Creating a family film, nowadays, is a complicated feat. Kids are much more technologically savvy and there are worlds of creative content just a smartphone away, and usually for free. It takes a good story, with a strong, yet not overbearing message, and a lot of wit and whimsy to keep not just a child's attention, but nudge a parent to want to spend those hard earned dollars at the movies. … [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...]
Magic Mike XXL Review … in GIFs
I'm a professional and such, that is why I vote Magic Mike XXL as the movie of the year. I kid you not. What do we all go to the movies to do in the Summer? To have fun, use the A/C and see things that would never really happen but lets our imaginations say PRAISE GOD FOR CHANNING TATUM. I mean look... we don't go to see a movie about male strippers and expect to have like, Gone With The Wind or … [Read more...]
REVIEW: JUPITER ASCENDING Is Not The Kwisatz Haderach We’re Looking For
Writer-Directors Andy and Lana Wachowski are visionary filmmakers whose ambition and flair have lately outweighed their innovative storytelling skills. The auteurs have had their fair share of hits (BOUND and THE MATRIX), but suffered from more misses (THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, the undervalued SPEED RACER, and CLOUD ATLAS). Unfortunately for us, they seem stuck in a rut … [Read more...]
Movie Review: Foxcatcher
The sports drama Foxcatcher is the story of Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz(Played by Channing Tatum) and based on his account of the events that transpired when the wealthy John du Pont (Steve Carell) approached him for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. They develop a strong bond when Du Pont personally finances a world-class wrestling team in order to contribute to his ideas of what … [Read more...]
