Reese Witherspoon gets “Wild”
byI know what you’re thinking: another girl-comes-of-age-by-doing-something-ridiculous flick. And that it stars the Queen of Nice Reese Witherspoon gets your eyes rolling even more….
Movies
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to rock the Internet
byEver since the announcements (read: rumors) that the “Star Wars: Episode VII” trailer would only be seen on the big screen in select…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
byBy now, the story is familiar: in the dystopic future, the rich control the poor by separating them into districts, once annually forcing one…
Interstellar
byChristopher Nolan has made a career out of the big-time event movie, mixing epic scope and big issues with personal, character-driven stories. We all…
Imaginary Characters (Groot) earning more fame then superstars : Guardians of the Glaaxy
byGuardians of the Galaxy was the hit blockbuster movie of Summer 2014. In short: Marvel has once again managed to surpass everyone’s expectations when…
Coming Soon: St. Vincent
byIt’s always a party when Bill Murray is involved. Everyone’s favorite Ghostbuster (and patron saint for those who didn’t want to see their favorite…
Men, Women and Children
byA movie about the secrets we hide in an age where technology has removed virtually all privacy, and how interconnectedness has not cured the…
“Gone Girl” and the Politics of Sex and Power
byFew topics have been hotter in the news recently than domestic abuse and sexism. It may be bad timing, then, for David Fincher’s “Gone…
“Annabelle” and Modern Horror’s Empty Scares
byI haven’t yet seen “Annabelle,” so I hope what I saw in a trailer last night was an aberration rather than the rule”: a…
Julianne Moore: Hottest Woman in Hollywood?
byBefore you call me crazy, consider this. No, I mean consider this scene from the upcoming movie “Maps to the Stars” (by the way,…