by Mike Siegel | Jun 24, 2016 | Donald Trump, News
I remember taking a tour of Italy in 2003 and visiting a winery in the Chianti area of Tuscany. It was frankly astonishing to hear the owner talk about the European Union having specific limitations on the kinds of grapes he could grow and the quantity of grapes he...
by Mike Siegel | Nov 10, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, St. Vincent Movie Review
Bill Murray has had a long and distinguished career focusing primarily on comedy. He has been given a project in St. Vincent that offers him the same opportunity offered Bruce Dern last year. Dern was an academy award nominee after a long career playing character...
by Mike Siegel | Nov 10, 2014 | John Wick Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
This movie is an entertaining video game. We are all asked to “suspend disbelief” when we experience a movie. In this case, it is almost incredulous to do so. The deadly situations faced by John Wick are almost comical and fit the description “imaginary.” As with many...
by Mike Siegel | Nov 2, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, The Judge Movie Review
Motion pictures can be films or movies. A film is a work of art in which the creative elements of script, editing, directing, acting, choreography, musical score and other artistic aspects make the film a seamless visual and audio experience that lasts through time....
by Mike Siegel | Nov 2, 2014 | Gone Girl Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
There is an Alfred Hitchcock feeling to this thriller with its many twists and turns, first empathizing with one character and then another. Ben Affleck plays a husband whose wife goes missing. He is mystified by her disappearance, but as the film unfolds we learn of...
by Mike Siegel | Aug 30, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, The Giver Movie Review
Would you remove pleasure if you could eliminate pain? Would you eliminate joy if you could also eliminate sorrow? Would you eliminate emotion if that would lead to harmony, sameness and an almost automated society? There would be no surprise. No unpredictable events...
by Mike Siegel | Aug 29, 2014 | Movie Reviews, News, The Hundred Foot Journey Movie Review
Rule one is when Helen Mirren is in a film, it is a film worth experiencing. She has done many wonderful films including The Queen. Her latest cinematic success is The One Hundred Foot Journey. This is a delightful culinary and film experience about an Indian family...
by Mike Siegel | Jun 3, 2014 | Million Dollar Arm Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
When a baseball movie is released, I am all in. When it is a true story that adds to the mix. As a lifelong passionate baseball fan (Dodgers), I love to analyze the moves by managers, watch young drafted players build their careers, and follow the drama of a baseball...
by Mike Siegel | Jun 2, 2014 | Belle Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
This film has several factors that are compelling for me as a movie fan and were major factors in my wanting to see Belle upon its release. It is a period piece taking place in the 18th century in England. It is a fact-based docudrama. An essential element of the film...
by Mike Siegel | May 27, 2014 | Godzilla Movie Review, Movie Reviews, News
Gareth Edwards, Director of the latest version of Godzilla – the monster whom we have grown to love, assured us that this film would be true to the original film and what it symbolized. He partially succeeded. As a child, I remember when the promotion for the...
