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
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
Inspired by Eric Lomax’s true story and book of the same name, the Railway Man stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgard & Jeremy Irvine, and was directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Premise: A former British Army officer, who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the … Continue reading The Railway Man (Movie Review) | Inspiring story but poorly executed film
From writer William Goldman, director Simon West, and starring Jason Statham, Milo Ventimiglia, Sofia Vergara, Anne Heche, Stanley Tucci & Michael Angarano. It’s a remake of Banco (1986) led by Burt Reynolds and based on Goldman’s novel Heat. Premise: Nick Wild is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. … Continue reading Wild Card (Movie Review) | Surprising but it lacks refinement
Based on Joseph Delaney's The Spook’s Apprentice, Seventh Son is the silver screen adaptation by Sergey Bodrov and it stars Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Olivia Williams, and Jeff Bridges. Premise: John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected his country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner … Continue reading Seventh Son (Movie Review) | Great Potential but
Based on author Nick Hornby’s 2005 novel "A long Way Down", the film was directed by Pascal Chaumeil and stars Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul & Pierce Brosnan (The November Man). Plot: Four strangers who happen to meet on the roof of a building on New Year’s Eve, each with the intent of committing suicide. Their plans … Continue reading A Long Way Down | Movie Review
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.
Based on André Sollie’s novel Nooit Gaat Dit Over, Noordzee Texas is about a teenage boy’s search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby. It stars Jelle Florizoone, Mathias Vergels, Nina Marie Kortekaas & Eva Van Der Gucht. Premise: Pim is an emotionally abandoned and affection-starved young gay boy from a small seaside town. He’s … Continue reading North Sea, Texas | Surprising and tender but a little confusing
Jeremy Danvers: I had hoped that the rumors of your death was true.Malcom Danvers: Hope is for High School girls with crushes and hospital cancer wards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUS_Q7FsfqU The Longest Ride (trailer) The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he’s trapped in an automobile crash. Well, it’s a Nicholas Sparks movie, meaning we know what we’re in for, but this one piqued my interest because Britt Robertson looks different in … Continue reading The Longest Ride | Trailer
Worn Out Spines 