Turbo Kid, 2015. Written and directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell. Starring Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, Romano Orzri and Orphée Ladouceur. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comic book fan dons the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord. […]
Movie Review – Queen of Earth (2015)
Queen of Earth, 2015. Directed by Alex Ross Perry. Starring Elizabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Kentucker Audley and Patrick Fugit. SYNOPSIS: Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together. There is a strong sense of awkward tension permeating the air whenever the characters of Alex […]
Second Opinion – No Escape (2015)
No Escape, 2015. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan. SYNOPSIS: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. In the midst […]
Second Opinion – Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
Hitman: Agent 47, 2015. Directed by Aleksander Bach. Starring Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Thomas Kretschmann, Ciaran Hinds and Zachary Quinto. SYNOPSIS: An Assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry. The mark of a good video game adaptation isn’t necessarily due to faithfulness to […]
Movie Review – Cop Car (2015)
Cop Car, 2015. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Manheim and Shea Whigham. SYNOPSIS: A small town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride. Oh to be a child again! Symbolizing innocence and naivety, young kids often like to […]
Movie Review – The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., 2015. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, Sylvester Groth, Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to […]
Movie Review – The Runner (2015)
The Runner, 2015. Written and Directed Austin Stark. Starring Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Wendell Pierce and Bryan Batt. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill, an idealistic but flawed politician is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal. Whether they […]
Second Opinion – Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate – an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the […]
Movie Review – Vacation (2015)
Vacation. 2015 Written and Directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Charlie Day, and Michael Pena. SYNOPSIS: Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to “Walley World” in order to spice things up […]
Movie Review – Southpaw (2015)
Southpaw, 2015. Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, 50 Cent, Oona Laurence, Miguel Gomez, Victor Ortiz and Skylan Brooks. SYNOPSIS: Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child […]
