Benedict Cumberbatch gives Alan Turing depth and voice in a film that balances humor, heartbreak, and injustice. But it took me days to figure out why something in the storytelling didn’t sit right, and when I did, I couldn’t shake it. Here's why.
I always like it when a movie poster really means something, when you have to pay attention to notice what it’s about. In this one, the poster looks old like parchment paper, which to me implies that it’s an old story. Jack O'Connell’s face is strong, his eyes are intense, piercing through you. The Japanese … Continue reading Unbroken | Poster Analysis
Jason Statham stars as a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem. When he gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play…and it’s all or nothing.
Based on Stephen Sondheim’s musical of the same name and adapted to the screen by James Lapine, Into The Woods stars Merryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Chris Pines, & Billy Magnussen. Premise: A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse … Continue reading Into The Woods (Movie Review) | Oh so that was Into The Woods
A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union.
Based on Kathryn Stockett best selling eponymous book, The Help was directed by Tate Taylor and stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Chris Lowell, Jessica Chastain, Mike Vogel, Anna Camp, Allison Janney & Bryce Dallas Howard. Premise: Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to … Continue reading The Help (Movie Review) | A Good Conversation Starter
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.
The Imitation Game (trailer) features the life story of Alan Turing during the darkest days of the Second World War.
Still Alice it’s such a smart poster for the movie, looking at it you have the synopsis right there. Julianne Moore is selling it, touching her hospital bracelet, seemingly trying to hold on to herself, the expression on her face, and the background representing her memories fading away. It illustrates very well what the disease is … Continue reading Still Alice | Poster Analysis
The film is war drama based on Laura Hillenbrand book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The film revolves around the life of Olympic Runner Louis Zamperini, it stars Jack O'Connell, Garrett Heldmund, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney & Domhnall Gleeson. It was directed and produced by Angelina Jolie. Premise: World War II hero Louis … Continue reading Unbroken (2014) | A Story to Admire (Movies Review)
Worn Out Spines 