Synopsis: The Book Thief is a novel by Markus Zusak. Set in Nazi Germany during World War II, the book relates the story of a young girl named Leisel Meminger—her relationship with her foster parents, her friends, her neighbors, and a Jewish fist-fighter named Max Vandenburg. Review: Markus Zusak chose to narrate the story through the perspective of … Continue reading You are going to Die…Does this Worry You: My Thoughts on The Book Thief
Synopsis: Red 2 is an action comedy starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and Anthony Hopkins. When a contract is put out on Frank Moses and Marvin, Frank reunites with his unlikely team of operatives to hunt down a missing portable nuclear device in order to clear their names. Review: Old people with … Continue reading You Haven’t Killed Anyone in Months: My Thoughts on Red 2
Synopsis: The Heat is an action comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Sarah Ashburn, an extremely uptight FBI agent, is in line for a promotion. In order to prove herself as a team player, she is sent to Boston to help local forces track down an elusive drug lord named Mr. Lasson. When Ashburn is paired … Continue reading Hard to Believe She’s Single: My Thoughts on The Heat
Synopsis: The Wolverine is an action-adventure film starring Hugh Jackman. When the Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is thrown into a series of events which forces him to face his personal demons as well as an actual nemesis in a life-or-death struggle. Pushed to both his physical and emotional limitations, Wolverine confronts … Continue reading Trust Me, You Don’t Want What I Got: My Thoughts on The Wolverine
Synopsis: Blood Red Road by Moira Young is a Young Adult dystopian novel and the first book in the Dust Lands Trilogy. Saba lives with her father, her twin brother, and her younger sister at Silverlake, a desert wasteland where laws are nonexistent. Saba practically worships her older twin brother Lugh. He is the day to … Continue reading The Rule of Three: My Thoughts on Blood Red Road
Synopsis: The Lone Ranger is a western action adventure starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. An elderly Native American warrior, Tonto, begins to tell the untold story of how John Reid transformed from a lawman into the Lone Ranger. When John returns to his hometown, he is idealistic about justice. Upon his arrival, John joins his … Continue reading There Come a Time, When Good Man Must Wear Mask: My Thoughts on The Lone Ranger
Beautiful Creatures is a Young Adult novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and is the first novel in the Caster Chronicles book series. Ethan Wate lives in the small southern town of Gaitlin. Everything is as normal as could be until Lena Duchannes moves into town. The two teenager are inexplicably drawn to one another, and Ethan … Continue reading Even Lost in the Darkness, My Heart Will Find You: My Thoughts on Beautiful Creatures
Synopsis: Now You See Me is a crime thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Dave Franco. Four talented magicians are mysteriously summoned to join an equally mysterious, secret society of magicians called “The Eye.” The illusionists, calling themselves the four horsemen, manage to attract the attention of both an … Continue reading The Closer You Look, The Less You See: My Thoughts on Now You See Me
The end of the semester is always crazy busy, and this semester is no different. As the Spring semester nears its end, I cannot help but find myself excited for the prospects of this summer and the Fall semester. I have officially been selected to write the next Evangel communication department’s film. I will also … Continue reading End of Semester
Before I say anything else, I will say this. Go see this movie. Read on, and I will tell you why. Synopsis: Quartet is a comedy drama starring Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, and Michael Gambon. A retirement home for retired musicians faces foreclosure. However, the residents hope to raise enough money to keep … Continue reading This is not a Retirement Home, it is a Madhouse: My Thoughts on “Quartet”
