Synopsis: The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Release Date: August 12, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Adventure, Family Film Review Production In 1977, as a seven-year-old kid, I loved the original Pete’s Dragon. The clever blend of animation and live […]
‘Snowden’ Shows Off Oliver Stone At His Most Polarizing
Synopsis: NSA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press. Release Date: September 16, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Biography, Drama Film Review Production In recent history, few figures have been as polarizing as National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. Some feel he is a patriot, while others consider him a traitor. […]
‘Sully’ Shows Another Side Of The ‘Miracle On The Hudson’
Synopsis: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers. Release Date: September 9, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Biography, Drama Film Review Production Most Americans know the story. On January 15, 2009, US […]
‘Sun Choke’ Is An Unpredictable Ride Into Paranoia And Insanity
Synopsis: As Janie recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie’s buried demons begin to surface. Release Date: August 5, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, […]
‘The Girl On The Train’ Is A Whodunit That Focuses On The ‘What’ And The ‘How’
Synopsis: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Release Date: October 7, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller Film Review Production Early book reviews of author Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train touted the novel as “the next Gone Girl,” and Hawkins is […]