‘River Runs Red’ balks at being a socially relevant movie in favor of a typical action revenge plot.
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For Better And For Worse, ‘Dunkirk’ Immerses Its Audience In The Horrors Of War
Christopher Nolan tells a compelling story in an interesting way with Dunkirk and continues his auteur streak of films.
‘Magic In The Moonlight’ – Woody Allen’s Not-So-Romantic Comedy Is A Hit
Synopsis: Set in the 1920s on the opulent Riviera in the south of France, Woody Allen’s Magic In The Moonlight is a romantic comedy about a master magician (Colin Firth) trying to expose a psychic medium (Emma Stone) as a fake. Release Date: July 25, 2014 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Comedy Film Review Production […]
‘Belle’ Feels Too Safe, Like A Hallmark Movie About British Slavery
Synopsis: Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Don’t Go To Sleep’ – One More Spooky TV Movie From The Eighties Telling You What Not To Do
Over the years, Cinema Fearité has covered plenty of movies that tell their audience what NOT to do, movies such as Don’t Look Now, Don’t Answer the Phone, Don’t Look in the Basement, and Don’t Open Till Christmas. And that’s not even counting movies like Don’t Breathe and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark that […]
LAFF Film Review: Kings of Pastry (dessert just got VERY interesting)
So much suspense…over pastry? The documentary Kings of Pastry chronicles sixteen chefs as they vie for the coveted Meilleurs Ouvriers de France (Best Craftsmen in France). The M.O.F. is the highest recognition a pastry chef may achieve and also the most difficult task to take on. The competition spans three days, where they will make […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Witchtrap’ – Not A Sequel To ‘Witchboard’
Horror movie titles can be confusing, and we’re not just talking about the endless sequels, remakes, and movies that are called Don’t (insert activity here). There are the completely different movies that share a common name like Stage Fright, Beneath, or The Boy. There are the very similarly titled movies that are often mistaken for […]
Film Review: Semper-Fi: Always Faithful
Semper Fi: Always Faithful is a documentary chronicling the struggle to make the public aware, and the Marine Corps/Government admit to their gross negligence in dealing with contaminated water at a variety of Marine Corps, and other, military bases across the United States of America. The main subject of the documentary is Marine Corps Master […]
I Don’t Know How She Does It
Synopsis: As an employee at a Boston-based financial management firm, Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband (Greg Kinnear) and children. When she’s handed a major account that requires frequent trips to New York, and her husband gets a new job, Kate […]
AFI FEST 2013 Movie Review: The Frigid And Soulless ‘Exhibition’
A title at the end reveals that Joanna Hogg’s third feature, Exhibition, is dedicated to the recently-late architect James Melvin, which should come as no surprise since the film is as much a portrait of the sleek, modernist Kensington townhouse in which it is almost exclusively set, as of the mildly dysfunctional marriage that resides […]