Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin star as beautiful, young people in love — and in danger — in “Adrift.” Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur’s drama is based on the true story of survival aboard a storm-tossed yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I knew this would be a prime...
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Reviews
Wine the Flick?! — Breaking In
Gabrielle Union gives it her all as a mother who will stop at nothing to save her kids, but “Breaking In” is never crazy enough. It’s sort of “Panic Room” in reverse, with Union’s character finding herself stuck outside a high-tech house while her kids are trapped inside with a...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Rampage
“Rampage” is exactly the kind of stupid you want it to be. It’s about a giant, genetically enhanced gorilla, wolf and alligator who fight each other, destroying downtown Chicago in the process. Only Dwayne Johnson — with a lot of help from Naomie Harris — can stop them. It’s the...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Blockers
It’s as high-concept as high-concept comedies get: Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night. The extremely R-rated “Blockers” already sounded fun, but I knew it would be even better with my dear friend and fellow mom, veteran actress Gina Torrecilla, by my side....
Read moreWine the Flick?! — A Quiet Place
I’ve been a fan of Silversun Pickups for a long time, so I was thrilled to learn that Brian Aubert, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, is a fan of What the Flick?! too. And since he loves movies so much, I knew I had to bring him with me...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Annihilation
I’m so glad I had someone to talk about “Annihilation” with me afterward, because there is a LOT to sort through. And I’m so glad that someone was Lisa Evans, a good friend and fellow mom I know from Nic’s former school. Lisa has great taste in movies and she...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Fifty Shades Freed
It’s the thrilling climax of the “Fifty Shades” series — mainly because it’s so deliriously bonkers and unintentionally hilarious. My dear friend and former fellow school mom Jen Wang came with me to see the original “Fifty Shades of Grey” — and, like me, she was masochistic enough to read...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — The Commuter
Liam Neeson brings his very particular set of skills to yet another January action movie. You can set your watch by them, they’re so reliable. And that’s true once again with “The Commuter,” which is essentially “Taken” on a train. It’s a lot of fun for a while, and then...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — All the Money in the World
My dear friend and What the Flick?! co-host Matt Atchity steps out from behind the camera to join me for a drink and discussion of “All the Money in the World.” Ridley Scott famously did last-minute reshoots of several scenes, replacing Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer — his first choice to...
Read moreWine the Flick?! — Pitch Perfect 3
“Pitch Perfect 3” is the Barton Bellas’ swan song. Not that we needed three of these movies — the first one was a blast, and it’s been a matter of diminishing returns ever since — but nevertheless, here we are. And I couldn’t imagine a better person to aca-analyze this...
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