I roused myself at the crack of 8AM this morning, and waded through the annoying byplay of hosts Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) and Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace) to hear the announcement of the 94th OSCAR nominations and was happy to see so many of this year's best films and performances recognized by the Academy. [...]
Hurry!! You are invited to a FREE ADVANCE ONLINE SCREENING of AMAZON ORIGINAL RELEASE "HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANSFORMIA" ! WEDNESDAY JANUARY 12 7PM For the chance to download tickets to this advance ONLINE screening of HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: TRANFORMIA please visit: amazonscreenings.com/HT4joyceschoices SYNOPSIS Drac and the Pack are back, like you’ve never seen them before [...]
THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS (BSFC) of which I have been a proud member since 1981, has once again voted its year- end awards, and it only took us 7 hours, on zoom, with 27 members participating. Since we began gathering in the livingroom of the late great David Brudnoy all those years ago, [...]
This is without a doubt the "feel-good" movie of the year, despite making me feel like a delinquent parent. KING RICHARD stars the hyper-likeable Will Smith as Richard Williams, Venus and Serena's father who masterminded their careers from conception to world domination. Papa Williams coached Venus and Serena (Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton [...]
HURRY! GET TIX FOR FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF FOCUS FEATURES RELEASE "BELFAST" ! Tuesday, November 9th 7 PM @ AMC Boston Common. TO GET PASSES CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesBelfast Release Date: 11/12/21 Running Time: 97 minutes Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Writer/Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Laura Berwick, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas [...]
BE THE FIRST TO WIN one of 5 FAMILY 4-PACKS to see United Artists release "THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2" ! Tix are good Monday through Thursday for the run of engagement at ANY BOSTON AREA AMC THEATER! ENTER TO WIN: https://tinyurl.com/AF2JOYCE SYNOPSIS: Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, [...]
HURRY! Get passes to FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of THE FRENCH DISPATCH! Starring EVERYBODY! Tuesday, 10/19, 7:00PM at AMC Boston Common To get passes please click on the following link: https://www.searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesTFD Release Date: 10/22/2021 Runtime: 1h 43m MPAA Rating: R Directed by: Wes Anderson Screenplay by: Wes Anderson Story by: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo [...]
It's as snappy as a bunch of legos, and directed by the guy who gave us THE LEGO MOVIE, Chris McKay, here in his live-action directorial debut. But he hasn't quite figured out the connective tissue that holds human characters together, nor a live-action feature which is its own kind of organism. What we've got [...]
I've always had a weakness for villainesses. Sleeping Beauty was a snooze compared to the magnificent Maleficent. I adored Snow White; still her ravishing wicked queen of a stepmother was disturbingly alluring. Even that green-complected shrew on a broom who threatened Dorothy, the Wicked Witch of the West (the sheer power of that woman with [...]
BREWMANCE is a tale of a love affair with beer-- but not my father's beer, and Chet and his brothers, my uncles, LOVED beer. They would sit around the backyard at all the family gatherings--barbecues to baptisms--drinking cases of the stuff. A cousin once drove in from out of state for a family funeral arriving [...]
