Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is another heart-pounding thrill ride
Five movies in and the ‘Mission: Impossible” franchise is only getting better… continue reading
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Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck is no trainwreck
Amy Schumer has parlayed her caricature of herself into a winning big screen comedy… continue reading
Marvel’s Ant-Man is no cinematic small fry
Marvel takes a page from the Guardians of the Galaxy playbook and produces another entertaining hit… continue reading
3-D Rarities is an amazing history of films in the third-dimension
Celebrating 100 years of the exhibition of 3D movies, ‘3-D Rarities’ shows that the process was not a fad that started in the 1950s… continue reading
Pixar’s Inside Out shows a range of emotions
For those who may have been counting Pixar out of the game with some of their recent duds, the studio is back in stellar form with the complex story of what makes us tick… continue reading
Spy gives Melissa McCarthy a chance to finally shine
What happens when you cross Molly Flynn with James Bond? You get an outstanding, hilarious spy movie spoof… continue reading
Mad Max Fury Road is the fastest and most furious action film of the year
George Miller has taken the art of action filmmaking to new levels of genius, and Tom Hardy is brilliant as both an action hero and the film’s beating heart… continue reading
Bravetown surprises with its depth and complexities
‘Bravetown’ seems like it’s going to be just another film about teenage angst, but the complex characters and relationships make it much more… continue reading
Goodfellas on Blu-ray
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, one of the greatest gangster flicks of all time gets a shiny new Blu-ray release. But is this new edition worth celebrating? continue reading
Unfriended puts a new twist on the horror genre
Some people may write ‘Unfriended’ off as just another “dead teenager” movie, but the film is more original than many recent horror films that have made the genre so formulaic… continue reading
Ex Machina scares you in exactly the right way :: purely and existentially
‘Ex Machina’ is the perfect blend of sci-fi optimism and sci-fi horror, and making us question just what is humanity… continue reading
Desert Dancer is a mesmerizing journey to a forbidden culture
‘Desert Dancer’ tells the mesmerizing true story of a time and place where freedom of expression was forbidden, and how a group of young people defiantly stood up to an oppressive regime… continue reading
John Wick is over the top revenge fantasy done right
John Wick review… continue reading
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies arrives on Blu-ray
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies arrives on Blu-ray… continue reading
Danny Collins shows off Al Pacino at his best in years
Danny Collins review… continue reading