Film Festival Coverage
Hot Docs 2013: Expedition to the End of the World Review (Paolo Kagaoan)
Expedition to the End of the World Directed by Daniel Dencik The titular Expedition to the End of the World happens every summer, taking its expert Danish passengers to Greenland. The journey, as well as the filmmakers going with them this time around, have no set agenda. Surprisingly, it’s the chosen method for most filmmakers, […]
Home Video Reviews
The Bible Blu-Ray Review (Kirk Haviland)
The Bible Blu-ray Review Starring: Diogo Morgado, Darwin Shaw, Roma Downey and narrated by Keith David Directed by Crispin Reece and Christopher Spencer From executive producers Mark Burnett (Survivor) and wife Roma Downey (Touched by an Angel) and Fox Home Entertainment comes the near 7 ½ hour TV miniseries in a 4 disc […]
Netflix
Netflix: The Relic Review (Dustin SanVido)
The Relic (1997) Starring Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt and James Whitmore Directed by Peter Hyams Continuing the addition of Entertainment Maven’s foray into the world of online film streaming, I found myself on the Netflix main page for around 25 minutes last evening. The problem I’ve always had with selecting films to […]
Reviews
Fast and Furious 6 Review (Kirk Haviland)
Fast and Furious 6 Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Godot, Jordana Brewster, Gina Carano, Elsa Pataky Written by Chris Morgan Directed by Justin Lin Crashing into theaters this weekend is the latest entry into the billion dollar franchise that has […]
Theatrical Reviews
Oblivion Review (Kirk Haviland)
Oblivion Starring: Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Zoe Bell, Melissa Leo and Morgan Freeman Written by Joseph Kosinski, Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt Directed by Joseph Kosinski New in theaters this week is the new Science Fiction action/thriller from the director of Tron: Legacy starring Tom Cruise, Oblivion. The first of many apocalyptic […]
More Articles
Oz the Great and Powerful Review (Kirk Haviland)
Oz the Great and Powerful 3D (2013) Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Zack Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King and Tony Cox Written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire based on the works of L. Frank Baum Directed by Sam Raimi New in theaters this week from Disney Studios comes the prequel […]
Stoker Review (Kirk Haviland)
Stoker (2013) Starring Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Lucas Till, Dermot Mulroney and Jackie Weaver Written by Wentworth Miller Directed by Park Chan-wook New in theaters this week from Fox Searchlight Pictures is Stoker, the English language debut film from Korean master filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance). The intense horror/thriller written […]
21 & Over Review (Kirk Haviland)
21 & Over (2013) Starring Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz and Francois Chau Written and Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore From the writers of the original Hangover, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, comes their debut directorial effort, the raunchy and lewd 21 & Over. The collage based comedy […]
Dark Skies Review (Robert Harding)
Dark Skies (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton Directed by Scott Stewart It is often said that what you can’t see is scarier than that which you can. That thinking something might be lurking in the shadows brings about more fear than actually seeing the monster itself. Dark Skies takes this concept in […]
A Good Day to Die Hard Review (Robert Harding)
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Directed by John Moore A Good Day to Die Hard marks the 5th installment, yes I said 5th, in the Die Hard franchise. Bruce Willis reprises his role as John McClane with Mary Elizabeth Winstead coming back […]
A Simple Life Blu-Ray Review (Kirk Haviland)
A Simple Life Blu-Ray Review Starring Andy Lau, Deanie Ip, Pik Kee Hui, Paul Chun, Elena Kong with Anthony Wong, Sammo Hung Raymond Chow and Tsui Hark Written by Susan Chan and Yan Lam Lee Directed by Ann Hui New on Blu-ray February 26 from Well Go USA is the multi-award winning drama about a […]
Snitch Review (Kirk Haviland)
Snitch Review Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jon Bernthal, Barry Pepper, Michael Kenneth Williams, Rafi Gavron, Melina Kanakaredes, Nadine Velazquez, Benjamin Bratt and Susan Sarandon Written by Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh Directed by Ric Roman Waugh A desperate father tries to save his teenage son from an unjust prison sentence by infiltrating a dangerous drug […]
Side Effects Review (Dustin SanVido)
Side Effects (2013) Starring Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum Written by Scott Burns Music by Tomas Newman Directed by Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh has been one of the most, if not the most prolific director of the last two decades. Although I’m not a particularly big fan of his work there […]
The Sessions Blu-ray Review (Kirk Haviland)
The Sessions Blu-ray Review Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Adam Arkin Written and Directed by Ben Lewin, based on the original article by Mark O’Brien New to Blu-ray and DVD from Fox Home Entertainment is the inspiring true story of Mark O’Brien in The Sessions. The biopic is […]
Beautiful Creatures Review (Robert Harding)
Directed by Richard LaGravenese Starring Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson Move over Sabrina, there’s a new teenage witch in the house. But is she on the side of the dark or light? To find out, you’ll have to watch the movie. Beautiful Creatures is based on the novel of the same name written by […]
