By Laurie Coker Rating: C+ Dark and gloomy describes not only the characters of screenwriter/director Jason Reitman’s new film Labor Day; it also expresses tone of every moment in the story. Passionate performances from first class actors, perhaps one of the best of Brolin’s career, kept me engrossed in the tale, but little is new… Continue reading Review: LABOR DAY
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Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Savannah Wood Grade: B Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit revives the 90’s film series based on the novels of Tom Clancy, over ten years after the franchise’s last installment. The film falls more in vein with recent reboots than a normal piece in a series, voyaging back to Ryan’s origins and tinkering around with his… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Laurie Coker Rating: C- At least three different actors have played Tom Clancy’s famed action hero Jack Ryan, and in the latest adaptation, Chris Pine (Star Trek) plays the title character. Admittedly, I don’t read Clancy novels. Pines, Ryan has all the good looks and muscle power necessary to play Ryan, but Clancy’s story,… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Jack Ryan, the character created by late author Tom Clancy, has had quite a successful run in Clancy’s novels, as well as some of the movies based on these books. Opening in theaters is a film which is actually not based on a particular Clancy penned… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4 (Out of 5 Reels) I didn’t know what to expect from this film but I decided to go into it with an open mind and hope for the best. Jack Ryan (Christopher Pine), as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a… Continue reading Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT
Review: RIDE ALONG
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) Kevin Hart pretty much delivers the same performance in all of his films. He portrays a diminutive, squeaky, fast talking cartoon character and it usually fits in okay within his films. I will give him more credit in that as a lead character in Ride Along,… Continue reading Review: RIDE ALONG
Review: THE NUT JOB
By Mark Saldana Rating: 2 (Out of 4 Stars) The Nut Job is another case where children will enjoy the silliness and the colorful visuals, but as for the adults escorting said children, they will probably wish that they hadn’t been dragged to the cinema to see a movie that could have been enjoyed at… Continue reading Review: THE NUT JOB
Review: HER
By Mark Saldana Rating: 4 (Out of 4 Stars) After watching this film, it struck me curious that the film received the Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy). Then, the more thought I put into labeling this movie, it nearly became impossible to give it a label that truly satisfied me. Spike… Continue reading Review: HER
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES
By: Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) I cannot honestly say that I am an ardent follower of this franchise, as I have only seen the very first film. The first Paranormal Activity kept me entertained well enough for me to not mind watching it again, but the novelty of “found video footage”… Continue reading Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES
2013: A YEAR IN FILM REVIEWS
By Mark Saldana The end of the year has arrived, and even though some of 2013’s selections paled in comparison to those of 2012, several of my favorite directors, such as Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, Alexander Payne, and Derek Cianfrance released movies this year. This made me feel like all was mostly right with… Continue reading 2013: A YEAR IN FILM REVIEWS