Annabelle, 2014. Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola and Alfre Woodard. SYNOPSIS: A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists. Expectations were high after 2013’s superbly constructed horror The Conjuring graced our screen. Unfortunately the prequel Annabelle […]
Movie Review – Life After Beth (2014)
Life After Beth, 2014. Written and Directed by Jeff Baena. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly, Matthew Gray Gubler and Molly Shannon. SYNOPSIS: A young man’s girlfriend returns from the dead, only she’s not exactly like she used to be. What would you do if your dead partner suddenly came back to life? […]
Second Opinion – Maps to the Stars (2014)
Maps to the Stars, 2014. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, John Cusack, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon and Evan Bird. SYNOPSIS: A twisted tale about the inner workings of a Hollywood family and the tragic past that they can’t escape. For the first time in his career David Cronenberg has […]
Second Opinion – Wish I Was Here (2014)
Wish I Was Here, 2014. Directed by Zach Braff. Starring Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene, Donald Faison, Michael Weston, James Avery, and Jim Parsons. Synopsis When 35 year old Aidan Bloom finds out his Father is dying of cancer it sets him on a journey of […]
Second Opinion – Pride (2014)
Pride, 2014. Directed by Matthew Warchus. Starring Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, Ben Schnetzer, Imelda Staunton, Joseph Gilgun and George MacKay. SYNOPSIS: Set against the backdrop of the 1984 miner’s strike. A group of people come together to form the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. Some embrace them whereas others let […]
Second Opinion – Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
Before I go to Sleep, 2014. Directed by Rowan Joffe. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff. SYNOPSIS: 14 years’ after suffering a head injury, a 40 year old woman wakes each day with no memory of her husband or the previous day’s events. With only a few select people to trust, […]
Movie Review – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, 2014. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller. Starring Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Eva Green, Powers Boothe, Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Jaime King, Juno Temple, Christopher Lloyd, Lady Gaga, Stacy Keach and Jamie Chung. SYNOPSIS: Three more […]
Second Opinion – Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
Hector and the Search for Happiness, 2014. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Starring Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Stellan Skarsgard, Toni Collette, Jean Reno and Christopher Plummer. SYNOPSIS: A psychiatrist goes on a round the world journey to discover the secret to happiness. Every year a film like Hector and the Search for Happiness is released with […]
Second Opinion – The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
The Inbetweeners 2, 2014. Written and Directed by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. Starring Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas, and Emily Berrington. SYNOPSIS: Following their trip to Malia, we catch up with Will, Simon, Jay and Neil as they head on an Australian adventure Starting its life as an E4 sitcom, The […]
Movie Review – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014. Directed by Matt Reeves. StarringAndy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer, Kirk Acevedo, Enrique Murciano, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. SYNOPSIS: Set ten years after the outbreak of a deadly virus, we find ape leader Caesar and his group living peacefully outside San Francisco. […]
