Posted by James Brown on Monday, January 20, 2014 In : 0.09% Cocktails
The Invisible Woman
Directed By: Ralph Fiennes
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Tom Hollander
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other."
-Charles Dickens
Ralph Fiennes is one of the few big screen talents who can seamlessly navigate between the worlds of big budget blockbusters and indie cinema. He's a very versatile talent and has proven it time and time again. After all, h... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, January 19, 2014 In : 0.12% Hard Liquor
Devil's Due
Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
Starring: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson, and Robert Belushi
"Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour."
1 John 2:18
It's the third weekend of the year, and we've already gotten our second found footage horror movie (the first being Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones). It's needless to say that I'm gett... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 18, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, and Keira Knightley
After his noble turn as Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel last year, Kevin Costner is trying to make a comeback this year. As of right now, he's got five movies slated for release in 2014. I think he's trying to fill the void of the all-American male movie star. The proof is in the pudding. Next month, Costner will portray a Secret Service agent in action thriller 3 Da... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 18, 2014 In : 0.09% Cocktails
Ride AlongDirected By: Tim Story
Starring: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Bryan Callen, Tika Sumpter, and Laurence Fishburne
Kevin Hart seems to be everywhere. He was in This Is the End and Grudge Match last year. He's done several stand-up comedy tours all over the country over the last several years. He's got two big romantic comedies this year with About Last Night and his follow-up to Think Like a Man. Strangely enough, he's even been on ESPN lately. All of this po... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Monday, January 13, 2014 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
The Past (Le Passé)
Directed By: Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, and Ali Mosaffa
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has gotten it wrong on many, many occasions. With this year's Oscar nominations to be announced later this week, let's talk about a film the Academy won't even consider nominating. When the Academy announced its short list of foreign language film contenders — an all-inclusive list of potential nominees — several films were noticeably abse... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, January 12, 2014 In : 0.12% Hard Liquor
The Legend of HerculesDirected By: Renny Harlin
Starring: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee, and Liam Garrigan
2014 is the comeback year for the sword-and-sandal picture. Just look at the lineup at the box office in the coming months. Russell Crowe will be building an ark to prep for some major floodwaters in Darren Aronofsky's Noah in a couple of months. Christian Bale will be asking Pharaoh to let his people go as Moses in Ridley Scott's Exodus in the fall. We've even g... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 11, 2014 In : 0.00% Water
August: Osage County
Directed By: John Wells
Starring: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, Dermot Mulroney, Sam Shepard, and Misty Upham
Earlier this week, Emma Thompson was named Best Actress at the National Board of Review awards dinner in New York. The Saving Mr. Banks star was honored by fellow actress Meryl Streep. Unlike blander ceremonies such as the Golden Globes and the O... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Saturday, January 11, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Lone Survivor
Directed By: Peter Berg
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana
"There’s a storm inside of us. I’ve heard many team guys speak of this. A burning. A river. A drive. An unrelenting desire to push yourself harder and further than anyone could think possible."
-SO1 Mark Luttrell (Mark Wahlberg)
I try to stay away from other critics' reviews before I see a movie. Every now and then, however, my eyes wander, and I find myself delving into ... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 In : 0.09% Cocktails
Grudge MatchDirected By: Peter Segal
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Alan Arkin, Kevin Hart, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J, and Kim Basinger
The AARP is getting into the holiday movie season! They're giving us a pairing of the Raging Bull and Rocky as the 70 year-old Robert De Niro and the 67 year-old Sylvester Stallone square off on the big screen. Ten to fifteen years ago, this might have been a halfway good idea. As it stands, Grudge Match is set to be Grumpy Old Men on crack. It... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Sunday, January 5, 2014 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Directed By: Christopher B. Landon
Starring: Andrew Jacobs, Jorge Diaz, Richard Cabral, Carlos Pratts, and Gabrielle Walsh
Happy New Year STMR readers! Whether you've travelled, visited family and friends, or just watched some good movies, I hope you've had a holiday season full of much-needed rest and relaxation. As we kick off 2014, we begin things with a horror franchise that was noticeably absent in a banner year for the genre. While movies like The Pu... Continue reading...
