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 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 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 How to be Single – Directed by Christian Ditter.
How to be Single tries to tell multiple stories about single life from the perspectives of three women. Alice (played by Dakota Johnson) who struggles with her new status as a single woman after breaking up with her boyfriend. Alice’s wild co-worker Robin (played by Rebel Wilson). And, finally, Meg (played by Leslie Mann) – an OB/GYN – who is happy being alone, until she one day falls in love with the idea of having a baby.
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The following is a quick review of The Infiltrator – Directed by Brad Furman.
The Infiltrator tells the story of how Robert Mazur helped bust Pablo Escobar’s money-laundering organization. In the film Mazur (played by Bryan Cranston) goes undercover as ‘Bob Musella’ with his partner, Emir (played by John Leguizamo), and a rookie undercover agent, Kathy (played by Diane Kruger). Continue reading “REVIEW: The Infiltrator (2016)”
The following is a review of The BFG – Directed by Steven Spielberg.
The BFG follows a little orphan girl – Sophie (played by Ruby Barnhill) – who is abducted by a mysterious giant (played by Mark Rylance) after she spots him in the dark streets outside her window. Thankfully, he is a ‘Big Friendly Giant’ who, unlike other giants, doesn’t eat people. Sophie soon finds out that her new friend needs help confronting the man-eating giants that have been bullying him. Continue reading “REVIEW: The BFG (2016)”
The following is a quick review of Criminal – Directed by Ariel Vromen.
In Vromen’s Criminal, a valuable CIA agent (played by Ryan Reynolds) is killed, but the CIA, led by Quaker Wells (played by Gary Oldman), are in desperate need of his memories. So they contact Dr. Franks (played by Tommy Lee Jones) who might be able to transfer the agents memories into the body of a convict (played by Kevin Costner) so that they can finish the CIA mission. Continue reading “REVIEW: Criminal (2016)”
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