Q-Tips Reviews

ABE –  Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef, but his family–half-Israeli, half-Palestinian–have never had a meal together without a fight. But when Abe ditches his traditional summer camp to spend time with radical street chef Chico, his mentor’s fusion cuisine inspires him to unite his family through food. Abe decides to cook a meal that will bring everyone to the table, but he’s about to learn that the kitchen can’t heal some age-old divides.

Q-tips say: It was different & good. The other half liked it more than I but I still recommend seeing it. I thought there were a few times that a 12 year old should not have through what Abe did but all ends well.

Playing with Fire –  When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson (John Cena) and his elite team of expert firefighters (Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo and Tyler Mane) come to the rescue of three siblings (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater) in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet — babysitters. Unable to locate the children’s parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs and even their fire depot turned upside down and quickly learn that kids — much like fires — are wild and unpredictable.

Q-tips say: Yes! See it. We were pleasantly surprised. Laughed out loud many times – just what one need during the “Stay Home & Save lives – C 19  time.” Not sure for little ones but older kids & The Parental groups, YES!  Mrs. Q says: I never knew that certain firefighters are “smoke jumpers.”

Critics did not like this movie but the public viewers did.  What do critics know??? Who cares what they always think.

LOVE NEVER DIES – A sequel to Phantom  – Captivating love story of the Phantom and Christine Daaé continues in New York’s playground, Coney Island. After his disappearance from the Paris Opera house, the Phantom begins a new life in New York among the freaks and side shows. The only thing missing from his new life is his musical protégée Christine. In an effort to win back his love, the Phantom lures Christine and her family to this new sparkling unknown world.

Q-tips say: Yes, we enjoyed it.  Set 10 years after the Paris Opera house tragedy, the Phantom has set up an amusement park on New York’s Coney Island and attempts to lure Christine Daaé there to perform when she comes to America with her husband and child.  However, it distorts the original characters from Phantom (particularly Raoul and Meg). Yet the stage designs and costumes are a visual marvel. And the choreography is extraordinary, and has a lot of energy and emotion to it.

Little Women –  Little Women draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely.

Q-tips say: We enjoyed it.  One can feel their happiness and despond, their cold feet and warm hearts, their slights and loves.

Phantom of the Opera – on You Tube 4/17 & 4/18 only. The Show must go on.

Q-tips say:    If you missed it last night, it is on today – last day.

Yes, a must see! Excellent performances.  Enjoy! It is approx 3 hrs so plan accordingly.  Make sure to watch the credits afterwards. They bring on Andrew L. Webber & the previous men who played The Phantom & the original “Christine” – Sara Brightman.   What a show!!!!   Get your favorite drink & munchies and ENJOY! FREE – usually have to pay big $$$ to see it.

THE CALL OF THE WILD vividly brings to the screen the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team–and later its leader–Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

Q-tips say: Yes, watch it!  Good movie. Some critics did not like that the dog was animated. Well, you can’t tell that is so. See and enjoy.

Jesus Christ Superstar on You Tube – KEEP AN OPEN MIND FOR THIS modern day version of an excellent production.

Q-tips say: Yes, watch!  To keep the public entertained during the lock down, Lloyd Webber has made a selection of his most well-known musicals available to watch free of charge. Although the full schedule hasn’t been released potential options include The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, School of Rock, and even Cats.

Friday April 10: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’

A different Lloyd Webber musical will stream each week on The Shows Must Go On!, a new YouTube channel devoted to this project. Each show will go live on the channel on Friday at 7pm BST (2pm EDT, 4am AEST), and will remain viewable for 48 hours afterward.

In this 1970 rock opera by Lloyd Webber and Rice, an anti-authoritarian Middle Eastern agitator gets arrested after kissing a guy in a park. Conceived as an album, then moved to the Broadway stage in 1971, the show is a motley union of high and low: classical strains and groovy rock riffs, biblical fidelity and savvy spin, timeless tale and of-its-moment storytelling. Rice’s libretto takes straightforward versions of New Testament figures and transplants them into the potted soil of post-Warhol media celebrity.

This 2012 recording, which debuts on Good Friday, captures the touring arena concert production that grew out of the British TV competition show ‘Superstar’. Ben Forster plays Jesus, with support from Tim Minchin as Judas, Chris Moyles as Herod and Melanie C (née Sporty Spice) as Mary Magdalene

TIGER KING –  A bizarre true crime story you have to see to believe, Tiger King is a messy and captivating portrait of obsession gone terribly wrong.

Q-tips say:  A really strange story. I liked it more than the Mr. Mrs. Q says:

Tiger King is the weird docu-series distraction we can use right now.

Richard Jewell –   based on true events, “Richard Jewell” is a story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth. “There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes.” The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing-his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant finds he is out of his depth as he fights the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name, while keeping Richard from trusting the very people trying to destroy him.

Q-tips say: We liked it.  Mrs. Q says: Have to like the lawyer. A film that does a good job of explaining the facts of an event in recent history to those who don’t know about it. News media seems to have NOT changed much since that indident.

The Current War –  Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current.  As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.  

Q-tips say:  Historical drama about a technological showdown that produced something we now all take for granted. Was ok – what can I say?: a C-19 movie.