One wouldn’t necessarily guess it, but A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness, a collaborative effort by two of the leading lights of international experimental film, Ben Rivers (UK) and Ben Russell (US), is an enquiry as to where utopia(s) may exist (as noted in interviews and screening introductions). Possible locations, it is suggested, are […]
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‘Pompeii’ Makes The Audience Wish For A Faster Volcano
Synopsis: A slave must battle for his freedom while Mount Vesuvius threatens to blow and destroy everything, including his true love. Release Date: February 21, 2014 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Film Review Production True-life disaster movies are a tough thing for a filmmaker to attempt. There’s little mystery in historical dramas like Titanic or […]
‘Halloween’ Is A Poetic Love Letter To 1978, Drenched In Blood, Gore
‘Halloween’ Review The final confrontation between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in ‘Halloween’ is drenched in blood and gore. Release Date: October 19, 2018 MPAA Rating: R Synopsis Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night […]
‘Jobs’ The Movie Does No Favors For Jobs The Man
Synopsis: It only takes one person to start a revolution. The extraordinary story of Steve Jobs, the original innovator and ground-breaking entrepreneur who let nothing stand in the way of greatness. The film tells the epic and turbulent story of Jobs as he blazed a trail that changed technology — and the world — forever. Release […]
‘Now You See Me’ Is Full Of Surprises, And Should Be Seen Before They Are Spoiled
Synopsis: Four talented magicians mesmerize an international audience with a series of bold and original heists, all the while pursuing a hidden agenda that has the FBI and Interpol scrambling to anticipate their next move in Now You See Me, a visually spectacular blend of astonishing illusions and exhilarating action from director Louis Leterrier (Clash of […]
‘Effie Gray’ Is A Beautiful-But-Boring British Period Piece
Synopsis: Set in a time when neither divorce, nor gay marriage were an option, EFFIE GRAY is the story of a young woman coming of age, finding her own voice in a world where women were expected to be seen but not heard. EFFIE GRAY explores the roots of sexual intolerance, which continue to have a […]
Adapting ‘World War Z’: Will It Be Anything Like The Book?
After a series of production delays, that have included extensive re-writes of the script, re-shoots of principal photography, and release date changes, World War Z will finally be released in theatres June 21, 2013. An adaptation of the novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” by Max Brooks, son of Mel […]
‘Kill Me Three Times’ – The Best Tarantino Movie That Tarantino Never Made
Synopsis: Professional hit-man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment. Release Date: April 10, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Thriller Film Review Production Simon Pegg is best known as one of the creative forces behind the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy consisting of Shaun of […]
TCM Classic Film Festival: Cover Girl (1944)
The TCM Classic Film Festival presentation of Cover Girl (1944) was special because, as festival godhead Robert Osborne declared in his typically informed and engaging introduction, it was the one screening for which he had allowed time in his busy schedule to watch in its entirety (it was some pressing matter, no doubt, that demanded […]
Parental Guidance
Synopsis: Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) go away for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Diane’s […]