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Kyle’s adventures at FanX 2015
The Salt Lake Comic Con Fan Xperience ran this past January 29 through the 31st at the Salt Palace Convention Center. This FanX was different from last year in several ways. The fist being that it was about half the size, with ticket sales limited to about 50,000, and a reduction in guests and panels, […]
Seventh Son is Light but Enjoyable Fantasy
Seventh Son Directed by: Sergei Bodrov Written by: Charles Leavitt, Matt Greenberg, Aaron Guzikowski Based on: The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney Starring: Julianne Moore, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou, Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Antje Traue, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington Running time: 103 minutes Rated PG-13 for intense fantasy violence and action throughout, frightening images and […]
Jupiter Ascending Spectacularly Collapses Under its Own Weight
Jupiter Ascending Directed/Written by: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski Starring: Sean Bean, James D’Arcy, Tim Pigott-Smith, Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Doona Bae,Tuppence Middleton Running time: 127 minutes Rated PG-13 for some violence, sequences of sci-fi action, some suggestive content and partial nudity The story is a mess. The plot is at times […]
WPR Box Office Report: February 2
There is not much news this past week in the world of movies, unless you count all the news coming out of Sundance, which most are unconfirmed reports of films being sold. What we do have, is a gigantic list of new trailers. There are too many to post here, but we did post them […]
It’s a New Trailer Cluster, For You.
Over the weekend there were more than a few new movie trailers, most aired during the Supherb Owl, which many of us didn’t watch. If you are like me, and you didn’t see these on Sunday, I give them to you here, all in one place. Fantastic Four 50 Shades of Grey Ted 2 Inside […]
Project Almanac: When Poor Execution Hurts a Cool Movie.
Project Almanac Directed by: Dean Israelite Written by: Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutschman Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner Running time: 106 minutes Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual content. The concept and idea behind Project Almanac is undecidedly cool. I am a sucker for time travel, and […]
WPR’s Box Office Report: January 26th
A little news in the happenings of the film industry, in case you missed something neat. Bryan Singer has announced some casting for X-Men: Apocalypse via Twitter: Alexandra Shipp is Storm. Sophie Turner is Jean Grey. Tye Sheridan is Cyclops. The big name there is Game of Throne’s Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark). Marvel has announced the […]
WPR Box Office Report: January 20th
This weekend saw an impressive and record setting January weekend for the disappointing American Sniper, with a weekend gross of $107 million. Followed by the overly kid friendly Paddington still able to pick up $25 million, and The Wedding Ringer was only 1 million behind it. The rest of the field looks much as it […]
American Sniper is substance, and reality free
American Sniper Directed by: Clint Eastwood Written by: Jason Hall Based on: American Sniper by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller Running time: 133 minutes Rated R for strong and disturbing war violence, and language throughout including some sexual references American Sniper is an over-glorified war film and biopic for […]
WPR Box Office Report: January 13th 2015
This is the first Box Office Report of 2015, I wanted to get at least a full week in before diving into what is happening in theatres. The past two weekends saw only two new openings, with others expending nationwide. Most notably, Selma, which picked up the number two spot from Into the Woods. The […]
Selma was too restrained, but still powerful
Selma Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey Running time: 127 minutes Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including violence, a suggestive moment, and brief strong language Selma, while a powerful and profound film was restrained and failed drives its narrative home. Too […]
Peter Capaldi saves Doctor Who, and Christmas
Season 8 of Doctor Who has officially ended, we know things now that we did not know before. We found out what kind of Doctor Peter Capaldi is, and what he is capable of. We know what is happening to Clara, and we found out who Missy is/was. I am going to be packing a […]
WPR’s 2014 film wrap up, the best, and the worst
2014 is over or very nearly over, and now is the time everyone starts reflecting on all the movies that came out this year, in some cases this causes a flair up of PTSD. Now I know everyone and their cousin’s dog is putting out these 2014 film wrap up lists, I have no real […]
Unbroken is deliberate, methodical, a little dull
Unbroken Directed by: Angelina Jolie Written by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson Based on: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Starring: Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock Release date: December 25, 2014 Rated PG-13 for war violence including intense sequences of brutality, and for brief language Unbroken is a remarkable story […]
The Imitation Game is striking and penetrating
The Imitation Game Directed by: Morten Tyldum Written by: Graham Moore Based on: Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Rory Kinnear Running time: 114 minutes Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking The Imitation […]
