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 […]
Movie Review – Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Batman: The Killing Joke, 2016.Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong, Ray Wise, Maury Sterling, and Robin Atkins Downes.SYNOPSIS:Based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name, Batman: The Killing Joke takes a journey into the dark psyche of the Clown Prince of Crime – from […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files Annual 2016
Tony Black reviews The X-Files Annual 2016… Mulder uncovers rumors that the Jade Helm 15 exercises were a smokescreen for a shadow-government group to rendezvous with aliens. Mulder and Scully follow the trail to Mesa Verde in southern Colorado, where they meet skeptical natives and a man who believes he’s an alien, on their way […]
Fantasia International Film Festival Review – The Phantom Detective (2016)
The Phantom Detective. 2016 Directed by Jo Sung-Lee. Starring Lee Je-Hoon, Go Ara, Park Geun-Hyung, Roh Jeong-Eui and Kim Ha-Na. SYNOPSIS: Private detective HONG Gil-dong is seeking revenge for his mother who was murdered in front of him when he was a child. An investigation determines that the assailant is a man named Kim, but when […]
Movie Review – Nerve (2016)
Nerve, 2016. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis, Emily Meade, Samira Wiley, Miles Heizer, Kimiko Glenn and Machine Gun Kelly. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community […]
Movie Score Review – The BFG
Tony Black reviews The BFG score… Make the most of John Williams scoring Steven Spielberg movies as chances are we won’t get all that many more, given the great man’s advanced age. The BFG, remarkably for a composer well into his 80’s, could well end up among some of his best work once we look […]
Movie Review – The Intent (2016)
The Intent, 2016. Directed by Femi Oyeniran and Kalvadour Peterson. Starring Femi Oyeniran, Dylan Duffus, Scorcher, Shone Romulus, Jade Asha, Nicky Slimting Walker, Sarah Akokhia, Fredi Nwaka, Michelle Greenidge, and Sharea Samuels. SYNOPSIS: An undercover cop infiltrates a London street gang that calls themselves the TIC. Their operations transform from petty drug deals to a […]
Movie Review – 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. And like that, we find ourselves being beaten to a bloody pulp […]
Movie Score Review – Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Tony Black reviews the Star Trek Beyond score…If there is one composer who in the last decade has truly risen to be one of the greats in cinema, it’s Michael Giacchino, and his scores for the J.J. Abrams spearheaded Star Trek reboot series have been among his glittering achievements. He managed to blend for the […]
Second Opinion – The BFG (2016)
The BFG, 2016. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall. SYNOPSIS: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, […]
