Your Hollywood Authority

Movie Reviews

Pete Souza had the most unique positions to judge what works and what doesn’t in the White House. He was the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Barack Obama and President Ronald Reagan. As such, when he speaks, people generally listen. Since he landed on Twitter and Instagram, the […]

The Way I See It Review: Pete Souza Shows How ...

September 18, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Way I See It by joeldamos

If there is anyone who still thinks that the Confederate flag should still wave or military leaders from that traitorous period should adorn our military bases, Antebellum will change your mind. If it doesn’t, then you just need to get out of the way because a revolution is coming, and […]

Antebellum Review: Janelle Monáe Moves Us in Timely & Terrific ...

September 18, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Antebellum / Janelle Monáe / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

As an American—first and foremost—what is revealed in the documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy has us experiencing simultaneous bouts of anger and hope. Voting and the right to vote should not be a partisan issue. Sadly, it has become exactly that, what with laser-focused redistricting to voter suppression. […]

All In The Fight for Democracy Review: Most Important Election ...

September 17, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged All In: The Fight for Democracy / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has led a colorful life. He’s practically the Forrest Gump in the music world. As he states in the documentary that chronicles his artistic life, Somebody Up There Likes Me, he’s always been “in the right place at the right time.” Isn’t that the key […]

Somebody Up There Likes Me Review: Documentary Does Ronnie Wood ...

September 16, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Ronnie Wood / Somebody Up There Likes Me / The Rolling Stones by joeldamos

It is beyond fitting that the Helen Reddy biopic, I Am Woman, is not only helmed by a fellow Aussie, Unjoo Moon, but also a female director whose vocational opportunities were fostered by a social movement whose musical theme song is the empowering film’s moniker. Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Hotel Mumbai) earned […]

I Am Woman Review: Helen Reddy Biopic Spotlights One Awesome ...

September 12, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged I Am Woman / Movie Reviews by joeldamos

It’s always enjoyable heading back to the decade of decadence, after all that’s the landscape of my youth. So, one can imagine the joy of diving into Rent-A-Pal and its premise that centers on a middle-aged man trying to find love in the video age. In that effort, David (Brian […]

Rent-A-Pal Review: A Riveting Retro Video Dating Tale

September 11, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Rent-A-Pal / Wil Wheaton by joeldamos

We need hope to keep us afloat through turbulent times and sometimes it arrives from the most unexpected of sources. The Broken Hearts Gallery is a rom-com that even folks who don’t care for that milieu can embrace with a bodacious bear hug. The rationale why some exclude this genre […]

The Broken Hearts Gallery Review: Love Hoarders Unite

September 11, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / The Broken Hearts GAllery by joeldamos

The Disney live-action remakes have been hitting theaters for years now, from Beauty and the Beast to Dumbo. The latest, which bows on Disney+ on September 4, takes 1998’s Mulan and brings it to life in the most stunning of ways. The musical aspect is gone, and the battle and […]

Mulan Review: Live-Action Remake Is Loyal Brave and True

September 4, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Movie Reviews / Mulan by joeldamos

The bringing of Iain Reid’s novel I’m Thinking of Ending Things to the screen by auteur Charlie Kaufman is a match made in heaven. The first thing that struck me was that the latest from the man who wrote Being John Malkovich feels like you’re watching a novel. It is […]

I’m Thinking of Ending Things Review: Charlie Kaufman Delivers An ...

September 3, 2020 in Movie Reviews tagged Charlie Kaufman / Jesse Plemmons / Jessie Buckley / Movie Reviews / Toni Collette by joeldamos