With the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs getting underway this week, I thought it would be fun to dip into the archives for my review of the 2011 dramedy hockey flick “Goon”. Right off the bat (or “stick” in the case of this hockey comedy/drama) I thought that “Goon” was going to … [Read More]
I truly believe that I could watch Jake Gyllenhaal order a double tall non fat soy latte at Starbuck’s, sit down at a table, open up the L.A. Times and then read the damn thing from cover to cover and I would find it resolutely compelling. This established, it’s … [Read More]
With the proliferation of faith-based movies currently in theaters now (“Miracles from Heaven”, “God’s Not Dead 2”, “The Young Messiah” among others) I thought it would be interesting to review one among the genre from 2011, “Higher Ground”. THE GENERAL IDEA As a Christian, “Higher Ground” is kind of a tough … [Read More]
The essence of baseball is the primal battle between the pitcher and batter, but the magic of the game arises from that confrontation, only 396 milliseconds in the making. The mysteries and memories of Baseball’s greatest heroes are revealed in “Fastball,” featuring interviews with dozens of former players, from legendary … [Read More]
When Krisha shows up at her sister’s Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make … [Read More]
As one of his all-time biggest fans, when I saw that living legend Robert Redford was among the deep pockets to pony up as Exec Producer for the domestic suspense drama “The Adderall Diaries”, instantaneously my interest was peaked. And the Premiere Trailer did nothing to dissuade me from looking … [Read More]
How to win friends: smuggle $300k of uncut cocaine into your snooty prep school. Based on the wild story of a teen drug trafficker who rocked headlines in 1984, this true crime caper stars Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Toby, a blue-collar scholarship student at … [Read More]
I already have a built-in affinity for the independent production “Krisha”, having grown up in the land of Texas suburbia which serves as the setting for this domestic drama. My own experience does not reflect the manner of familial blood boiling turmoil and resentment clearly evident in the Trailer I … [Read More]
Fastball from Gravitas Ventures on Vimeo. I’ll ask this straightforwardly and without flippancy. Have you ever had a good-sized rock solid projectile hurled directly at or near your person from just over twenty yards away while you remained stationary even as the object blazed forth at anywhere from 90 to … [Read More]
Apartment concierge Cesar (Luis Tosar) is a miserable person who believes he was born without the ability to be happy. As a result, he decides his mission is to make life hell for everyone around him. A majority of the tenants are easy to agitate, but Clara (Marta Etura) proves … [Read More]
Nestled in Norway’s Sunnmøre region, Geiranger is one of the most spectacular tourist draws on the planet. With the mountain Åkerneset overlooking the village — and constantly threatening to collapse into the fjord — it is also a place where cataclysm could strike at any moment. After putting in several … [Read More]
Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. Little do they know the real nightmare has just begun. Rarely have I come away from a movie viewing experience, … [Read More]