LAFF 2013 Review: “The Conjuring” Stirs Up Plenty Of Scares And Strikes Fear Into Your Heart Michael Lee, June 23, 2013June 22, 2013 Ever since Saw opened in theaters in 2004, James Wan changed his method of how to terrify his audience and fans. For the most part, the director has ditched the notion that you need to inundate moviegoers with gore and random pop outs, and used old school methods of building…
LAFF 2013 Review: “The Spectacular Now” Is A Riveting Coming Of Age Film That Would Make John Hughes Proud Michael Lee, June 22, 2013June 22, 2013 John Hughes was a master of the craft of understanding the mind of the teenager, and it’s very rare to see a film now-a-days that doesn’t pander or insult that kind of audience or any audience for that matter. So James Ponsoldt‘s coming of age comedy drama The Spectacular Now,…
LAFF 2013 Review: “Short Term 12” Is A Deeply Soulful & Profoundly Heartwarming Film That’s Filled With Emotional Laughs Michael Lee, June 17, 2013August 21, 2013 No matter how inundated the summer movie season is with blockbusters and other giant tentpole films, it’s always a nice change of pace to see something like Short Term 12 come along and balance it out. The film has been making waves during its run on multiple film festival circuits,…