‘Interstellar’ Review Michael Lee, October 27, 2014October 27, 2014 Rage rage against the dying of the light. Just one of the famous refrains from Dylan Thomas‘ poem that is recited on an almost consistent basis in Christopher Nolan‘s Interstellar. While it’s a powerful poem that is basically lyrical exposition, it does nothing but remind us about the bleak future…
‘Dracula Untold’ Movie Review: Generic Fun That Wastes Its Full Potential Michael Lee, October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 Dracula is a pretty iconic character. Since 1931, the character has seen many revisions and alterations, and numerous origins stories, so to sell first time director Gary Shore‘s Dracula Untold, Universal is pitching this as the untold story of Vlad the Impaler, who would become Dracula, by mixing history (or…
‘Whiplash’ Review: Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons Beat A Bloody Inspiring Drum Michael Lee, October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘Good Job,’” that’s a line that is used in Damien Chazelle‘s Whiplash, and it couldn’t be more true. A film’s perfection defined by the the characters’ search of it is truly rare, and to watch it play out…
News Movie Review: ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Sabina, October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 In Disney’s latest live-action family feature we get to see how one kid’s bad luck streak hits every member of his family for his birthday wish. Based on the beloved children’s book by the same name by Judith Viorst, Disney brings an inspired retelling of the classic to modern families….
‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Review: Formulaic Comedy That Still Manages To Bring The Funny Michael Lee, September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 It’s pretty easy to be swayed to like a movie looking at the kind of cast it assembled. So when you hear Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Corey Stoll, Jane Fonda, Kathryn Hahn, Rose Byrne, and Timothy Olyphant, you might think this is the next best thing. Well, Shawn…