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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
C’mon man (Chris Berman voice)! You know the feeling you got as a child on Christmas morning when the bike “you thought” your mother had been hinting at all year was not under the tree. Yeah, that’s how I feel about this casting. And I am not going to discuss the obvious skin color issue, because …
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSAbAuLhqs And the Oscar for Best Actor goes to… 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
Little white girls standing alone in the street at night scare me in general. But Chloe Moretz (Carrie) takes it to a whole new level! The original Carrie ended with a burned down gymnasium. This new Carrie is clearly on steroids. Damn! An entire city block! And that doesn’t look like pigs’ blood, by the … Continue reading
Liam Neeson takes another go around at being action star in this high action sequel. The tables have turned as the family of CIA agent Bryan Mills’ Taken victims seek revenge. Like the first Taken, I was highly impressed with the string of effortless fight scenes Liam was able to put together. His older age strangely makes him … Continue reading
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