‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1‘ skips the exhilarating games of the first two installments in the series and matures into a more thought-provoking blockbuster. It’s a risky move that (mostly) works thanks to its impeccable cast, confident direction and well-developed characters that further distances the franchise from its would-be YA competition. While the […]
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Review – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 Director : Francis Lawrence Cast : Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Natalie Dormer, Willow Shields, Woody Harrelson, Evan Ross, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci Genre : Fantasy/Adventure Rating : PG13 (Some Violence) Run time: 123 mins It’s time to […]
Trailer Thoughts: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Welp, if this doesn’t whet your appetite for the most anticipated blockbuster of the fall I don’t know what will. The latest trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 looks to tap into its inner Michael Bay with some serious explosions, shoot-outs and Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss taking down two fighter jets with her […]
Review – “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
If your X-Men experience is limited to the cinematic universe Director Bryan Singer introduced mainstream audiences to back in 2000, chances are you’re going to love X-Men: Days of Future Past, an audacious, thrilling adventure that’s the most epic adventure yet featuring everyone’s favorite mutants. However, if you’re so well versed in X-Men lore that […]
The Top 5 X-Men villains not named Magneto and Mystique we need for more X-Men movies
As we prepare for “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” I’m reminded that this is the fifth X-Men movie that Magneto and Mystique are appearing in and I don’t know about the rest of you all, but I’m soooo tired of my X-Men movies having to feature Magneto and Mystique along with Professor Xavier’s team of […]
Review – X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Director : Bryan Singer Cast : Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Evan Peters, Halle Berry, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Adan Canto, Booboo Stewart, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, Evan Jonigkeit Genre : Action, Adventure, Comics […]
Top 10 Must-See Films of 2014
I am beyond hyped for the return of Star Wars, Ant-Man, the next installments of James Bond, Fast and Furious and The Hunger Games and the cataclysmic superhero showdown of Batman vs. Superman and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Unfortunately, that’s not until 2015… But before you go reaching for your time machine, there’s […]
Review – American Hustle
While not as neatly arranged as his 2012 Oscar darling, Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell’s latest, American Hustle, is another entertaining, often hilarious spectacle that’s easily one of the year’s best. The film is very loosely based on the ABSCAM scandal in the late 1970s where the FBI’s investigation of stolen property trafficking grew […]
Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
It’s a bit obvious to say The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a great film justifying every moment fans have not so patiently awaited the second installment of what has become the most satisfying franchise since Harry Potter. No, the real question is if Catching Fire is one of those rarified sequels like The Godfather Part […]
Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Lynn Cohen, Patrick St. Esprit, Meta Golding, Bruno Gunn, Alan Ritchson, E. Roger Mitchell, Maria Howell, Stephanie Leigh Schlund, […]