The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man we see a reboot of the Marvel Comics Spider-Man franchise, where the director Marc Webb strives for a more serious and edgy look to distinguish it from its predecessor [that starred Toby McGuire]. To that end, other than Spider-Man and his nemesis (The Lizard), there are no other cartoonish characters in this version — like the former film’s Editor In Chief of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jamison, for example.
Read moreThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the most good-feel uplifting film that I’ve seen in recent memory. The script was elegantly simple, and also profound in it’s raw truths about growing older; the realization that life evolves, and that you’re never too old to be surprised.
Read moreLockout – A Review by Brie Austin
Lockout is a high-adrenaline rush! Lockout starts with a punch and never slows down. Guy Pierce carries the lead well as a likable bad-boy cop with a smart mouth and bad attitude.
Read moreInception: a review
The new film staring Leonardo DiCaprio is a BIG idea. Too big! The acting is great, the special effects superb, and concept interesting. Yet after two and a half hours it falls short. All the elements were there, but it just like a doesn’t hit the spot. The dreams within dreams action is plenty, but beyond the coolness of the concept the film misses the opportunity to explore the subconcious baggage that we all carry and yet are so unaware of; settling instead for raw action for actions sake. All in all, those […]
Read moreBreakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto is based on the McCabe novel The Butcher Boy. It’s the story of Patrick Brady; a young man who is astutely aware at an early age that he is different. Yet he never seems to carry that as a burden. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown, he is left on the steps of a priests’ living quarters and then placed into a foster home. From an early age he fancies wearing dresses and make up as casually as if he were putting on socks. This […]
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