The following is a quick review of Clinical – Directed by Alistair Legrand
Clinical, a Netflix original film, is a psychological thriller that takes a little while to grab you, but keeps you somewhat entertained until the third act, which I didn’t really like for reasons I’ll get into later. It stars Vinessa Shaw as Dr. Jane Mathis, a psychiatrist, who is trying to put her life back together after one of her patients attacked her. Continue reading “REVIEW: Clinical (2017)”
The following is a quick review of Coin Heist – Directed by Emily Hagins
Coin Heist, based on a young adult novel by writer Elisa Ludwig, tells the story of how a group of students tried to save their school by stealing from the U.S. Mint. The heist crew in question consists of an extremely talented hacker (played by Alexis G. Zall), the principal’s son (played by Alex Saxon), his ex-girlfriend (played by Sasha Pieterse), and a smart kid (played by Jay Walker) who has lost his scholarship. Continue reading “REVIEW: Coin Heist (2017)”
The following is a quick review of the first episode of Taboo – Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm
In Taboo, we meet James Keziah Delaney (played by Tom Hardy) who has returned to London in 1814. Delaney is back because his father has passed away, but his return isn’t a welcomed sight.
Continue reading “REVIEW: Taboo – “Shovels and Keys””
The following is a spoiler-filled episode review of the Sherlock: Series 4, Episode 2 – The Lying Detective
In The Lying Detective, which is loosely based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventure of the Dying Detective, Sherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) meets the daughter of entrepreneur, Culverton Smith (played by Toby Jones), who claims that her father is a murderer, but she doesn’t know who he killed because Smith used a drug on her to make her forget about his confession. Continue reading “REVIEW: Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
The following is a review of Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds – Directed by Alexis Bloom & Fisher Stevens.
At the time of writing, it’s been just a week since the world lost two film icons – Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds. Now, HBO decided to release this documentary two months earlier than they had originally planned, and I’m sure a lot of people will think that HBO is just trying to capitalize on the situation.
That may, indeed, be what they wanted to do, but I’m not sure that’s really all that important to discuss. I think a lot of people needed this documentary right now – I really did – to spend 90 minutes longer with icons and role models we were all devastated to lose. Continue reading “REVIEW: Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2017 – Documentary)”
The following is a review of Nocturnal Animals – Directed by Tom Ford.
In Nocturnal Animals, Susan Morrow (played by Amy Adams), a gallery owner, receives the manuscript for a novel by her ex-husband, Edward Sheffield (played by Jake Gyllenhaal). She is now married to Hutton Morrow (played by Armie Hammer) and she’s losing touch with her husband, who is actively cheating on her. Susan is surprised to learn that Edward has dedicated the novel to her, and even more disturbed, but intrigued, by the story which takes place in West Texas and is a very violent revenge story. Continue reading “REVIEW: Nocturnal Animals (2016)”
The following is a review of Gods of Egypt – Directed by Alex Proyas.
I’ve been a fan of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ever since I first saw him in Ole Bornedal’s Nattevagten (not to be confused with the American remake, Nightwatch). I was really happy to see him get a big role in HBO’s Game of Thrones, and I’ve loved him as Jaime Lannister. It’s a great character for an actor I enjoy watching. For a little while now, I’ve wanted him to get a big role in a movie with a huge production budget… This isn’t what I had in mind. Continue reading “REVIEW: Gods of Egypt (2016)”
The following is a spoiler-filled episode review of the Sherlock: Series 4, Episode 1 – The Six Thatchers
In The Six Thatchers, Lestrade has a case for Sherlock. A young man was found dead in his car outside his parents’ house in Britain, but their son was speaking to them from Tibet via Skype the day he died. Sherlock quickly figures it out, but he soon discovers another mystery – one involving multiple Margaret Thatcher busts – that he believes has something to do with Moriarty’s ‘return.’ Continue reading “REVIEW: Sherlock: The Six Thatchers”
The following is a quick review of White Girl – Directed by Elizabeth Wood.
Elizabeth Wood’s feature film debut follows Leah (played by Morgan Saylor) – the titular white girl – who has just moved into an apartment in Queens and is an intern at a young, hip magazine. Leah soon starts dating Blue (played by Brian Marc) who she met when she was looking for drugs, and, as it turns out, she’s about to become a bad influence on him. Continue reading “REVIEW: White Girl (2016)”
The following is a review of Florence Foster Jenkins – Directed by Stephen Frears.
Florence Foster Jenkins tells the true story of the American socialite who, in the 1940s, dreamed of becoming an opera singer who could perform at the greatest concert venues in the world. Unfortunately, Foster Jenkins (played by Meryl Streep) didn’t have a good singing voice, but her husband and manager, St. Clair Bayfield (played by Hugh Grant), loved her too much to tell her. Continue reading “REVIEW: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)”
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