Reel Takes

by Michelle Keenan

This past week I realized we were in the waning days of the summer, and I found myself lamenting its quick passing. In my world, it’s been a strange season filled with life slapping challenges, change and metamorphosis. In May an illness in the family yanked the rug out ofContinue Reading

by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Criminal *** ½ Short Take: While Criminal is nothing special, it is well made and harks back to a time when that’s all most movies needed to be. REEL TAKE: Criminal is just one more example (and these examples are recurring with increasingContinue Reading

by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – 10 Cloverfield Lane **** Short Take: A woman fleeing from a relationship suffers a car wreck and wakes up in a prepper’s underground bunker in an allegedly post-apocalyptic world. REEL TAKE: Whether you saw 2008’s ‘found footage’ monster movie Cloverfield should hold noContinue Reading

by Michelle Keenan & Chip Kaufmann – Hail Caesar! **** Short Take: A playful homage to 1950’s Hollywood from the Coen Brothers. It may not be one of their best films, but it’s incredibly fun, especially for movie buffs. Reel Take: Hail Caesar! is a satirical look at the oldContinue Reading