Perfection (short film)
Perfection is a short film that follows the development of an Asian-American girl attempting to meet her mother’s expectations as a child, and later her own high standards as an adult. Writer/Director...
View ArticleThe Descent: What are friends for?
Most people fear something and The Descent delivers a fright. It is plain scary. Who would have guessed a British horror film would be one of the creepiest films to date. Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is...
View ArticleThe Way, Way Back
The Way, Way back is a coming of age film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. It is your typical Sundance Film Festival featuring a talented cast and a story of a socially awkward...
View ArticleThe Conjuring will scare you immensely
The Conjuring is based on the true story of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren who your parents would know from their work on the infamous Amityville house. It has been some time since I...
View ArticleForgetting Sarah Marshall is remembered
I have been a fan of Jason Segel and Judd Apatow since Freaks and Geeks. I was excited to see him take the lead role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Segel wrote himself the perfect part as the jilted...
View ArticleOnly God Forgives is a polarizing acid trip
Nicolas Winding Refn’s follow-up to Drive felt like a polarizing acid trip. You either love or hate his approach to filmmaking. It is stylistic with substance to back it up. Only God Forgives is no...
View ArticleElysium is worth the trip
Elysium is Neill Blomkamp’s follow-up film to his sleeper hit District 9. Set in the year 2154, the wealthy live on a man-made space station called Elysium while the rest of humanity is stuck on Earth...
View ArticleStarlet shines
The title hints to the world that will be explored in this film, but it does not prepare you from the reality of the situation, until you are fully invested in Jane’s (Dree Hemingway) likeable...
View ArticleTHE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG does not live up to its title
Many people exclaim the second installment is much better than the first film, but I do not think that justifies a favorable review for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I do not know whose greed...
View ArticleDRINKING BUDDIES is brewed with care
Sometimes love is all about timing, Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) are co-workers at Chicago brewery. They are best friends that like to drink and flirt with one another, but struggle...
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