Another view of X-Men Apocalypse… Oscar Isaac played the original mutant/god En Sabah Nur in X-Men Apocalypse (2016, USA). In 2015, Isaac played a couple of characters with less than god-like powers, though coming close to that. He played a top-level pilot for the resistance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Poe Dameron is flawed…

Another view on Angry Birds… Though Angry Birds (2016, USA) is about birds, there is a very human element to proceedings. Anger.     No wonder Red, Chuck and Bomb, and Terrence, are angry, in this animation. These lovable talking birds, that have human-like attributes, naturally resist going to anger management classes. Who really wants…

DVD movie review Romance begins Disney’s The Finest Hours (2016, USA). Coast guard Bernie Webster and his girlfriend Miriam are a couple on a double date, one evening, circa 1952. They have known one another for a few months, but marriage may be on the horizon for the couple. That may be if coast guard Bernie can…

DVD movie review Two guys and two girls centers the latest Nicholas Sparks production, The Choice (2016, USA): On a coastal town, on a beautiful sunny day, veterinarian Travis is chatting up some local girls, but is swiftly taken away by his girlfriend Monica. Travis has a silver tongue and, apparently, a way with woman,…

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