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Bombay Rose (2019): Brief Review
Bombay Rose directed by Gitanjali Rao (2019), is an animated film about a brief infatuation between two young people in the busy city of Bombay, Mumbai, in India. It also touches on the people that surround both of them, their fantasies, and the threat of a potential love between people of mixed religions. Throughout the wholeContinue reading “Bombay Rose (2019): Brief Review”
Prefontaine (1997): Brief Review
Prefontaine directed by Steve James (1997), is a film based on a true story about a young runner, Steve Prefontaine, who pushed himself and others to be greater but when his life is cut short you’re left with a feeling of what could have been. The story is inspirational and tragic. Everything that should have beenContinue reading “Prefontaine (1997): Brief Review”
How to Build a Girl (2019): Brief Review
How to Build a Girl directed by Coky Giedroyc (2019), is a film about a teenage girl that lives in a low-income family that she ends up taking care of through her writing by being a music critic and her ego overtakes her sense of reason. The story as a whole was a lot of funContinue reading “How to Build a Girl (2019): Brief Review”
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019): Brief Review
The Peanut Butter Falcon directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz (2019), is a film about two people who come together to make each other better through an adventure. One is a man who has a mental disability and the other a man who has destroyed his life because of the memory of his brothers deathContinue reading “The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019): Brief Review”
As Cool as I Am (2013): Brief Review
As Cool as I Am directed by Max Mayer (2013), is a coming-of-age story of a teen girl that is in a barely functional family that is happy as long as it works but as soon as one thing goes wrong then it all falls apart. The background of the parents is more interesting than theContinue reading “As Cool as I Am (2013): Brief Review”
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019): Brief Review
The Personal History of David Copperfield directed by Armando Iannucci (2019), is a film based on the novel by Charles Dickens of a similar name. The film follows the life of the main character, David Copperfield, from birth to the point of his becoming success. The book is a super insightful novel sort of based on theContinue reading “The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019): Brief Review”
Pieces of a Woman (2020): Brief Review
Pieces of a Woman directed by Kornél Mundruczó (2020), is a film about a woman, her partner, and her family that all suffering grief from the loss of the woman’s child that died shortly after birth during a home birth. It’s a touching story of humanity, the fragility of relationships, and the strength of those thatContinue reading “Pieces of a Woman (2020): Brief Review”
Cinderella (2015): Brief Review
Cinderella directed by Kenneth Branagh (2015), is a film about a girl who is orphaned and mistreated by her step-family but she eventually finds love and lives happily ever after. This story is based on old fairy tales and has been told a hundred or so different ways. Disney themselves have done as much. However, whatContinue reading “Cinderella (2015): Brief Review”
The Switch (2010): Brief Review
The Switch directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck (2010), is a film about two good friends who become parents together with the girl friend knowing it since she thought she was using a sperm donor’s sperm and when she reunites with her friend later he see’s the similarities between himself and the child. AsContinue reading “The Switch (2010): Brief Review”
Cry-Baby (1990): Brief Review
Cry-Baby directed by John Waters (1990), is a musical film about teenagers in the Baltimore County area of Maryland who like each other even though they each belong to a different clique and then it later turns into the girl involving herself in the boys clique while trying to get him out of jail. ThisContinue reading “Cry-Baby (1990): Brief Review”
Gold Diggers (1995): Brief Review
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain directed by Kevin James Dobson (1995), is a film about a girl who moves into a small town in Washington after her great aunt has died and her mother inherits the house. The girl befriends a girl in town that everyone thinks is odd and has odd behaviors.Continue reading “Gold Diggers (1995): Brief Review”
Crazy Heart (2009): Brief Review
Crazy Heart directed by Scott Cooper (2009), is a film about an older country star past his prime but still doing small venues to make money because he’d otherwise be worse off than he is financially. The country star is an alcoholic that hasn’t written another album or song in many years and is justContinue reading “Crazy Heart (2009): Brief Review”
Country Strong (2010): Brief Review
Country Strong directed by Shana Feste (2010), is a film about a troubled country star getting out of rehab to go on tour and she takes an aspiring singer-songwriter who she befriends at the rehab facility and another local talent. The country star is unraveling at every venue they go to and can’t stop drinkingContinue reading “Country Strong (2010): Brief Review”
Pleasantville (1998): Brief Review
Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross (1998), is a film about two teen siblings that get sucked into the black and white world of an old tv show set in the 1950’s without a way to get out and end up exposing this world to one of greater knowledge which ends up causing real world problemsContinue reading “Pleasantville (1998): Brief Review”
Now and Then (1995): Brief Review
Now and Then directed by Lesli Linker Glatter (1995), is a film about a group of friends coming together to spend time all together as adults and the pivotal summer of their childhood that helped pave the path for the rest of their lives. Most of the story is spent on their past selves andContinue reading “Now and Then (1995): Brief Review”
Varsity Blues (1999): Brief Review
Varsity Blues directed by Brian Robbins (1999), is a film about a fairly smart high school boy on a football team in Texas, which is just all about football, and his life changes when he goes from second string to first. It follows his experience of football season during his last year at high schoolContinue reading “Varsity Blues (1999): Brief Review”
Beautiful Girls (1996): Brief Review
Beautiful Girls directed by Ted Demme (1996), is a film about a man who lives in New York City as a pianist but goes home to rural New York for a High School Reunion and reunites with old friends, befriends a 13 year old, involves himself in his friends drama, and realizes that what heContinue reading “Beautiful Girls (1996): Brief Review”
Irreplaceable You (2018): Brief Review
Irreplaceable You directed by Stephanie Laing (2018), is a film about a couple that have known each other since childhood and have roughly been a couple since then when one of the two main characters finds out that she is cancer and later learns she is terminal. The main point of the film is theContinue reading “Irreplaceable You (2018): Brief Review”
I Am Paul Walker (2018): Brief Review
I Am Paul Walker directed by Adrian Buitenhuis (2018), is an film about the life of the actor Paul Walker and his death. It’s not an in-depth sort of documentary but gives you enough to understand largely who they were and how they lived their life. It allowed his family and friends to tell everyoneContinue reading “I Am Paul Walker (2018): Brief Review”
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018): Brief Review
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn directed by Jim Hosking (2018), is an film about finding a lost love, starting over in certain ways, and dealing with your current life. Everything is dialed up to a twenty in all the wrong ways in this film. It wasn’t funny or compelling. It was an empty storyContinue reading “An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018): Brief Review”
MFKZ (2017): Brief Review
MFKZ directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume Renard (2017), is an film about a few young men who live in a fictional city in California that looks to be sorta like Los Angeles but not and this version of the world is mixed species type with aliens living among the Earth dwelling residences where theContinue reading “MFKZ (2017): Brief Review”
Pompeii (2014): Brief Review
Pompeii directed by Paul W. S. Anderson (2014), is an film about the ash buried city of Pompeii of ancient times with a driving story of a aristocratic young woman and a gladiator who end up falling for each other from a distance but then are brought together through small random events and the cataclysmicContinue reading “Pompeii (2014): Brief Review”
Almost Famous (2000): Brief Review
Almost Famous directed by Cameron Crowe (2000), is a film about a teenage boy who follows his dream of being a music journalist by traveling an up and coming band through a pivotal point of their career where they are beginning to make big and he is there to capture it all while experiencing life freelyContinue reading “Almost Famous (2000): Brief Review”
Good on Paper (2021): Brief Review
Good on Paper directed by Kim Gatewood (2021), is a film about a comedian who is trying to get a good break in Hollywood and we see her journey in doing just that but there is also the added layer of her getting into a relationship with a man who has lied about every critical detailContinue reading “Good on Paper (2021): Brief Review”
Everest (2015): Brief Review
Everest directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2015), is a film about the 1996 Mount Everest climbing disaster, the climbers and crew who were there to experience what had happened, and the legacy of the climbers. This film focuses on one of the many climbing disasters that have happened on Mount Everest as it is a dangerous mountainContinue reading “Everest (2015): Brief Review”
Hacksaw Ridge (2016): Brief Review
Hacksaw Ridge directed by Mel Gibson (2016), is a film about a medic who is also a conscientious objector and his time in the Battle of Okinawa. Throughout the film we get to see the Desmond’s life, his time in boot camp, his trial, and his time in the battle. He had a rough time throughoutContinue reading “Hacksaw Ridge (2016): Brief Review”
I Am Heath Ledger (2017): Brief Review
I Am Heath Ledger directed by Derik Murray and Adrian Buitenhuis (2017), is a film about the late actor Heath Ledger who died fairly young at the age of 28 of an accidental overdose. It does a light scratching of who he was, the projects he had done and wanted to do, and what lead toContinue reading “I Am Heath Ledger (2017): Brief Review”
Starving (2014): Brief Review
Starving directed by Marcelo Briem Stamm (2014), is a film about a young man who experienced a sexual awakening with his best friend and it haunts him into adulthood where he uses sex to derive his self-worth to the point where he can’t keep a monogamous relationship because he has to be with other people toContinue reading “Starving (2014): Brief Review”
Xico’s Journey (2020): Brief Review
Xico’s Journey, El Camino de Xico, directed by Erica Cabello (2020), is an animated film about a small town in Mexico that is going to be abused for its resources by corporations but a dog named Xico is protective spirit of the mountain and neither dog or the residents of the town know it until heContinue reading “Xico’s Journey (2020): Brief Review”
Be Here Now (2015): Brief Review
Be Here Now directed by Lilibet Foster (2015), is a film about the life of the late actor Andy Whitfield as he was dying and the immediate aftermath his death caused his family and friends. It was very light on who he was as a person but it did give insight into his illness, how heContinue reading “Be Here Now (2015): Brief Review”
Love, Antosha (2019): Brief Review
Love, Antosha directed by Garret Price (2019), is a film about the late actor Anton Yelchin who died at the young age of 27. This film was less of an open eulogy and more of a true story with a lot of little details about him and his life. It felt like, as a person ofContinue reading “Love, Antosha (2019): Brief Review”
1 Mile To You (2017): Brief Review
1 Mile To You directed by Leif Tilden (2017), is a film about a young man who was the sole survivor of a track team due to the fact that he rode with his parents instead of his teammates after a track meet where the bus went off a bridge. The main character, Kevin, desperately needsContinue reading “1 Mile To You (2017): Brief Review”
41 (2012): Brief Review
41 directed by Glenn Triggs (2012), is a film about a young man who time travels through a hole in a bathroom in a motel. It was an odd experience to watch this film. I always like the concept of time travel and will immediately watch any film that has it. However, the story is notContinue reading “41 (2012): Brief Review”
Whip It (2009): Brief Review
Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore (2009), is a film about a teenage girl who discovers roller derby in a second hand boutique in Austin, Texas, then goes to a match, and falls in love with sport. She does everything she can to be the best she can be at the sport while trying toContinue reading “Whip It (2009): Brief Review”
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021): Brief Review
Judas and the Black Messiah directed by Shaka King (2021), is a film about the betrayal of the Black Panther Party and the assassination of Fred Hampton. It’s definitely an insightful film about what had happened and the lead up to the death of Fred Hampton. I have not investigated any further into the historyContinue reading “Judas and the Black Messiah (2021): Brief Review”
The New Guy (2002): Brief Review
The New Guy directed by Ed Decter (2002), is one of those high school teen comedies from the 2000’s that absolutely rocked the youth during the time. It had the funny but dopey dork guy who becomes cool, it has a somewhat decent soundtrack, the unimportant cool guy who’s really just a jerk, the supportiveContinue reading “The New Guy (2002): Brief Review”
Gods of Egypt (2016): Brief Review
Gods of Egypt directed by Alex Proyas (2016), is a film about, well, the gods of Egypt in a far ancient period of time where the gods ruled on Earth and Set tries to either kill or exile the other gods unless there are helping him while he is the dictator god of Egypt. TheContinue reading “Gods of Egypt (2016): Brief Review”
Testament of Youth (2014): Brief Review
Testament of Youth directed by James Kent (2014), is a film based on the book of the same name by Vera Brittain about her life during WW1, her pause on her university education to become a nurse, and the loss of her fiancé, friends, and brother in the war. It sh0ws how war can takeContinue reading “Testament of Youth (2014): Brief Review”
Take the Lead (2006): Brief Review
Take the Lead directed by Liz Friedlander (2006), is an film about a professional dancer and instructor that gives lessons to underprivileged teens in their high school basement to teach them that they can accomplish anything, respect their peers, and have some confidence in what they’re doing in life. It’s a heart warming idea thatContinue reading “Take the Lead (2006): Brief Review”
After Everything (2018): Brief Review
After Everything directed by Hannah Marks and Joey Power (2018), is an film about two young people who dive head first fast through life milestones due to a cancer diagnosis but than have to deal with the consequences of survival and the changes in relationship. It’s the side of the cancer romance that not manyContinue reading “After Everything (2018): Brief Review”
Red Knot (2014): Brief Review
Red Knot directed by Scott Cohen (2014), is an film about a newly wed couple go on a trip to Antarctica which is supposed to be their honeymoon but ends up as a research trip for the husband. This film was one long needless fight between the couple you know nothing about and don’t endContinue reading “Red Knot (2014): Brief Review”
Better Than Love (2019): Brief Review
Better Than Love directed by Ted Carney (2019), is an film about a young man going through life trying to help his friends and ends up turning into a drug dealer but later becomes an addict due to a vehicle accident that left him injured and it all goes down hill from there. It’s anContinue reading “Better Than Love (2019): Brief Review”
You Instead (2011): Brief Review
You Instead also known as Rock’N’Love and Tonight You’re Mine directed by David Mackenzie (2011), is an film about two strangers who are performing at a festival but end up handcuffed to each other after they get into an argument and through out their time spent cuffed to each other they find each other fallingContinue reading “You Instead (2011): Brief Review”
New York, I Love You (2008): Brief Review
New York, I Love You directed by Natalie Portman, Yvan Attal, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Allen Hughes, Randall Balsmeyer, Brett Ratner, Shekhar Kapur, Shunji Iwai, and Jiang Wen (2008), is an film about multiple storylines that mildly intersect but don’t bear too much weight on each other and offer a slice of lifeContinue reading “New York, I Love You (2008): Brief Review”
Still Breathing (1997): Brief Review
Still Breathing directed by James F. Robinson (1997), is an film about a mystifying romance between a man who receives loose visions about who his soul mate is and a women who cons men out of their money for a living. They know absolutely nothing about each other until he finds her, they get toContinue reading “Still Breathing (1997): Brief Review”
Violet & Daisy (2011): Brief Review
Violet & Daisy directed by Geoffrey Fletcher (2011), is an film about an assassin duo who take their hit jobs in stride up until the point of meeting Michael who makes them think about the life they’re leading and how they’re doing it. It’s interesting story about two strong “teen” girls who don’t usually overContinue reading “Violet & Daisy (2011): Brief Review”
Logan Lucky (2017): Brief Review
Logan Lucky directed by Steven Soderbergh (2017), is an film about a speedway heist, a hillbilly oceans eleven type crew, and how they got away with it. You care as much about the characters as you do about the heist itself. Which is more than I can say for most heist films. It’s a filmContinue reading “Logan Lucky (2017): Brief Review”
Inheritance (2017): Brief Review
Inheritance directed by Jessica Kaye and Laura E. Davis (2017), is an film about the relationship between two siblings, and possibly their father, that is coming to light when they are reunited after the death of their father. The family dynamic is incredibly messed up. You watch the film thinking that she’s messed up andContinue reading “Inheritance (2017): Brief Review”
Life After The Navigation (2020): Brief Review
Life After The Navigator directed by Lisa Downs (2020), is an film about remembering the film Flight of the Navigator and the child star of the film Joey Cramer. The film goes in-depth about the film, how it was made, and how the vision came to life. Then the other portion of the film isContinue reading “Life After The Navigation (2020): Brief Review”
Flight of the Navigator (1986): Brief Review
Flight of the Navigator directed by Randal Kleiser (1986), is an film about a boy who is taken by an alien AI to gather data to catalog about humans as a species but something goes wrong with the space ship and he is dropped back to Earth in the future instead of when he wasContinue reading “Flight of the Navigator (1986): Brief Review”
Clowning Around (1991): Brief Review
Clowning Around directed by George Whaley (1991), is an film about a young man who is passionate about being a professional clown and goes to great lengths to earn his place as one. Never in my life have I felt that I’ve wasted so much of my time as I did when I watched thisContinue reading “Clowning Around (1991): Brief Review”
Whiplash (2014): Brief Review
Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle (2014), is an film about a ambitious young man who enters a hard music program to become the best drummer that he could ever dream of being but ends up dropping out and taking the professor along with him. However, through it all, they end up developing a late inContinue reading “Whiplash (2014): Brief Review”
The Four Feathers (2002): Brief Review
The Four Feathers directed by Shekhar Kapur (2002), is an film about a man who is viewed as a coward by his friends and family by leaving the military but attempts to regain his honor and prove he’s not a coward by helping them in battle without them knowing it is him. It’s a newerContinue reading “The Four Feathers (2002): Brief Review”
The Four Feathers (1939): Brief Review
The Four Feathers directed by Zoltan Korda (1939), is an film about a man who is viewed as a coward by his friends and family by leaving the military but attempts to regain his honor and prove he’s not a coward by helping them in battle without them knowing it is him. It’s a veryContinue reading “The Four Feathers (1939): Brief Review”
Joker (2019): Brief Review
Joker directed by Todd Phillips (2019), is an film about a mentally ill man whose delusions, preexisting illness, life experience, and lies about his potential father, take a toll on him, cause him to snap, and take up a life committing crimes. This film not only gives a pitiful backstory pitted with lies that confuseContinue reading “Joker (2019): Brief Review”
An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998): Brief Review
An All Dogs Christmas Carol directed by Paul Sabella and Gary Selvaggio (1998), is an animated film about a few dogs trying to save Christmas from their own grinch-like dog menace. It’s a super cheap film by one of the same directors of All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 which explains why it has the sameContinue reading “An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998): Brief Review”
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996): Brief Review
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 directed by Paul Sabella and Larry Leker (1996), is an animated film about a couple of reformed mobster dogs who are doing good in heaven but are then sent on a mission to find a heavenly horn that was stolen from heaven by an angel dog doing the devils biddingContinue reading “All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996): Brief Review”
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989): Brief Review
All Dogs Go to Heaven directed by Don Bluth (1989), is an animated film about mobster dogs who die/murdered and go to heaven but end up escaping since Charlie has unfinished business and ends up helping a child to even his own disbelief. It is a heavy story to be considered a family story during thisContinue reading “All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989): Brief Review”
American Bully (2009): Brief Review
American Bully directed by David Rodriguez (2009), is a film about teenage boys, who are largely ignorant, that act out in a post 9/11 America with being “anti-terrorist”, which is just being racist and non-tolerant of other inner cultures, and performative patriots that end up torturing and killing another teenage man in their community. This filmContinue reading “American Bully (2009): Brief Review”
American Ultra (2015): Brief Review
American Ultra directed by Nima Nourizadeh (2015), is a film about a young man who seems like a bit of a stoner loser in a small West Virginia town that he’ll never leave but it turns out that he and his girlfriend are awesome badasses that just dominate the government which is trying to take themContinue reading “American Ultra (2015): Brief Review”
A Violent Separation (2019): Brief Review
A Violent Separation directed by Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz (2019), is a film about how three main characters interact with each other following the death of the another character. All of the characters are tied to each other and fracture of the bonds over time due to the death of another character is interesting toContinue reading “A Violent Separation (2019): Brief Review”
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2018): Brief Review
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet directed by Robin Hays (2018), is a film about a young man who is able to selectively predict the future and it freaks him out and those around him. The characters lack character. I don’t like them or hate them. I nothing them which is worse. The acting was fine. TheContinue reading “Anthem of a Teenage Prophet (2018): Brief Review”
Never Goin’ Back (2018): Brief Review
Never Goin’ Back directed by Augustine Frizzell (2018), is a film about is a fun but gritty film about two girls who are best friends that are trying to enjoy and get through life. These girls get high, make mistakes, have awful family, and just rely on each other to get through the days. The charactersContinue reading “Never Goin’ Back (2018): Brief Review”
The Odd Way Home (2013): Brief Review
The Odd Way Home directed by Rajeev Nirmalakhandan (2013), is a film about an unstable young woman with a traumatic family history and an autistic young man going on a journey to join with their remaining family after an unexpected death. It’s a very odd found family story that I wanted to like but the actingContinue reading “The Odd Way Home (2013): Brief Review”
Brimstone (2016): Brief Review
Brimstone directed by Martin Koolhoven (2016), is a film about a girl during the wild west era of America. We spend the whole film with her enduring her abusive father, the traumatic upbringing with him, her escape from him, and him gradually over time hunting her down and destroying her life one piece at a time.Continue reading “Brimstone (2016): Brief Review”
The Messenger (2009): Brief Review
The Messenger directed by Oren Moverman (2009), is a film about a solider back from war is assigned with letting families know that their loved one has died while in service. It’s an interesting view of the ongoing wars and the price of the causalities of war. All the while it’s showing the depths of bothContinue reading “The Messenger (2009): Brief Review”
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001): Brief Review
Riding in Cars with Boys directed by Penny Marshall (2001), is a film about the life of a girl in America from the 1950’s to becoming a teenage mother and wife in the 1960’s to the turbulent marriage of and single motherhood of the 1970’s to the somewhat current time in the 1990’s. It’s an interestingContinue reading “Riding in Cars with Boys (2001): Brief Review”
The Submarine Kid (2016): Brief Review
The Submarine Kid directed by Eric Bilitch (2016), is a film about a young veteran meeting a woman that he’s completely over the moon about who is a complete mystery but her past and the few stories that she shares with him catches up with the both of them in a slightly mystifying way. The wholeContinue reading “The Submarine Kid (2016): Brief Review”
Buffaloed (2019): Brief Review
Buffaloed directed by Tanya Wexler (2019), is a film about a girl who does her best to figure out and play the ultimate American game to become a wild success by financial means. The story is hilarious and some how very relatable. A young person making their way from the bottom to the top is aContinue reading “Buffaloed (2019): Brief Review”
The Fanatic (2019): Brief Review
The Fanatic directed by Fred Durst (2019), is a film about a man, who may have some mental impairment of some sort, that is obsessed with an actor and will do anything to connect with him. This film is not the worst film but is over the top and feels too much at times. The useContinue reading “The Fanatic (2019): Brief Review”
Natural Selection (2011): Brief Review
Natural Selection directed by Robbie Pickering (2011), is a film about a woman who finds out her religious husband is donating his specimen to a sperm bank when she believes she cannot conceive after he is rushed to the hospital. It’s a bit of a wild story with the background, the ongoing, and the result ofContinue reading “Natural Selection (2011): Brief Review”
The Farewell (2019): Brief Review
The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang (2019), is a film about coming together in China to spend time with and prematurely grieve a loved one who is dying but doesn’t know it. It’s a touch story and a great film to watch as it was beautifully composed. I thought I’d be fully taken by the performancesContinue reading “The Farewell (2019): Brief Review”
Little Fugitive (2006): Brief Review
Little Fugitive directed by Joanna Lipper (2006), is a film about two brothers who are practically raising themselves (mother is always working and father is in prision) and end up in a bit of trouble with the law at a young age, so they run away to float off into a mythical land. It’s an interestingContinue reading “Little Fugitive (2006): Brief Review”
The Runaways (2010): Brief Review
The Runaways directed by Floria Sigismondi (2010), is a film about the band The Runaways, the band members, and snippets of their lives before, during, and after the bands run. It was a fun film to watch from beginning to end. It provided some insight into the construction of the band and the lives of theContinue reading “The Runaways (2010): Brief Review”
Into the Storm (2014): Brief Review
Into the Storm directed by Steven Quale (2014), is a film about two separate groups of people weathering a storm together. The film definitely feels like a less emotional but higher stakes twister. The story is basic at best while relying on the elements within the scenes to create any tension rather than the relying onContinue reading “Into the Storm (2014): Brief Review”
Flags of Our Fathers (2006): Brief Review
Flags of Our Fathers directed by Clint Eastwood (2006), is a film about the raising of the American flag in WW2 in the Pacific and those who had a part in it (even those who were falsely assumed). It shows the arrival and horrors of war without explicit vison of it, the heaving of the flag,Continue reading “Flags of Our Fathers (2006): Brief Review”
Brokeback Mountain (2005): Brief Review
Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee (2005), is a film about two cowboys where one job contract changes the course of their lives. It seem like a very unlikely story that two men who are working together out in the country fall in love with one another. However, it’s not that uncommon for a person toContinue reading “Brokeback Mountain (2005): Brief Review”
Seven Psychopaths (2012): Brief Review
Seven Psychopaths directed by Martin McDonagh (2012), is a film about a writer who unknowingly has a friend who is less inhibited than most and then knowingly seeks out others who are not that much different than his friend. Everything in this film is fairly well done. The story even mixes itself with real life eventsContinue reading “Seven Psychopaths (2012): Brief Review”
One Day (2011): Brief Review
One Day directed by Lone Scherfig (2011), is a film about how two strangers become friends and then eventually more. This film is one of the more well done friends to lovers stories. A more accurate simplistic timeline would be: strangers ➞ failed lovers ➞ friends ➞ acquaintances ➞ friends ➞ lovers ➞ married couple. TheContinue reading “One Day (2011): Brief Review”
Dead Poets Society (1989): Brief Review
Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir (1989), is a film about a group of kids that area few in their class that have rallied and somewhat rebelled against societies expectations of them through the inspiration of their English teacher who was once a student at the school. This film was not like anything I hadContinue reading “Dead Poets Society (1989): Brief Review”
Stage Beauty (2004): Brief Review
Stage Beauty directed by Richard Eyre (2004), is a film about the height and then transition of male portrayal of females to females themselves, all in dramatic fashion. I cannot tell what tone they were going for in this film entirely. Most of it seems very serious but then there are odd comments and comedic situationsContinue reading “Stage Beauty (2004): Brief Review”
Downfalls High (2021): Brief Review
Downfalls High directed by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun (2021), is a music based film about the story of a boy through his romance with a girl from his school. It felt rushed in spots but was fairly enjoyable. All of the music was ok. Nothing that I would go back to but not outright horrible.Continue reading “Downfalls High (2021): Brief Review”
Patti Cake$ (2017): Brief Review
Patti Cake$ directed by Geremy Jasper (2017), is a film about a young poor woman trying to express herself, show everyone else that she does have a talent, and that she will go the additional step to make sure she is successful on her own terms. It’s a somewhat inspiring film. I liked the characters themselves.Continue reading “Patti Cake$ (2017): Brief Review”
Plus One (2019): Brief Review
Plus One directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer (2019), is a film about the classic romance trope of friends to lovers set against the wedding season of their friends. I do have to say this one sets itself apart from the normal romantic comedy. It’s not a neat tidy chuckle fest of a romantic comedy. It’sContinue reading “Plus One (2019): Brief Review”
Green Room (2015): Brief Review
Green Room directed by Andrea Berloff (2015), is a film about a youthful punk rock band that’s caught in a situation where they are at the wrong place at the wrong time but fight to the absolute end. The band itself seemed very true to the real world handling of punk. Absolutely loved their cover of NaziContinue reading “Green Room (2015): Brief Review”
The Kitchen (2019): Brief Review
The Kitchen directed by Andrea Berloff (2019), is a film about three women who come into their own once their husbands are locked up and they are released from their own shackles of being a wife. The story is really great. All of the women grow beyond their husbands and do better than them. It shows howContinue reading “The Kitchen (2019): Brief Review”
The Edge of Seventeen (2016): Brief Review
The Edge of Seventeen directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (2016), is a film about mid-teen kids dealing with the trauma of the death of their father and the fallout of their mother not being able to handle it at all. It shows the difficulty of dealing with family that all process their emotions differently and to whatContinue reading “The Edge of Seventeen (2016): Brief Review”
Juno (2007): Brief Review
Juno directed by Jason Reitman (2007), is a film about mid-teen kids dealing with adult decisions and consequences after their experimental exploration of sex while keeping a sense of humor. This story is hilarious but truly grounded in a sense. There is love between all of the characters on a certain level even if it just reflectsContinue reading “Juno (2007): Brief Review”
Even the Rain (2010): Brief Review
Even the Rain directed by Icíar Bollaín (2010), is a film about the filming of a film about Christopher Columbus, his exploration of America, and his ill treatment of the tribal American peoples, which offers a view of how the modern native population in the America’s, specifically in South American in this film, are still treated. TheContinue reading “Even the Rain (2010): Brief Review”
In My Pocket (2011): Brief Review
In My Pocket, directed by David Lisle Johnson (2011), is a film about addiction and how it can lead from just trying it out to landing at rock bottom. It’s reductive in the experience it tries to tell. Not a great film on this subject. There are plenty out there that are better to watch. What thisContinue reading “In My Pocket (2011): Brief Review”
300 – Rise of an Empire (2014): Brief Review
300: Rise of an Empire directed by Noam Murro (2014), is a film about the second battle against the Persian army and King Xerxes. This time Xerxes has the help of Artemisia who is a devout warrior of the Persians who saved her as a child. She turned her anger from those that enslaved and abused herContinue reading “300 – Rise of an Empire (2014): Brief Review”
Blue Lagoon (The Awakening): Brief Review
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, directed by Mikael Salomon & Jake Newsome (2012), is an unnecessary modern remake of a mediocre film. It’s all a setup to explore a romance between an edgy teen boy and a studious popular girl who are both lost in different ways. There was no need to have it under the Blue LagoonContinue reading “Blue Lagoon (The Awakening): Brief Review”
How to Be Single (2016): Brief Review
How to Be Single, directed by Christian Ditter (2016), is a film about a group of people connected through relationships and space to each other with the main focus being on the women. First off, no matter the role, Rebel Wilson is the chaotic comedic relief of every “chick flick” in the last ten or so years.Continue reading “How to Be Single (2016): Brief Review”
300 (2006): Brief Review
300, directed by Zack Snyder (2006), is a film about the ancient battle of Thermopylae. The story is an epic in itself but this film based on Frank Miller’s: 300, so it picks up that style for the film which adds to the epic feeling. The dark coloring with splashes of color lends an amazing feeling toContinue reading “300 (2006): Brief Review”
Return to Blue Lagoon: Brief Review
Return to Blue Lagoon, directed by William A. Graham (1991), is a second installment in the series of Blue Lagoon films. Richard, was born on the island but found in a boat with his dead parents, and Lilli and her Mother are new to the island after being separated on purpose from the ship they were onContinue reading “Return to Blue Lagoon: Brief Review”
Just Like the Son: Brief Review
Just Like the Son, directed by Morgan J. Freeman (2006), is a film about a delinquent young man in his 20’s kidnapping a young boy to take his to live with his sister in Florida verses living in group home in upstate New York. This story feels like one long bad setup to a long a weirdContinue reading “Just Like the Son: Brief Review”
The Raven: Brief Review
The Raven, directed by James McTeigue (2012), is a film about the finals days of Edgar Allan Poe and the mystery within them. This was an entertaining account of his last days. It incorporated his works, some history, and a lot of fiction in lieu of facts. The film was evenly paced and fairly enjoyable. Having livedContinue reading “The Raven: Brief Review”
The Blue Lagoon: Brief Review
The Blue Lagoon, directed by Randal Kleiser (1980), is a film about children who are marooned on a tropical island with limited contact with adults throughout their life and develop their own way of life. The idea of the film is interesting. Its truly wild with how far they took it. The acting was mediocre at bestContinue reading “The Blue Lagoon: Brief Review”
Tony Parker: Brief Review
Tony Parker: The Final Shot, directed by Florent Bodin (2021), is a film about the life of professional basketball player Tony Parker. It not only captures the accomplishments but the spirit of the man throughout his basketball career from a young boy to the point of his pending retirement. It’s definitely one of the more captivating sportContinue reading “Tony Parker: Brief Review”
Welcome to Happiness (2015): Brief Review
Welcome to Happiness, directed by Oliver Thompson (2015), is a fantasy film with interesting concepts about loose psychology. The film barely kept my interest throughout the film but the concept as a whole is really great but the execution missed its mark a bit. If it had hit its mark, it could’ve been something that people would’veContinue reading “Welcome to Happiness (2015): Brief Review”
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