Regardless of what your stance is on mass data collection supervised by Uncle Sam, Oliver Stone’s engrossing political thriller Snowden raises some extremely provocative and timely questions about our right to privacy, the ever evolving war on terror, and how trustworthy our government has been and can be in the future in regards to these…
It’s too good to be true, the mere notion of what Captain Chesley Sullenberger did on that particular day in January 2009, but due in large part to pure movie magic, we’re now able to get a first-hand glimpse of the terror, confusion, heroism, and stroke of miracle that took place on the Hudson River….
Pardon my French but the black comedy Cheap Thrills was f**king disgusting. And aggressively amazing. And never not fully entertaining. But fucking disgusting all the same. This is as nasty of a movie as I can think of – only strong stomachs need apply. The idea is simple: Two down on their luck guys (the…
I’ve got to say that during an opening of a movie I have never been happier seeing a couple being abducted on screen. I know it’s an indie flick and I know to always gauge my thoughts and opinions on a different scale than studio movies, but my god, what the hell was going on…
It’s too bad that the new Mel Gibson actioner Blood Father is getting buried by Lionsgate in terms of a full-on theatrical release, as it totally represents a return to ass-kicking form for star Mel Gibson, and would make for a tasty double bill with the late summer sleeper hit Hell or High Water….
If the musical biopic feels stale to you, then check out the defiantly non-traditional Born to Be Blue, which takes an impressionistic look at the troubled life of famed jazz musician Chet Baker, played by Ethan Hawke in yet another superb lead performance. Independently financed by multiple international production companies, the film was written, produced,…
Films like The Light Between Oceans are a tough and tricky task for some moviegoers, as pure, heartfelt, cinematic melodrama seems to be mostly out of fashion these days. I am not sure what some people were expecting from this visually lush, overtly sentimental, yet extremely dark film. While I would have preferred that this…
Hell or High Water is easily my second favorite movie of the year, not far behind the hard to classify gem Midnight Special. Of course Peter Berg produced (and was at one point attached to direct) this shit-kicking, dusty, Texas-set tale of brotherly love and bank robbing. It’s nothing revolutionary, but rather, underrated filmmaker David…
Afternoon Delight is a sweet little indie from 2013 that deserves more attention. Written and directed by Jill Soloway (Amazon’s award-winning series Transparent) and starring the always awesome Kathryn Hahn, this is an extremely funny, well observed, sexy comedy that hits all the proper notes of pathos and hilarity. Hahn’s wildly amusing and emotionally volatile…
With War Dogs, it’s clear that cinematic funnyman Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Due Date, Old School) wanted to make a film that would raise his dramatic credibility as a storyteller. Sort of akin to the transition that Adam McKay made with his blistering financial meltdown drama The Big Short, this new and extremely entertaining film…
Five strangers – newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways – become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town. A very cool retro dramatic opening starts our story off with newlywed serial killers on their honeymoon of murderous rampage. There’s a cool antique vibe…
Set five years after the events of “Sharknado 3,” a pulse device has been invented by a billionaire that are rendering sharknados a thing of the past, but once a sandstorm hits Las Vegas and tears through a brand new shark inhabited hotel, this leads to another shakrnado killing spree on our hands. So I’m…
Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig are both absolutely fantastic in the poignant and hilarious black comedy The Skeleton Twins. Any movie that’s able to wring laughs out of the topic of suicide knows a thing or two about sly, subtle, dangerous humor; this is a film that goes to some tough places and asks for…
We are back again with another hooligan film review but this time Greenway Entertainment have stepped up their game from Essex Boys: Law of Survival, as I Am Hooligan improves on many of the flaws that the previous movies had in spades. The story is simple. Justin, a young lad from a rough estate is…
45 Years loves its silence. This is a patient, slow burn drama about the power that secrets have over a very long marriage. Featuring immaculate performances from Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, writer/director Andrew Haigh steeps his film in small details, both written and visual, with results that are nothing short of quietly riveting. A…
Tiffany & Co. has captured the aspirational dreams of the world with its legendary jewels, signature blue box and timeless sophistication. Crazy About Tiffany’s is a provocative and rare glimpse into the world of the luxury jeweler, the first, fully authorized documentary, showcasing how Charles Lewis Tiffany’s vision transformed from a simple jewelry store in New…
