Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Connie Britton, Rob Corddry, Derek Luke and Martin Sheen Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria For the second week in a row, this time coming from Entertainment One (eone), we get another piece of summer blockbuster counter programmingContinue reading “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Moonrise Kingdom Review (Nadia Sandhu)

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Edward Norton, and Bruce Willis Directed by Wes Anderson I worry for Wes Anderson, I really do.  With the spectacular decline in originality that has befallen Tim Burton, that other uber-stylized auteur of our times, one can’t help but wonder when Wes Anderson’s day will come. ThoseContinue reading “Moonrise Kingdom Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Starring Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell and Jimmi Simpson. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is one of a line of mash-up books, including Grahame-Smith’s own Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which are currently extremely popular in theContinue reading “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Brave Review (Nadia Sandhu)

Brave (2012) Starring (voices) – Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell Brave is a big surprise.  The Pixar produced and Disney distributed film is a story about mothers and daughters.  There is no handsome Prince, but there is aContinue reading “Brave Review (Nadia Sandhu)”

Alps Review (Kirk Haviland)

Alps (Alpeis) Starring Aggeliki Papoulia, Ariane Lebed, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris and Stavros Psyllakis Written by Efthymis Filippou and Giorgos Lanthimos Directed by Giorgos Lanthimos Director Giorgos Lanthimos smashed onto the scene in 2009 with the Venice Film Festival award winning Dogtooth. Lanthimos returns with another surrealist dark comedy with Alps, which starts its engagementContinue reading “Alps Review (Kirk Haviland)”