Safe Haven, 2013. Directed by Lasse Hallström Starring Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders and David Lyons. SYNOPSIS: A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Here we go again. Just about every year we […]
Movie Review – Mud (2012)
Mud, 2012. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, and Michael Shannon. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. A boat is discovered up a […]
Movie Review – Hitchcock (2012)
Hitchcock, 2012. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ralph Macchio, Danny Huston and Toni Collette. SYNOPSIS: A love story between legendary British director (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) during the making of Hitchcock’s terrifying 1960 classic Psycho. Hitchcock is based […]
Movie Review – American Mary (2012)
American Mary, 2012. Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska. Starring Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren, Clay St. Thomas, Paula Lindberg, John Emmet Tracy and Twan Holliday. SYNOPSIS: Seeking work as a masseuse at a local strip club run by Billy (Antonio Cupo), cash strung medical student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) finds […]
Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker […]
Movie Review – Parker (2013)
Parker, 2013. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Clifton Collins Jr., Wendell Pierce and Bobby Cannavale. SYNOPSIS: A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, […]
Movie Review – The Possession (2012)
The Possession, 2012. Directed by Ole Bornedal. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Natasha Calis, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport and Matisyahu. SYNOPSIS: A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl’s father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the […]
Movie Review – Gangster Squad (2013)
Gangster Squad, 2013. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena, Anthony Mackie, Robert Patrick, Nick Nolte and Josh Pence. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Gangster Squad follows an off-the-books team of LAPD officers trying to take down a ruthless mobster, Mickey Cohen (Penn), in […]
Movie Review – The Impossible (2012)
The Impossible, 2012. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland. SYNOPSIS: During a holiday in Thailand, a family find themselves caught up in one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. As a cinematic achievement, The Impossible does so many things right it’s very hard to fault it. […]
Movie Review – Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Jenica Bergere, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kristen Bell. SYNOPSIS: Three magazine employees respond to an unusual classified ad from a guy seeking a companion for time travel. The premise of Safety Not Guaranteed is fairly simple […]