Amy Richau reviews the first episode of Agent Carter… ABC decided to give viewers a double dose of Agent Carter to premiere the new Marvel show about a woman juggling multiple identities post-WWII. However, I’m going to break the two episodes up and review them individually. The woman in question of course is Agent Peggy […]
Movie Review – The Face of Love (2014)
The Face of Love, 2014. Directed by Arie Posin. Starring Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Jess Wexler and Amy Brenneman. SYNOPSIS: A widow starts a relationship with a man who looks identical to her deceased husband. The Face of Love is an eerie love story that takes itself a bit too seriously to fully […]
The Boxtrolls leads Annie Award nominations with 13 nods
The Annie Awards have announced their choices for the top 8 animated features of 2014 as well as nominations in over 20 other animation categories. The Hollywood Reporter reports that The Boxtrolls received the most nominations (13) of any film followed by How to Train Your Dragon 2 (10), Big Hero 6 (7), Song of […]
New York Film Circle Critics award Boyhood Best Film of 2014
The New York Film Circle Critics just announced their 2014 winners and they are crazy about Richard Linklater’s passion project Boyhood. Who are these critics? Here is an excerpt from the NYFCC webpage: “Founded in 1935, the Circle’s membership includes critics from daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines, and qualifying on-line general-interest publications. Every year in […]
Movie Review – I Am Ali (2014)
I Am Ali, 2014. Directed by Clare Lewins. Starring Muhammad Ali, Hana Ali, Maryum Ali, Jim Brown, George Foreman. SYNOPSIS: The story of Ali’s life told through interviews with family and friends as well as audio tapes Ali made throughout his life with his children. The most interesting aspect of I Am Ali is the amount […]
Movie Review – We Are the Giant (2014)
We Are the Giant, 2014. Directed by Greg Barker. SYNOPSIS: Inspiring documentary that profiles several human right activists in Libya, Syria, and Bahrain as they describe events that took place during the Arab Spring in their countries. There are a lot of shocking and disturbing moments in Greg Barker’s documentary We Are the Giant which […]
Patrick Stewart cast as white supremacist in The Green Room
Patrick Stewart will be exploring his dark side soon as he has just been cast as a white supremacist in The Green Room. Jeremy Saulnier, whose last film was Blue Ruin (2014), will write and direct the film. According to Variety, The Green Room “centers on a punk rock band finding themselves trapped in a […]
Natalie Dormer lands lead role in The Forest
Game of Thrones’ Margaery Tyrell, actress Natalia Dormer, will star in Jason Zada’s supernatural horror film The Forest in 2016 according to The Hollywood Reporter. The site reports that the film is set in the Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji, and centers on a young American woman (Dormer) who goes in search […]
Movie Review – Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys (2014)
Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys, 2014. Directed by Brian Stillman. SYNOPSIS: A documentary that explores how and why Star Wars toys were such a phenomenon in both the toy making business, and for the countless kids who played with them. I’ll cut the chase. If you ever owned or played with a […]
Movie Review – The Calling (2014)
The Calling, 2014. Directed by Jason Stone. Starring Susan Sarandon, Gil Bellows, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace and Donald Sutherland. SYNOPSIS: In a sleepy small Canadian town a flawed detective attempts to track down a serial killer with a unique motivation. The Calling is a good first effort from first time director Jason Stone with some […]
