Tag: Steve Carell

  • American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

    Welcome to another edition of Mini-Review Roundup where we present smaller reviews of several movies at once. Up this month: American Made, Battle of the Sexes, and Stronger.   American Made   Scientology may be a made-up religion, but they’ve clearly found the cure for aging. Tom Cruise hasn’t had a birthday in 30 years.…

  • The Big Short

    The Big Short

    When I was a young engineer (my first career) I worked in rented office space on the second floor above a small brokerage with the usual stock ticker on the wall and people standing and watching if their stocks were going up or down. As I walked past the glass windows on the way to…

  • Oscars 2015 – Who Should Win?

    Oscars 2015 – Who Should Win?

    What a great year for movies.  Will the creative well ever run dry?  Somehow, great films continue to come out every year, and 2014 had even more than usual.  Now comes the time to honor them. I’ve always been a fan of the Oscars.  I’ve loved the ceremony since I was a kid.  This is…