Category Archives: Theatrical Reviews

Zero Dark Thirty Review (Kirk Haviland)

Zero Dark Thirty (2013) Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Edgar Ramirez, Chris Pratt and James Gandolfini Written by Mark Boal Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Returning to the big screen for the first time in four years, Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow goes back behind enemy linesContinue reading “Zero Dark Thirty Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Les Misérables Review (Kirk Haviland)

Les Misérables (2012) Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen Based on the Original Stage Musical: Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables Screenplay by William Nicholson, Herbert Kretzmer Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Directed by Tom Hooper The director ofContinue reading “Les Misérables Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Hyde Park on Hudson Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) Starring Laura Linney, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Olivia Colman and Samuel West Directed by Roger Michell This year has been a mixed bag in film. I’ve disliked movies that have other critics floored while forgiving others that either don’t live up to the hype or have been vilified since dayContinue reading “Hyde Park on Hudson Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

This Is 40 Review (Kirk Haviland)

This Is 40 (2012) Starring Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Chris O’Dowd, Jason Segel, Melissa McCarthy, Graham Parker, Lena Dunham, Annie Mumolo, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi, Lisa Darr with John Lithgow and Albert Brooks Written and Directed by Judd Apatow With This is 40, Judd Apatow’s latest directorial effort, weContinue reading “This Is 40 Review (Kirk Haviland)”

Killing Them Softly Review (Dustin SanVido)

Killing Them Softly (2012) Starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta and Richard Jenkins Directed by Andrew Dominik Sitting in a car conversing with his go-between mob lawyer (Richard Jenkins), Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) takes a moment to explain his preference for murder: he dislikes doing it up close, as peopleContinue reading “Killing Them Softly Review (Dustin SanVido)”