August: Osage County – 3.5/5 – Family; it is what digs deep into anyone. When it comes to films that use ‘family’ as the premise or theme, they are one’s that usually circulate with a ‘feel good’ mentality or comical hijinx. Sometimes, when a film takes a different direction and infuses family with a darker […]
Lone Survivor – 3/5 – True stories are always one’s that are hard to capture on screen. There is always a middle ground to provide something entertaining but stay true to the nature of the story. This kind of medium comes into a deeper focus a lot more when it you make a military/war film. […]
Her – 4.5/5 – I won’t even go into a deep prologue. I will only say one thing. I wish this movie was released in my area in 2013 (instead of a late release). If this film was released; it would have been my number 1 film of 2013. Simply put it, Her is a […]
Man of Tai Chi – 3/5 – This is a review for a film that came out not to long ago. This film follows in the tradition of ‘fighting/martial arts’ themed films. When a movie has this kind of theme, it doesn’t have to do much to entertain the mass audience. Man of Tai Chi […]
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – 3/5 – Biopics of historical people; these are films that can either soothe the soul or feel like a bland educational study. When it comes to these kinds of films, the entertaining value doesn’t always come from story itself, it usually comes from the characters. From here, majority of […]