Director: Alejandro Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck "I ain't afraid to die anymore. I'd done it already." According to Merriam-Webster, a revenant is “one that returns after death or a long absence.” So, Birdman director Alejandro Iñárritu’s latest film is aptly named, as it is based upon Hugh Glass, an … Continue reading The Revenant (2015)
Director: David O Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramírez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini, Bradley Cooper The best biographical-drama films always show the person of interest in many different lights; he or she is never shown as “perfect” for the audience. Joy doesn’t follow this trend, and that’s one of its … Continue reading Joy (2015)
Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern “When John Ruth the Hangman catches you…you hang!” Tarantino and his dream team, consisting of an outstanding cast, the masterful scorer Ennio Morricone, and cinematographer Robert Richard (with whom Tarantino has worked on Kill … Continue reading The Hateful Eight (2015)
Director: Stephen Herek Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt Middle and high school arts teachers are surely the most underappreciated educators out there. Anyone who’s been in one of the programs, whether it be band, chorus, orchestra, or drama, remembers their teacher – because these are the … Continue reading Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Director: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt “The truth is like poetry, and most people fucking hate poetry.” Director Adam McKay has been involved in a lot of great movies (Anchorman, Sleeping With Other People) and also some not-so-great movies (Get Hard, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters). The Big Short falls … Continue reading The Big Short (2015)
Director: Chris Esper Starring: David Sackal, Joanna Donofrio Synopsis: Please Punish Me is a comedic 15 minute short film about a businessman who is overly blessed to the point that he seeks to be punished for his curse. We often hear people complaining when things just don’t seem to be going their way. In Chris Esper’s … Continue reading Please Punish Me (2015) – Short Film
Director: Jason Moore Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Maya Rudolph, James Brolin, Diane West “We need a little less Forever 21 and a little more Suddenly 42.” Upon hearing the news that one of my favorite duos in comedy would be co-starring in a movie, I knew I would have to … Continue reading Sisters (2015)
Director: Anthony Stabley Starring: Valentina de Angelis, Adam David, Elisabeth Röhm, Pat Healy, Robert, LaSardo, Bai Ling, Cortney Palm “They tell us to never take the short cut – but I don’t believe that shit.” Everlasting is told from the perspective of a young, aspiring filmmaker named Matt, who has put together an honest film … Continue reading Everlasting (2016)
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland “Katniss Everdeen: A small town girl from District 12 who the Games and turned a nation of slaves into an army!” A lot of people were … Continue reading The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
Director: Richard Curtis Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson “Let’s go get the shit kicked out of us by love.” The tagline of Love Actually boasts “Very romantic. Very comedy.” In my opinion, “very comedy” should have been left out – … Continue reading Love Actually (2003)
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