The unhappy, bored housewife dilemma is no longer confined to narrative storytelling about heterosexual couples thanks to Concussion, a movie that gets a great deal of things right with representation, but falters when it comes to the scandalous underbelly of its story. “After 40, you have to choose between your face and your ass.”–the […]
LAFF Film Review: ‘Delivery’ (Dir. Brian Netto 2013 USA)
The blessed event of pregnancy, made unforgettably horrifying in Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby, has found yet another outlet to promote birth control with first-time Director Brian Netto’s Delivery. Written by Netto and Adam Schindler, Delivery uses the found-footage motif to tell the story of Kyle and Rachel Massy’s road to parenthood, as the stars of […]
LAFF Film Review: ‘Europa Report’ Will Make Science Fiction Fans Euphoric (Dir. Sebastián Cordero 2013 USA)
Found footage has a secure home in horror movies, and with Europa Report the science fiction genre gets its best found footage film to date. From director Sebastián Cordero, his first English-language film Europa Report tells the story of a privately funded space mission to one of Jupiter’s Moons. The hope of the crew, and […]
‘The Heat’ Will Make You Laugh So Hard Your Stomach Muscles Will Thank You
Synopsis: Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) couldn’t be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies. Release Date: June 28, 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production Paul […]
See Ashton Kutcher As Steve Jobs In The New Trailer For ‘JOBS’, And New Images Too
Watch the first trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic, JOBS, starring Ashton Kutcher. In theatres August 16, 2013. Watch the first trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic, JOBS, starring Ashton Kutcher. In theatres August 16, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The extraordinary story of Steve Jobs, the original innovator and ground-breaking […]