Knives Out (2019)

An Agatha Christie style murder mystery that will have you guessing some of the twists, while others are so convoluted that they aren’t worth guessing.

Rating: C

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

A really long space chase filled with lasers and droids. I appreciated the few bits of humor they sprinkled in to give me a reprieve from all the “Who’s that again?”, “How do they know each other?”, and “How come Leia didn’t freeze in space and explode into a bazillion pieces?” It was a typical Star Wars flick, and at 2 ½ hours long, it was challenging to get through.

Rating: C-

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

State of the art special effects can't make up for dialogue that I believe I wrote in the third grade. Not sure how Lucas got his hands on that. Zero chemistry in between the two leads.

Thankfully Yoda saves the day, and the film, from completely sucking. Some fun action sequences make it worth seeing.

Rating: C

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

The digital f/x are cool, and Lucas does a good job of setting of the first three movies, but the film is completely disjointed. It jumps from one scene to the next without any sense of flow or continuity. The acting is very poor, despite having a talented cast.

Rating: C-

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

I hate to admit it, but Robin Williams' Jumanji was much better. The concept was a good one, but I'm sure kids with greater imagination than adults might be more impressed than I was.

Rating: D+