Movie Review: ‘Win It All’
Directed by: Joe Swanberg Starring: Jake Johnson, Keegan Michael Key, and Aislinn Derbez Plot: A gambling addict gets in over his head when a friend asks him to watch a bag of money. Review: It seems… Continue reading
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Retro Review: ‘Death Rides a Horse’
In the sub genre of the “Spaghetti Western” one actor could always be counted on to deliver as a memorable performance as a cold-blooded villain, Lee Van Cleef. Whether he was going up… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘House of Frankenstein’
Nowadays Marvel gets all the credit for creating a franchise of interlocking films to form a cinematic universe. But sadly often overlooked is the fact that the Universal Monsters franchise beat the superheroes… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Red Turtle’
Nowadays Pixar is often credited as the animation studio who takes big risks on movies that are artistically and emotionally powerful and unique. But it is often forgotten that before Steve Jobs and… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘An American Werewolf in London’
Werewolves can be a difficult monster to translate to the big screen. Filmmakers are constantly running the risk with these furry creatures of making it too campy or having make-up effects which look… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: The live-action version of the classic fairy tale, when village girl Belle (Emma Watson) discovers her father Maurice (Kevin Kline) has been imprisoned by a horrible spell-bound Beast (Dan Stevens), she… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Discovery’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: When scientist Thomas Harbor (Robert Redford) definitively proves the existence of an afterlife, it sets off a pandemic of suicides so people can “get there.” In response, Harbor secludes himself in… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Discovery’
Directed by: Charlie McDowell Starring: Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, and Robert Redford Plot: After the afterlife is scientifically verified, an epidemic of suicides convinces a man to return home. Review: Sometimes a movie comes around that… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Kong Skull Island’ (Second Opinion)
Plot: At the end of the Vietnam War, Monarch employee Bill Randa (John Goodman) and geologist Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins), convince the US government to fund an expedition to a remote island in… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
Director: James Gunn Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Karen Gillan, Michael Rooker, Kurt Russel, Pom Klementieff, Chris Sullivan, Elizabeth Bedicki Plot: The Guardians have stuck… Continue reading
