Synopsis: 12 Years A Slave is based on an incredible true story of one man’s fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a malevolent slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender) […]
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‘Backcountry’ Is An Effective Man-Versus-Nature Horror Movie
First-time director Adam MacDonald is extremely effective at capturing the horror of the outdoors and will make anyone wary of camping after this horror flick.
‘Molly’s Game’ Proves Sorkin, Chastain Can Do No Wrong
‘Molly’s Game’ Review With ‘Molly’s Game,’ Aaron Sorkin makes a welcome move to the director’s chair. Release Date: December 25, 2017 MPAA Rating: R Synopsis The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of […]
Film Review: ‘Act of Valor’
Synopsis: An unprecedented blend of real-world heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a motion picture unlike any in Hollywood history. A fictionalized account of real-life U.S. Navy SEAL operations, Act of Valor features a gripping story that takes audiences on an adrenaline-fueled, edge-of-the-seat journey through a […]
‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. I’ Is Fascinating, Thoughtful, And Provocative…But Not All That Sexy
Synopsis: Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 is the story of Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac who is discovered badly beaten in an alley by an older bachelor, Seligman (Stellan Skarsgard), who takes her into his home. As he tends to her wounds, she recounts the erotic story of her adolescence and young-adulthood (portrayed in flashback by newcomer […]
‘Tangerines’ Is A War Movie That Is Not About The Fighting
Synopsis: Set in 1992, during the growing conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists in the wake of the Soviet Union’s dissolution, this compassionate tale focuses on two Estonian immigrant farmers who decide to remain in Georgia long enough to harvest their tangerine crop. When the war comes to their doorsteps, Ivo takes in two wounded soldiers […]
Film Review: ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard as a whole may be a bit on the sloppy side but it still delivers plenty of laughs. The main enjoyment comes from the variety of characters and the varying personalities they create. From the kind and sweet good girl to the overtly racist, absurdly out of order war veteran, there is a character type to please everyone’s mood or disposition towards what you believe is funny. The actual story leans towards the lame side; car salesman can only be so interesting when trying to actually sell a car. Luckily, the film overshadows any type of plot with continual jokes about anything but cars leaving you adequately satisfied and completely forgetful as to what the story was really about.
‘Black Mass’ Brings The True Crimes Of Whitey Bulger To Bold, Cinematic Life
Starring Johnny Depp (Dark Shadows) as Bulger, Black Mass tells the story of the criminal’s rise from two-bit street hood to Boston’s biggest Irish crime boss, thanks in no small part to a deal that he makes with his childhood friend John Connolly (The Gift’s Joel Edgerton), who also happens to be an FBI agent.
Cinema Fearité Presents One Of The Lesser Massacres, ‘Microwave Massacre’
Cinema Fearité presents ‘Microwave Massacre’ Massacre Movies are not all created equal. For every ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ there’s a ‘Microwave Massacre.’ When it comes to titling horror movies, the word “massacre” gets used a lot. Sometimes, the resulting movies launch classic franchises, such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or the Corman “Massacre” […]
‘Visitors’ Puts Godfrey Reggio And Philip Glass Together Again With A Bunch Of Faces And Places
In 1982, director Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass collaborated on the masterful documentary Koyaanisqatsi, an art film that combined Reggio’s beautiful visions with Glass’ haunting music. The pair would team up again in 1988’s Powaqqatsi and in2002’s Naqoyqatsi. Now, in 2014, Reggio and Glass have once again created a stunning marriage of sound and […]