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Review: Burnt Is Marinated In Clichés With A Distasteful Main Character
Title: Burnt Director: John Wells Screenwriter: Steven Knight (screenplay) and Michael Kalesniko (story) Principal Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Daniel Brühl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Omar Sy, Emma Thompson, and Uma Thurman Summary: Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem […]
Review: My Favorite Martian: Complete Series DVD Set Is Out Of This World
Title: My Favorite Martian: Complete Series Director: John L. Greene (Creator) Principal Cast: Ray Walston and Bill Bixby Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) Number of Discs: Three DVD discs Release Date: October 20, 2015 As a kid I wasn’t into science fiction as much as I […]
Review: The Last Witch Hunter Is Too Generic To Be Anything Special
Title: The Last Witch Hunter Director: Breck Eisner Screenwriter: Cory Goodman (written by), Matt Sazama (written by), and Burk Sharpless (written by) Principal Cast: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Rena Owen, and Julie Engelbrecht Summary: The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the […]
Review: Jem And The Holograms Is Two Movies That Don’t Fit Together
Title: Jem and the Holograms Director: Jon M. Chu Screenwriter: Ryan Landels Principal Cast: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko, Molly Ringwald, and Juliette Lewis Summary: As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too […]
Marvel Comics Presents Spider-Women #1
Spider-Women #1 cover by Yasmine Purtri Marvel is becoming well known for its crossover events but this is one that features three characters that I believe don’t get enough love. Marvel Comics has pulled writers Jason Latour (Spider-Gwen), Robbie Thompson (Silk), and Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) together to crossover the three ladies of the SPIDER-VERSE in […]
Review: Goosebumps Is Okay But Nothing Substantial
Title: Goosebumps Director: Rob Letterman Screenwriter: Darren Lemke (screenplay), Scott Alexander (story), Larry Karaszewski, and R.L.Stine (based on the books “Goosebumps”) Principal Cast: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, and Ken Marino Summary: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L.Stine after the writer’s […]
Review: Crimson Peak Is Visually Stunning But A Little Light On Story
Title: Crimson Peak Director: Guillermo del Toro Screenwriter: Guillermo del Toro (written by) and Matthew Robbins (written by) Principal Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, and Burn Gorman Summary: In the aftermath a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious […]
NYCC15 Review: Jessica Jones Episode One Is Kick Ass, Raunchy, And Absolutely Fantastic
I feel very fortunate that I was accepted as a member of the press to cover New York Comic Con. I then went on to feel extremely lucky that I managed to get a wristband into the Marvel Netflix panel. After the runaway success of Daredevil last year and the premiere of Jessica Jones a […]
Review: Pan Is An Insulting Mess
Title: Pan Director: Joe Wright Screenwriter: Jason Fuchs (written by) and J.M. Barrie (characters) Principal Cast: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Nonso Anozie, and Amanda Seyfried Summary: 12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his […]
Review: The Walk Starts Off Slow But Finishes (Fairly) Strong
Title: The Walk Director: Robert Zemeckis Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Christopher Browne (screenplay), and Philippe Petit (book “To Reach the Clouds”) Principal Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, , Charlotte Le Bon, Clément Sibony, César Domboy, and Steve Valentine Summary: In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his […]
Review: Mississippi Grind Has Compelling Performances But A Confusing Message
Title: Mississippi Grind Director: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Screenwriter: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Principal Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Anthony Howard, Sienna Miller, and Analeigh Tipton Summary: Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two […]
Review: He Named Me Malala Is Disjointed and Unfocused
Title: He Named Me Malala Director: Davis Guggenheim Principal Cast: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Khushal Yousafzai, and Atal Yousafzai Summary: A look at the events leading up to the Talibans’ attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls’ education and the aftermath, including her speech to […]
Review: Narcopolis Is Ambitious But Doesn’t Quite Work
Title: Narcopolis Director: Justin Trefgarne Screenwriter: Justin Trefgarne Principal Cast: Elliot Cowan, Elodie Yung, Jonathan Pryce, Robert Bathurst, James Callis, and Cosima Shaw Summary: In the near future, Frank Grieves is a new breed of police officer working in a city where all recreational drugs are legal. When he is taken off a case involving […]
Review: The Martian Is Smart, Funny, And One Of The Best Movies Of The Year
Title The Martian Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriter: Drew Goddard (screenplay) and Andy Weir (book) Principal Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels. Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, and Aksel Hennie Summary: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind […]
Review: Sicario Is An Intense And Well Acted Ride With An Imperfect Ending
Title: Sicario Director: Denis Villeneuve Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan Principal Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, and Daniel Kaluuya Summary: An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico. There […]
