Movie Review: ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman
Disney’s latest film, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, is a gorgeous adaptation of the Tchaikovsky ballet (itself adapted from the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann). Unfortunately, it never manages to craft a compelling story or characters to match the breathtaking visuals. Clara (Mackenzie Foy) is a young girl who, along with […]
122: ‘Everest’ Starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal
We’re talking Everest this week but what do we know about mountains? So we brought in some experts. Brothers Mike & Steve Reardon have been to Everest. “Been to Everest” might be a bit of an understatement. They were making their way up the mountain when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. And it doesn’t […]
121: ‘Everest’ Box Office Report (9/25 – 9/27)
This week the box office report is fast and furious (the regular kind not the driving kind). Joe talks about doughnut licking (thankfully that’s not a euphemism), we discuss the mechanics of late night talk shows, Pirates of the Caribbean and its rapidly declining quality and Joe’s hatred of Eli Roth.And if this episode feels […]
BEGIN AGAIN opens July 2! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter for your chance to receive a pair of passes to a special advance screening! The latest film from writer-director John Carney (ONCE), BEGIN AGAIN is a soul-stirring comedy about what happens when lost souls meet and make beautiful music together. Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and […]
29: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ Starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh
This week on the show it’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Tom Clancy’s marquee character returns to the big screen and puts the “meh” in “meh-diocre”. What is there to say about a movie whose villain’s “iconic” moment involves threatening someone with a light bulb? As it turns out…not much. So join us for a meandering […]
‘Anna Karenina’ Opens November 21 in St. Louis! Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with acclaimed director Joe Wright, following the award-winning boxoffice successes “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” is a bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s timeless novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard […]
Movie Review: ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ Starring Steve Carrell, Keira Knightley
What would you do if you knew the world was about to end? Would you go crazy every night without a care of what the repercussions could be? Would you seek out your family one last time? Would you try to find the love you thought you had lost? “Seeking a Friend for the End […]
DVD Review: “London Boulevard” Starring Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley
[hdplay id=434 width=595 height=375] When I first saw the above trailer, I was fairly excited. I have enjoyed a number of British gangster films. “Layer Cake”, “Snatch”, and “In Bruges” are the first few that come to mind, but there have been plenty of others. I was hoping to get the same type of dish […]
“The Dark Knight Rises” New Female Leads
The new Batman sequel is the talk of the town right now. Everyone wants to know who the next villain will be, and more importantly, who will be playing him or her. Nolan has stated that neither Joker will return nor will Mr. Freeze or the Riddler will appear in his new film. That leaves a […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Never Let Me Go
The latest, and too long in the coming, from Mark Romanek is a spectacular sci-fi/romance that you wouldn’t be able to pick out either of those genres if you were to look briefly at the film. I am not going to even bother spoiling the film in any way shape or form because the film […]
