Category: Film Reviews (written)
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Box Office Review: Our Brand Is Crisis
The box office numbers don’t properly portray how enjoyable this film is. The numbers do reflect one fact, the truth in “Our Brand Is Crisis” might be for a more select audience. This is an examination on politics, manipulation and using truth to create lies. Everything people love or hate…
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Box Office Review: The Martian
If a movie about a character alone in a location difficult, if not impossible, to escape from sounds familiar, that’s because it is familiar. First there’s “Cast Away” starring Tom Hanks and second there’s “Moon” starring Sam Rockwell. Since both of these films were terrific, starred talented actors and share…
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Box Office Review: Crimson Peak
When the director is Guillermo del Toro and the stars are Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska it’s not at all odd to expect a quality cinematic adventure. Guillermo has a style that is completely unique for making movies. The color schemes are usually rich and the special effects are mesmerizing. He is…
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Box Office Review: Hotel Transylvania 2
If Adam Sandler does anything well it’s organizing talented people to help make his films. While he hasn’t really had a box office success or overall positive critic response since 2007’s “Reign Over Me” with Don Cheadle, he certainly has a knack for making enjoyable animated films. If you feel…
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Box Office Review: Bridge of Spies
If the goal was to create a film as intense as the previews, the mark was missed. If the goal was to make a dramatic character study piece that involves ideals and convictions while focusing on real life events in a Cold War world, success! “Bridge of Spies” is masterfully…
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Box Office Review: Sicario
“Sicario” has made over $20 million in the box office since it opened (wide release) Friday, October 2nd. A film that makes this amount of money would be cause for concern during the summer months or the holidays; however, it’s early October and when “Sicario” opened it claimed 3rd highest…
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Box Office Review: The Visit
Writer and director M. Night Shyamalan brings us “The Visit” which is his 11th film as a director of the horror meets bizarre style that only he can deliver. He made this film with Blumhouse, a smaller independent film company, who specialize in horror. It was a step in a…
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Box Office Review: The Intern
Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), 70-year-old widower, has decided that he needs to fill his days with new challenges and activities. He finds an opportunity to intern at an online fashion website run by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway) and in the process makes friends with the staff and her family. The…
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Box Office Review: Black Mass
Murder, drugs, Jai Alai, the Irish, the Italians, Senators, the FBI, DEA, IRA, police, prostitutes, 1970’s Boston, Miami and an incredible ensemble of talented actors all participating in the telling of real life crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger. If you’re looking for a film that has everything from corruption to…
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Review: Ant-Man
“Ant-Man” is the 12th film from Marvel in the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” and the final film in what’s considered Phase 2 of Marvels long term film calendar. We are introduced, almost entirely, to a new cast of characters. Outside of a brief action sequence involving an Avenger from a previous film…
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