Movie review
Review: ‘Operation Drop’ drops the ball
December 14, 2020 | hooklTwo Stars out of Five
By Maddy WarrenEditor In Chief
Among a series of Christmas movies released by Netflix this holiday season is a film called “Operation Christmas Drop.”
The movie follows the lives of congressional aid Erica Miller … Read More
Review: ‘Holidate’ a fun Netflix rom-com
December 8, 2020 | hooklFour Stars out of Five
By Maddy WarrenEditor In Chief
The holiday season is upon us and that means it is time to watch an endless stream of Christmas movies. Netflix has released a number of Christmas rom-coms in the … Read More
Review: ‘Beauty’ a redundant remake
December 8, 2020 | hooklOne Star out of Five
By Joanna MacGown Freelance Writer
As I watched “the movie “Black Beauty” on Disney+, I continually came back to a simple question: Why?
Does this movie serve any purpose besides giving Disney+ one more feature-length … Read More
Review: ‘Christmas Chronicles 2’ delights
December 1, 2020 | hooklFour out of Five Stars
By Julie NewellAssociate Editor
The first film of “The Christmas Chronicles” premiered on Netflix in 2018. The film follows siblings Kate (played by Darby Camp) and Teddy (Judah Lewis), who recently lost their father and … Read More
Movie review: ‘Over the Moon’ shines
November 3, 2020 | hooklFour Stars out of Five
By Joanna MacGown Freelance Writer
“Over the Moon” (now streaming on Netflix) is a movie with a fantastic aesthetic and a good message.
The story is about a Chinese girl named Fei and her … Read More
Review: ‘Bly Manor’ haunts on Netflix
October 27, 2020 | hooklFive out of Five Stars
By Chloe GreggStaff Writer
“The Haunting of Bly Manor” was recently released on Netflix, and I binge-watched the entire season within a weekend.
If you’re into all things spooky, Halloween, or horror-related, then you probably … Read More
Movie review: ‘Support the Girls’ shines
October 21, 2020 | hooklFive Stars out of Five
By Joanna MacGown Freelance Writer
“Support the Girls” presents a day in the life of a manager (Lisa) at Double Whammies, a not-at-all subtle local Hooters rip-off. It is a day which starts out badly, … Read More
Movie review: ‘Enola Holmes’ delights
October 13, 2020 | hooklFive out of Five Stars
By Julie NewellAssociate Editor
The classic story of Sherlock Holmes takes an exciting new twist in the new Netflix original film, “Enola Holmes.”
Enola Holmes (played by Millie Bobby Brown) is the youngest Holmes … Read More
For What It’s Worth: John Hughes movies
October 7, 2020 | hooklBy Larry HookAdviser of The LookoutThis summer, as a way to fight boredom during the pandemic, I decided to start collecting the movies of renowned filmmaker John Hughes.
Many people know Hughes as the screenwriter of such famous movies … Read More
Movie Review: ‘Dick Johnson is Dead’
October 6, 2020 | hooklFive Stars out of Five
By Joanna MacGown Freelance Writer
“Dick Johnson is Dead”(available on Netflix) is, strictly speaking, a documentary about director Kirsten Johnson and her father, C Richard Johnson, coming to terms with his dementia diagnosis and impending … Read More
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