Jeanne and David Kaplan
In place of the usual ratings, husband and wife, David and Jeanne Kaplan offer opinions on the merits of spending money for a first-run release, with separate his-and-her movie reviews.
A movie is either entertaining and worth seeing now, or it's not. Kaplan reviews advise the reader along those lines with the hope to appeal to the frequent moviegoer who can see through the hype of many professional critics around the country. Casual moviegoers who seek their opinion can depend on honest, unbiased viewpoints.
If they think a movie is worth the price of first-run admission, they endorse it, with a "SEE IT NOW!" icon. If they give a film a "STRONG SEE IT NOW!", it is an exceptional movie--a must see on the big screen.
If a film is entertaining but not necessarily worthy of the cash outlay, they advise you to "WAIT FOR DVD", which can also be interpreted as waiting for second run where you can still see it on the big screen.
If a movie is really bad they will flat give it a "DON'T BOTHER!" Pick up a good book for the two hours you will waste.
Jeanne and David Kaplan's reviews also appear on the international film review website www.RottenTomatoes.com.
David is founder and president of Movienotes, a Chicago-based media advertising company.
Movie: HALLOWEEN
Rating: R, horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity
Length: 1:46
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Jeanne: I have pretty much given up on horror films. I no longer enjoy being scared/jarred by slasher movies. But the original HALLOWEEN, starring Jamie Lee...
Movie: THE HAPPY PRINCE
Rating: R, sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use
Length: 1:45
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Jeanne: "The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Tales", written by Oscar Wilde, became a distinct childhood memory for Rupert Everett who wrote and directed THE HAPPY...
Movie: A STAR IS BORN
Rating: R, language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse
Length: 2:15
Release Date: October 4, 2018
Jeanne: Writer/director/star Bradley Cooper worked on this very dear-to-his-heart project for over three years to bring his version of this oft-told story back to the silver screen. Cooper plays...
Movie: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN THE WALL
Rating: PG, thematic elements including sorcery, some action, scary images, rude humor and language
Length: 1:44
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Jeanne: A tragic car accident sends 10-year-old Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) to live with his warlock uncle, Jonathan Barnavelt (Jack...
Movie: COLETTE
Rating: R, some sexuality/nudity
Length: 1:51
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Jeanne: Keira Knightley gives a luminous performance as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a young woman in turn-of-the-century France who becomes a cultural icon. Screenwriters Wash Westmoreland, who also directs, the late Richard Glatzer and Rebecca Lenkiewicz chose to focus...
Movie: WHITE BOY RICK
Rating: R, language throughout, drug content, violence, some sexual references, and brief nudity
Length: 1:51
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Jeanne: Who in their right mind recruits a 14-year-old boy --- no matter how street smart he may be --- to become an informant...
Movie: OPERATION FINALE
Rating: PG-13, disturbing thematic content and related violent images, and some language
Length: 2:06
Release Date: August 29, 2018
Jeanne: Capturing and extraditing one of the most heinous members of the Nazi party, Adolph Eichmann, the...
Movie: THE WIFE
Rating: R, language and some sexual content
Length: 1:40
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Jeanne: I may be in the minority, but I do not like THE WIFE. Yes, Glenn Close delivers a marvelous performance as Joan Castleman, the...
Movie: CRAZY RICH ASIANS
Rating: PG-13, some suggestive content and language
Length: 2:00 hrs
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Jeanne: Based on Kevin Kwan's 2013 popular novel of the same name, CRAZY RICH ASIANS chronicles the relationship of Chinese-American Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), an economics professor at NYU,...
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