Spin Me Round, 2022. Directed by Jeff Baena. Starring Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Alessandro Nivola, Molly Shannon, Tim Heidecker, Ayden Mayeri, Zach Woods, Ben Sinclair, Fred Armisen, Debby Ryan, Lil Rel Howery, Ego Nwodim, Lauren Weedman, Jake Picking, and Tricia Helfer. SYNOPSIS: Alison Brie stars as the manager of an Italian restaurant chain who wins […]
Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema
Anghus Houvrouas on the success of Top Gun: Maverick… Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of massive, crowd pleasing blockbuster that felt almost extinct after a global pandemic threatened to end the theatrical experience. Loved by both audiences and critics, the movie has become a phenomenon and the most successful movie of 2022. I always […]
Movie Review – The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
The Greatest Beer Run Ever, 2022. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Kyle Allen, Bill Murray, Jake Picking, Will Ropp, Archie Renaux, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Will Hochman, Christopher Reed Brown, Joe Adler, MacGregor Arney, Hal Cumpston, Kristin Carey, Paul Adelstein, Matt Cook, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Omari K. Chancellor, Brian Jarvis, Kelvin Delgado, James […]
Zac Efron embarks on The Greatest Beer Run Ever in trailer for Apple TV+ film
Apple TV+ has released a poster and trailer for director Peter Farrelly’s action comedy The Greatest Beer Run Ever. Based on the incredible true story and the book of the same name by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue, the film stars Zac Efron as Donohue, a man who vowed to show support for his […]
Video Review – Top Gun: Maverick is the perfect summer blockbuster
EJ Moreno with a video review of the Top Gun sequel… Top Gun Maverick feels like a throwback when summer blockbusters mattered. The latest film shows how to mix heart, spectacle, and intense action to make a sure-fire hit for everyone. This is the definition of “they don’t make them like this anymore.” Tom Cruise […]
Movie Review – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick, 2022. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Manny Jacinto, Peter Mark Kendall, Jean Louisa Kelly, Lyliana Wray, Jake Picking, Kara Wang, and Raymond Lee. […]
Movie Review – Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado, 2018. Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Isabela Moner, Jeffery Donovan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Catherine Keener, Matthew Modine, Shea Whigham, Elijah Rodriguez, Howard Ferguson Jr., David Castañeda, Jacqueline Torres, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jake Picking, Dan Davidson, Faysal Ahmed, Graham Beckel, Sherman Allen, and Bruno Bichir. SYNOPSIS: The drug […]
DVD Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: Recounting the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent investigation and manhunt to find those responsible. When […]
Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: April 15th, 2013. As the Boston Marathon is in full swing, two brothers set off homemade bombs in an act […]
Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing […]
