2015’s psychological horror Goodnight Mommy may have changed the horror game- and arguably for the better. Austrian directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala crush several cliches in their story about a not so typical family. As opposed to a rundown mansion, promising a fresh start, or even a cheaply rented […]
Monthly Archives: September 2017
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La La Land was one of the most highly-acclaimed movies to come out of 2016, despite premiering near the end of the year. Director Damien Chazelle reportedly struggled to get this film off the ground due to it being one big homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood, with original […]
Limitless, directed by Neil Burger and written by Leslie Dixon, is a thriller movie released in March of 2011. The movie begins with the narrator, Eddie Morra (Brandley Cooper), a writer, who just signed a contract with a publishing company to write a novel. Suffering from writer’s block, he hasn’t […]
“A scientist hooked up my mother’s eggs and my father’s sperm to make a specific combination of genes.” This is told by an eleven-year-old girl. Sounds complicated, right? Nick Cassavetes’s My Sister’s Keeper is a drama filled film that will have your hearts melting and your tears streaming. This exceptional […]
“I want to be one of the greats,” declares Miles Teller, as he plays Andrew, the protagonist drum whisperer in the 2014 drama Whiplash, directed and written by Damien Chazelle. Whiplash explores the intense, exclusive world of jazz, talent, and sacrifice, engulfing its viewers in the melodies of deep string […]
Based on actual events, Catch Me if You Can (2002), tells the story of how Frank Abagnale Jr. stole millions of dollars, while still a teenager, by posing as a Pan Am pilot, doctor and lawyer. With an incredible cast (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken and Nathalie Baye) at […]
Top row, left to right: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese. Bottom row: Terry Gilliam In 1969 Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin joined forces to write and act in the British television show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. After three successful season and a feature length […]
Like other classical Disney films such as “Cinderella”, and “Jungle book”, “Beauty and the Beast” has found itself reborn with a twenty-first century upgrade. This live action remake follows the basic concept of its predecessor; it’s a romance, but is it also more than that. Director Bill Condon has taken […]
Netflix’s live action adaptation of the hit anime and manga series Death Note is an utter disgrace and an insult to fans. It strays completely from the source material and lacks everything that made the series so popular. It was far less interesting and exciting than the original series. For […]
The movie Ocean’s Eleven is a thrilling adventure of one vengeful man, Daniel Ocean, and his team of ten other skilled crooks to try and pull off an inconceivable heist: looting over $150 million in cash from the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas. The movie opens with the […]
