At some point recently I realized that, with no intentional effort of my own, I’d seen more versions of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland than any other work, including Sherlock Holmes, the Bible, or any Shakespeare play. Many of these were direct title-sharing adaptations, but just as often I’ll unsuspectingly dive into […]
TOP 10 (ish) MOST ‘MURICAN MOVIES
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Terminator Genisys Delivers Everything You’d Expect
Terminator Genisys Release Date: July 1, 2015 Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith, Byung-hun Lee Director: Alan Taylor Studio: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions Distributor: Paramount Pictures Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, Adventure Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Reviewed […]
Max Has Heavy Emotion, An Awesome Dog, And Crazy Plot
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EPPMCwD5bw&w] Max (2015) Release Date: June 26, 2015 Cast: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham, Robbie Amell, Mia Xitlali, Dejon LaQuake Director: Boaz Yakin Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Distributor: Warner Bros Genre(s): Adventure, Family, Action Rating: ★★★½☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia I love […]
Studio Ghibli Swansong “When Marnie Was There” Hits Right In The Feels
When Marnie Was There Release Date: May 22, 2015 (USA) Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Hana Sugisaki, Hitomi Kuroki Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Studio: Studio Ghibli Distributor: Toho Genre: Family, Drama, Mystery Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Note: This review is based on the version of the film with Japanese audio and English subtitles. The English […]
Shatterdome Atlanta Restarts The Clock For Second Year
On the weekend of June 13th, the war clock reset to zero and Shatterdome Atlanta reconvened for the second year running and this time for two days instead of one! How did this little con that could measure up this year? Spoiler alert: Like Striker Eureka bagging its tenth kill. […]
“Dope” Puts a New Twist On Coming-of-Age Films
Release Date: June 19, 2015 Cast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky, Chanel Iman, Blake Anderson, Keith Stanfield Director: Rick Famuyiwa Studio: Significant Productions, JuntoBox Films, i am OTHER, Revolt Films Distributor: Open Road Films, Sony Pictures Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Bildungsroman Rating: ★★★★1/2☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia At it’s […]
“Inside Out” is a Beautiful and Hilarious Exploration of Human Consciousness
Inside Out Release Date: June 19, 2015 Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith Director: Pete Doctor, Ronaldo Del Carmen Studio: Pixar Animation Studios Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Family Rating: ★★★★1/2☆ Review Spoilers: Medium IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia For centuries artists have attempted to capture the interworkings of the human mind – James […]
New Ant-Man Teaser and Posters call in The Avengers
Now that we’ve had an appropriate amount of time since Avengers: Age of Ultron, its almost time for another Marvel movie! Luckily Ant-Man is here to (reluctantly) pick up the slack and give the Avengers some much needed time off. In these new posters for Marvel’s latest gamble, Ant-Man literally stands in […]
“Jurassic World” Weak Story Is Worth Sitting Through To See Dope-Ass Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Release Date: June 12, 2015 Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B. D. Wong, Irrfan Khan Director: Colin Trevorrow Studio: Amblin Entertainment, Legendary Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Genre: Science-Fiction, Action Rating: ★★★1/2☆☆ Review Spoilers: Light IMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Dinosaurs are cool. Period. It’s one of the basic facts of […]
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