Movie Reviews.
Synopsis: Philomena is a drama starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan based on the real life of Philomena Lee. A BBC reporter turned journalist decides to do a human interest story on a woman named Philomena and her search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant out of wedlock and … Continue reading I Forgive You: My Thoughts on Philomena
Synopsis: August: Osage County is a comedic drama starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. A family crisis brings the Weston sisters back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in and the dysfunctional mother who raised them. Review: August: Osage County is so southern and so wonderful. While the playwright did an excellent job adapting the play … Continue reading Nobody Slips Anything by Me: My Thoughts on August: Osage County
Synopsis: Her is a comedic drama about a lonely writer who falls in love with his highly advanced computer operating system named Samantha. Review: Her is a brilliant commentary on our society. The cinematography was beautiful, and the screenplay was excellently written. Joaquin Phoenix performed brilliantly. Not every actor can carry an entire movie … Continue reading Sometimes I Think I Have Felt Everything I’m Ever Gonna Feel: My Thoughts on Her
Synopsis: Frozen is Disney’s newest animated film starring Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, and Idina Menzel. After a rather icy turn of events at her coronation ball, Elsa flees the kingdom in order to protect those she loves. Anna, her fearless and adventurous sister, teams up with a mountain man name Kristoff to find Elsa and … Continue reading The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway: My Thoughts on Frozen
Synopsis: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a fantasy adventure film and the second of three installments based off The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The second movie begins with a flashback and then picks up the story from where the first film ended. The dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo encounter a skin-changer, giant spiders, … Continue reading His Name is Bilbo: My Thoughts on The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Synopsis: American Hustle is a crime drama starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bradley Cooper. Irving Rosenfield, a con man, and his seductive partner Sydney Prosser are forced to work with FBI agent Richie DiMasio when he uncovers their con operation. Richie has his sights set on Carmine Polito, a passionate but volatile … Continue reading The More You Say ‘No’, The More They Want In: My Thoughts on American Hustle
Synopsis: Saving Mr. Banks is a family drama starring Emma Thomson and Tom Hanks inspired by the untold on how Mary Poppins made the transition from book to screen. When Walt Disney’s daughters beg him to make a movie of their favorite book, he embarks on a twenty year promise to make it happen. Walt Disney … Continue reading Mary Poppins and the Banks, They’re Family to Me: My Thoughts on Saving Mr. Banks
Synopsis: Ender’s Game is a sci-fi action adventure film starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Viola Davis, and Ben Kingsley. The military has started recruiting a new type of soldier in order to save the Earth from an impending alien attack. In hopes of discovering the next brilliant mind, Children are tested and recruited at young ages. … Continue reading The Enemy’s Gate is Down: My Thoughts on Ender’s Game
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
