Posted by James Brown on Saturday, April 25, 2015 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
The Age of Adaline
Directed By: Lee Toland Krieger
Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, Harrison Ford, and Ellen Burstyn
It's the quiet before the storm at the box office this weekend. The summer movie season is right around the corner! Earth's mightiest heroes are leading the charge. Avengers: Age of Ultron is almost here ladies and gentlemen. On this fateful weekend, we have just one new mainstream flick entering the fray, one that could potentially serve as c... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 In : 0.09% Cocktails
Unfriended
Directed By: Levan Gabriadze
Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, and Heather Sossaman
Modern Family tried something rather interesting earlier this season. The ABC sitcom did an episode with a rather unique premise. They did an episode entirely on video chat. It was a creative risk that paid off. That format just made its way to the big screen with this past weekend's Unfriended. While this variation on the mo... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Monday, April 20, 2015 In : 0.12% Hard Liquor
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Directed By: Andy Fickman
Starring: Kevin James, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, Raini Rodriguez, Loni Love, and Geovanni Gopradi
I've been starting to think that I've been getting softer as a movie critic. I've been giving fewer wasted ratings. I've not had any recent urges to walk out of movies. To take the cake, I can't even remember the last time I wrote an angry movie review. All of these thoughts came to a screeching halt this weekend when I saw Pa... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 19, 2015 In : 0.09% Cocktails
Woman in Gold
Directed By: Simon Curtis
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern, and Jonathan Pryce
A couple of years ago, I fumed in a series of reviews about having had enough of WWII-themed movies. As much as I hate to admit it, I might have been wrong. There are many facets to the Second Great War, and there might just be a few of them left untold on the big screen. In the last couple of years, filmm... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 19, 2015 In : 0.09% Cocktails
True Story
Directed By: Rupert Goold Starring: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Gretchen Mol, Betty Gilpin, and John Sharian
Both James Franco and Jonah Hill are extremely versatile actors. Having appeared in superhero movies, comedies, dramas, animated films, and everything in between over the years, these two are now perhaps a bit overexposed. I'm a fan of both of them. However, they're always in something at the box office. It's time for them to take a little break. With fourtee... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, April 19, 2015 In : 0.00% Water
Ex Machina
Directed By: Alex Garland
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac
There are many themes that have come to define the science fiction genre over the years. Space travel, time travel, and aliens are just a few that pervade the genre. One particular theme has stood out prominently in the last several decades, namely the battle of man versus machine. It's mankind against the artificially intelligent beings we've created. With films like The Terminator and The Matr... Continue reading...
Posted by SoberFilmChick on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
The Longest Ride SoberFilmChick
Directed by: George Tillman, Jr.
Starring: Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Alan Alda, Melissa Benoist, and Lolita Davidovich
Nicholas Sparks is well known for romance novels that can be easily converted into date night movies. The films based on Sparks’ bestselling novels always find an audience. With dreamy leading men and sweeping love stories, Sparks wins over audiences despite the predictability of his tales. The Longest Ride i... Continue reading...
Directed By: Noah Baumbach Starring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin, Adam Horovitz, and Maria Dizzia
I've still got a few good years left in my twenties, but I do realize that time is ticking away. Thankfully, I'm not at the beginning of some long monologue about getting older. I am, however, at the beginning of a rather interesting realization about how the generational gap widens with each passing generation. We live longer than ever... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, April 4, 2015 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Furious 7
Directed By: James Wan
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Kurt Russell, Djimon Hounsou, and Jason Statham
With seven movies over fifteen years, the Fast & Furious franchise has certainly had a lengthy run on the big screen. Still, it doesn't look like this series is riding into the sunset anytime soon. Unfortunately for all those who loved Dom's family as we know it, we lost one of its core members. ... Continue reading...
Starring: Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Plummer, Melissa Benoist, and Josh Peck
A couple of years ago, I heard of this challenge for film aficionados called Mount Rushmore. It essentially entails naming one's four favorite actors who would be on their cinematic Rushmore, figuratively speaking. Without a shadow of a doubt, the one person who has a guaranteed spot on mine is the iconic Al Pacino. In my humble opi... Continue reading...
