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Everest is Beautiful, Terrifying, and Inevitably Grim
Everest Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Written by: William Nicholson, Simon Beaufoy Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal Running time 121 minutes Rated PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images Everest is based on the events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster in […]
We Are Your Friends is Underdeveloped and Shortchanges the Audience
We Are Your Friends Directed by: Max Joseph Screenplay by: Max Joseph, Meaghan Oppenheimer Story by: Richard Silverman Starring: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, Jonny Weston, Wes Bentley Running time: 96 minutes Rated R for language throughout, drug use, sexual content and some nudity This film was tragically underdeveloped, which cheated […]
American Ultra is a Great Concept with Sloppy Direction
American Ultra Directed by: Nima Nourizadeh Written by: Max Landis Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale Running time: 96 minutes Rated R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexual content American Ultra is a very interesting film that suffers from […]
Straight Outta Compton is Engaging, Energetic, and Excellent
Straight Outta Compton Directed by: F. Gary Gray Screenplay by: Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff Story by: S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff Starring: O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown, Jr., Paul Giamatti Running time 146 minutes Rated R because it is about N.W.A and for language throughout, strong […]
Review: Vacation Is Funnier Than Expected But Not As Funny As It Needs To Be
Title: Vacation Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein Screenwriter: John Francis Daley (written by), Jonathan M. Goldstein (written by), and John Hughes (characters) Principal Cast: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbibns, Chris Hemsworth, and Leslie Mann Summary: Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in […]
Vacation is Not the Family Disaster We Expected
Vacation Directed by: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Written by: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Starring: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth Running time: 99 minutes Rated R for crude and sexual content and language throughout, and brief graphic nudity Vacation is not the great comedy of the year, […]
Vacation: Movie Review
Title: Vacation Directors/Writers: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein Stars: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, and Chris Hemsworth. When a classic is remade, or rebooted people inexplicably get a sour taste in their mouths. We’ve been force fed so many pandering, poorly made, unoriginal movies in the last two decades it’s easy to see why. […]
Southpaw is a Heartbreaking Character Study about Parenting, and Loss, plus Boxing
Southpaw Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Written by: Kurt Sutter Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence Running time 123 minutes Rated R for language throughout, and some violence Southpaw is an emotionally brutal, character driven film filled with compelling and powerful performances that culminate in a very moving story. The story as a […]
Pixels is a Comedy Completely Devoid of Life
Pixels Directed by: Chris Columbus Screenplay by: Tim Herlihy, Timothy Dowling Based on the short film Pixels by Patrick Jean Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Cox, Ashley Benson, Jane Krakowski Running time: 105 minutes Rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive comments Pixels displays humor less comedy with […]
How Does Marvel’s Ant-Man Stack Up Against the Rest of Phase Two?
Ant-Man Directed by: Peyton Reed Story by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish Screenplay by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael Douglas Stingers: Two 3D: Yes Marvel has a plan for their modern […]
It is Not Hard to See Why Ant-Man Will Be Huge
Ant-Man Directed by: Peyton Reed Screenplay by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd Story by: Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish Based on: Ant-Man by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael Douglas Running time: […]
Review: Amy Is A Gut Wrenching Look At A Deadly Downward Spiral
Title: Amy Director: Asif Kapadia Summary: The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. One of my guilty pleasures is reading gossip websites. I know that they are very silly, and often pointless, but it’s one of those things that I find endlessly entertaining for all the […]
Review: Self/less Is Rather Lifeless
Title: Self/less Director: Tarsem Singh Screenwriter: David Pastor and Alex Pastor Principal Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Derek Like, and Jaynee Lynne Kinchen Summary: An extremely wealthy man, dying of cancer, undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness into the body of a healthy young man. But […]
Minions is Unexpectedly Witty, Hlarious and Pointless
Minions Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Written by:Brian Lynch Starring: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan Narrated by: Geoffrey Rush Running time: 91 minutes Rated PG for action and rude humor The gibberish of Minionese is not a detriment to this film, it is an asset wielded with […]
The Gallows is Insufferably Annoying and Frighteningly Dull
The Gallows Directed by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing Written by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing Starring: Reese Mishler, Cassidy Gifford, Ryan Shoos, Pfeifer Brown, Price T. Morgan, Alexis Schneider Running time: 81 minutes Rated R for some disturbing violent content and terror The Gallows is yet another string of found footage horror films that are all […]
