When I heard that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were reuniting on a police/crime/action thriller I was excited. When I heard that it was going to be a straight-to-streaming Netflix film, I was trepidatious. I was right on both accounts. THE RIP tells the tale of a squad of Miami detectives that stumble across a large amount of drug cartel money. The tension comes into play as the squad divides over whether to turn the money in or keep some (or all) of it for themselves. It’s a

And…the Oscar for Best Acted Film (top to bottom) goes to the Norwegian film SENTIMENTAL VALUE. Written and Directed by Joachim Trier (who is Oscar nominated for both), SENTIMENTAL VALUE tells the tale of a family who’s matriarch passes away forcing the estranged patriarch to come back and to decide with his 2 adult children if they should sell the house that has been in their families’ possession for generations. There is much history in this house and it has it’s imperfect

Most people will sit down to watch the Craig Brewer Written and Directed Oscar Nominated film SONG SONG BLUE expecting to see a touching love story about 2 down on their luck singers who’s entertainment and personal lives are going nowhere only to be redeemed when these two plucky losers join together as an improbable Neil Diamond tribute act known as Lightning and Thunder. And, for the first half of this film, that is exactly what you get as Lightning (Hugh Jackman) and Thun

People were surprised when Rose Byrne - she of such comedy classics like BRIDESMAIDS and THE INTERNSHIP as well as horror films like 28 WEEKS LATER and INSIDIOUS - was nominated for an Oscar, having no idea she could do dramatic work. But, if you were a fan of the Glenn Close led court-room series DAMAGES (that ran from 2007-2012), then you know that Byrne HAS the dramatic chops as she went toe-to-toe with Close in almost every episode and held her own very well. It has been