10 Other Movies Where East Meets West
In 1988, comic writer, Chris Claremont, one of the most influential writers of the X-Men since Stan Lee first created them, and Frank Miller, a fan favorite comic creator who finds beauty in… Continue reading
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Movie Review: ‘Drinking Buddies’
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
One Hit Wonder: Kevin Smith
Last time in this series we looked at documentary film maker Morgan Spurlock, with the judgement and public votes both declaring him a one hit wonder. Now we aim for a (ahem) bigger… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Hell Baby’
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’
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.’
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
Casting Call: ‘Rebecca’ Remake
A couple months ago it was announced that Nikolaj Arcel would be directing a Dreamworks-produced remake of Hitchock’s classic Rebecca (1940). The original film was adapted from Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel, won two Academy Awards (including… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Wolverine’
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
Legendary Directors Who Never Won an Oscar
The Academy Awards seem to work mostly in hindsight. They wait until a director has proven themselves over time before slinging them a Best Director statue rather than giving one to rich new… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’
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
