Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) Starring Aubrey Plaza, Jake M. Johnson, Karan Soni and Mark Duplass Written by Derek Connolly Directed by Colin Trevorrow Safety Not Guaranteed, the newest film from Alliance Films and produced by the Duplass Brothers, may end up being one of the hardest movies to categorize this year. Part Sci-fi time travelContinue reading “Safety Not Guaranteed Review (Kirk Haviland)”
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The Island President Review (Kirk Haviland)
The Island President (2011) Starring Mohamed Nasheed Directed by Jon Shenk The Island President is the story of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, and his fight to save his island nation from a natural disaster brought on by global warming. It follows his history from activist to president, but spends most of itsContinue reading “The Island President Review (Kirk Haviland)”
Lovely Molly Review (Kirk Haviland)
Lovely Molly (2011) Starring Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis and Alexandra Holden Written by Eduardo Sanchez and Jamie Nash Directed by Eduardo Sanchez In 1999 Eduardo Sanchez practically invented the now booming “found-footage” style of filmmaking with his massively successful Blair Witch Project. Now he’s back with another supernatural thriller that, while using some of theContinue reading “Lovely Molly Review (Kirk Haviland)”
Prometheus Review (Kirk Haviland)
Prometheus (2012) Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Loan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall and Charlize Theron Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof Directed by Ridley Scott Much has been made over Ridley Scott’s return to Science Fiction, and more specifically to the universe he launched with 1979’s seminal sci-fi/horror masterpiece,Continue reading “Prometheus Review (Kirk Haviland)”
The Movie Junkie’s 2012 Summer Movie Preview Part 1 (Kirk Haviland)
I know, I know. The Avengers has already broke records everywhere, and you’re doing a summer preview now? I must confess that I’m a bit of a traditionalist in that I feel the real summer season starts on Victoria Day in Canada/Memorial Day in the US. And since we recently had Victoria Day in Canada,Continue reading “The Movie Junkie’s 2012 Summer Movie Preview Part 1 (Kirk Haviland)”