Starring: Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Laurence Fishburne, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Selena Gomez Directed By: William H Macy Rudderless was a huge surprise for me this year. Honestly, I hadn’t really heard anything about the film. It flew completely … Continue reading Rudderless
Starring: Tessa Thompson, Tyler James Williams, Kyle Gallner, Brandon P Bell, Teyonah Parris, Brittany Curran, Justin Dobies, Marque Richardson, Dennis Haysbert Directed By: Justin Simien Dear White People definitely would have worked as a shorter film. It is definitely an … Continue reading Dear White People
Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Bridget Moynihan, Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Ciaran Hinds, Colm Feore, Philip Baker Hall, Bruce McGill, Ron Rifkin Directed By: Phil Alden Robinson Man, I can’t believe this film is 13 years old. It was released … Continue reading The Sum Of All Fears
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Griffith, Robert Forster Directed By: Gabe Ibanez Why didn’t this get a theatrical release? Is it because Melanie Griffith looks like she’s been stung by a thousand bees? Or is it because the Expendables … Continue reading Automata
Starring: Domnhall Gleeson, Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy Directed By: Lenny Abrahamson It’s a unique movie, that’s for sure. It’s the kind of quirky film you expect to see written by Charlie Kaufman, but this wasn’t. It’s a dark … Continue reading Frank
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Cassi Thomson, Chad Michael Murray, Nicki Whelan, Jordin Sparks, Lea Thompson Directed By: Vic Armstrong I can evaluate Left Behind as a film, and not some prophetic piece of work. I don’t think this film is complete … Continue reading Left Behind (2014)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl Directed By: Penny Marshall This may come as a shock to you, but I’m going to give this film an A. Not only is it … Continue reading Big
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, Kevin Rankin, Gaby Hoffman, Brian Van Holt Directed By: Jean-Marc Vallee Of course, I was instantly reminded of Into The Wild and 127 Hours, both films about men wandering off into … Continue reading Wild
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelai Linklater, Marco Perella, Brad Hawkins Directed By: Richard Linklater I absolutely loved what Linklater did with Boyhood. Actually filming a film over 12 years, allowing the children to grow into their roles … Continue reading Boyhood
Starring: Oscar Issac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel, Catalina Sandino Moreno Directed By: JC Chandor A Most Violent Year was never going to sweep the Oscars. It lacks the gravitas of some of the other … Continue reading A Most Violent Year
Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Wendell Pierce, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Common, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tessa Thompson, Niecy Nash, Alessandro Nivola, Stephen Root, Dylan Baker, Martin Sheen Directed By: Ava Duvernay Selma had me from its … Continue reading Selma
With The Voices Of: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare, Andy Richter Directed By: Eric Darnell and Simon J Smith I’ll be honest and say that the Madagascar … Continue reading Penguins Of Madagascar
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barazza, Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick, Felicity Huffman, Chris Messina, Mamie Gummer, Britt Robertson, Lucy Punch, William H. Macy Directed By: Daniel Barnz Definitely not a happy movie. This is a lot like Still Alice, in that … Continue reading Cake
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Maya Rudolph, Eric Roberts, Jena Malone, Martin Short, Martin Donovan Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson What a bizarre, strange movie. I mean that in a good way. Except, it … Continue reading Inherent Vice
Starring: Tom Hardy Directed By: Steven Knight You might have already heard from one of your pretentious cinema friends that Locke is mindblowingly amazing, and you’re stupid if you don’t like it. Look, this isn’t my first “one person, one … Continue reading Locke
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