In most films, only one central protagonist exists. The story is built around him or her and then filled with supporting characters and antagonists to support that main character. It’s rare in film, let alone any type of fictional work, that a story contains two protagonists. And it’s even rarer to separate those two protagonists [...]
The story of how baseball legend Jackie Robinson broke major league baseball’s 60-year color barrier is one of the most important sports moments of the past century. It also transcended sports and became a spark plug to lead the civil rights movement. And now that monumental American event is chronicled in the theatrical release, “42,” [...]
Arguably one of the greatest films ever made, “The Wizard of Oz,” receives a prequel set 20 years before the events of the original masterpiece. Before the days of Dorothy and Toto, “Oz the Great and Powerful” delivers a closer look at another important character who appeared in the original: Oz. “Oz the Great and [...]
We all take medication. Some of us do more so than others. But we often overlook what side effects may occur from those daily prescription drugs we take. Director Steven Soderbergh explores this topic in “Side Effects,” another solid psychological thriller filled with great acting and excellent pace. “Side Effects” stars Rooney Mara as Emily [...]
Gandalf and friends return to Middle Earth in Peter Jackson’s prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “The Hobbit.” Unlike J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series of fantasy novels, “The Hobbit” only contains 310 pages filled with a rich story in which the reader is taken into another world inhabited by hobbits, elves, [...]
In one of the most grotesque and offensive movies to date, “Movie 43” makes it clear from the first scene on who it’s trying to target: young laughter-seeking suckers who will just laugh at about anything that Hollywood throws at them, no matter how degrading its shoddy source material may be. I unfortunately sometimes have [...]
As numerous media outlets have pointed many times, Super Bowl XLVII is the first Super Bowl to have two brothers facing off against one another as head coaches. While it’s a nice Hollywood ending to what was a great 2012 season, many other storylines will actually shape the outcome of this game. For instance, this [...]
After a hiatus from filmmaking, Quentin Tarantino returns with another box office gem in “Django Unchained,” a stylish and thrilling western starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. Like most of Tarantino’s films, “Django Unchained” embodies a unique dynamic with his latest movie, meshing dark comedy, witty dialogue and intense action scenes to deliver [...]
Director Robert Zemeckis is known for directing blockbuster films such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” the “Back to the Future” series and “Forrest Gump” in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but he hasn’t created many quality films since then. His latest movie “Flight,” however, certainly deserves all of the high praise it’s been getting. “Flight” stars [...]
Judging exclusively from simply seeing or hearing the title, one would think that “Seven Psychopaths” would exhibit nothing but thrills and chills. However, the movie packs more laughs in it than any other movie this year while still capturing a few thrills along the way. The viewer only has to sit through the first five [...]