Solzy at the Movies
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Danielle Solzman
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Without Love (1945)
Without Love may not be as memorable as their other work but being able to watch Tracy and Hepburn is worth a viewing.
Posted Jan 14, 2021
2
Pat and Mike (1952)
Pat and Mike may not be as memorable as their other pairings but the romantic sports comedy stands up on its own against their other films.
Posted Jan 14, 2021
3
Locked Down (2021)
While Locked Down may contain a star-studded cast, it isn't enough to save the film...
Posted Jan 13, 2021
4
Outside the Wire (2021)
Outside the Wire borrows from many favorite 1980s action films but it also isn't a stretch to say that Anthony Mackie is the Black Terminator.
Posted Jan 13, 2021
5
The Terminal (2004)
The Terminal may not be the top of the line for filmmaker Steven Spielberg but the film still makes for compelling material when viewing.
Posted Jan 8, 2021
6
Stars Fell on Alabama (2021)
Stars Fell on Alabama largely plays within genre rules without straying far if at all.
Posted Jan 7, 2021
7
Gangs of New York (2002)
The production design itself is exquisite in its own right.
Posted Jan 6, 2021
8
The Opening Act (2020)
Only a veteran comedian could make The Opening Act a reality.
Posted Jan 4, 2021
9
4.5/5
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report leaves much to debate about the film's themes and the rightness or wrongness.
Posted Dec 31, 2020
10
2.5/5
Always (1989)
Always is one of the more serious Spielberg films in the 1980s films but among the worst films in his entire filmography.
Posted Dec 30, 2020
11
5/5
Yearly Departed (2020)
The comedy is top-notch and more than ever, we need the laughs.
Posted Dec 30, 2020
12
5/5
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is one of the greatest films ever made.
Posted Dec 29, 2020
13
5/5
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the type of sci-fi film that doesn't get made anymore.
Posted Dec 28, 2020
14
3.5/5
We Can Be Heroes (2021)
One can look at We Can Be Heroes as being a copycat of films like The Avengers (and with children) but this film is so much more.
Posted Dec 25, 2020
15
3.5/5
Thirteen Days (2000)
Kennedy fans might appreciate Thirteen Days for what it is but the film could do better in putting the right faces up front.
Posted Dec 25, 2020
16
5/5
Munich (2005)
When one takes into account what Steven Spielberg is looking to accomplish in the film, Munich is a a great piece of cinema.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
17
3.5/5
Sylvie's Love (2020)
Sylvie's Love is a charming period drama...
Posted Dec 23, 2020
18
4.5/5
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
While Wonder Woman 1984 never quite lives up to its groundbreaking predecessor, it is still thrilling entertainment in its own right.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
19
4.5/5
News of the World (2020)
Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, and company are making movie magic in News of the World to bring about a new classic Western.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
20
5/5
Soul (2020)
Soul is perhaps the best film to come from the world of Pixar as director/co-writer Pete Docter manages to best his earlier film, Inside Out.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
21
5/5
The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short is a remarkable piece of cinema and nothing seems to change.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
22
4/5
Cast Away (2000)
Tom Hanks is the perfect actor for the role.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
23
4.5/5
The Midnight Sky (2020)
George Clooney brings novelist Lily Brooks-Dalton's post-apocalyptic vision to life with cinematic beauty in The Midnight Sky.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
24
2/5
Fatale (2020)
Fatale...misses the mark in one of the final theatrical releases to ring out the dumpster fire.
Posted Dec 18, 2020
25
4.5/5
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
No matter how you feel about the Blues, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is worth it alone for Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman
Posted Dec 17, 2020
26
3.5/5
Greenland (2020)
Greenland won't win any awards but it's entertaining enough to close out this dumpster fire year.
Posted Dec 16, 2020
27
4/5
The Last Blockbuster (2020)
The Last Blockbuster is a relic for film history and a reminder of days long gone.
Posted Dec 14, 2020
28
1/5
Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020)
Love, Lights, Hanukkah is another failure of the Hallmark Channel's trying efforts to incorporate Chanukah into its Xmas movies.
Posted Dec 12, 2020
29
4/5
The Bee Gees covers practically everything there is to know about a band that would go on to touch so many generations of fans.
Posted Dec 11, 2020
30
4.5/5
Tenet (2020)
The best way to go about trying to understand Tenet is to just sit there and enjoy the ride.
Posted Dec 10, 2020
31
3.5/5
Let Them All Talk (2020)
Let Them All Talk may be one of the most unique comedies to date...
Posted Dec 10, 2020
32
1.5/5
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
Despite its pedigree, Wild Mountain Thyme leaves one with feelings of wanting more. A lot more.
Posted Dec 9, 2020
33
4/5
Safety (2020)
Safety is a reminder that not only are sports important to athletes but so are their family members.
Posted Dec 9, 2020
34
4.5/5
Collateral (2004)
...Jamie Foxx manages to steal the show.
Posted Dec 8, 2020
35
4/5
Godmothered (2020)
Godmothered has all the makings of a new holiday/fairy tale classic.
Posted Dec 2, 2020
36
4/5
Trading Places (1983)
...Trading Places is still funny with thanks to Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy but some of the film's racial aspects are problematic in this era.
Posted Dec 1, 2020
37
4/5
Mario Puzo's THE GODFATHER, Coda brings definitive closure to the epic Corleone franchise.
Posted Dec 1, 2020
38
5/5
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II manages to set the modern cinematic standard for film sequels.
Posted Nov 30, 2020
39
5/5
The Godfather (1972)
Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film, The Godfather, remains an epic masterpiece and one of the greatest cinematic achievements.
Posted Nov 30, 2020
40
3.5/5
Superintelligence (2019)
...Superintelligence is best collaboration together between Falcone and McCarthy.
Posted Nov 25, 2020
41
3/5
Black Beauty (2020)
Black Beauty is one of those films that is just okay and somewhere between hit or miss.
Posted Nov 23, 2020
42
2/5
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
...Hillbilly Elegy never rises above being awards bait at best.
Posted Nov 23, 2020
43
3.5/5
Soros (2019)
For what we have, Soros does the job but just barely.
Posted Nov 22, 2020
44
For having a 90ish minute running time,The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story will be perfectly satisfying satisfying for fans.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
45
3.5/5
Happiest Season (2020)
If there's a takeaway from watching Happiest Season, it's that nobody should be forced into a closet.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
46
4.5/5
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
You can really see Capra's feelings come through on the screen after George wishes he had never been born.
Posted Nov 17, 2020
47
4/5
Truth to Power: Barbara Lee Speaks for Me joins a growing list of must-watch documentaries on politicians.
Posted Nov 16, 2020
48
4/5
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special isn't the disaster that the original holiday special was but there are areas in which it could be improved.
Posted Nov 16, 2020
49
4/5
'Til Kingdom Come (2020)
Evangelicals and right-wing Jews make for strange bedfellows and 'Til Kingdom Come shows why people should be uncomfortable.
Posted Nov 13, 2020
50
4/5
The Meaning of Hitler (2020)