“Fifty Shades of Rape Culture,” “Fifty Shades of WTF,” these are just two of the many, many titles I read about the ubiquitous big screen adaptation of the best-selling 2012 novel of the same name by E.L. James. Starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey tells the story of shy and timid Anastasia Steele, an English Literature major… Read More “Fifty Shades of Grey”: If Mr. Grey asks to see you, run away
Early in the Fall season of 2014, Batman director Christopher Nolan dazzled fans once again with his adventurous, thought-provoking space saga, Interstellar. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, The near three hour film was hailed for its technical work as well as mesmerizing story that captivated many, making it one of the highest grossing films of… Read More An enticing exploration of time and space in “Interstellar”
We all watched her in F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and loved her (most of us, anyway), watched her in mediocre tk good comedy movies and laughed with her, but we can finally say it: Jennifer Aniston has finally moved on from comedy. Most recently, the actress lends her talents to Cake, a drama that follows Claire Bennett (Aniston), a divorcee battling… Read More Jennifer Aniston delivers a painfully-good performance in “Cake.”
Well holy freaking shit. From The Slumdog Millionaire to Unbroken, most of us are suckers for a good underdog story, but no movie has been able to achieve the feat of gripping its audience like 2014’s Whiplash did. Directed by Damien Chazelle (who, by the way, is 30 years old with this as his sophomore… Read More The pursuit of stardom: J.K. Simmons slays in “Whiplash”
Let me point out Dumbo. This was one hell of a good movie. The Imitation Game recounts the true story of Alan Turing, a professor and mathematician who, between the years of 1939 and 1941, worked with a group of cryptographers to crack Enigma, a communication device made of undecipherable codes used by the Germans… Read More “The Imitation Game”: not all those who win are victors
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