Synopsis: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find […]
They Sure Don’t Look Like ‘Masterminds’ (Trailer)
If you took Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, and Jason Sudeikis and put them in a movie the last thing you would think to call it is Masterminds. Unless it is a comedy, of course. Director Jared Hess’ (Napolean Dynamite, Gentlemen Broncos—one of my favorite comedies, ever) newest film is Masterminds, and it features […]
Edinburgh 2015: ‘600 Millas’ Is Perfectly Cruel To Its Character, And Viewer
Simplicity. There a few films made today that act upon the word. They instead feel the need to fill space with the unnecessary, oftentimes to mask the problems that lie within the story being told. Mexican Director Gabriel Ripstein’s 600 Millas (600 Miles) takes the simplistic route to produce a film worthy of the art […]
Edinburgh 2015: Richard Gere Puts On An Eccentric Show In ‘Franny’
If you have ever wanted to see Richard Gere (Pretty Woman, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) at his eccentric best, watch Franny. Gere stars as the title character Franny, a wealthy philanthropist who has always been a tad outlandish. His behavior becomes altogether erratic after he loses his best friends in a car crash and […]
Edinburgh 2015: The Thought-Provoking Future Of ‘Index Zero’
Italian Director/Screenwriter Lorenzo Sportiello has a very unique vision of the future, as seen in his debut feature film Index Zero. It is the year 2035, and gone are the European Countries we know so well; in their place is the United States of Europe. How this came to be we shall never know. It […]