I, Daniel Blake – The Labyrinth of Public Assistance
I, Daniel Blake is Ken Loach?s most recent tale of an everyman who faces societal structures that are often at odds with what is right. Loach won his second Palme d?Or with this film.
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Snowden: Share Your Story
How much should the government know about you? How much do you value your privacy? The way you answer those questions probably influence what you think of Edward Snowden, the latest subject of Oliver Stone (whose other political figure targets include?JFK?and?W.) Here, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Snowden, with his interview with documentarian Laura Poitras and reporter…
Rogue One: So What’s Next?
So now that you?ve seen Rogue One (maybe even several times by now), you are probably one of the overwhelming majority who left the theatre filled?with pure joy and excitement. There are?so many great aspects of the film that it can easily fill conversations for days. (It certainly has for us here at ScreenFish!) So,…
Magnificent Seven (2016) Takes Us to Church
Lately, remakes are a dime a dozen. You can see ‘reboots’ of?True Grit and?Terminator, you can watch small screen versions of?Lethal Weapon,?Poltergeist,?Frequency, and?MacGyver.?And now, Yul Brynner’s classic, itself a remake of?Seven Samurai, received the Antoine Fuqua-ized version, complete with Denzel Washington and enough racial diversity to make?The Fast & The Furious?franchise jealous. But lost in…
Storks: Sticking to the Plan
Although Storks suffers from believability in places, it?s laugh-out-loud funny and can be an effective way to discuss family and finding one?s place in the world with kids.
Sully: In the Moment
On January 15, 2009, U.S. Airways pilot?Chesley”Sully” Sullenberger and his co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, ?were flying a commercial airliner from LaGuardia for a standard run, the same way Sullenberger had flown for forty years. When his Airbus A320 struck a herd of?geese that destroyed?the engines, Sullenberger’s quick thinking landed the plane safely in the Hudson River….
3.7 Going ROGUE (ONE)
This week, pastor and Jedi master Greg Banik and ScreenFish co-editor Jacob Sahms join forces with Steve to take on the evil Empire in ROGUE ONE! But does this movie know the difference between good and evil? They chat about the politics of war, changing views on religion and the nature of faith. Want to…
Neruda – Poet on the Run
Pablo Larra?n’s latest Chilean focused film is Neruda about the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda and how the Cold War played out in Chile.
Rogue One, A Star Wars Story: One With The Force
?Rebellions are built on HOPE.? Words don?t ring truer than what Jyn Erso said. (Don?t worry it?s not a spoiler, it was in the trailers.) If you are familiar with Star Wars and the first film, A New Hope, you understand that for many of us, it all started there. When I think of Star…
Rogue One, a Star Wars Story: What Would You Die For? (A Spoiler-Free Review)
Rogue One?is conspicuously “a Star Wars story,” not cut from the same mold as?The Force Awakens. But from this lifetime Star Wars fan, that may in fact make it?better?than (some of) its predecessors. In fact, I found myself emotionally more connected to the story of Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and her team of misfit castoffs…