Movie Review: ‘Captain Phillips’ Starring Tom Hanks
Whether it is being trapped in space, or trapped at sea – the hopelessness of being miles and miles away from anyone who can help you has always been frightening. And that is exactly what the 2009 true story of Captain Richard Phillips of the MV Maersk Alabama is about, as told in the 2013 […]
Review: ‘Machete Kills’ Starring Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofía Vergara
Before you go further in this review, I want make sure that you (as a reader) understand that I love the “Grindhouse” style of movies and all of the other styles of film that derived from it. Machete Kills fits seamlessly into that genre. As a lover of film and most aspects of filmmaking, I […]
Movie Review: ‘Gravity’ Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
As trite as it is to say – or to be told – Gravity is a movie that has to be seen on the big screen. The vastness of space is captured… or rather, recreated, in such a way, that all the upcharges (3D, IMAX, even the supercomfy lounge chairs) are entirely justified and only […]
Movie Review: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ starring Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Will Forte
For me, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was a huge surprise hit. I went in expecting to see what appeared to be a cute, run-of-the-mill children’s film. Instead what received was an extremely clever, smart and consistently entertaining movie that nears the top of my all-time favorites for kids. As the case often is, […]
Review: ‘Baggage Claim’ Starring Paula Patton, Taye Diggs, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou
Over the course of every year, there are a number of romantic comedies that drop. Almost by default, men all over the world tend to have the reflex of rolling their eyes upon even seeing the trailer of said genre of movie. To be fair, there are stand-out movies that happen to be centered on […]
Movie Review: ‘Don Jon’ Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore
“My body, my pad, my ride, my family, my church, my boys, my girls, and my porn.” These are the most important things to Don Jon, the titular character in Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut. The film is a social commentary on modern relationships, told through the eyes of a 20-something in New Jersey who is forced to come […]
Movie Review: ‘Prisoners’ Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano
It’s hard to even fathom what it would be like to lose a child. One might argue that it would be even harder for one of your children to go missing, constantly battling with the thought of where they are and what is happening to them. No closure, just the never-ending struggle of living day […]
Movie Review: ‘Short Term 12’ Starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Keith Stanfield
As Summer comes to a close, it’s that time of the year again where we start to see a decline in quality film releases. Although we’ve seen some pretty questionable movies over the past few weeks, there has been a pretty steady release of solid independent films. I first saw the preview for Short Term […]
Movie Review: ‘Riddick’ Starring Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista
I hold a special place for Riddick (played by charismatic actor, Vin Diesel) in my sci-fi loving heart. Nothing beats the nostalgia of working at Hollywood Video in my rebellious, pimple-faced high school stage of my life and discovering a little gem called Pitch Black. The movie was well written, had well done action, and […]