Cinema and Popcorn

THELMA It might well be one of my favorite films of the year! While the premise might sound a little silly it's a beautiful lullaby to the old ones who refuse to be diminished by a society that sees them as a liability. It's about a quest of an old lady to prove herself and her loved ones she's still useful as she tries to have a "Tom Cruise comeback" in her own life as she goes after the money she lost when she was victim of a burglary. June Squibb's charm iluminates the screen and she's so natural, so funny, so heart-warming and so great in this one that she proves there's no age limit to be a great leading lady! It's a comedic masterclass performance as she perfectly balances funny with inner fragility.  Richard Roundtree makes for an outstanding scene-partner to Squibb and Parker Posey pulls some great laughs as Thelma's neurotic daughter Gail. Thelma avoids cheap laughs by always being grounded to the serious and noble subjects it depicts ...

Genre: Romance; Comedy. Director: Greg Berlanti Writer: Rose Gilroy Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Ray Romano, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash and Woody Harrelson The rom-com genre isn't properly alive these days, specially during Summer season considering the amount of sci-fi/adventure, squels, animated and super-hero movies that usually get released at this time of the year, but Fly Me to the Moon cracks the blockbuster-busy schedule at movie theatres. But Fly Me to the Moon is movie with a big production budget that was meant to streaming service, but... is it any good? The answer is: yes, it is very good and I am glad Apple decided to give it a theatrical run! It's pure entertainment, elevated by an interesting premise and graced by a charismatic performance by Scarlett Johansson. The movie starts with the ups and downs (mostly the downs) of the Apollo 11 pre-mission in the aftermath of a series of unsuccessful previous atempts to reach the Moon - it's meant to...