Tag: George Clooney

Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

Written by Diana Paul on March 27, 2023. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

In this fluff of a romantic comedy, two of our most popular actors (Julia Roberts and George Clooney) tussle as a divorced couple–David and Georgia– begrudgingly thrown together to attend their daughter’s wedding in Bali. David (Clooney) and Georgia (Roberts) were married 25 years ago, but their marriage lasted only five...

Money Monster–A Wall Street Trick-or-Treat

Written by Diana Paul on November 1, 2022. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on Money Monster–A Wall Street Trick-or-Treat

In this 2016 sleeper directed by Jodie Foster, we see cocksure television financial guru Lee Gates (George Clooney), a television huckster hosting “Money Monster”, (similar to “Mad Money with Jim Cramer”.) Gates specializes in helping the small-time investor by recommending stocks that are a sure winner, “better than your savings...

“The Descendants” –Decent But Not Great

Written by diana on November 30, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “The Descendants” –Decent But Not Great

I recently saw “The Descendants” at the Napa Valley Film Festival. I had high expectations. What’s not to like about either George Clooney or Alexander Payne? Both of them are very talented entertainment superstars. However, neither George Clooney’s pretty face nor Alexander Payne’s mastery of comedy and...

“The Ides of March”–Beware, Beware!

Written by diana on October 18, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 2 Comments on “The Ides of March”–Beware, Beware!

Is it possible for any political candidate to win and yet remain true to his or her original values? Movies about dirty politics such as “Wag the Dog”, “All the President’s Men”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Primary Colors”, “Bob Roberts” and “The Candidate” (to...

Tag: George Clooney

Ticket to Paradise–The Ride Isn’t Worth It!

Money Monster–A Wall Street Trick-or-Treat

“The Descendants” –Decent But Not Great

“The Ides of March”–Beware, Beware!

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