Movie Reviews
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (3/10)
I didn't like Robert Downey, Jr.'s first iteration of Sherlock Holmes (2009) and I don't like this one, either, also directed by Guy Ritchie. If ... Full story
New Year's Eve (7/10)
These "calvacade of stars" movies are generally a complete waste of time. This one, directed by Garry Marshall, is better than most, mainly because ... Full story
Rise Of the Planet of the Apes (9/10)
The true star of this prequel (it started with the 1968 classic starring Charlton Heston) is the performance capture technology that enables Andy Serkis, who ... Full story
J. Edgar (1/10)
Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio are to be commended for wanting to make an old-fashioned biopic, educating people on an American legend. But did they ... Full story
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (9/10)
So the big question is, why do a remake of a film that came out just last year? The answer? Money. The facts are stark. ... Full story
Margin Call (9/10)
I don't know if it is just me, but recently I have enjoyed the performances by the actors more than I have enjoyed the actual ... Full story
Red Riding Hood (8/10)
This isn’t the Red Riding Hood I remember from childhood. It’s much better. It also isn’t the horror film that advertisements would lead you to ... Full story
A Dangerous Method (7/10)
This is the story of 50-year-old Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and his acolyte, 30-year-old Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) at the dawn of the 20th Century ... Full story
Hugo (7/10)
Run time 130 minutes. OK for children. Director Martin Scorsese is halfway there with this movie. He has moved out of violence and barbarity into ... Full story
My Week with Marilyn (10/10)
Run time 101 minutes. OK for children. One of my bridge partners, now deceased, was married to Marilyn Monroe's psychiatrist. One evening he took her ... Full story
Risks for the Emerging Market Investor
Emerging market investments can be an excellent way to expand your portfolio into less-correlated assets. Emerging market returns look great on a long-term chart, but if you zoom in on any given time period, you'll likely see extreme highs and lows. That volatility means that you are not going to get rich quick, nor are you going to be able to jump in and out for an easy profit. ... Full story