The opening of?Dunkirk?reminded me of the opening scenes in?Fury, as my stomach clenched and refused to let me go. Facing hidden enemies and countless dangers, a few soldiers make their way through the city while being fired on by German soldiers. Through our vantage point (the lead actor Fionn Whitehead or “Tommy,” named after the…
With?Election, you could start your discussion anywhere. Is it the way that the film directed by Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways, Nebraska) and written by Tom Perrotta (The Leftovers) so adeptly nails the American political landscape in 1999?then?and?now? Is it from the vantage point of the good girl-obsessed with winning-turned-politician in Reese Witherspoon’s Tracy Flick…
Winter has come. In the seventh season of HBO’s?Game of Thrones, which may be the most addictive television show of all time (at least, since?Lost), the separate worlds held apart by power, water, and dragons finally crash together in an explosive penultimate season in George R.R. Martin’s wickedly created series. Now available on Blu-ray, DVD,…
Just Getting Started tells the story of Duke Diver (Morgan Freeman), a lovable hustler in the Villa Capri retirement home in Sarasota, Florida. The manager of Villa Capri, Duke?s desire is to forget about his past and make life one big party for himself and his residents. However, when a mysterious stranger named Leo (Tommy…
In a comedy you didn’t see coming, Channing Tatum’s Jimmy Logan plans to rob Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600. Knowing that he’ll need help to pull this off during the biggest race NASCAR has in Charlotte, he enlists his brother, bartender and Iraq War vet Clyde (Adam Driver), and sister, hairdresser Mellie (Riley…
Boasting a cast that includes Steve Carrell, Kristen Wiig, Julie Andrews, Steve Coogan, Miranda Cosgrove, Trey Parker, Jenny Slate, and others,?Despicable Me 3?finds Gru working for the Anti-Villain League … briefly. This allows Gru, his wife Lucy, and the adorable children they’ve adopted to meet Gru’s long-lost brother, Dru. And Dru wants Gru’s help to…
In Warner Brothers’ latest Hitchcock collection, audiences everywhere can see fifteen of the Master of Suspense’s greatest creations in Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection. This particular collection allows fans of Hitchcock to see?Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Marnie, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, The…
A lot has happened around here! Over the last 2 1/2 years, we, at ScreenFish, have been excited about the opportunities that have come before us. Whether it’s interviews with incredible guests like Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Lupita N’yongo and many others, reviews of great films, or an ever-growing podcast, our team continues to seek…
With Freejack,?Dan Gilroy received his first writing credit and found his wife of thirty-five years, Renee Russo. Now living in Los Angeles, he’s even better known for writing and directing the Oscar-nominated Jake Gyllenhaal thriller,?Nightcrawler, and collaborating with his brother and others on films like?The Bourne Legacy?and?Kong: Skull Island.?But with the Denzel Washington feature?Roman J….
The Punisher?has never been my favorite Marvel character. In a world with Daredevils, Wolverines, Spidermans, and others, the ex-military vigilante Punisher was never going to rise to the top of the list. But in Netflix’s small-screen world of Marvel, Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle is a gritty inclusion that makes sense in a world at war…
