Category Archive: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Passion’

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Directed by: Brian De Palma Starring: Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams Plot: A powerful ad exec starts a war with her up and coming protege Review: Brian De Palma finds himself in familiar territory tackling the… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The World’s End’

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So here we are, at THE WORLD’S END, the final film in the Cornetto (or The Blood and Ice Cream) trilogy by Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The other two films… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Conjuring’ (A Second Opinion)

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Most of us know the sad state that horror movies have been in for the past decade and the struggles it went through to try and bring back half of what it accomplished… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Lovelace’

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Directed by: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, and Sharon Stone Plot: The story of Linda Lovelace, the star of the most  famous adult film. Review: In 1972, the first pornographic film… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Drinking Buddies’

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Directed by: Joe Swanberg Starring: Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston Plot: 2 brewery employees walk the fine line between friendship and flirtation while having separate romantic relationships. Review: I find the mumblecore… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Hell Baby’

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Directed by: Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon Starring: Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, and Keegan Michael Key Plot: A married couple expecting their first child move into a haunted house. Review: You probably know  Robert Ben Garant… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Coffee Town’

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Directed by: Brad Copeland Starring: Glen Howerton, Ben Schwartz, Steve Little, and Adrianne Palicki Plot: A website designer who works out of a coffee shop plans a robbery to discourage a remodel to a bar. Review:… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘R.I.P.D.’

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Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary Louise Parker, and Kevin Bacon Plot: A Boston cop is killed in action and joins the Rest In Peace Department, an undead police force tasked… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Wolverine’

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The X-Men Cinematic Franchise is a pretty tricky one for me to really assess because I deeply love the source material and felt like the entries we’ve gotten have been either hit or… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’

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Directed by: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, and Melonie Diaz Plot: The last 24 hours of Oscar, a 22 year old black man, who was shot and killed on the first day of 2009… Continue reading