Now You See Me 2. 2016Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Mark Ruffalo, Daniel Radcliffe, Jay Chou, Ben Lamb, Morgan Freeman, and Michael CaineSYNOPSIS:The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.In an age where Hollywood […]
Movie Review – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, 2016.Directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone Starring Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Will Arnett, Bill Hader, Imogen Poots, Joan Cusack, Will Forte, and Martin SheenSYNOPSIS:When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything […]
Second Opinion – Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You, 2016.Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle, Samantha Spiro, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Peacocke and Charles Dance.SYNOPSIS:A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of.As a disabled man myself (although I wasn’t an extreme sports athlete […]
Movie Review – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, 2016. Directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Starring Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, James Buckley and Chris Redd. SYNOPSIS: When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in […]
Movie Review – The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
The 9th Life of Louis Drax, 2016. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, Sarah Gadon, Aiden Longworth, Barbara Hershey, Oliver Platt and Molly Parker. SYNOPSIS: A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy […]
Second Opinion – Jason Bourne (2016)
Jason Bourne, 2016.Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Ato Essandoh, Riz Ahmed and Scott Shepherd.SYNOPSIS:Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past.While doing some research on The Bourne Franchise (I have seen the first three but have […]
Movie Review – Chevalier (2016)
Chevalier, 2016.Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. Starring Makis Papadimitriou, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Sakis Rouvas, Panos Koronis, Vangelis Mourikis, Yiorgos Kendros.SYNOPSIS:In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared. Things will be measured. Songs will be butchered, […]
Second Opinion – Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State Of Jones, 2016. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Christopher Berry, Bill Tangradi and Keri Russell. SYNOPSIS: A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Free State of Jones […]
Movie Review – Notes on Blindness (2016)
Notes on Blindness, 2016.Written and directed by Pete Middleton and James Spinney Starring Dan Renton Skinner, Simone Kirby, John Hull, Marilyn Hull.SYNOPSIS:A feature documentary following a man’s efforts to understand and come to terms with his steadily deteriorating eyesight.A touching and insightful film, Notes on Blindness provides a personal examination of what it is like to […]
Movie Review – Brahman Naman (2016)
Brahman Naman, 2016. Directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee. Starring Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Vaishwath Shankar, Subholina Sen, Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy, Anula Shirish Navlekar and Denzil Smith. SYNOPSIS: A college quiz team travel across India to become the national champions, and to lose their virginities. It’s 1980s India: a band of intelligent yet arrogant male students […]
