Review
Based on Kaui Hart Hemmings debut novel of the same name, The Descendants was adapted by Jim Rash (Community), Nat Faxon (Reno 911) and director Alexander Payne (Nebraska). The movie stars George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, & Amara Miller. Premise: A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a … Continue reading The Descendants | Movie Review
Based on The 100 by Kass Morgan and brought to television by Jason Rothenberg. The series stars Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Paige Turco, Isaiah Washington, & Marie Avgeropoulos. Premise: Set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization when a spaceship housing humanity’s lone survivors send 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth in hopes of possibly … Continue reading The 100 | Season 2 Review
A review of Insurgent (the movie), it's look back at what I wrote after watching the movie last year. I haven't changed my mind so here it is.
Adapted from Deborah Moggach’s novel These Foolish Things, John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has the starriest cast in British acting legacy. Premise: British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected … Continue reading The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Movie Review
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
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
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
.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
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and is based on the internationally best-selling book of the same name. The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford, Victor rasuk & Max Martini. Premise: Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. Review: I never wanted to … Continue reading Fifty Shades of Grey (Movie Review) | A bit cheesy but not that bad
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
Worn Out Spines 