Writer-Director Quentin Tarantino is back with his eighth film, The Hateful Eight, which had a bit of a rocky road to theaters—the script leaked a while back and Tarantino initially vowed not to produce the film due to the leak, but he clearly revised his position. Does this one recall the Tarantino magic, or has the seasoned filmmaker begun to fade? Continue reading
The Subprime Mortgage Crisis was a devastating blow to both America and the world in 2007 through 2009. It wiped out citizens’ financial security and futures and nearly collapsed the world economy. Many countries are still digging out of the rubble of the disaster. Who else to make a film about this subject than the guy who directed Anchorman and Step Brothers? Continue reading
There seems to be a trend with the reviews coming out for Sisters where reviewers are saying, “We expected better from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.” Why? Just because they’re funny ladies they’re not allowed to make a bawdy, raunchy, hilarious film? Sounds a little sexist to me. Continue reading
I am not a Shakespeare expert. I am not someone who longs for the lost art of language found in his plays. I am, however, a fan of good stories and Director Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Macbeth is a doozy. Continue reading
Three years ago, George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney and it was announced that new Star Wars films would be made, beginning with Episode VII. Well, the film is here now in the form of Director J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens. Is the film the second coming of The Empire Strikes Back or does it recall a darker time – The Prequels? Continue reading
Director Ron Howard’s latest, In the Heart of the Sea, is based on the true story that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Is truth stranger than fiction? Or would we have been better off with an adaptation of the novel instead? Continue reading
Trumbo, the latest film from Director Jay Roach, is a biopic of screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo and features some dynamic performances from a stellar cast. However, does the film as a whole live up to the cast’s hard work? Continue reading
With The Good Dinosaur, we’ve finally found out what Pixar can’t do: release two great films in one year. Continue reading
How do you extend the Rocky franchise without coming up with some convoluted scheme to get Rocky back into the ring? Creed, that’s how. But, is this spinoff/relaunch any good? Continue reading
Well, that’s settled. Finally, the world can rejoice with the concluding chapter in the Hunger Games trilogy tetralogy—rejoice because it’s over. Thank God I’ll never have to hear the names Peeta or Gale ever again. Continue reading
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