Obviously, it’s hard to talk about Creed without talking about Rocky. The movie that made Sylvester Stallone a star has spawned six sequels that’ve had varying degrees of success. But the franchise has kept going at the will and hands…
Movie Review: “Secret in Their Eyes”
Remakes and politically-charged thrillers are hard to do, especially when they’re put together. Every decade has had real-life tragedy and political climates for Hollywood to build movies off of. Atomic weapons, Internet hacking, drones, terrorism and Communism have all been…
Movie Review: ‘By the Sea’
By the Sea, the third directorial effort by Angelina Jolie, feels like nothing more than a self-indulgent vanity project. I went into this film expecting something more. As flawed as her other two films are, I at least recognized her…
Movie Review: “Carol”
As Frank Sinatra said, “Love is the tender trap.” It’s a strange thing to feel, especially if you’ve never been in love before. It can be beautiful but nerve racking at the same time, even frightening if love can hurt…
Movie Review: Mockingjay Part Two
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two is the final movie in the beloved franchise that shot Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth to fame. Based on the young adult book by author Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay Part Two picks up…
Movie Review – ‘Criminal Activities’
Why do we allow John Travolta to play anything other than villains anymore? Even when he’s in terrible movies he’s either electrifying (Dominic Sena’s Swordfish [2001]) or unintentionally hilarious (Roger Christian’s Battlefield Earth [2000]). Perhaps it’s his odd manner of…
Movie Review – ‘Censored Voices’
Ten days after the conclusion of the Six-Day War wherein Israel stunned the world by simultaneously defeating the combined military strength of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, writer Amos Oz and editor Avraham Shapira gathered together newly forged veterans of the…