Bridge of Spies, 2015. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Austin Stowell, Jesse Plemons, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. SYNOPSIS: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the […]
Movies Are Getting Worse & It’s All Our Fault
Samuel Brace thinks movies are getting worse, and its all our own fault… My friend and I went to see Bridge of Spies, the new Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg movie. It was a Friday, a Friday night, the end of a long day and an even longer week. “Is this supposed to be good?” she asked […]
Movie Review – Creed (2015)
Creed, 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. For all the unified bitching we typically embark on […]
Creed sequel eyed for November 2017
At the Golden Globes, MGM CEO Gary Barber told Variety that his goal was to launch the inevitable Creed sequel in November of 2017. Domestically Creed is a success, having made over $100 million at the box office alongside receiving rave reviews (you can read our reviews here and here). Sylvester Stallone also won a Golden […]
Rob Zombie settles on R rated cut for 31
It was revealed last week that Rob Zombie’s latest horror flick, 31, had been given the dreaded NC-17 rating by the MPAA. For those unfamiliar with American rating system, that basically means no mainstream theater will carry the movie – therefore ensuring it will make virtually no money. The MPAA description originally described 31 as containing “sadistic graphic violence […]
Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers and Rob Zombie’s 31 among Sundance Midnight line-up
The Sundance Institute has released details of the nine feature films set to screen during the Midnight section of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, which includes the latest films from Kevin Smith and Rob Zombie. 31, Rob Zombie Five friends are kidnapped on the day before Halloween and are held hostage in a terrifying place […]
Kevin Smith responds to the negative reviews for Yoga Hosers
Kevin Smith’s second movie in his True North trilogy, Yoga Hosers, debuted at Sundance last week and was trashed by virtually every outlet and critic. The movie, which stars his daughter Harley Quinn Smith and Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose, was described by the director as “the movie I always wanted to see when I was a 12-year […]
Mad Max: Fury Road and Fargo lead Critics’ Choice Awards 2016 nominations
The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association have announced the nominations for the Critics’ Choice Awards 2016. On the movie front, Mad Max: Fury Road leads the pack with thirteen nominations, while FX’s Fargo racked up the most small screen nods with eight. Here’s a full list of all the nominations… Film […]
Brett Ratner developing Tetris movie in the vein of The Social Network
Classic video game Tetris will be heading to silver screen in two separate movies, with the announcement that Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand) is working on a biopic of the game’s creation. The Tracking Board are reporting that the untitled movie will focus on Alexey Pajitnov, the Russian creator of Tetris, who developed the game […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor to receive Richard Harris Award at the British Independent Film Awards
The Moet British Independent Film Awards has announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to receive the Richard Harris Award at this year’s ceremony, which takes place on Sunday December 6th. “I am so happy this award is going to Chiwetel,” said Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris. “Although the recipients of this award have all […]
