I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Shoko and Shoya © Futoshi Nishiya,  Kyoto Animation ,  Shochiku , Yoshitoki Ōima,  Kodansha Promotional movie poster Japanese 聲の形 Hepburn Koe no Katachi Directed by Naoko Yamada Screenplay by Reiko Yoshida Based on A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima Shoya and Shoko (Sixth Grade) 1st Manga Cover Mom and I have been wanting to watch this since it was first shown in this country, but dad was so against it.  We had a chance last Tuesday, but he claimed that we were already late so we watched Alien Covenant instead.  Today, we were supposed to watch Colossal starring Anne Hathaway, but since he was already getting impatient(he had some transactions early in the morning and we bought a small cooking appliance in place of a broken one), and Colossal was still 45 minutes away, he agreed to purchase tickets for A SILENT VOICE. We silently prayed that he would enjoy the film and thankfully he did. It might be set in Elementary and High S...

5 Reasons Why ‘Central Intelligence’ Might Blow Past Expectations  (my favorite review about the movie)   ( source) Bullied as a teen for being overweight, Bob Stone (Dwayne Johnson) shows up to his high school reunion looking fit and muscular. While there, he finds Calvin Joyner (Kevin Hart), a fast-talking accountant who misses his glory days as a popular athlete. Stone is now a lethal CIA agent who needs Calvin's number skills to help him save the compromised U.S. spy satellite system. Together, the former classmates encounter shootouts, espionage and double-crosses while trying to prevent worldwide chaos.  -WWW  (well, all I can say it didn't happen exactly the way the WWW described, but close to it--LMV) Initial release: June 17, 2016 (USA) Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Executive producer: Ed Helms Screenplay: Rawson Marshall Thurber, Ike Barinholtz , David Stassen , Peter Steinfeld The trailer was very funny and we've wanted to ...