In theaters and streaming January 2022

In theaters and streaming January 2022 Belfast (PG-13) Drama – Kenneth Branagh looks back at his growing up in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s. Comparisons to Roma, another black & white tale of political unrest, are inevitable. Being the Ricardos (R) Drama – When Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) is accused of being a communist … Read more

Books by Mike Mayo

DVDs of 2013

Alex Cross (PG-13) Crime drama – Tyler Perry assumes the mantle of James Patterson’s best-selling character (from Morgan Freeman) as he faces off against serial killer Matthew Fox. Anna Karenina (R) Drama – Keira Knightley stars in yet another turgid literary adaptation by director Joe Wright (Pride and Prejudice, Atonement). Argo (R) Drama – CIA … Read more

Books by Mike Mayo

DVDs of 2012

Abduction (PG-13) Action – Taylor Lautner, the shirtless wolfboy from the Twilight movies, evades assassins. From director John Singleton. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Horror – It turns out that Southern Secessionists were actually the living dead and it was the job of the president to get rid of them. Stylish and silly; based on … Read more

Books by Mike Mayo