Synopsis: In the year 2077, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack’s concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues […]
Derek Cianfrance’s ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’ Can’t See The Forest For The Trees
Synopsis: Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling) is a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels with the carnival from town to town. While passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries to reconnect with a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), only to learn that she has given birth to their son Jason in his absence. […]
No Amount Of Ninjas Or Channing Tatum Could Save ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
G.I. Joe Retaliation is the cinematic version of trying to slam a square peg through a round hole.
Olympus Has Fallen
Synopsis: When terrorists take down the White House (code name “Olympus”), a disgraced Secret Service agent attempts to rescue the president of the United States in Olympus Has Fallen, an electrifying and inspired action thriller from acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). Release Date: March 22, 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Thriller, Action Film Review […]
Niels Arden Oplev’s ‘Dead Man Down’ Aspires To Something Greater
It’s hard not to commend Niels Arden Oplev’s Dead Man Down for some ambition, but at the same time, the failures contained therein make it insufferable at times.