Snow White and the Huntsman - 2012

This show had a lot going for it- incredible special effects, very good acting from Charlize Theron and her evil brother Finn, and beautiful cinematography.  Unfortunately somebody really screwed up the casting of Kristen Stewart as Snow White.  She was horrible.  She played the same role that she played in Twilight.  Maybe she thought she was shooting a twilight picture?  I mean seriously.  Theron's acting made the movie okay but I really struggled with Stewart.  2 stars.

Lincoln

I didn't like this movie as much as you did.  I struggle with historical films that have 7-8 characters that I recognize from other movies.  I like the non-recognizable actors approach better to these films because then I can really get into them and believe in the moment.

There Will Be Blood (2007)

I remember all of the hype surrounding this film when it came out.  It was up for 8 Oscars; it took home the best male lead and Cinematography.  To be brutally honest with you, I did not like this show. 
It is based off of the novel "Oil" by Upton Sinclair (He also wrote the much beloved novel, The Jungle).  Daniel Day-Lewis plays a gold prospector Daniel Plainview who is kind of successful in the gold mining, but one day he strikes oil and begins down the road of oil baron.  Early on, one of his minors is killed in a mining accident and leaves a son behind which Daniel takes on as his partner.
Along his way he is buying up lots of land to mine and he runs across the Sunday family with twin boys.  The one twin sells out the family, while the other is focused on becoming a preacher.  As the preacher and Daniels paths cross their lives become conflicted with religion and money, with money and greed ultimately winning out and ruining both of their lives.  This movie is rated R for a cringe worthy murder at the very end of the show.  Day-Lewis's performance was good, but not one of his best in my book.  This movie was an epic that could have been condensed into a 90 minute film.  Not a great movie.

What ever happened to Baby Jane? - 1962

Sorry Bette Davis and Joan Crawford- I could only take 70 min of this movie and had to turn it off.  I just didn't like it at all.

"In a tale that almost redefines sibling rivalry, faded actresses Blanche and 'Baby' Jane Hudson live together. Jane was by far the most famous when she performed with their father in vaudeville but as they got older, it was Blanche who became the finer actress, which Jane still resents. Blanche is now confined to a wheelchair - Jane ran her over with the car while drunk, even though she has no memory of it - and Jane is firmly in control. As time goes by, Jane exercises greater and greater control over her sister, intercepting her letters and ensuring that few if anyone from the outside has any contact with her. As Jane slowly loses her mind, she torments her sister going to ever greater extremes."

The Bells of St Mary's - 1945

The sequel to Going My Way, although it was actually shot before the original movie was shot.  Crosby plays Father O'Malley again, this time opposite Ingrid Bergman, who plays the head nun at a child's parochial school.  This movie didn't work for me like the original, I would skip it.  2.5 stars.

3:10 to Yuma

If you have not done so already, skip this movie.  It is slow, formulaic, and boring.  I have not watched the remake, but it looks a lot more interesting than this one was.  I turned it off about half way through.

Tuesdays with Morrie - 1999 - Winner of 4 Emmy's

When I was at VistaCare our bereavement coordinator Julia told me to read this book, and I loved it.  I have always wanted to see the made for TV movie starring Jack Lemmon, and I finally got it at the library.  Jack died two years after filming this movie, and I feel he was the right person for the character of Morrie.  I liked the book better but the film was good but not spectacular.  3 stars.