Monday, September 28, 2015

Sicario

Intense drama of the fight to stop the flow of drugs from Mexico. A U.S. drug task force is put together with no boundries or laws attached to it to seek out and kill the king pins of the Mexican drug operations. Emily Blunt is assigned to the force from the FBI but she wants to do everything legally which immediately puts her at odds with all the rest. Right on the money for telling it like it is. Sicario means hitman in Spanish , so take it from there. Wish the movie had been 3 hours as the 2 hours  flew by. 3 1/2 bananas

Friday, September 25, 2015

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

The continuing sage(3 so far) of a group of young people who have been held prisoners and then have escaped into a world that has been totally destroyed. Why they were being held and how they manage their way in a devastated world with their captors in hot pursuit is what makes things intertesting. 2 bananas

Monday, September 21, 2015

Black Mass

Johnny Depp portrays the rise and fall of Boston mobster James Whitey Bulger in this very dark drama of murder, corruption and mayhem.. Bulger is able to avoid the arm of the law by getting into bed with the local FBI who believe he is a valuable informant only to find many years later that they have been played. The cruel and heartless Bulger is played to perfection by Depp. 3 1/2 bananas

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Walk in the Woods

Nick Nolte is hilarious in this comedy also starring Robert Redford as the two join forces after 40 years of being apart to walk the Appalachian Trail. Along the way they rehash memories of times spent growing up in Iowa as well the true reason Nolte shows unexpectedly up to join Redford . Emma Thompson never looked better as Redfords wife in a supporting role. Delightful from beginning to the end. 3 1/2 bananas