Janet's TAKE on movies

Janet's TAKE: #SuperTroopers2 is a raunchy sequel that fails to improve on the original. Grade/C- The Broken Lizard comedy troupe fills the screen with

Janet's TAKE: #FinalPortrait is a character study that is very thin on plot. Grade/C- While competently directed and acted,

Janet's TAKE: #IFeelPrettyMovie is an entertaining lightweight dramedy that has much to say about

Janet's TAKE: #LeanOnPeteMovie is an emotional roller coaster in this coming-of-age tale. Charlie Plummer carries this film about a teen with many hardships to overcome. Grade/B+ The strong

Janet's TAKE: #Beirut is an entertaining work of fiction with fine performances from the cast, especially Jon Hamm as a disillusioned, world-weary diplomat. Grade/B. This is a thriller with relatable, yet flawed, characters that has enough plot twists to keep it captivating. Directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, “The Wire”) Written by Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Identity, Michael Clayton) Starring: Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” Baby Driver) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Hostiles) Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Under the Dome”) Mark Pellegrino (Capote, Mulholland Drive) Larry Pine (Vanya on 42nd Street, The Grand Budapest Hotel) Shea Whigham (American Hustle, Take Shelter) Alon Moni Aboutboul (The Dark Knight Rises, Body of Lies) Idir Chender (Carbone, Occidental) Jonny Coyne (Nightcrawler, Gangster Squad) Synopsis: Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to Beirut to negotiate for the lif