Molly’s Game, 2017. Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O’Dowd, Jeremy Strong and Graham Greene. SYNOPSIS: Molly Bloom comes from a high-achieving family and becomes an Olympic skier but, when her luck runs out on the piste, she has to find another way of earning money and […]
Movie Review – The Commuter (2018)
The Commuter, 2018. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sam Neill, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: A man gets caught in a criminal conspiracy on his usual commuter route home. I’m going to assume that everyone opening this review is asking the same question. Is this just Taken on a train? A fair […]
Movie Review – Driving While Black (2018)
Driving While Black, 2018. Directed by Paul Sapiano. Starring Dominique Purdy, Sheila Tejada, John Mead, and Julian Bane. SYNOPSIS: Dimitri delivers pizzas for a living – but as a young black man, he is faced with “extra” challenges while navigating the city. It’s certainly attention-grabbing that Driving While Black was written by Dominique Purdy (along […]
Movie Review – Blue World Order (2017)
Blue World Order, 2017. Directed by Che Baker and Dallas Bland. Starring Jake Ryan, Billy Zane and Bruce Spence. SYNOPSIS: The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which civilisation has crumbled. A massive electromagnetic pulse has killed all children on the planet with the exception of Molly (Billie Rutherford), the daughter of Jake […]
DVD Review – Viking Siege (2017)
Viking Siege, 2017. Directed by Jack Burton. Starring Michelle McTernan, Rosanna Hoult, Samantha Schnitzler, Sarah Driver, James Groom, Steve Meo, Angela Peters, Craig Russell, and Owain Rhys Davies. SYNOPSIS: Corrupt monks, human trafficking and medieval marauders make up the hack and slash fantasy romp which is ‘Viking Siege’. Ruggedly unruly coastlines, feasting halls perched atop […]
Movie Review – House of Salem (2016)
House of Salem, 2016. Written and Directed by James Crow. Starring Jessica Arterton, Leslie Mills, Liam Kelly, Jack Brett Anderson, Robert Lowe, Dean Maskell, Andrew Lee Potts, and Anna Nightingale. SYNOPSIS: A gang of kidnappers become a young boy’s protectors when they discover they have been duped into taking part in a dark satanic ritual. […]
Second Opinion – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3, 2017. Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Hana Mae Lee, Ruby Rose, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Ester Dean, Shelley Regner, Kelley Jakle, Matt Lanter, Guy Burnet, Alexis Knapp, Jessica Chaffin, Michael Rose, Andy Allo, Venzelia Joy, Moises Arias, Hannah […]
Movie Review – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017. Directed by Jake Kasdan Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Ser’Darius Blain SYNOPSIS: Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult […]
Movie Review – American Jedi (2017)
American Jedi, 2017. Written and Directed by Laurent Malaquais. SYNOPSIS: American Jedi is a documentary film about three Star Wars fans who become candidates for knighthood and must confront the darkest issues from their past in order to be accepted into a real-life Jedi community. There is a growing thought among the skeptic community that you […]
Movie Review – Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand, 2017. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. Featuring the voice talents of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Peyton Manning, and Juanes. SYNOPSIS: After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, […]
