August: Osage County – Family / Crisis / Tragedy … We are the Westons 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 hijinks. Sometimes, when a film takes a […]
Lone Survivor – The Perseverance of War … I Will Live 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 […]
Her – The Unlikely Warmth of a Digital Touch … 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. […]
Man of Tai Chi – A Quest of Personal Worth … The Ultimate Skill This is a review for a film that came out not to long ago. This film follows in the tradition of martial art themed films. When a movie has this kind of theme, it doesn’t have to do much to entertain […]
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Small Steps for Bigger Dreams … We are South Africa 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 […]