Nasty Baby, 2015. Directed by Sebastián Silva. Starring Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe, Kristen Wiig and Reg E. Cathey. SYNOPSIS: Polly is looking to be the surrogate to her best friend Freddy and his partner Mo’s baby. Complications arise in both creating a life and taking one. Think of a tap consistently dripping from its mouth. Think […]
Movie Review – Time Out of Mind (2015)
Time Out of Mind, 2015. Directed by Oren Moverman. Starring Richard Gere, Ben Vereen, Jena Malone and Steve Buscemi. SYNOPSIS: George seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, where his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter. I’ll admit before anything […]
Sundance at the Oscars
Gary McCurry on the Sundance movies that have enjoyed success at the Oscars… Since 1984, the Sundance Film Festival as we know it today has been shining a light on independent movies. Held annually in Park City, Utah, Sundance has become the largest independent film festival in the United States. Many notable directors have came […]
Movie Review – Freeheld (2016)
Freeheld, 2016. Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell and Josh Charles. SYNOPSIS: After New Jersey detective, Laurel Hester gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, her domestic partner, Stacie Andree both fight to allow Stacie to receive Laurel’s pension benefits. The term ‘Made for TV movie’ is often used to […]
Movie Review – Creed (2016)
Creed, 2016. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashād and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: Adonis Johnson, biological son of Apollo Creed wants to make it in the world of boxing. He seeks out Rocky Balboa to train him. Rocky movies aren’t about how hard they hit, it’s about how many times they get […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 12 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the twelfth episode of Bloodline… It’s at that point now that we’re watching the Rayburn’s crumble. Bit by bit each member is falling and they’re also taking their families down with them. John orders his wife, Diana to take the kids and leave town in the aftermath of Danny’s stunt with their […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 11 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the eleventh episode of Bloodline… Normally when watching Bloodline I’ll type up a couple of notes, basically to remind me of the main points I want to include when it comes to writing the new piece. This edition, the computer was barely touched for any of the latter half. One of the […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 10 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the tenth episode of Bloodline… As soon as the Harmonica sounds during the opening credits you’re into the Bloodline state of mind. Let’s take this moment to recognize how atmospheric and haunting the opening credits actually are. Setting the tone from the get go as the visuals match the family dynamic as […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 9 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the ninth episode of Bloodline… “Let’s talk about Danny” is the closing line to Part 9 of Bloodline. That’s what the majority of this installment gives us, many conversations involving or about Danny Rayburn. Jump ahead of the welcoming sight of Kevin Rayburn wielding a baseball bat to find out what is […]
Bloodline Season 1 Episode 8 Review
Gary McCurry reviews the eighth episode of Bloodline… I have spent the majority of these reviews speaking about the pace of Bloodline, a small judgement choice has major consequences for later episodes. Everything happening for a reason and the character development occurring naturally has been typed multiple times. We have a change here, this will […]
