Doctor Strange, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong. SYNOPSIS: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. When a film opens with the villain ceremoniously decapitating an innocent librarian and […]
Movie Review – Free State of Jones (2016)
Free State of Jones, 2016.Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Barry, Sean Bridgers, and Jacob Lofland.SYNOPSIS:As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army.Free State of Jones doesn’t start out so bad; we get to see […]
Movie Review – Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016.Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey.SYNOPSIS:Fearing that the actions of Superman are left […]
Movie Review – Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory, 2016.Directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olsen, Ty Burrell, Hayden Rolence, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Sloane Murray, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Vicki Lewis, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, and Willem Dafoe.SYNOPSIS:The […]
Movie Review – Now You See Me 2 (2016)
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 […]
