This January, Isle of Cinema is hosting a Tugg screening for the hilarious hockey comedy, GOON. Starring Seann William Scott, this wild, uproarious, no holds barred movie, that went straight to video on demand in the U.S., has a bit of a cult following and continues to gain fans to this day. The screening is scheduled… Continue reading Local Movie Event: GOON
Day: December 19, 2014
Review: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth (IMDB). Having seen the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings many including… Continue reading Review: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Review: FOXCATCHER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) The bizarre murder of Dave Schultz by John du Pont shook the world in 1996 and has now been made into a feature film by writers E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman, and director Bennett Miller. This movie features some of the best performances of the year… Continue reading Review: FOXCATCHER
Review: ANNIE
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) I was nine years-old when my mother and sister dragged me to go see John Huston’s adaptation of Annie in 1982. They dragged me because I had no interest in what I perceived to be a very “girlie” musical. Though I was partially correct in my… Continue reading Review: ANNIE
Review: WINTER SLEEP
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Turkey’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film, Winter Sleep truly is a remarkable film that critiques relations between the wealthy and poor classes in Turkey, but also is an engrossing portrait of disconnected… Continue reading Review: WINTER SLEEP