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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 […]
Review: “Selma” Perfectly Reminds Us That The Past Isn’t Past
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” – William Faulkner Title: Selma Director: Ava DuVernay Screenwriter: Paul Webb Principal Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Oprah Winfrey, and Cuba Gooding Jr. The last of the major releases are slowing being filtered through the theaters. There are a few more in […]
S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Might Be A Little Confusing To New Readers, But It’s Still Interesting
S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, written by Mark Waid and drawn by artist Carlos Pacheco, might be a little hard for casual fans to understand, but it sets up some interesting plot lines. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 WRITER: Mark Waid ARTIST: Carlos Pacheco COLORIST: Dono Almara LETTERER: VC’s Joe Caramagna PUBLISHER: Marvel Comics RELEASE DATE: December 31 2014 […]
Review: “Wild” Is A Journey Of Acceptance Not Redemption
Title: Wild Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Screenwriter: Nick Hornby and Cheryl Strayed (memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”) Principal Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Keene McRae, and Michiel Huisman When I graduated high school a good friend of mine decided the best way to celebrate was to walk around […]
Comic Review: Graveyard Shift #1
Graveyard Shift #1 delivers all the basics of a great vampire tale: fangs, blood, and conversion of humans. Jump in now and see where Jay Faerber and Fran Bueno take the story from a solid start in the first issue. Graveyard Shift #1 Writer: Jay Faerber Artist: Fran Bueno Letters: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: Image […]
Review: “Unbroken” Is Hard To Watch
Title: Unbroken Director: Angelina Jolie Screenwriter: Joel Coen (screenplay), Ethan Coen (screenplay), Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), William Nicholson (screenplay), and Laura Hillenbrand (book) Principal Cast: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Finn Wittrock, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund, and Jai Courtney There is a set of people out there in the media that believe we are nearing […]
Review: “Into The Woods” Hits All The High Notes (Mostly)
Title: Into the Woods Director: Rob Marshall Screenwriter: James Lapine (screenplay), Stephen Sondheim (musical), and James Lapine (musical) Principal Cast: Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Chris Pine, and Meryl Streep Thus far 2014 hasn’t been a very good year for musicals. Annie turned out to be disposable on a good […]
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 […]
Into The Woods is magic abridged
Into The Woods Directed by: Rob Marshall Written by: James Lapine Music by: Stephen Sondheim Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Johnny Depp Release date: December 25, 2014 Running time: 124 minutes Rated PG for thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material Into […]
Review: “Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb” Is Better Than You’d Expect
Title: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Director: Shawn Levy Screenwriter: David Guion (screenplay and story), Michael Handelman (screenplay and story), Mark Friedman (story), Thomas Lennon (characters), and Robert Ben Garant (characters) Principal Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Rami Malek, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, and […]
Review: The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow For “Annie”
Title: Annie Director: Will Gluck Screenwriter: Will Gluck (screenplay), Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay), Thomas Meehan (stage play book), and Harold Gray (comic strip “Little Orphan Annie”) Principal Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Cameron Diaz Every year someone decides that a musical is going to be the next big […]
Review: “Exodus: Gods and Kings” Is As Dry As Forty Years In The Desert
Title: Exodus: Gods and Kings Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriter: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine, and Steven Zaillian Principal Cast: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton. John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Maria Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, and Ben Kingsley Oh me, oh my, where do I begin? I have a lot of ground to cover with this movie which […]
You might want to passover Exodus: Gods & Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings Directed by: Ridley Scott Written by: Steven Zaillian Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley Release date: December 12 2014 Rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images When a film tries to take a story that is, at its core, […]
Let’s Sit Around the Camp Fire and Talk About Lumberjanes
Lumberjanes is a series written by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis with art by Brooke Allen that any scout, former or current, of any age will adore. Lumberjanes #1-#8 WRITER: Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis ARTIST: Brooke Allen COLORIST: Maarta Laiho LETTERER: Aubrey Aiese PUBLISHER: BOOM! Studios Lumberjanes is the perfect holiday gift for […]
