Q-Tips Reviews

9/18/21 – 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes—or even a football—to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a legendary high school coach who shocked his colleagues by giving up a privileged position so he could teach and coach at an orphanage. Few knew Rusty’s secret: that he himself was an orphan. Recognizing that his scrawny players couldn’t beat the other teams with brawn, Rusty developed innovative strategies that would come to define modern football.

Q-tips say: We liked it. See it. A true story of a tailor-made for an old-fashioned, family-friendly, earnest, feel-good movie.

Depression-era sports drama involving Texas orphans and a gentle, do-gooder head football coach named Rusty Russel.

Pronounced dead by rescue workers after a car accident, Texas pastor Don Piper (Hayden Christensen) believes that he visited heaven before springing back to life 90 minutes later.

Q-tips say: See It!

90 Minutes in Heaven is an inspiring film that is based on a true story which teaches about God's Love and His Miraculous Miracles. Don Piper back to life because He believed that he has wonderful things to accomplish. It may be boring for some but if you dive deep into its real meaning you will soon felt how beyond extraordinary it is.

9/13/21 –  Mark Wahlberg, JOE BELL tells the intimate and emotional true story of an Oregonian father who pays tribute to his gay teenage son Jadin, embarking on a self-reflective walk across America to speak his heart to heartland citizens about the real and terrifying costs of bullying.

Q-tips say: See it. Perhaps predictable, painful & sincere.

Mrs. Q says: This movie is “based-on-a-true-story” tearjerker “Joe Bell” is a movie with its heart in the right place. Mrs. Q wonders how difficult it must have been years ago when being Gay, Lesbian was not as accepted as it is now. Probably not a movie people will rush out to see in theaters, but one that will be well watched at home, with loved ones and box of tissue. This movie shows Jadin with strength. He’s never portrayed as a victim.

Netflix – Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan

Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Assigned with allocating financial resources to the victims of the tragedy, Feinberg and his firm’s head of operations, Camille Biros (Amy Ryan), face the impossible task of determining the worth of a life to help the families who had suffered incalculable losses. When Feinberg locks horns with Charles Wolf (Stanley Tucci), a community organizer mourning the death of his wife, his initial cynicism turns to compassion as he begins to learn the true human costs of the tragedy.

Q-tips say: OK see it. Quiet, somber and a little downbeat – The film is as much a tribute to those we lost as to those who tried to give them some small element of restorative justice. The story is drenched in humanity and empathy.