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Top And Bottom Ten Movies Of 2015
Time for the top and bottom lists of the years. There are several large releases I haven’t seen such as Joy, The Big Short, and The Hateful Eight. HONORABLE MENTIONS Brooklyn Trumbo Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ant-Man Avengers: Age Ultron Jurassic World Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation The Revenant TOP TEN 10. Me, Earl, And […]
The Hateful Eight Review: ‘Tis the Season for Violence!
The Hateful Eight Written and directed by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Channing Tatum, Demian Bichir, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, and James Park Music by: Ennio Morricone Run time: 187 minutes (three hours and seven minutes) for the roadshow version In post-Civil War Wyoming, […]
Point Break Lost its Story in an Extreme Sports Highlight Reel
Point Break Directed by: Ericson Core Screenplay by: Kurt Wimmer Based on Point Break by Rick King, W. Peter Iliff Starring: Édgar Ramírez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo, Ray Winstone Running time 113 minutes Rated PG-13 for violence, thematic material involving perilous activity, some sexuality, language and drug material A young FBI agent infiltrates […]
Review: The Danish Girl Trivializes Trans People For Oscar Nominations
Title: The Danish Girl Director: Tom Hooper Screenwriter: David Ebershoff (novel) and Lucinda Coxon (screenplay) Principal Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoemaerts, Amber Heard, and Ben Whishaw Summary: The term ‘Oscar bait’ has been thrown around a few times this year. They say the best way to catch an Oscar is to follow a […]
Review: Concussion Doesn’t Feel Angry Enough But Has Great Performances
Title: Concussion Director: Peterson Landesman Screenwriter: Peter Landesman (written by) and Jeanne Marie Laskas (GQ article “Gain Brain”) (in part) Principal Cast: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, and Arliss Howard Summary: In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated […]
Concussion is a Methodical and Meticulous Science Based Drama
Concussion Directed by: Peter Landesman Written by: Peter Landesman Based on Game Brain by Jeanne Marie Laskas Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Morse, Albert Brooks Running time 122 minutes Rated PG-13 for thematic material including some disturbing images, and language Will Smith stars in […]
The Danish Girl is an Amazingly Beautiful Film, but Too Revisionary
The Danish Girl Directed by: Tom Hooper Screenplay by: Lucinda Coxon Based on The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard, Matthias Schoenaerts Running time 120 minutes Rated R for some sexuality and full nudity Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) is a well-known and successful abstract landscape […]
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight is Very Special, by Not Being Special
The Hateful Eight Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Channing Tatum Running time 187 minutes (Roadshow version), 167 minutes (Theatrical version) Rated R for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual […]
Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pays Homage To Its Predecessors But Still Feels Like An Original Story
Title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Director: J.J. Abrams Screenwriter: Lawrence Kasden (written by), J.J. Abrams (written by), Michael Arndt (written by), and George Lucas (characters) (uncredited) Principal Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Lupita Nyong’o Summary: Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic […]
Sisters is Great Immature Comedy, for Mature Adults
Sisters Directed by: Jason Moore Written by: Paula Pell Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Maya Rudolph, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest Running time 118 minutes Rated R for crude sexual content and language throughout, and for drug use Katie Ellis’ (Tina Fey) life is a wreak, she has lost her job, due […]
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip is Not Appropriate for Anyone
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Directed by: Walt Becker Written by: Randi Mayem Singer, Adam Sztykiel Based on Alvin and the Chipmunks by Ross Bagdasarian, The Chipettes by Janice Karman Starring: Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Bella Thorne, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate Running […]
Concussion Advance Screening Is Here for Seattle and Portland
WHEN: Tuesday, December 22nd @ 7pm WHERE: Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our CONCUSSION advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just hit the linky link below and grab some tickets to win! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to […]
Star Wars: Episode VII the Force Awakens: Review and Bold Predictions
A long time ago in a galaxy far away… J.J. Abrams set out to make the first decent Star Wars movie of the 21st century. Did he succeed? Sorry about that cliché opening but it just felt fitting in a tacky, yet satisfying way. A lot is going to be said about this movie, so […]
Point Break Advance Screening Gets a Special 3D Treatment in Salt Lake City!
WHEN: Wednesday, December 16th @ 7pm WHERE: Salt Lake City, Utah HOW TO GET IN: If you want to attend our Point Break advance screening that will be going down before anybody else just hit the linky link below and grab some tickets to win! If you snagged some passes make sure you get to […]
