The Purge: Election Year, 2016. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, and Kyle Secor. SYNOPSIS: Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator […]
Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016 Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Sela Ward, Joey King, Judd Hirsch and Deobia Oparei. SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after their initial invasion of Earth, the aliens have returned. (CONTAINS SPOILERS) Make no mistake, the first Independence […]
Movie Review – The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
The Legend of Tarzan. 2016 Directed by David Yates Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson, Jim Broadbent, Rory J. Saper, and Djimon Hounsou. SYNOPSIS: Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. Here is […]
Movie Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas, Richard Armitage, Andrew Scott, Lindsay Duncan, and Sacha Baron Cohen. SYNOPSIS: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in […]
Movie Review – Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 2016. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloe Grace Moretz, Dave Franco, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein, Ike Barinholtz, Hannibal Buress, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Selena Gomez, Carla Gallo and Lisa Kudrow. SYNOPSIS: When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the […]
DVD Review – White God (2014)
White God, 2014. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Starring Zsófia Psotta, Sándor Zsótér, Lili Horváth and Lili Monori. SYNOPSIS: When a young girl and her pet dog are separated, each begins a journey to find each other again, whatever the cost. White God is a Hungarian film about a 13-year-old girl called Lili (Zsófia Psotta) and her pet […]
Binge and Purge – A Full Review of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp
Manny Camacho reviews Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp… Normally I have my ‘Good, Bad, and Ugly’ breakdown in my reviews but I’m foregoing my normal process for this series. Because that would presume there is significant material for me to write to fill in the sections for ‘Good, Great…And Amazing’ – which […]
Movie Review – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. After tackling Marvel with Iron Man 3, Shane Black has returned to […]
Blu-ray Review – Blood Bath (1966)
Blood Bath, 1966. Directed by Jack Hill & Stephanie Rothman. Starring William Campbell, Marissa Mathes, Lori Saunders, Sid Haig, Roger Corman, Biff Elliot, Carl Schanzer and Patrick Magee. SYNOPSIS: A crazed artist believes himself to be the descendant of a vampire and goes on a killing spree murdering young women and drinking their blood. You’ve got […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, and Hugh Jackman Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men […]
