Q-Tips Reviews

11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets. A warm, emotionally agile adaptation of Judy Blume’s much-loved 1970 novel.

Q-tips say: It is really funny and wonderfully awkward at times, but it doesn’t forgo sincerity either.

Mrs. Q says: I wish that the current generation of girls, and boys, take the opportunity to meet Margaret, and learn about life along with her.

Mrs. Q says: It’s the kind of movie that someone of any age can enjoy and find an access point to connect to.

6/26 – amazon –

The rise and fall of Pennsylvania polka sensation Jan Lewan, who ultimately fleeced millions from investors through his polka-related activities. amazon prime.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy it!

Truth is truly stranger than fiction in this unbelievable true story. Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music.  

It’s funny, even while it examines a frightfully corrupt human being. The film is spry, frequently hilarious, and at its very best dark-verging-on-deranged.

Crime doesn’t pay, but it sure makes for great stories.

Jack Black stands out in this completely bonkers true story of Jan Lewan, an American polka music legend.

amazon + – Decades after Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell escaped a POW camp, they’ve got a new prison – Hogan Hills Retirement Home. But the rules of engagement have changed, and planning an escape is even harder when you can’t quite remember them.

Q-tips say: Was ok.

Standard and sentimental. An over the hill gang tries to reunite a couple who have been apart for 50 years. You can see where it’s going, but you might find it fun and benign anyway to see how they work this out & the way the head of the nursing home treats them.

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy it. Yes, watch it. The Covenant is a rock-solid modern-war thriller that keeps us locked in for two hours. The actors were great and the special effects were excellent. Highly recommend this movie to all. Suspense, Drama, Actions, Military & War.

Mrs. Q says: Loved how an Afghanistan man helped an American. Then the American went back to help him and his family. Its respect!

Not for children – Violence, substance use, alcohol use, smoking, foul language.

Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games, never missing a chance to cheer on his only child as he rules the court as a star athlete. When the high-school senior gets a surprising and life-changing opportunity to play basketball in college, Leo jumps at the chance to provide a plan for his future, away from the family construction business. But when sudden heartbreak threatens to derail Sticks, Leo goes to unexpected lengths to keep his son on this new path.

Q-tips say: Was ok. The movie has often hilarious dialogue and some slapstick humor, when Somewhere in Queens gets into serious territory. It’s  good hearted at times misguided version may suffice for its often amusing and touching moments. Both Q’s were wrong about how the movie might end.

Four friends’ (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen) lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club tackles the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. Also starring Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.

Q-tips say: Enjoyed it.  Thought it was cute and sweet at times – great cast. If you’re looking for a feel-good movie, this is might be one you might enjoy.

Mrs. Q says: She is not a fan of Jane Fonda but she thought this movie was entertaining with this cast of veteran ladies who approach a difficult topic of adult relationships in their senior years. The movie had great comedy and a story to tell. How could a woman walk out on her daughters lives, with just a blow kiss and then drive off, at the end of this movie OH OF COURSE – that really relates to real life!

In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy it.

Similar things that happened in Ghostbusters (US, 1984) happen here, the only difference is that here, they happen with preadolescents. It’s the kind of entertainment that will probably appeal most to the already established fan base.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a feel-good blockbuster that asks the same question: who ‘ya gonna call?

FLAMIN’ HOT is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) who as a Frito Lay janitor disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican American heritage to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon.

Q-tips say: Enjoyed it!

It’s a sticky story that turns into, at least, a possible good crowd pleaser.  Flamin’ Hot tries t convinces you that one man’s quest to sell a unique flavour of a very unhealthy processed snack is somehow tied to his cultural identity.

As a boy copes with his difficult home life and his parents’ failing marriage, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Faith, family and a special kind of magic come together as his new friend teaches them all about love, forgiveness and healing.

A mysterious young lady shows up in the life of a kid with a troublesome home life. Faith, family and an extraordinary sort of magic meet up as his new companion teaches them all about love, forgiveness and healing.

Q-tips say: Yes, watch it. We enjoyed this movie.

The story here follows a family that get an unlikely visitor in a 9-year-old girl who unexplainably ages suddenly overnight, where the time the family spend with the now woman, will lead to advice to help them through the rest of their lives. This is a magical story that will leave you with mixed feelings of delight and sadness, with how Joy touches the lives of the family. It will highlight how small changes in life can make everything better, but you will need to make the change to escape the problems. This is easily one film that will leave an impact on you once you have finished.

Andie MacDowell stars as a famous actor who goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue. While at the hospital, she meets three unique and remarkable women — an aging rocker, a young mother, and a forever single retired schoolteacher. Together, they help her face adversity with humor and camaraderie while coaching her for the most challenging role she has ever played… herself.

Q-tips say: Liked it. Mr. Q liked it more than Mrs. Q but she did enjoy some.

The movie is far more entertaining than the premise would suggest. When it connects, particularly with a magnetic lead performance by Andie MacDowell, the film is moving and thoughtful and, believe it or not, funny.

Mrs. Q says: I think it’ll might resonate with anyone who has gone through this experience themselves.