Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Movie Review


The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a star studded feature film directed by John Madden whose previous work includes Shakespeare in Love, The Debt, and the first installment of this very franchise. The movie stars Judie Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, David Strathairn, and Richard Gere.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Cinderella - Movie Review


Cinderella is Walt Disney Studio's latest live action adaptation of their beloved animation catalog. The movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Lily James as the title character along with Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård, derek Jacobi, Ben Chaplin, and Hayley Atwell.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Focus - Movie Review


Focus is a movie written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa whose previous efforts include Bad Santa and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The film stars Will Smith Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, and Rodrigo Santoro.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Chappie - Movie Review


Chappie is film maker Neill Blomkamp's third feature film (Elysium, District 9) that he has both written and directed. The movie stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, and Brandon Auret along with South African hip hop duo Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser.

2014 Recap - Movies and Performances


Another year of movies has come to a close and so it's time to take a look back and see which ones stood above (or below) the rest. My annual recap includes a list of my favorite acting performances, my ten favorite movies of the year, and a few other categories just for fun. Please be prepared for lots of films to show up that you may not expect as these are not your typical "Best of" lists.

The Hot List