Tag: Brie Larson

Movie Review: JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Brie Larson, Jamie Foxx

Posted: January 10, 2020 at 7:44 am   /   Movie Reviews

Just Mercy is a powerful true story that follows real-life lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) from Delaware to Alabama where he takes his Harvard Law degree to serve the wrongfully convicted and those who cannot afford representation. The film focuses on his first breakthrough in reforming the death penalty as he represents Walter McMillian […]

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Movie Review: ‘Captain Marvel’ Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn

Posted: March 7, 2019 at 12:26 pm   /   Movie Reviews

Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers and follows her character through a cosmic journey of self-discovery as she’s trapped in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. The film acts as a prequel to most of the events in the MCU as her journey finds her on Earth in 1995 […]

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Review: ‘Free Fire’ Starring Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sam Riley

Posted: April 21, 2017 at 8:42 am   /   Movie Reviews

Someone forgot to turn the safety on. In a time when the topic of gun violence has never been more controversial, it sounds psychotic take a risk on a film that is essentially 90 minutes of angry people shooting at each other. But when you throw in a ’70s-style aesthetic, an amusing ensemble of trigger-happy […]

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Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reilly

Posted: March 10, 2017 at 9:00 am   /   Movie Reviews

Why do we need another King Kong movie? Including two same-title remakes (one in 1976 and Peter Jackson’s acclaimed 2005 update) the larger-than-life primate has officially bared the screen in seven films since first making his epic maiden voyage in 1933. So, why go for an eighth try? The answer coming from Warner Bros’ mouths […]

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KONG: SKULL ISLAND opens Friday, March 10! Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: February 27, 2017 at 3:08 pm   /   Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to receive a pass for two to a special advance screening! The producers of Godzilla reimagine the origins of one the most powerful monster myths of all in “Kong: Skull Island,” from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Tencent Pictures. This compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (“The Kings of […]

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Movie Review: ‘Short Term 12’ Starring Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Keith Stanfield

Posted: September 13, 2013 at 7:50 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

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 […]

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Movie Review: ’21 Jump Street’ Starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 12:00 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

My old ball coaches used to tell me a lot of things as I hit the field, namely, “Kelley! Stop screwing up!” and “Thanks for costing us the game, Kelley.” On occasion, though, they also imparted words of wisdom, such as, “Don’t be flashy. Just do it right, and you’re ahead of the game.” Seems […]

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21 JUMP STREET Opens March 16! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: March 7, 2012 at 4:52 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass good for two! In the action-comedy 21 Jump Street, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force and the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover in a local high school. As […]

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World vs. The Comic vs. The Adaptation vs. The Video Game

Posted: August 16, 2010 at 4:31 am   /   Film, Local, Movie News

That’s right!  We are back with a new round of questions and answers, this time taking of the ever evolving universe of Scott Pilgrim in order to celebrate the film’s release this weekend (and just how awesome Scott Pilgrim is in general).  And this time things get “heated.”  Read on to find out why. SPOILERS […]

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Posted: August 13, 2010 at 1:25 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

“You will either love it or hate.” I’m sure you’ve heard someone utter those exact words to you before, and never more has this been true than with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Uniquely tailored from the 8 and 16 bit generation of video games, with mashes of pop culture all around. Edgar Wright’s latest […]

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