Review: ‘Table 19’ Starring Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, June Squibb, Stephen Merchant
Anna Kendrick returns from animated form in last year’s massively successful Trolls to star in the forgettable Table 19 as Eloise, the former Maid of Honor at her oldest friend’s wedding. Coping from a text-induced break-up with Best Man and brother to the bride, Teddy (Wyatt Russell), Eloise opens the film struggling to decide whether […]
225: ‘The Accountant’ Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal
225: ‘The Accountant’ Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal You’ve been warned. Starring: Tom O’Keefe, Kevin Brackett, Dan Graney, Joe Buttice Run-time: 1hr 23min
Film Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Starring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow
It seems like every summer, you’ll see at least a couple of films dealing with college students and their experiences. These movies range in topic from sports (We Are Marshall), growing up, (American Pie 2), fraternities (Animal House, Going Greek), or a plethora of other topics. When the original Pitch Perfect came out, it took the young […]
75: ‘Into the Woods’ Starring Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Emily Blunt
This week Vic Porcelli joins us in the War Room to discuss Into the Woods. If you live in St. Louis then you probably recognize Vic as a staple of local radio who currently co-hosts the morning show on Fresh 102.5. What you might not know is that Vic is also an Into the Woods […]
‘End of Watch’, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña, Delivers
Cop films often end up falling into one of two distinct categories. On one hand, you have the action comedy genre that tends to forgo realism for gunfights and laughs. These tended to give praise to the police officers, even if they were flawed. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Mel Gibson and Danny […]
Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’ Starring Anna Kendrick Plays it Safe
Contrary to popular opinion, a good movie doesn’t necessarily have to reinvent the wheel. Many films follow tried-and-true formulas; what sets the best ones apart are such variables as dialogue and execution. As long as the film entertains and makes people connect to the point of the film, it can borrow an element or two […]
PITCH PERFECT Opens October 5! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! Beca (Anna Kendrick) is that girl who’d rather listen to what’s coming out of her headphones than what’s coming out of you. Arriving at her new college, she finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on […]
PARANORMAN Opens August 17 Nationwide! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteaming the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated “Coraline.” “ParaNorman” is, following “Coraline,” the company’s second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In “ParaNorman,” a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who […]
Expect An Awful Movie from ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting’
NOTE: If you’re a parent or soon-to-be parent who’s expecting to get some laughs at the experiences you went through, you might as well skip this review and consider it a B+. Otherwise, read on at your own risk. As someone who has a working knowledge of science, I couldn’t be more opposed to […]
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING Opens May 18! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pass good for two! Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. Over the moon about starting […]
