As awards season
draws closer, more and more films with Oscar hopes start crawling out from the
woodwork. There is bound to a period piece somewhere along the line, but not
usually in the same vein as Brooklyn. While many period pieces are more
dramatic or biographical, this steps into the romantic side with one toe in the
dramatic hardships of immigrants coming to America. It balanced wonderfully and
it all centers around one young woman and her growth along the way.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The Good Dinosaur - Review
How lucky is the
world to be given not one Pixar film in 2015, but two? Granted they skipped a
year in 2014 but still. The earlier release this year of Inside Out was met
with stellar reviews (and still ranks in my top 5) and is considered among the
studios best. While it’s not fair to compare that and Pixar’s new film The Good
Dinosaur, its bound to happen. And while The Good Dinosaur isn’t the
masterpiece that it’s predecessor was/is, the fun tale set in prehistoric times
is still another great entry into the Pixar filmography.
Room - Review
I have a rule when
it comes to books turned movies: try my hardest to read them before the film
comes out. I read The Martian earlier in the year just as I recently finished
Room mere days before seeing the film. For the first time in a while I wish I had
broken that rule. Yes it’s nice to read the source to compare, but Room is
truly a film that benefits tremendously from the mystery that surrounds the
events about to unfold before you.
Monday, November 23, 2015
The Night Before - Review
There may not be
anyone else in Hollywood that has been producing solid comedies more than the
team of Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. The two team-up again for the Stoner
comedy The Night Before and deliver a raunchy, albeit juvenile, holiday treat.
It certainly can’t stand up there with true holiday classics, but it’s one that
will get you into the holiday spirit in it’s own strange way.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Spotlight - Review
The film industry
has never shied away from telling gripping real stories about some touchy
subjects. Transgressions of the Catholic Church in Boston is about as touchy as
they come and yet Spotlight manages to handle everything with an emotional
weight that doesn’t focus on the acts themselves but rather on the work that
these journalists put in to hopefully do some good in the world and bring theses
actions, and cover-ups, into the light.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 - Review
The recent
splitting of the final film in a franchise into two parts is slowing become a trend for the epic
conclusions. I can’t say it’s a trend I can get on board with as it seems some films certainly suffer when being resticted as such. But somehow The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 breaks that mold and delivers an action packed war film with just a hint of real world elements to bring the saga to an epic and worthy close.
Monday, November 9, 2015
The Peanuts Movie - Review
There probably
isn’t a more classic cartoon since it’s inception in 1950 than the
Peanuts. Charlie Brown, Snoopy,
Woodstock, and the rest of the gang have been continuing to entertain through
comic strips and many holiday specials. But transferring the beloved characters
to modern times certainly present some challenges.
Spectre - Review
In 2015, or the
year of the spy, it’s only fitting that the final spy film of the year is the
number one guy himself, 007. When it comes to Hollywood, there may be no bigger
icon than the role of James Bond. And with so many actors getting the coveted
spot as the man with a license to kill over the years, many people will have
different preferences. But one thing is for sure; Daniel Craig is certainly
making his case better and better.
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