Credit must be paid to Oscar winner Rachel Weisz (The Lobster, The Light Between Oceans, Complete Unknown) who debuts her fourth feature in 2016. More impressively it’s the second in which she is the solo lead. The rarity in which an actress has not one, but two leading roles in the same year is a […]
The comparisons with “12 Years A Slave” will be impossible to avoid. Both true stories focus on slaves during the early 1800’s, both films distributed by Fox Searchlight, but the similarities really end there. “12 Years a Slave” which won the Oscar for best picture, was a polished film from British filmmaker Steve McQueen, who
The irony behind the title certainly extends to the filmmakers, as they have delivered quite the comedy dud. The biggest joke here is when “based on a true story” appears near the opening credits. It’s true, this film loosely depicts (and makes fun of) the backwards North Carolina rednecks, who pulled off the largest sum
The latest Peter Berg / Mark Wahlberg collaboration proves the filmmaking duo have discovered a formula that has a broad mainstream appeal. It started with Lone Survivor, based on a true story, with Wahlberg playing an American war hero. Another extreme circumstance, another heroic situation, this time Wahlberg is saving co-workers during the Deepwater Horizon
“Snowden” has problems, and it starts with director Oliver Stone. The controversial, three time Oscar winner hasn’t really made a good film since 1995’s “Nixon” (ironically the last time he was nominated). His notion of more being more always distracts and takes away from whatever current agenda or factual story he is peddling to the
Director Clint Eastwood (“Million Dollar Baby”, “Gran Torino”) doesn’t give the audience quite what they might expect with “Sully”. The film based on the incredible forced water landing of US Airways Flight 1549, isn’t structured like the Denzel Washington film Flight. The editing choices, breaking up the 208 second event, into a 96-minute feature film,
Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez first caught my attending with his commanding performance in “The Liberator” (2013). Since then he has quickly become a Hollywood commodity, starring alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiro in “Joy” last year, action flick “Point Break”, even dabbling in horror with “Deliver Us From Evil”. With his second-high profile leading role
Oliver Stone’s W. was lambasted on all sides when it hit theaters just before George W. Bush left office. First time feature film director Richard Tanne uses the same time frame to present a film about the Obama’s during their last months in office. Southside With You however is a love story, taking place specifically
In many ways Todd Phillips new film War Dogs follows the marketing principle of last years The Big Short. It’s all comedy and energy in the trailer, about two young goofy arms dealers. Ticket buyers are likely to feel the bait and switch, since Phillips trilogy The Hangover is used as a lure. Like The
Meryl Streep looks to nab her 30th Golden Globe nomination playing a singer who was considered the worst vocalist of her time. Florence Foster Jenkins is directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen) who has become synonymous with assembling award worthy leading female projects. His latest film won’t be a huge hit, or a heavy