Draft Day, 2014.Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary and Frank Langella.SYNOPSIS:The first day of the NFL draft proves dramatic for the general manager of a team in need of a turnaround.There are a lot of things Draft Day gets right. It’s a ‘sports movie’ that can be enjoyed […]

This Is Where I Leave You, 2014.Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda.SYNOPSIS:Comedy-drama about four siblings who reunite after the death of their father. The siblings, along with their mother, spend a week together “sitting Shiva” […]

The Giver, 2014.Directed by Phillip Noyce Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift, and Cameron Monaghan.SYNOPSIS:A dystopian tale of a community intentionally living without emotions.As The Giver begins Jonas (Breton Thwaites) and his friends Fiona (Odeya Rush) and Asher (Cameron Monaghan) are anxiously awaiting hearing what job […]

Dinosaur 13, 2014.Directed by Todd Douglas Miller.SYNOPSIS:Documentary that tells the dramatic, and at times unbelievable, story of how the largest and most complete T-rex fossil discovery affected the people who discovered her.Dinosaur 13 tells the story of the small group of fossil lovers, led by brothers Peter and Neal Larsen, who found the largest and […]

Life Itself, 2014Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel and Martin Scorsese.SYNOPSIS:The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.About halfway through Life Itself, a documentary love letter to the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert, a fellow film critic talks about why he […]