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Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pays Homage To Its Predecessors But Still Feels Like An Original Story
Title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Director: J.J. Abrams Screenwriter: Lawrence Kasden (written by), J.J. Abrams (written by), Michael Arndt (written by), and George Lucas (characters) (uncredited) Principal Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Lupita Nyong’o Summary: Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic […]
Review: Macbeth Is Rushed And Overly Somber But Features Excellent Lead Performances
Title: Macbeth Director:Justin Kurzel Screenwriter: Jacob Koskoff (screenplay), Michael Lesslie (screenplay), Todd Louiso (screenplay), and William Shakespeare (play) Principal Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Sean Harris, David Thewlis, and Jack Reynor Summary: Macbeth, a Thane of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become the King of Scotland. […]
Review: The Good Dinosaur Is Very Good But Not As Good As Inside Out
Title: The Good Dinosaur Director: Peter Sohn Screenwriter: Peter Sohn (story by), Erik Benson (story by), Meg LeFauve (story by), Kelsey Mann (story by), Bob Peterson (story by), and Meg LeFauve (screenplay by) Principal Cast: Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, and Steve Zahn Summary:An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where […]
Review: Trumbo Isn’t Perfect But Has Great Performances And Attention To Detail
Title: Trumbo Director: Jay Roach Screenwriter: John McNamara (written by) and Bruce Cook (book ‘Dalton Trumbo’) Principal Cast: Bryan Cranston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, and David James Elliott Summary: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. If the award […]
Review: Victor Frankenstein Is So Camp You’ll Get A Merit Badge For Watching It
Title: Victor Frankenstein Director: Paul McGuigan Screenwriter: Max Landis (screenplay and screen story) and Mary Shelley (novel ‘Frankenstein’) Principal Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, and Daniel Mays Summary: Told from Igor’s perspective, we see the troubled young assistant’s dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student […]
Review: Brooklyn Is Period Romance At Its Best
Title: Brooklyn Director: John Crowley Screenwriter: Nick Hornby (screenplay) and Colm Tóibín (novel) Principal Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Fiona Glascott, Domhnall Gleeson, Jane Brennan, and Matt Glynn Summary: An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a new romance. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose […]
Review: Creed Has A Great Pace, A Compelling Story, And Shows That Stallone Still Has It
Title: Creed Director: Ryan Coogler Screenwriter: Ryan Coogler (screenplay and story), Aaron Covington (screenplay), and Sylvester Stallone Principal Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, and Tony Bellew Summary: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late […]
Review: Spotlight Shows How Great Journalism Can Change The World
Title: Spotlight Director: Tom McCarthy Screenwriter: Tom McCarthy (screenplay) and Josh Singer (screenplay) Principal Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, and Stanley Tucci Summary: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking […]
Review: Room Features Amazing Performances That Will Stay With You
Title: Room Director: Lenny Abrahamson Screenwriter: Emma Donoghue (novel and screenplay) Principal Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Matt Gordon, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy Summary: After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world. […]
Review: Secret In Their Eyes Has Good Performances But Is Mediocre Overall
Title: Secret in their Eyes Director: Billy Ray Screenwriter: Billy Ray (screenplay), Juan José Campanella (film “El secreto de sus ojos”), and Eduardo Sacheri (film “El secreto de sus ojos”) Principal Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, and Alfred Molina Summary: A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is […]
Who Is Jessica Jones?
On Friday November 20th, Marvel and Netflix are going to drop their second series, Jessica Jones. If you managed to catch it I reviewed the pilot back in October for New York Comic Con and I mentioned that the shoe is going to set the bar even higher than Daredevil. I took the day off of work to find […]
Review: The 33 Fails To Seamlessly Combine Fact And Fiction
Title The 33 Director: Patricia Riggen Screenwriter: Mikko Alanne (screenplay), Craig Borten (screenplay), Michael Thomas (screenplay), Jose Rivera (screen story), and Hector Tobar (based on the book “Deep Down Dark” by) Principal Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, and Lou Diamond Phillips Summary: Based on the real-life event, when a gold and […]
Review: Spectre Has The Pieces For A Good Movie But They Don’t Fit Together
TItle: Spectre Director: Sam Mendes Screenwriter: John Logan (screenplay and story), Neal Purvis (screenplay and story), Robert Wade (screenplay and story), Jez Butterworth (screenplay), and Ian Fleming (characters) Principal Cast: Daniel Craig, Chrisoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris, and Dave Bautista Summary: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on […]
Review: The Peanuts Movie Captures The Tone Of The Comic
Title: The Peanuts Movie Director: Steve Martino Screenwriter: Bryan Schulz (written by), Charles M. Schulz (comic strip), Craig Schulz (written by), and Cornelius Uliano (written by) Principal Cast: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Alexander Garfin, Hadley Belle Miller, Alexander Garfin, and Francesca Capaldi Summary: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take […]
Review: Scout’s Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse Is Not As Funny Or As Clever As It Thinks It Is
Title: Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Director: Christopher Landon Screenwriter: Emi Mochizuki (screenplay), Carrie Lee Wilson (screenplay), Christopher Landon (screenplay), and Lona Williams (screenplay) Principal Cast: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, David Koechner, and Halston Sage Summary: Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of […]
