January, February March Movies and Money For Charity

March 30, 2021April 2, 202111 Comments

I’m so behind with this but unwilling to let a decade long tradition go by the wayside. I hope you’ll participate!

You know the drill, add your 5 words (or less!) to mine in a comment and earn $1 for charity. Once we get to $100 the person with the most reviews will choose the charity. Click here to see the past winners, the charities they chose and the other reviews you can add to. Anyone is welcome to join in at any time. Click here to see past movie posts.

We’re at $72 right now. Your charity could be next

The Black Klansman, 2018 (John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace) Grade B+

Klu Kluz Klan Undercover Infiltration

Denzel’s son + True Story = Magnificent (Michelle)

Funny, serious, a timely movie. (Heather)

Mudbound (film).png — Mudbound, 2017 (Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedland, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks) Grade B+

Sharecropping, Racism, Service, Friendship, Revenge.

Too many white people, OK (I really wanted the story focused elsewhere) (Heather)

Yesterday Poster — Yesterday, 2019 (Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Joel Fry, Kate McKinnon) Grade B

All You Need Is Love.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster.jpg — Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day!, 2014 (Steve Carrell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Bella Thorne) Grade B

Fun Family Flick For All.

The Call of The Wild, 2020 (Harrison Ford, Omar Cy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens) Grade B

Classic Book Comes To Life

I Care a Lot Poster — I Care A Lot, 2020 (Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage, Eliza Gonzalez, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Alicia Witt, Damien Young, Chris Messina, Macon Blair) Grade B

Fear Inducing Horror and Hate.

Yes Day, 2021 (Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla)

Parents Don’t Get To Say No.

The Ritual Poster — The Ritual, 2017 (Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Same Troughton) Grade C

So much potential, fizzled out.

Awesome folk horror; book (is) better. (Michelle)

Book was terrifying! Movie OK. (Heather)

Murder on the Orient Express teaser poster.jpg — Murder on the Orient Express, 2017 (Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, William Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley) Grade C-

Hercules Poirot Rides a Train

Christie great with star power. (Michelle)

Branagh, don’t pretend hablar French. (Heather)

The Midnight Sky poster.png — The Midnight Sky, 2020 (George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Damian Bichir, Kyle Chandler, Caoillin Springall) Grade C–

End of Earth from space.

Slow burner; much to contemplate. (Michelle)

Great ideas, but poor execution. (Heather)