Front Row Critics

12/10/2021 – PG-13 – 2h 36m Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is West Side Story, a classic Broadway musical presented faithfully by Steven Spielberg. Alan: This is a musical in the style of classic musicals from the 1950’s and 60’s, but with modern production quality. I was very much reminded of the 1955 film adaptation of Guys…

11/19/21 – PG-13 – 2h 24m – Warner Bros Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ King Richard is the story of Richard Williams implementing his plan to train his daughters  Venus and Serena Williams to become tennis champions. Michelle: I love films about sports legends. King Richard is an uplifting story of a family’s dedication to nurturing and…

9/10/21 – R – 1h 52m – Focus Features Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ William Tell learned a number of useful skills in military prison: keep life simple; maintain a low profile; how to count cards. He uses these skills to survive under the radar playing blackjack in casinos across the country. His past revisits him in…

9/3/21 – PG-13 – 2h 36m – Warner Bros Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dune: Part One is the futuristic story about a young boy with mystical powers who moves to a desert planet and must overthrow the oppressive government that killed his family. Dune is based on the book by Frank Herbert published twelve years…

8/29/21 – R – 1h 56m – Focus Features Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩ Last Night in Soho is a psychological thriller about Ellie Turner, a young fashion design student in London, who dreams about the 1960s where she sees an aspiring singer around her age. Alan: This is a supernatural mystery. Ellie’s dreams are true…

8/22/2021 – R – 1h 29m Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩ Alan: The French Dispatch is a movie about a fictional print magazine named The French Dispatch. When I say the movie is about the magazine, I am not being entirely accurate. The movie is not about magazine. In a sense the movie is the fictional magazine. It…

8/13/21 – PG-13 – 2h 25m – United Artists Releasing Alan: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩ Michelle: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✩ Respect is a biopic of Aretha Franklin tracing Aretha’s path from singing solos at her father’s Detroit church to professional success as the Queen of Soul. Michelle: I love films about musician’s lives and careers as much as I love films…