A bipolar school teacher (Bradley Cooper) cuts a deal with a depressed widow (Jennifer Lawrence) to get his estranged wife back. Bradley cooper was the clear winner in this erratic, fast paced acting race. He showed extreme depth in his character’s struggle with mental illness. As complex as her character was on paper, Lawrence failed … Continue reading →

Fresh off of “racy” hit, Inglorious Bastards, Quentin Tarantino tackles slavery with Django Unchained. Set in the antebellum South, the story follows newly freed slave, Django (Jamie Foxx) and his magical German (Christoph Waltz), as they try to rescue Django’s enslaved wife (Kerry Washington) from her new owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). The film has the same … Continue reading →

Set deep in the Louisiana bayou, the film follows the turbulent relationship of single father, Wink (Dwight Henry), and his five year old daughter, Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) during a devastating storm. Reminiscent of Paper Moon (1973) father daughter duo, Tatum and Ryan O’ Neal, Hushpuppy and her father cling to each other for support and … Continue reading →

Daniel Day-Lewis wakes from his three year acting hibernation to play Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s biopic. The film follows our country’s sixteenth President for the four months up to his untimely death. The beginning of the movie, filled with dialogue saturated senate debates surrounding the Thirteenth Amendment, is fatiguing but imperative. Blink and you’ll … Continue reading →

Snow White, The Bavarian Tale gathered by the famous Brothers Grimm, receives a modern makeover in Snow White and the Huntsman.  Kristen Stewart plays Snow White.  Though it was hard to see her as a pure virgin soul.  Blame Twilight for that one.  Charlize Theron plays the evil queen which wasn’t too much of a … Continue reading →

In this action thriller, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, an exceptionally talented pilot with an exceptionally talented alcohol addiction. The film follows Whip as he tries to cope with instant fame after a controversial plane crash. Denzel doesn’t disappoint, as always. His attention to character mannerisms in this movie is scary good.  But what … Continue reading →

When I heard that another movie on the Tuskegee Airmen was being produced I was a little skeptical. When I heard that it would be produced by a large production company (larger than HBO), I was more skeptical. But then I saw the movie, and my skepticism was authenticated. A movie that had so much … Continue reading →