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Review: A LEGO BRICKumentary Is Interesting And Funny For All Ages
Title: A LEGO BRICKumentay Director: Kief Davidson and Daniel Junge Screenwriter: David Coombe (written by), Kief Davidson (written by), and Daniel Junge (written by) Principal Cast: Jason Bateman (narrator) Summary: A look at the global culture and appeal of the LEGO building-block toys. One of the first invites I got invited to as a member […]
Review: X-Men: Days Of Future Past – Rogue Cut Doesn’t Change Anything Significant
Title: X-Men: Days of Future Fast – Rogue Cut Director: Bryan Singer Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Gioldman (story), Simon Kinberg (story), and Matthew Vaughn (story) Principal Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, and Ian McKellen Summary: The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change […]
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 […]
Review: Terminator Genisys Doesn’t Hold Up During A Strong Summer
TItle: Terminator Genisys Director: Alan Taylor Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis (written by), Patrick Lussier (written by), James Cameron (characters), and Gale Anne Hurd (characters) Principal Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, and Matt Smith Summary: John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when […]
Review: Magic Mike XXL Unabashedly Appeals To The Female Gaze
Title: Magic Mike XXL Director: Gregory Jacobs Screenwriter: Reid Carolin (written by and characters) Principal Cast Channing Tatum, Juan Piedrahita, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Matt Bomer, Amber Heard, and Jada Pinkett Smith Summary: Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of […]
Review: Max Goes Off The Rails Instead Of Being Just A Dog Movie
Title: Max Director: Boaz Yakin Screenwriter: Boaz Yakin and Sheldon Lettich Principal Cast: Josh Wiggins, Thomas Haden Church, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham, Mia Xitlali, Dejon LaQuake, and Robbie Amell Summary:A dog that helped US Marines in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler’s family after suffering a traumatic experience. When I […]
FilmQuest Festival Begins Its Second Season Today
The FilmQuest Festival, which began last year sponsored by Fantasy Con, starts its second year today. It promises to be bigger and better than the festival last year while showcasing the best of independent genre cinema. After a very solid first year, where they received 500 submissions, this year FilmQuest has jumped to over 1,200 […]
Review: Inside Out Gives You Feelings About Emotions
Title: Inside Out Director: Peter Docter Screenwriter: Pete Docter (story by), Ronaldo Del Carmen (story by), Meg LeFauve (screenplay by), Josh Cooley (screenplay by), and Pete Docter (screenplay by) Principal Cast: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, and Kaitlyn Dias Summary: After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest […]
Review: Jurassic World is The Aliens To Jurassic Park’s Alien
Title: Jurassic World Director: Colin Trevorrow Screenwriter: Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), Colin Trevorrow (screenplay), Derek Connolly (screenplay), Rick Jaffa (story), Amanda Silver (story), and Michael Crichton (characters) Principal Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Irrfan Khan, and Nick Robinson Summary: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla […]
Review: Me And Earl And The Dying Girl Is Heartbreaking And Genuinely Funny
Title: Me And Earl And The Dying Girl Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Screenwriter: Jesse Andrews (novel and screenplay) Principal Cast: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, and Molly Shannon Summary: High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever […]
Sundance Review: Last Days In The Desert Is Bad Bible Fan Fiction
Title: Last Days In The Desert Director: Rodrigo Garcia Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia Principal Cast: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds, and Ayelet Zurer Summary: Ewan McGregor is Jesus—and the Devil—in an imagined chapter from his 40 days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the […]
Review: Love & Mercy Is A Well Acted Look Into The Life Of Brian Wilson Of The Beach Boys
Title: Love & Mercy Director: Bill Pohlad Screenwriter: Oren Moverman (written by), Michael A. Lerner (written by), and Brian Wilson (life) Principal Cast: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald, and Audree Wilson Summary: In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to […]
Review: Spy Isn’t Great But So Far It’s Best Comedy Of 2015
Title: Spy Director: Paul Feig Screenwriter: Paul Feig Principal Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Jason Statham, Miranda Hart, and Bobby Cannavale Summary: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. This has not been a good year for comedies […]
Review: Entourage Is A Movie No One Asked For
Title: Entourage Director: Doug Ellin Screenwriter: Doug Ellin (screenplay), Doug Ellin (story), Rob Weiss (story), and Doug Ellin (television series) Principal Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Perry Reeves Summary: Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back – and back […]
