STAR WARSSS....nothing but STARRRR WARRSSSS. With the release of the much anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" right around the corner (only 2 sleeps left!!), we got a chance to chat with the cast and director Rian Johnson, at the press conference in Los Angeles last week. Typically, press gets to watch the film so we can ask film related questions, however, with The Last Jedi (and with the … [Read more...]
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Is An Inclusive, Risky And Layered Story- And It’s Amazing
Nothing can prepare you for what STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI delivers. Absolutely nothing- and that's exactly what makes so damn near perfect. Star Wars fans can relax, what director Rian Johnson gives life to in this installation of the Skywalker Saga is fresh and new, but remains true to what made Star Wars the franchise juggernaut that it is: a hero's journey through a galaxy far far away. … [Read more...]
REVIEW: LOGAN LUCKY Puts Steven Soderbergh Back In The Pole Position
Welcome back, Steven Soderbergh! Oh how we’ve missed you so! Not to sound overly dramatic, but the four years he’s been on a cinema sabbatical of sorts have felt like an entire era of not being allowed to have nice things. He gave us his all and we took it for granted. In the time since, the rise of exposition, convoluted narratives, and thinly drawn character arcs have overtaken the marketplace – … [Read more...]
Lucasfilm Drops Epic STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Behind-The-Scenes Footage At #D23Expo
Lucasfilm, the newest addition to the Walt Disney Studios conglomerate, was the second studio in the pipeline to get their plug in with the massive crowd gathered at D23 in Anaheim today. Though the only thing Horn would say about the HAN SOLO movie is, “looking forward to sharing more details with you soon,” there was a sustentative amount to reveal to us about STAR WARS: THE LAST … [Read more...]
Blu-ray Shopping List Early April: A Sleepless Lion Split Paterson
I was not able to get a copy of Hidden Figures on Blu-ray before publishing, so definitely be aware it’s coming home to support women in the sciences. That gave me some time to catch up on Paterson from earlier this month and get a look ahead at next week’s releases of Split and Sleepless, after this week's new release Lion. Lion - On Blu-ray Today Lion is the emotional true story of Saroo … [Read more...]
REVIEW: SILENCE – Mission Impossible
Iconic director Martin Scorsese is no stranger to religious movies. Not only has he tackled the un-PC topic of religion, but most of the other films on his resume are akin to religious experiences for cinephiles. Back in 1988, the Catholic auteur caught heaps of flack from religious institutions over his portrayal of Jesus Christ in THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, which showed the Son of God in … [Read more...]
AFI Fest Review: ‘PATERSON’ – the wheels on the bus go round & round & round & round
Director Jim Jarmusch’s films are an acquired taste. He may have garnered some commercial success with ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (also a testament to leads Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton), but with PATERSON, he loses a lot of that crossover appeal. With poetic montages similar to “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey,” but without the self-aware hilarity, and with no engaging characters, the wheels on … [Read more...]
The 10 Best Quotes From The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Conference
What happens when you get Mindy Kaling onto a couch with the likes of J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie and Lawrence Kasdan to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Awesomeness, that's what. The press conference location was held as tightly as some government documents and, at that point of … [Read more...]
Star Wars The Force Awakens Review
I'll be honest, I have sat in front of this screen typing and deleting hundreds of different words, over and over, trying to form the right feeling about the epicness of this film. Putting how The Force Awakens impacted me: as a fan, as a critic, as a mother? Pretty tough gig. In fact, my first reaction was just this: JZODOYDLXUGUGIGFG!!!!!! Truthfully, I can wax poetic about the beauty of … [Read more...]
I Asked Carrie Fisher and Daisy Ridley About Girl Power (And Didn’t Faint)
You know how there are some people you idolize and you promise yourself, when given the chance, you will ask a relevant question and hope they give a kick ass answer? Welp... I got that chance yesterday at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference and I DID IT. In fact, it went like this- first question, a friend asked, bam done. Mindy Kaling (the moderator for our panel) said, "who's … [Read more...]
