Has Disney killed Star Wars? Ok, so before we get into it, let?s start with this? No, I don?t think Star Wars is dead. I?ve been a fan for almost my entire 38 years on this planet and I don?t recall Star Wars being as big as it is today (though internet and social media…
Elton John is a worldwide superstar of music and style, and with Paramount’s Rocketman, John’s story of overcoming is available to everyone. Played by Taron Egerton (Kingsman, Eddie the Eagle), John’s story of broken relationships leads us through his adolescence and young adulthood to the stage and back from the brink of destruction. Audiences of…
Martha is dying, so she moves into a retirement community to spend her last days. She meets her neighbors, works to adjust, and discovers that extracurricular activities are mandatory. So, she starts a cheer squad as an “old lady.” Like Grumpy Old Men or Cocoon, Poms plays with the attitudes and situations around growing older…
A remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Steve Martin and Michael Caine), The Hustler follows the accidental meeting and unlikely partnership between con women Brit Josephine Chesterfield (Anne Hathaway) and American Penny Rust (Rebel Wilson) as they have a dual of wits and worlds, aimed at conning tech wiz kid Thomas Westerburg (Alex Sharp). Comedic in…
If you strip away the sex and dragons from Game of Thrones you have the story of trying to unite warring factions into a single kingdom and bring the period of warfare to an end. Kingdom (based on a seinen manga series of graphic novels, and later a seventy-seven episode anime tv series) is a…
47 Meters Down: Uncaged tells the story of?four teen divers who discover the sunken ruins of a Mayan city in the heart of Mexico. However, as the young women investigate the mysterious caverns, they soon find themselves trapped in the abyss by deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the girls must…
Part I: The Spoiler – Free Part I’m not going to assume everyone reading this has actually seen the film yet – but you should get caught up quickly before Marvel switches gears! When Avengers: Infinity War closed, I recognized the distinct feeling in the pit of my stomach. I first felt it as a…
Light of My Life opens with a father and daughter camping in the woods as he tells her a bedtime story that is peripherally connected to the story of Noah?s Ark. The story is one of rescue and protection of a young female fox as the world if facing destruction. The scene is shot in…
Adopted out of a war torn country at 10 years old, Luce (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) is raised by two Caucasian Americans, Amy (Naomi Watts) and Peter (Tim Roth). Luce grows up to essentially be the perfect child and student. He’s smart, lovable and ambitious, with very impressive future prospects. As a result, the expectations surrounding…
Gangster movies ? The Godfather trilogy, Goodfellas, Scarface, et al. ? are often a blend of malevolence and nobility. People act cruelly and violently, but often see themselves (and we may see them) as doing so for a good cause ? family, community. Piranhas, directed by Claudio Giovannesi, fits into that narrative thread, but by…
