Luke Owen praises the news of the Matrix reboot… Back in 2014 I wrote an article titled Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is everything wrong with reboots. In it I argued that the idea behind rebooting the classic 1980s comedy was good in principle (it’s an easy enough premise to adapt and update) but the execution was […]
J.J. Abrams reveals Mark Hamill’s role in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens table read
After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you were probably left wondering why Lucasfilm bothered to bring Mark Hamill in for the cast table read when his character Luke Skywalker had no lines in the movie. Well, as you’d expect with a J.J. Abrams movie, it was partly to retain the movie’s secrets, but the director […]
Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow and Simon Pegg. SYNOPSIS: The cast from the original Star Wars trilogy meets […]
Writing Across Different Mediums with Vanessa Shealy | The Writer Experience Podcast #84
Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience… In this episode, Court and Harry are joined by Vanessa Shealy, a critically-acclaimed writer, graphic novelist, playwright, screenwriter, actor, and creator of things. She just recently completed her indie middle grade sci-fi comic book, www.courivine.com/, about a nerdy girl living on the moon faced with extraordinary […]
Blu-ray Review – Sliding Doors Collector’s Edition (1998)
Sliding Doors, 1998. Directed by Peter Howitt Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Zara Turner. SYNOPSIS: A London woman’s love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel. “What if?” That’s the central question of pretty […]
Movie Review – The Gentlemen (2020)
The Gentlemen, 2020. Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, Brittany Ashworth, Jason Wong, Jordan Long, Chidi Ajufo, Mike Bodnar, Christopher Evangelou, Coco Sumner, Tom Wu, Lyne Renee, Bugzy Malone, Max Bennett, and Eddie Marsan. SYNOPSIS: A British drug lord tries […]
Movie Review – The Wave (2020)
The Wave, 2020. Directed by Gille Klabin. Starring Justin Long, Tommy Flanagan, Katia Winter, Donald Faison, Sheila Vand, Sarah Minnich, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Monique Candelaria, Blythe Howard, and Bill Sage. SYNOPSIS: Frank (Justin Long), an opportunistic insurance lawyer, thinks he’s in for the time of his life when he goes out on the town to […]
Movie Review – Troop Zero (2020)
Troop Zero, 2020. Directed by Bert & Bertie. Starring Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Allison Janney, Milan Ray, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Epps, Ashley Brooke, Johanna Colón, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, and Edi Patterson. SYNOPSIS: In a tiny Georgia town in 1977, a motherless girl dreams of life beyond the confines of her trailer-park home in Troop […]
Movie Review – Disturbing the Peace (2020)
Disturbing the Peace, 2019. Directed by York Alec Shackleton. Starring Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Barbie Blank, Michael Sirow, Dwayne Cameron, Michael Bellisario, Jacob Grodnik, John Lewis, and Terence J. Rotolo. SYNOPSIS: A small-town marshal who hasn’t carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his […]
Movie Review – Inherit the Viper (2020)
Inherit the Viper, 2020. Directed by Anthony Jerjen. Starring Josh Hartnett, Margarita Levieva, Owen Teague, Valorie Curry, Bruce Dern, Chandler Riggs, Brad William Henke, Dash Mihok, Tara Buck, Jared Bankens, and Blaine Kern III. SYNOPSIS: Crime thriller about three siblings in Appalachia getting by as local opioid dealers, trying not to get caught in the […]
