Walk With Me, 2017.Directed by Mark J Francis and Max Pugh. Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch (narrator), Thich Nhat Hanh and Brother Phap De.SYNOPSIS:A meditative documentary about a community of Zen Buddhist monks and nuns dedicating to mindfulness and following the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.Even if you’ve not heard of Thich Nhat Hanh himself, chances are […]
Movie Review – Hostiles (2017)
Hostiles, 2017.Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Christian Bale, Rosamond Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Timothée Chalamet, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Rory Cochrane, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Tanaya Beatty, Jonathan Majors, Scott Wilson, Peter Mullan, David Midthunder, Paul Anderson, Ryan Bingham, and Stephen Lang.SYNOPSIS:In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017.Directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. Featuring the voice talents of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, and Edward James Olmos.SYNOPSIS:Young Miguel dreams of being a musician and is determined to compete in the talent competition at the Dia De Los Muertos celebrations. Despite his family’s ban on […]
Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)
Molly’s Game, 2017.Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong and Graham Greene.SYNOPSIS: Molly Bloom comes from a high-achieving family and becomes an Olympic skier but, when her luck runs out on the piste, she has to find another way of earning money and becomes involved in […]
Movie Review – The Commuter (2018)
The Commuter, 2018.Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, and Jonathan Banks.SYNOPSIS: A man gets caught in a criminal conspiracy on his usual commuter route home.I’m going to assume that everyone opening this review is asking the same question. Is this just Taken on a train? A fair question given the […]
Movie Review – Driving While Black (2018)
Driving While Black, 2018.Directed by Paul Sapiano. Starring Dominique Purdy, Sheila Tejada, John Mead, and Julian Bane.SYNOPSIS:Dimitri delivers pizzas for a living – but as a young black man, he is faced with “extra” challenges while navigating the city.It’s certainly attention-grabbing that Driving While Black was written by Dominique Purdy (along with the self-proclaimed dark […]
Movie Review – Blue World Order (2017)
Blue World Order, 2017.Directed by Che Baker and Dallas Bland. Starring Jake Ryan, Billy Zane and Bruce Spence.SYNOPSIS: The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which civilisation has crumbled. A massive electromagnetic pulse has killed all children on the planet with the exception of Molly (Billie Rutherford), the daughter of Jake Slater (Jake Ryan).Post-apocalypse […]
DVD Review – Viking Siege (2017)
Viking Siege, 2017.Directed by Jack Burton. Starring Michelle McTernan, Rosanna Hoult, Samantha Schnitzler, Sarah Driver, James Groom, Steve Meo, Angela Peters, Craig Russell, and Owain Rhys Davies.SYNOPSIS:Corrupt monks, human trafficking and medieval marauders make up the hack and slash fantasy romp which is ‘Viking Siege’. Ruggedly unruly coastlines, feasting halls perched atop craggy mountain inlets […]
Movie Review – House of Salem (2016)
House of Salem, 2016.Written and Directed by James Crow. Starring Jessica Arterton, Leslie Mills, Liam Kelly, Jack Brett Anderson, Robert Lowe, Dean Maskell, Andrew Lee Potts, and Anna Nightingale.SYNOPSIS:A gang of kidnappers become a young boy’s protectors when they discover they have been duped into taking part in a dark satanic ritual.Writer/director James Crow (Curse […]
Second Opinion – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3, 2017.Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Hana Mae Lee, Ruby Rose, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Ester Dean, Shelley Regner, Kelley Jakle, Matt Lanter, Guy Burnet, Alexis Knapp, Jessica Chaffin, Michael Rose, Andy Allo, Venzelia Joy, Moises Arias, Hannah Fairlight, […]
