Big Eyes, 2014. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Krysten Ritter and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in […]
Movie Review – The Theory Of Everything (2014)
The Theory Of Everything, 2014. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Emily Watson and Christian McKay. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Stephen Hawking (Redmayne) and Jane Hawking (Jones), from their meeting at Cambridge until Hawking’s worldwide success. There should be no boundaries to human […]
DVD Review – Step Up 5: All In (2014)
Step Up 5: All In, 2014. Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, Adam G. Sevani, Misha Gabriel Hamilton, Stephen Boss and Alyson Stoner. SYNOPSIS: All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers. Step Up 5: […]
Video Game Review – Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tom Powter reviews Super Smash Bros. for Wii U… This is it. This is the one we’ve waited six years for. When the now iconic theme music first played at E3 2013, I knew this was going to be a special one. Despite the early stage of development, Smash Bros.’ patented attention to detail was […]
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 […]
Comic Book Review – Memetic #2
Zeb Larson reviews Memetic #2… The apocalypse continues in the second installment of the oversized, 48-page Memetic. In Day Two of this crisis, Aaron tries to escape his college campus overrun with Screamers, while Marcus and his Pentagon team attempt to track down the source of the meme and eliminate it before time runs out. […]
The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 2 Review – ‘Run’
Gary McCurry reviews the second episode of The Newsroom season 3… Last week.s review of episode one, ‘Boston’ contained a segment on raising the stakes to increase the tension and ultimately, the audiences’ desire to tune in the following week. As far as I’m concerned, it worked. Here’s my thoughts on Episode 2, ‘Run’. In […]
Movie Review – The Captive (2014)
The Captive, 2014. Co-written and Directed by Atom Egoyan. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast, Peyton Kennedy and Bruce Greenwood. SYNOPSIS: With the help of a pair of ambitious detectives, a married couple goes on a tireless mission to find out the truth behind their daughter’s disappearance eight […]
The Flash Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Power Outage’
Jessie Roberston reviews episode 7 of The Flash… This week’s episode I thought was a mix of good and bad, terse drama and weak foresight. Let’s get into it. Power Outage refers to Faarooq Gibran, a man who was hanging out on top of a large transformer the day of the Star Labs explosion. The […]
Second Opinion – Chappie (2015)
Chappie, 2015. Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Starring Hugh Jackman, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver and Jose Pablo Cantillo. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and […]
