Adapted from Ni D'Eve Ni D'Adam by Amélie Nothomb, Tokyo Fiancée was directed by Stefan Liberski and stars Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue & Julie LeBreton. Premise: A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student. Review: Tokyo Fiancée is an initiatory trip to finding your identity, Amélie (Pauline Etienne) embarks on a journey … Continue reading Tokyo Fiancée | Movie Review
Films
The Theory of Everything | Movie Review
Based on Jane W. Hawking’s memoir Traveling To Infinity: My Life With Stephen, The Theory of Everything stars Eddie Redmayne & Felicity Jones and was directed by James Marsh. Premise: The relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Review: I expected this movie to be an overly romanticized sugar-coated version of Jane and Stephen Hawking That’s … Continue reading The Theory of Everything | Movie Review
Cosmopolis | Review
Based on the novel by Don DeLILLO and brought to the screen by David Cronenberg. Comospolis stars Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Paul Giamatti & Juliette Binoche. Premise: Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager’s day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that … Continue reading Cosmopolis | Review
Hungry Hearts | Review
Starring Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell, & Jake Weber, Hungry Hearts was directed by Saverio Costanzo based on Marco Franzoso’s novel Il Bambino Indaco. Premise: The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance. Review: The opening … Continue reading Hungry Hearts | Review
Love, Rosie (Movie Review) | Eerily familiar if you’ve lived a little
Premise: Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so they couldn’t possibly be right for one another…or could they? When it comes to love, life, and making the right choices, these two are their own worst enemies. (Source: imdb) Review: I don’t like how this movie makes me feel, it reminds me of … Continue reading Love, Rosie (Movie Review) | Eerily familiar if you’ve lived a little
Paddington (2014) | Movie Review
.Created by Michael Bond and brought to the silver screen by Paul King, Paddington stars Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins, and Nicole Kidman. Premise: A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins … Continue reading Paddington (2014) | Movie Review
Jumper | Movie Review
Inspired by Steven Gould’s 1992 book of the same name, Jumper was brought to the silver screen by David S. Goyer, Simon Kinberg, Jim Uhls and Doug Liman. The movie stars Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, Max Thierot & AnnaSophia Robb. Premise: A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle … Continue reading Jumper | Movie Review
The DUFF | Trailer 3
A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier more popular friends.
Predestination (Movie Review) | Mindblowing
Based on All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein, directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, and starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor, Christopher Kirby & Madeleine West. Premise: The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Review: Predestination just blew my mind. I … Continue reading Predestination (Movie Review) | Mindblowing
Worn Out Spines 