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Review: Stonewall Is A Massive Misfire
Title: Stonewall Author: Roland Emmerich Screenwriter: Jon Robin Baitz Principal Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Jonny Beauchamp, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ron Pearlman, Otoja Abit, and Joey King Summary: A young man’s political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots. There are times when you can judge a movie […]
Review: Everest Is Watching People Walk Slowly To Their Deaths
Title: Everest Director: Baltasar Kormákur Screenwriter: William Nicholson (screenplay) and Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) Principal Cast: Jason Clarke, Thomas M. Wright, Marton Henderson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Josh Brolin, and Jake Gyllenhaal Summary: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. The disaster in May of 1996 on Mount Everest was […]
Review: Black Mass Features A Terrifying Johnny Depp
Title: Black Mass Director: Scott Cooper Screenwriter: Mark Mallouk (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay), Dick Lehr (book), and Gerard O’Neill (screenplay) Principal Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, and Jesse Plemons Summary: The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in […]
Review: Grandma Is Short, Sweet, And Not What You Expect
Title: Grandma Director: Paul Weitz Screenwriter: Paul Weitz Principal Cast: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, and Judy Greer Summary: Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle’s granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend […]
Review: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Is A Giant, Confusing Mess
Title: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Director: Wes Ball Screenwriter: T.S. Nowlin (screenplay) and James Dashner (novel “The Scorch Trials”) Principal Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scoderlario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dexter Darden, Alexander Flores, and Rosa Salazar Summary: After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the […]
Sundance Review: 99 Homes Doesn’t Take Advantage Of Its Cast
Title: 99 Homes Director: Ramin Bahrani Screenwriter: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Nederi, and Bahareh Azimi Principal Cast: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Tim Guinee, Cullen Moss, and J.D. Evermore Summary: A father struggles to get back the home that his family was evicted from by working for the greedy real estate broker who’s the source […]
Review: The Visit Proves That M. Night Shyamalan Needs To Stop Making Movies
Title: The Visit Director: M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan Principal Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn Summary: A single mother finds that things in her family’s life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents. The year is 1999 and the world is currently […]
Review: A Walk In The Woods Is Charming But Stumbles With Its Story
Title: A Walk In The Woods Director: Ken Kwapis Screenwriter: Rick Kerb (screenplay), Bill Holderman (screenplay), Bill Bryson (book), and Michael Arndt (earlier script) (uncredited) Principal Cast: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen, and Nick Offerman Summary: After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the […]
Review: No Escape Is Incredibly Tone Deaf
Title: No Escape Director: John Erick Dowdle Screenwriter: John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle Principal Cast: Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Sterling Jerins, and Claire Geare Summary: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe […]
Review: We Are Your Friends Made Me Feel Old
Title: We Are Your Friends Director: Max Joseph Screenwriter: Max Joseph (screenplay), Meaghan Oppenheimer (screenplay), and Richard Silverman Principal Cast: Zac Efron, Wes Bentley, Emily Ratajkowski, Johnny Weston, Shiloh Fernandez, Alex Shaffer, and Jon Bernthal Summary: Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the […]
Review: American Ultra Is A Fun Premise Muddled With Poor Execution
Title: American Ultra Director: Nima Nourizadeh Screenwriter: Max Landis Principal Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, and Walton Goggins Summary: A stoner – who is in fact a government agent – is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he’s too well-trained and too high for them to handle. I’ve […]
Review: Hitman: Agent 47 Is Way Too Convoluted With Poor Pacing
Title: Hitman: Agent 47 Director: Aleksander Bach Screenwriter: Skip Woods (screenplay and story) and Michael Finch Principal Cast: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Rolf Kanies, and Ciarán Hinds Summary: An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry. There hasn’t been much in […]
Interview: Composers From The Musical Anatomy of a Superhero Panel At SDCC
One of the cooler things I got to do was take part in my first press room. It was for a panel called Musical Anatomy of a Superhero. I’ve been trying to find a copy of the panel which is why this is so late but I’ve been unable to do so. I got the […]
Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Is More Style Than Substance
Title: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Director: Guy Richie Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie (screenplay), Lionel Wigram (screenplay), Jeff Kleeman (story), David C. Wilson (story) (as David Campbell Wilson), Guy Ritchie (story), Lionel Wigram (story), and Sam Rolfe (based on the television series by) Principal Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, and Hugh […]
Review: Straight Outta Compton Is A Bit Long But Endlessly Fascinating To Watch
Title: Straight Outta Compton Director: F. Gary Gray Screenwriter: Jonathan Herman (screenplay), Andrea Berloff (screenplay), S. Leigh Savidge (story), Alan Wenkus (story), and Andrea Berloff (story) Principal Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Marlon Yates Jr., and Paul Giamatti Summary: The group NWA emerges from the streets of […]
