Black Orpheus, 1959. Directed by Marcel Camus. Starring Bruno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Ademar Da Silva, and Fausto Guerzoni. SYNOPSIS : A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. Featuring an energetic burst of colour, vibrancy, music and dancing, Marcel Camus’ exhilarating […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Society Trilogy
Black Society Trilogy Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Kippei Shîna, Tomorowo Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Shô Aikawa, Li Wei Chang, Shih Chang, Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li. SYNOPSIS: A collection of three thematically-connected crime stories by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Not strictly a trilogy in the common sense of the word, Takashi Miike’s so-called Black Society […]
New Year Horrors – End of Days (1999)
End of Days, 1999. Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunny, Kevin Pollak, and Rod Steiger. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of the new Millennium, alcoholic former New York cop Jericho Cane finds himself at the centre of an ancient conflict between good and evil involving a young woman whom he must […]
Movie Review – Green Room (2016)
Green Room, 2016. Written and Directed By Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Callam Turner, Marc Weber, Macon Blair, and Joe Cole. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing a murder, a punk rock band is forced into a vicious fight for survival against a group of maniacal skinheads. Green Room is that rare […]
Movie Review – The Boss (2016)
The Boss, 2016. Directed by Ben Falcone. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Peter Dinklage, Tyler Labine, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Ben Falcone, and Kathy Bates. Synopsis : A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone […]
Movie Review – Demolition (2016)
Demolition, 2016. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson, Polly Draper, James Colby, and Heather Lind. SYNOPSIS: As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of a customer […]
Second Opinion – Demolition (2016)
Demolition, 2016. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and Judah Lewis. SYNOPSIS: As an investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash, his increasingly confessional series of letters to a vending machine company catch the attention of a customer service rep with whom he forms an […]
Movie Review – Midnight Special (2016)
Midnight Special, 2016. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, Sean Bridgers, Bill Camp, Paul Sparks, and Sam Shepard. SYNOPSIS: A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers. Stephen King once wrote “Nightmares exist outside of […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 15 Review – ‘Spacetime’
Danny Hale reviews the fifteenth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… With series creators Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen penning the script and Kevin Tancharoen directing it was no real surprise that this weeks Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stood out. With little preamble our team headed into the field to investigate a call for Daisy. […]
Movie Review – Hardcore Henry (2016)
Hardcore Henry, 2016 Written and Directed by Ilya Naishuller. Starring Sharlto Copley, Haley Bennett, Danila Kozlovsky, and Tim Roth. SYNOPSIS: A first-person action film from the eyes of Henry, who’s resurrected from death with no memory. He must discover his identity and save his wife from a warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers. Hardcore […]
