Unfortunately, everything good about this movie also serves as a reminder of everything it could’ve been.  

For all its flaws, I will give it this:  Anna boasts the rare distinction of being bloody and boring at the same time.

What we’re left with is a well-made movie with brilliant performances, but it’s also an unpleasant and exhausting cinematic experience.  

Judy is a sad story of an incredible woman who gave her all to the entertainment industry, only to be steamrolled by it.

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This week, we screen an over-the-top 90s classic, The Rock.  We got cornball one-liners, frantic Michael Bay direction, and a wacky chase through the streets of San Francisco.

The violence in this movie escalates until it reaches a crescendo that is savage, cruel, and defeating, all at once.

Audiences may be shocked–hopefully in a good way–by the thoughtful, meticulous drama that hides in plain sight.

A leaden script drowns a charismatic cast, while frantic, incoherent action scenes rob the movie of any real tension.  

It’s a fluffy little horror soufflé that excels at being adequate until the final act, when the whole thing collapses into a sugary mound of disappointment.

Rain rides the same schmaltz train as Journey and hits all the stops along the way, but I honestly think I would prefer it without the deluge of doggy narration.