A Serious Man

Synopsis: Larry Gopnik’s, a physics professor, life is coming apart; his wife has left him, his jobless brother has moved in, and someone is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure. Release Date: October 2, 2009     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Black Comedy, Comedy Film Review Production There are movies aimed at a specific audience. This […]

Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star

Synopsis: Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a new comedy starring Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, and Stephen Dorff. Bucky (Swardson) is a small town grocery bagger, going nowhere in life – until he discovers that his conservative parents were once adult film stars! Armed with the belief that he has found his […]

‘Camino’ Lets Career Stuntwoman Zoë Bell Show Off Her Action Star Skills

Synopsis: In the jungles of Colombia, a photojournalist captures the truth behind a group of missionaries who may not be what they seem. Release Date: March 4, 2016     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Adventure Film Review Production After getting her start in the industry as Lucy Lawless’ stunt double on “Xena: Warrior Princess,” Zoë Bell […]

The Book of Eli

Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic world a man fights for his survival and the protection of the key to the future, a treasured book. Release Date: January 15, 2010     MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action Adventure, Drama Film Review Production In a post-apocalyptic world the battle is not one of survival, but one of power through religion. […]

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Rocks Its Way Through The Safe Story Of Queen

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Review An entertaining, albeit very safe, biopic about the legendary Freddie Mercury. Release Date: November 2, 2018 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Synopsis Bohemian Rhapsody chronicles the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid concert. Cast and Crew Director: Bryan Singer Screenwriter(s): Anthony McCarten Cast: Rami Malek (Freddie Mercury), Lucy Boynton […]

AFI FEST 2012 Film Review: Berberian Sound Studio (Dir. Peter Strickland UK 2012 )

This is unashamedly unconventional, but in a fan rather than snooty way. Using (mostly) just diegetic sound from the post-production of a fictional mid-70s Italian horror movie, Peter Strickland has followed his superb debut, Katalin Varga [2009], with a largely non-narrative nightmare hymn both to the electronic soundtrack experiments of that time, and to the […]

Film Review: ‘Killers’

A good suburban girl falls in love with the perfect man, who just happens to be an ex-assassin for the CIA. Life is sublime in the suburban bubble until it turns deadly when Spencer’s (Ashton Kutcher) past catches up with him. Too bad for the viewer on all fronts with Killers because the movie has no redeeming qualities. Unless you count seeing Kutcher without his shirt on or Heigl walking around the house in a bra – for no apparent reason I may add.