Synopsis: Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their mother was murdered. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night. […]
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AFI FEST 2012 Film Review: Tabu (Dir. Miguel Gomes Portugal/Germany/Brazil/France 2012)
The rather lovely tone of Miguel Gomes’ Tabu is set from the beginning, in a poetic voiceover prologue about a widowed huntsman in Africa, accompanied by a beautiful, simple piano piece, and dripping in that peculiarly Portuguese saudade. A title “Paradise Lost” takes us to modern-day Lisbon, where Pilar (Teresa Madruga), in her sixties, […]
‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ Is The Rare Sequel That Is Better Than Its Predecessor
Synopsis: A haunted family struggles to uncover a terrifying secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world in Insidious: Chapter 2. Release Date: September 13, 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Film Review Production It has been quite a summer for director James Wan. A few short months ago, he was scaring […]
Film Review: ‘The Ugly Truth’
After you get over the initial shock of some of the dialogue at the beginning of The Ugly Truth, you find that the movie is nothing shy of drab.
Jean-Pierre And Luc Dardenne Let Marion Cotillard Shine In ‘Two Days, One Night’
Synopsis: Sandra (Cotillard) has just returned to work after recovering from an illness. Realizing that the company can operate with one less employee, management tells Sandra she is to be let go while the remaining employees will each receive a bonus. Over the course of a weekend, Sandra, often with the help of her loving husband […]
City Island
Synopsis: A story of a family who has their comfortable life made uncomfortable with the revealing of past secrets and present day lies. Release Date: March 19, 2010 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production “City Island” is a film built upon a foundation of family secrets. Small secrets have the ability to corrode […]
The Invention of Lying
Synopsis: A man named Mark lives in an alternate reality where lying does not exist, until he discovers the concept. Release Date: September 25, 2009 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Romance Film Review Production A world where no one can lie – that is something you could really contemplate for hours. In this filmic world, […]
Film Rant: ‘127 Hours,’ A Second Opinion
If you were alive and news-conscious during 2003, you know the story of Aron Ralston, a young mountaineer and adventure-seeker who fell through a crevasse while hiking Utah’s Blue John Canyon and wound up stuck with a boulder crushing his right arm. You also know how he got out. Ralston wrote a book about his […]
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Feels Like A Reunion With Old Friends Who Brought Their New Friends Along
Synopsis: A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. Release Date: December 18, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Adventure Film Review Production The announcement of the long-awaited seventh episode of the Star Wars saga has kept fans of the […]
Film Review: ‘The Descendants’
The Descendants’s is full of natural and honest performances and a script that leaves nothing to chance on what reaction the viewer will exhibit. The film stays with you, it challenges you to examine your own relationships, the good and the bad. The Descendants is a movie for people who truly love great dramatic movies–award worthy movies.