White Rose Cinema

Appetite for Love (2016) Rated TV-G

A corporate executive is sent to a small town to rebrand a restaurant owned by her high school sweetheart. Starring Taylor Cole, Andrew W. Walker, and Alley Mills. This film is a typical Hallmark movie. There is nothing new here. The actors have chemistry, and the story is beautifully shot. However, there are a few […]

The Gloaming (Starz) Rated TV-MA

Detectives Molly McGee and Alex O’Connell team up to find the killer of an unidentified woman, but they too share a tragic past. Starring Emma Booth, Ewen Leslie, and Aaron Pedersen. This series has the mystery element down, but the story lacks. It’s almost too mysterious to figure out what is happening and determine the […]

New This Week on DVD, April 13, 2021

 Willy’s Wonderland (TV-MA) A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive. Starring Nicolas Cage, Emily […]

American History X (1998) Rated R

A former neo-Nazi tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same path as him. Starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, and Beverly D’Angelo. I was not impressed with this film. Neither the story or the characters pull you into the narrative. The film revolves around racism, but it doesn’t dig very deep into […]

BAFTA Film Awards Winners 2021

Best Film Nomadland Outstanding British Film of the Year Promising Young Woman Best Leading Actor Anthony Hopkins for The Father Best Leading Actress Frances McDormand for Nomadland Best Supporting Actor Daniel Kaluuya for Judas and the Black Messiah Best Supporting Actress Youn Yuh-jung for Minari Best Screenplay (Original) Promising Young Woman Best Screenplay (Adapted) The […]