Dreamworks is back with their latest offering Home. Sadly, it is a fumble for the studio. The alien race the Boov are a species that are constantly on run from their mortal enemy The Gorg. They are led by Captain Smek (Steve Martin), hailed for skills in cowardice. Smek has led his people to a […]
Jack O’Connell has recently risen from obscurity into a level of prominence worthy of mention alongside acting powerhouses James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. In his third spectacular performance of 2014 (Starred Up and Unbroken) as a disillusioned British infantryman lost in the brutal streets of Belfast, O’Connell proves that he is someone to watch out […]
From the director of The Duchess Saul Dibb, and having a cast of top thespians, the adaptation of Suite Française is a highly lavish historical drama that at times suffers from a sluggish pace. In June 1940, Paris has fallen and refugees flee to the countryside to escape the advancing Wehrmacht. In the town of […]
The tale of Cinderella is a story that has been often told in different variations. Most people who have ever read a book or watched a movie are familiar with the tale. Disney’s animated version from 1950 is one of the more popular and well-known interpretations. Disney has now enlisted director Kenneth Branagh (Thor) and screenwriter Chris […]
It’s no mistake that since Liam Neeson redefined the second act of his career with 2008’s Taken that movies which require him to get physical have been popping up more and more often. People just cannot get enough of him knocking a few heads. So what if the movie is not as good as it […]
A melancholic web of creative and emotional drought, Listen Up Philip explores the ways in which one man’s actions can drastically affect the lives around him. Structured like the monumental works of Thomas Pynchon, Alex Ross Perry’s film aimlessly follows a group interrelated people as they interact with the titular Philip (Jason Schwartzman) on his […]
Canadian director David Cronenberg is a filmmaker who makes movies outside of the Hollywood studio system and without those constraints, has created movies that explore the dark secrets, corruption, and perversions that lie within human beings. This is evident in his recent string of movies: A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, and Cosmopolis. His latest feature, Maps to […]
2015 is the year about Artificial Intelligence. Alex Garland’s directional debut Ex Machina has already released in the UK and there will be more A.I. action in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Terminator Genysis. In the mean time, there is Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie, based on his own short film Tetra Vaal which sees the South […]
Say what you will about Will Smith’s recent offerings, but one thing is as clear as it has always been, and that is Smith’s talent and skill is undeniable. There is a school of thought that says Focus signifies a return to form for Smith given the box-office failure of his last film After Earth, […]
David Gelb’s newest film is a complete mystery. Known primarily for his beautifully insightful documentary, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Gelb’s decision to make an early-year horror movie came as a complete shock. Add two comedically-inclined actors (Donald Glover and Mark Duplass) and one begins to wonder why this film even exists. Researchers Frank (Duplass) and […]
