Q-Tips Reviews

ONLY THE BRAVE –  All men are created equal… then, a few become firefighters. Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the country. As most of us run from danger, they run toward it–they watch over our lives, our homes, everything we hold dear, as they forge a unique brotherhood that comes into focus with one fateful fire.

Q-tips say: Loved this movie. Only the Brave tells the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who risked their lives to stop wildfires across the country.  A group of people who you grow fond of during the course of a film band together in the most dangerous of circumstances for a common cause. All of them do a great job of creating a chemistry and realness between each other. In order to feel anything when these men are entering the flames, there has to be real friendships and relationships built between the actors as these real life heroes. Perhaps more than anything else, the movie completely nailed the bond between the team of hotshots. Going along with the bonds they have with each other, the film focuses heavily on a few of the men’s personal lives.

LAST FLAG FLYING – In 2003, 30 years after they served together in the Vietnam War, former Navy Corps medic Richard “Doc” Shepherd (Steve Carell) re-unites with Former Marines Sal (Bryan Cranston) and Richard Mueller (Laurence Fishburne) on a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc decides to forgo a burial at Arlington Cemetery and, with the help of his old buddies, takes the casket on a bittersweet trip up the East Coast to his home in suburban New Hampshire. Along the way, Doc, Sal and Mueller reminisce and come to terms with shared memories of the war that continues to shape their lives. The movie follows the trio as they wrestle with the pangs of war both past and present.

Q-tips say: Liked this movie. See it. Last flag flying  has moments of lightness and levity, it’s  a somber and moving tale about the trials that life throws in our path and how we move on with a little help from our friends. These three terrific characters you won’t mind spending a couple of hours with. Mrs. Q says:  I cannot really appreciate fully what the men/women and their families  go thru who give their lives to protect our country since she never served in the armed forces. Thank you for those who did serve.

Call me by your name –  a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman. It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Q-tips say: We did enjoy this movie.  It is slow moving at times and sometimes there are sub-titles. Those who have been to Italy & those who have not, will enjoy the landscapes in this movie.  Mrs. Q says:  Yes, a movie about a young man finding his sexuality. Have you ever thought someone would have sex with a peach?  Yes, it does happen. Overall the movie is slow moving at times & a tad long but still worth seeing.

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI is a darkly comic drama from Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson), the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.

Q-tips say: Mr. Q liked it. Mrs. Q says: intriguing movie about a strong woman but some of the things she does I question many of her ways.  The language from just about every character is rough througout the movie.  Who are these people that have to continually speak that way. One of Mrs. Q’s favorite character is Peter Dinklage, & also, Frances McDormand, Woddy Harrelson, Clarke Peters.  A good movie in many ways but the constant language and questionable rough ways they go about solving their problem,  makes me wonder what people loved this movie so much.