MOVIE - Bohemian Rhapsody

PG-13 (2:14)

Wide Release 11/2/18

viewed 11/12/18 in Bangor with Fran

RT Critic: 62   Audience:   91
Critic's Consensus:  Bohemian Rhapsody hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection.

Cag:  5.5 I loved it AND it was awesome

Directed by Bryan Singer

20th Century Fox

Rami Malek!

My comments:  What a fantastic movie.  Great casting, fantastic music (pretty much all the original Queen). I could see this over and over- totally delightful. Rami Malek was EXCEPTIONAL!

RT/ IMDb Summary:  Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury's lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.

MOVIE - Life of the Party

PG-13 (1:45)

Wide release 5/11/18

Viewed 5/11/18 in Savannah, on our last night there, with Fran (opening night for this movie, too!)
IMBd:   5.5/10

RT Critic:  38  Audience: 44
Critic's Consensus:  Life of the Party's good-natured humor and abundance of onscreen talent aren't enough to make up for jumbled direction and a script that misses far more often than it hits.

Cag:  3.5 Liked it a lot, for the most part

Directed by Ben Falcone (I think that's Melissa McCarthy's husband)

New Line Cinema

Written by McCarthy & Falcone

Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen

My comments:  Knowing that it would be silly, stupid, and probably very funny in places, Fran and I decided to spend our last evening in Savannah at this movie.  That's exactly what it was:  silly, stupid, and very funny in lots of places.  Laugh really, really loud kind-of-funny.  Some of it was a real hoot.  There were three different scenes, however, that could have certainly been improved - taking out the eye-rolling stupid and continuing with the just-plain fun.  Oh well.

RT/ IMDb Summary:  When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college...landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna-now Dee Rock-embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

MOVIE - Tully

1:34)R (Rating/Time

Wide release 5/4/18

Viewed 5/8/18 in a theater just outside Savannah, GA with Fran and Sheila
IMBd:   7.4/10

RT Critic:  87  Audience:  75
Critic's Consensus:  Tully delves into the modern parenthood experience with an admirably deft blend of humor and raw honesty, brought to life by an outstanding performance by Charlize Theron.

Cag:  3/Liked it, but it was too unsettling for me, never fully embraced it....it was considered a "comedy" and I disagree...

Directed by Jason Reitman

Focus Features

Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston

My comments: A movie about postpartum depression.  I guess I can't say I 100% liked this movie, although Charlize Theron was awesome ... as was the entire cast.  I feel really unsettled about it.  The first quarter of the movie for me was sort of slow moving, maybe even boring, and then when the nanny was introduced things seemed a little too weird to be anywhere near normal.  At first I thought the feeling I had was discomfort, but I think it was more just that it was unsettling.  The surprise ending made lots of puzzle pieces fit together, but I think I wouldn't liked to know the "surprise" a little bit sooner.  

RT/ IMDb Summary:   The film is about Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, who is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.