
Directed by Leigh Janiak
Written by Zak Olkewicz and Leigh Janiak


The RyMickey Rating: B-

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

Fear Street Part One: 1994

 Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores, Jr., Julia Rehwald, Fred Hechinger, Ashley Zukerman, and Gillian Jacobs
Directed by Leigh Janiak
Written by Phil Graziadei and Leigh Janiak


The RyMickey Rating:  C

Friday, July 30, 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O'Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and John Noble
Directed by Michael Chaves
Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Underwater

 Underwater (2020)
Starring Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher, Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller
Directed by William Eubank
Written by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad


The RyMickey Rating:  B

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

The Woman in the Window

 The Woman in the Window (2021)
Starring Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Fred Hechinger, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tracy Letts, and Julianne Moore
Directed by Joe Wright
Written by Tracy Letts



The RyMickey Rating:  C-

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Maverick

 Maverick (1994)
Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, James Coburn, and Alfred Molina 
Directed by Richard Donner
Written by William Goldman


The RyMickey Rating:  D

Monday, July 26, 2021

Downhill

 Downhill  (2020)
Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoë Chao, Zach Woods, and Kristofer Hivju
Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Written by Jesse Armstrong, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash


The RyMickey Rating:  C+

Monday, June 07, 2021

Love, Guaranteed

 Love, Guaranteed (2020)
Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Damon Wayans, Jr., and Heather Graham
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson
Written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy



The RyMickey Rating:  D+

Saturday, June 05, 2021

Because I Said Do

 Because I Said So (2007)
Starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, and Stephen Collins
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Written by Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson


The RyMickey Rating: F

Friday, June 04, 2021

Soul

 Soul (2020)
Featuring the vocal talents of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, and Angela Bassett
Directed by Pete Docter
Written by Pete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers


The RyMickey Rating: B+

Thursday, June 03, 2021

Pieces of a Woman

 Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, and Ellen Burstyn
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Written by Kata Wéber


The RyMickey Rating:  A-

Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Thunder Force

 Thunder Force (2021)
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Melissa Leo, and Jason Bateman
Directed by Ben Falcone
Written by Ben Falcone


The RyMickey Rating:  C-

Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Greenland

 Greenland (2020)
Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, David Denman, and Hope Davis
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by Chris Sparling


The RyMickey Rating:  B-

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+