Category Archives: Theatrical Reviews

Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)

Savages (2012) Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, Emile Hirsch and John Travolta Written by Shane Salerno, Don Winlsow and Oliver Stone Directed by Oliver Stone After 2010’s disappointing Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps director Oliver Stone returns to familiar territory with Savages, the tale of a couple ofContinue reading “Savages Review (Kirk Haviland)”

The Amazing Spider-Man Review (Kirk Haviland)

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Starring – Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka with Sally Field and Martin Sheen Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, Steve Kloves based on the comic by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee Directed by Marc Webb The Amazing Spider-Man, the newestContinue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Town of Runners Review (Kirk Haviland)

Town of Runners (2012) Directed by Jerry Rothwell In the small rural Ethiopian town of Bekoji the sport of running has become a religion. Known for turning out Olympic caliber distance runners, runners from Bekoji have produced 8 Olympic Gold Medals, 32 World Championships and have broken 10 world records in the last 20 years.Continue reading “Town of Runners Review (Kirk Haviland)”

ChickFlicking – People Like Us Review (Nadia Sandhu)

People Like Us Starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Hall D’Addario, and Michelle Pfeiffer Directed by Alex Kurtzman The first thing I noticed when I saw the trailer for “People Like Us” was the amazing chemistry between Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks, which would be great if this was a rom-com, but it isn’t.  ThisContinue reading “ChickFlicking – People Like Us Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

5 Broken Cameras Review (Kirk Haviland)

5 Broken Cameras Starring – Emad Burnat Written by Guy Davidi Directed by Guy Davidi and Emad Burnat A brilliant premise is behind the filmmaker Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras. He used footage from said cameras collected over the span of 5 years by Emad Burnat around his village to tell a griping story ofContinue reading “5 Broken Cameras Review (Kirk Haviland)”