The Imitation Game – Code Breakers and Secret Lives: I am Alan Turing The start of a new year starts off with a film that isn’t a ‘traditional’ January films. It is a very well known thing that January films are always bad. What gives this month a glimmer of hope is the traditional ‘Oscar […]
The 2014 movie season has been one of the best years of films, which is a feat because 2013 was a year that looked hard to beat. With only a few downers, most of 2014 was filled with a variety of great stories to tell on the big screen. No matter what genre, each had […]
Into the Woods – A Twist of Fairy Tales … I am a Musical Musicals; they are the most unique kind of films you can watch. What it boils down to is that musicals don’t take the typical quips and progression that you see in a standard movie. In translation, they go from being ‘on […]
The Gambler – Risk Beyond the Poker Table: A Character Tale In a film industry where there are many standards, it is good to see when a film takes a chance and does something with raw vigor. To take many subsets, mix in some characterization and throw in thoughtful dialogue, you can create an experience […]
The Interview – Tabloids of the Impossible: Lets Talk… A movie built around controversy, a film that shouldn’t have had any kind of conflict, because it is just a movie. The reason this film had been pulled from its theatrical release is because of the outlandish premise. There were threats, hackings, and so much ‘non […]