The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 1) - Movie Review

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part One, directed by Francis Lawrence, is the third installment in the popular franchise which is based on books written by Suzanne Collins. The movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin, Jenna Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Natalie Dormer, and Elizabeth Banks.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Movie Review

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a follow up to the original blockbuster smash hit  from 2012 and sees the return of Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland to their now iconic roles. Francis Lawrence takes over as director of the franchise which is based on the popular series of books written by Suzanne Collins.

The Hunger Games - Movie Review

"The World Will be Watching" is a very appropriate slogan for a movie that goes in to its release date with a huge built in fan base that has devoured a story originally presented over three best selling novels.

With high expectations firmly in place, the movie's success will depend on big box office numbers and that means recreating a story that will please both fans of the books and also those, like myself, that know virtually nothing about the story going in.