With less than two weeks to go until the release of The Brawler, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the biographical boxing drama. Written and directed by Ken Kushner, the film stars Zach McGowan (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as boxer Chuck Wepner – the real life inspiration behind Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa – and […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Light Beneath Their Feet (2015)
A Light Beneath Their Feet, 2015. Directed by Valerie Weiss. Starring Taryn Manning, Madison Davenport, Maddie Hasson, Kali Hawk, Kurt Fuller, Carter Jenkins, Nora Dunn, and Brian King. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior must choose between enrolling at the college of her dreams and remaining at home to take care of her bipolar mother. Issues […]
Second Opinion – The Vault (2017)
The Vault, 2017. Directed by Dan Bush Starring James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze, and Q’orianka Kilcher. SYNOPSIS: Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank to save their brother from loan sharks. But when the heist threatens to yield less money than they need, they’re guided towards an old vault in […]
Movie Review – The Vault (2017)
The Vault, 2017. Directed by Dan Bush. Starring James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: Two sisters must rob a bank in order to save their brother but the bank has its own dark secrets. The line that separates horror from comedy is a thin one, with the […]
