The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]
Movie Review – Mortdecai (2015)
Mortdecai, 2015. Directed by David Koepp. Starring Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Jeff Goldblum and Olivia Munn. SYNOPSIS: Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #1
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #1… Dana Atkinson, a dishonorably discharged army investigator, is pulled back to the Middle East when a group of American oil technicians disappear under bizarre circumstances. With the help of an Iraqi investigator, what Dana discovers is unimaginable: A series of unusual incidents at the drill site lead her and […]
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Episode 13 Review
Alice Rush reviews the season finale of American Horror Story: Freak Show… It’s time for Fräulein Elsa’s Cabinet of Curiosities to close as another season American Horror Story ends. It’s been a tempestuous season, housing moments of television gold amidst a generally average sea of superfluous characters and storylines. I’ve had my fair share of […]
Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Tom Prior and Jack Davenport SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. Marking the second time Matthew Vaughn has directed a comic book created […]
Blu-ray Review – Stations of the Cross (2014)
Stations of the Cross (Kreuzweg), 2014. Directed by Dietrich Brüggemann. Starring Lea van Acken, Moritz Knapp, Lucie Aron, Florian Stetter, Anna Brüggemann and Franziska Weisz. SYNOPSIS: The fourteen-year-old Maria is part of an extreme Roman Catholic community. Devoted to the idea of becoming as like Jesus as possible, she prescribes herself a spiritual course of action that clashes […]
Movie Review – A Most Violent Year (2014)
A Most Violent Year, 2014. Written and Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Ashley Williams, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Elyes Gabel and Albert Brooks. SYNOPSIS: In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city’s history. […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 10 Review – ‘Left Behind’
Jessie Robertson reviews the tenth episode of Arrow season 3… We hit the ground running with a full plate of storyline directions by the end of this first episode and it’s a really interseting take to leave the Arrow team on their own as Oliver will be having his own trials moving forward. Let’s take […]
Movie Review – Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina, 2015 Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. 28 Days Later and Sunshine‘s Alex Garland moves from the writer’s desk to […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski and Keene McRae. SYNOPSIS: Based on the memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.” We follow Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) on her 1,100-mile solo hike in order to recover from life as well as to discover a new […]
