June 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
May 11, 2018
Video Movie Review: Book Club
May 10, 2018
Video Theatre Reviews: Hang and Frost/Nixon
May 9, 2018
Theatre Review: Jesus Christ Superstar
It's very time-consuming to write movie and play reviews, so I've decided to try something new, video reviews, starting with Jesus Christ Superstar, which is too fabulous to miss. I have a lot of culture to catch up on, so stay tuned for more.November 22, 2017
Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri *****
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is your movie to see this holiday season. It's
a beautifully told story of a mother's grief and the lengths she goes to to find justice. Frances McDormand is perfect as crass, cynical, sarcastic, no-bullshit Mildred. The first scene perfectly shows us Mildred's story - in about ten minutes, you know exactly who you're dealing with and why.
She's not lovable, not by a long shot, but you're with her all the way. And no one delivers a glance like McDormand, so little that says so much.
All the characters have their own stories and are more complicated than first glance, and all that is revealed in due time.
You get to see Woody Harrelson's acting chops in this film, more so in this role than in the much more on-screen role of LBJ, also playing now (which I recommend only for the history). He's so authentic in the part of Chief Willoughby that there's a part of me that believes what's happening to the character is happening to him in real life (I won't spoil it).
It's not a perfect film - if it were then someone wouldn't just happen to have a fire extinguisher in the car exactly when needed, and Mildred would know the police chief's wife, since she knows everyone else in town, but you can forgive things like that when a film is so right. Beautifully done.
Five out of five stars for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
She's not lovable, not by a long shot, but you're with her all the way. And no one delivers a glance like McDormand, so little that says so much.
All the characters have their own stories and are more complicated than first glance, and all that is revealed in due time.
You get to see Woody Harrelson's acting chops in this film, more so in this role than in the much more on-screen role of LBJ, also playing now (which I recommend only for the history). He's so authentic in the part of Chief Willoughby that there's a part of me that believes what's happening to the character is happening to him in real life (I won't spoil it).
It's not a perfect film - if it were then someone wouldn't just happen to have a fire extinguisher in the car exactly when needed, and Mildred would know the police chief's wife, since she knows everyone else in town, but you can forgive things like that when a film is so right. Beautifully done.
Five out of five stars for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
October 28, 2017
Recipe: Do you like lasagna? Do you like Mexican food?
If you like lasagna and you like Mexican food you need to make this recipe. It's pretty easy but if you don't cook then have someone make it for you. Because it's incredibly delicious.
The recipe says it serves 6-8 but I ate half the pan in one sitting because it's more addictive than truffle fries. And because I'm a pig.
Chicken Enchilasagna
Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond
6 to 8 servings
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 ½ lbs.
3 cups part-skim ricotta
3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
One 14-ounce can green enchilada sauce
One 14-ounce can red enchilada sauce
11 cooked lasagna noodles, cooled (I used Barilla Oven-ready Lasagne noodles - no cooking necessary)
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil.
• Mix together the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with half the spice mix. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook, flipping once, until done in the middle, about 9 minutes total. Set aside to cool, then shred.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, Monterey Jack, parsley and the rest of the spice mix.
• In a lasagna pan, pour in a little of both enchilada sauces. Add a layer of 4 noodles, spoon on half the ricotta mixture, sprinkle on half the chicken and pour on a little more of both enchilada sauces.
• Add another layer of 4 noodles and repeat, ending with a layer of 3 lasagna noodles, the rest of the sauce and the Cheddar on top.
• Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
The recipe says it serves 6-8 but I ate half the pan in one sitting because it's more addictive than truffle fries. And because I'm a pig.
Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond
6 to 8 servings
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 ½ lbs.
3 cups part-skim ricotta
3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
One 14-ounce can green enchilada sauce
One 14-ounce can red enchilada sauce
11 cooked lasagna noodles, cooled (I used Barilla Oven-ready Lasagne noodles - no cooking necessary)
2 cups grated sharp Cheddar
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil.
• Mix together the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt in a small bowl. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with half the spice mix. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook, flipping once, until done in the middle, about 9 minutes total. Set aside to cool, then shred.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ricotta, Monterey Jack, parsley and the rest of the spice mix.
• In a lasagna pan, pour in a little of both enchilada sauces. Add a layer of 4 noodles, spoon on half the ricotta mixture, sprinkle on half the chicken and pour on a little more of both enchilada sauces.
• Add another layer of 4 noodles and repeat, ending with a layer of 3 lasagna noodles, the rest of the sauce and the Cheddar on top.
• Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
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