Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 2013. Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Terry Pheto, and Riaad Moosa. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. It’s almost too easy to […]
Movie Review – The Butler (2013)
The Butler, 2013. Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Liev Schrieber, Minka Kelly, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Clarence Williams III and Isaac White. SYNOPSIS: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during […]
Movie Review – Homefront (2013)
Homefront, 2013. Directed by Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Right, I’m just going to put this out there: Jason Statham is […]
DVD Review – Curse of Chucky (2013)
Curse of Chucky, 2013. Written and directed by Don Mancini. Starring Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Brennan Elliot, Summer H. Howell, and A Martinez and featuring the voice talents of Brad Dourif. SYNOPSIS: After her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be […]
Movie Review – Gravity (2013)
Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. When the trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity hit the Internet earlier this year, it sparked a huge amount of interest from movie goers […]
Movie Review – Spring Breakers (2012)
Spring Breakers, 2012. Written and Directed by Harmony Korine. Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine. SYNOPSIS: Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to […]
Movie Review – Rush (2013)
Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, and Tom Wlaschiha. SYNOPSIS: A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. At face value, a film about the rivalry between two specific racing drivers during a specific season may seem accessible […]
Movie Review – RED 2 (2013)
RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Bruce Willis has been making British headlines […]
Movie Review – Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, 2013. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Starring Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Douglas Smith, Leven Rambin, Brandon T. Jackson, Jake Abel, Stanley Tucci, Anthony Head and Nathan Fillion. SYNOPSIS: Since the events of the first film, Percy has been filled with doubt about whether he is truly special or if his success […]
Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]
