MOVIE REVIEW: I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer plays Renee, a tech support of a popular make-up company owned by Avery LeClaire played by 4 time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams, who seems to be enjoying playing against type in a comedy. She longs to be in the corporate office, but seeing the other supermodel type ladies who work there made her continuously insecure about herself. It all changes after an accident in the cycling spinning class that she joined in which made her suddenly feel pretty good about herself. It brought her self-confidence to the point that it had alienated her longtime friends Jane and Vivian played by Busy Phillips and Aidy Bryant respectively. I Feel Pretty's supporting cast also

includes some of the most beautiful people in the world from classic supermodel Lauren Hutton, the stunning Emily Ratajskowski and former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo.

The premise may sound shallow and offensive to some but anchored by Schumer's affectionate performance, I Feel Pretty is a fun comedy that makes you feel good regardless of who you are and how you look. It teaches us there's beauty in each of us.

MOVIE REVIEW: A Quiet Place

Don't let the generic title and poster fool you. A Quiet Place is one of the best horror/suspense-thriller to come out in recent years. What's more surprising is that this is just the 3rd film directorial work of actor John Krasinski (TV's The Office) and how he made it all good in just 90 minutes is beyond wonder.

Krasinski and his real life wife Emily Blunt play Lee and Evelyn Abbott - who with their 3 children live in a world ravaged by creatures who hunt and kill when they hear sound from their prey. The film is mostly about the family and the uncertainty if they can make it out alive.

It is really living in a world of silence and until they find a way to know the creatures weakness, the Abbotts just simply live to survive.

With a premise like that, you know that you're in for a ride. Blunt is perfection as the matriarch of the family and Millicent Simmonds  who's deaf in real life, is the heart of the film. She plays Regan Abbott, the only daughter and her scenes stand out. There's some quiet dignity in it. 

I won't spoil any further but go see A Quiet Place and prepare to be jolted when you least expected.