“Fifty Shades of Grey”: If Mr. Grey asks to see you, run away

“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

“The Wedding Ringer”: another movie we’ll forget by tomorrow

Comedic Kevin Hart returns to the big screen with yet another of his flicks. And while this is one of his better efforts, The Wedding Ringer stands as just another cliché comedy no one will remember in a few months’ time. Starring Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, and Kayley Cuoco in lead roles, the film talks about Jimmy (Hart),… Read More “The Wedding Ringer”: another movie we’ll forget by tomorrow

Carell gives the performance of his career in “Foxcatcher”

On the morning of January 15th, 2015, the Academy Award nominees for this year were announced (see full list of nominees here) and to my utter happiness, I saw that Foxcatcher — a movie I’d finished watching literally 12 minutes before I watched the announcements live — had garnered an impressive five Oscar nominations. If ever… Read More Carell gives the performance of his career in “Foxcatcher”

Carell gives the performance of his career in ‘Foxcatcher’

On the morning of January 15th, 2015, the Academy Award nominees for this year were announced (see full list of nominees here) and to my utter happiness, I saw that Foxcatcher — a movie I’d finished watching literally 12 minutes before I watched the announcements live — had garnered an impressive five Oscar nominations. If ever… Read More Carell gives the performance of his career in ‘Foxcatcher’