Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions; A gathering of a trio of musicians that has none of the excitement of It Might Get Loud but rather a smothering, gentle tone throughout like a weighted blanket. Interesting at first, but the lack of any spark quickly becomes monotonous; C+

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder; A fun behind the scenes of Mendes’ journey to making his latest album that can’t help but feel like feature length advance publicity. Despite his young age, the footage is surprisingly poor quality but the access given to his personal life is a wonder; B

Diner

Diner; Masculine camaraderie (and toxicity) drives this Swingers precursor filled with improvised dialogue and a very talented cast of once unknowns. However, the charm has warn off and it doesn’t hold up to modern viewing. Entertaining but not all that enlightening; B-

Falling Down

Falling Down; An aggressive performance by Douglas makes this racist’s wet dream of a film watchable, even though it would be much more interesting to follow storylines of all the characters he comes across than the sad anti-hero protagonist he plays. Hasn’t aged very well; B-

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton; A dynamite virtuoso acting class from the entire cast. A grown up film with moral and personal dilemmas guiding character’s choices and motives. Excellent script will keep you interested right up to the ending shot; A-