I had high hopes for The Hangover Part III. No re-used plotline, the trailer highlighted some very funny bits, and the reunion of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis as “the Wolfpack” was irresistible. However, disappointment was imminent, as I watched the worst Hangover movie of the trilogy, and perhaps the worst movie of the summer. Perhaps [...]
The summer of science fiction continues with the sequel to J.J. Abrahms’ 2009 reboot to the 1966 television series, Star Trek. The new film, Star Trek Into Darkness sees the return of the crew of the USS Enterprise. Six months after the events of Star Trek, we reconnect with Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), [...]
You either hate Baz Luhrmann and his films, or you love them…that is if you love something insanely over-the-top, saturated beyond belief with colors, sound, glittering costumes, roaring and/or sweeping music, jarring and quick shots, and women who look like angels or devils. That being said, I love Luhrmann, and his latest film The Great [...]
There’s no point in beating around the bush, so I’m going to say it flat out: Iron Man 3 is without a doubt the funniest, most thrilling, and rewarding movie of the Iron Man trilogy. That being said, let’s move on to the particulars. Directed by Shane Black, Iron Man 3 reunites the audience with the ever-compelling Tony Stark (played by [...]
I think it’s about time to dive deeper into Norwegian fantasy films. In 2010 I discovered Troll Hunter on Netflix and was blown away. It’s a found footage film that has the most compelling story I’ve ever seen in that style of film. Recently, while stumbling around the bowels of the internet for similar films, [...]
Does a formulaic American film automatically improve when it is shot in another language? There is proof out there of this: mediocre films made in America that make it big in other countries – reimagined or not. The Quebecois film Starbuck seems to be just that – an American film stuck in the body, if [...]
If you are a fan of science fiction film dating back to the 1970s, the first thing that you will notice about Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is that it seems familiar. You’ve seen it before but you can’t quite place what movie it reminds you of. Then it starts to dawn on you throughout the film [...]
In The Forgotten Kingdom, Atang (Zenzo Ngqobe) is a thuggish young man living in the South African city of Johannesburg. After finding that his estranged father has died, he makes the long journey back to his ancestral homeland of Lesotho to bury him. While in Lesotho, Atang reconnects with his childhood friend Dineo (Nozipho Nkelemba) [...]
During the 12th Ashland Independent Film Festival, audiences were lucky enough to see three of the 85th Academy Award nominated short films, including the film that took home this year’s award, Curfew. Curfew is a darkly funny short, and I mean darkly funny. We open on the attempted suicide of Richie (played by Writer/Director Shawn [...]
“Grandma said that I defy clinical categorization, I am just as special as anyone else, maybe even a little bit more,” explains Luke (Lou Taylor Pucci) about his autism. That explanation may even be the best way to describe The Story of Luke (directed by Alonso Mayo) as a film. Pucci plays Luke, an autistic [...]