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‘Overlord’ Brings New Meaning To ‘The Horrors Of War’

November 9, 2018 by James Jay Edwards

Jovan Adepo in Overlord, courtesy Bad Robot/Paramount Pictures.

Not a ‘Cloverfield’ movie, nor a zombie movie, ‘Overlord’ brings the horror to a group of paratroopers in World War II.

Filed Under: Action, Entertainment, Horror, Movie Review, Movies, War Tagged With: Billy Ray, Erich Redman, Iain De Caestecker, J.J. Abrams, John Magaro, Jovan Adepo, Julius Avery, Mark L. Smith, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbaek, Wyatt Russell

James Jay Edwards’ Top Ten Movies Of 2016

December 29, 2016 by James Jay Edwards

Another year has come and gone, and with that…here are my Ten Favorite movies of the year, from Hollywood musicals to revisionist westerns, from supernatural horror to very real horror. (As always, these are the favorites of James Jay Edwards, and this list does not necessarily reflect the tastes of any of the other […]

Filed Under: Best In Film, Entertainment, Movies, Top 10 Movies, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2016, Anton Yelchin, Casey Affleck, Damien Chazelle, Dan Trachtenberg, J.J. Abrams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Saulnier, John Carney, kenneth lonergan, la la land, manchester by the sea, Mark Korven, michael shannon, nocturnal animals, Rebecca Hall, sing street, the invitation, the witch, Top-ten

Smart Casting Choices Make ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ A Classic For The Modern Age

December 19, 2015 by Anthony Taormina

After over a decade of waiting, even longer if you’ve wiped the three prequel’s from your mind, Star Wars is back in a big way. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Episode 7 in the franchise, has arrived, and brought with it a new direction. Like the original films, The Force Awakens is all about myth […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Features, Frame of Mind, Movies Tagged With: Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Lawrence Kasdan, Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Hamill, Max Von Sydow, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode 7, Star Wars Franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Film Review: ‘Super 8’

May 17, 2011 by James Jay Edwards

A scene from Super 8

Synopsis: In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the […]

Filed Under: Drama, Entertainment, Movie Review, Movies, Science Fiction Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg

The ‘Star Trek’ Reboot Succeeds With Action, Comedy, And Familiar Characters

June 7, 2009 by Kathryn Schroeder

Star Trek (2009)

As a prequel and reboot to the former Star Trek films and the Television series, Star Trek (2009) is anything but a strictly fan-focused endeavor.

Filed Under: Action, Adventure, Entertainment, Movie Review, Movies, Science Fiction Tagged With: Alex Kurtzman, Eric Bana, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Roberto Orci, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana

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