Synopsis: A foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist must fight for her local celebrity status when a new young athlete’s star rises in town. Release Date: March 18, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Drama Film Review Production Sports movies can be brilliantly unifying things. When done well, as is the case with Rocky or Miracle, […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘The Man From Planet X’, A Creepy Alien Invasion Movie With A Questionable Bad Guy
Alien invasion movies have always been incredibly fun to watch. Whether they involve Roland Emmerich-style destruction, as in Independence Day, or subliminal political allegory, like in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, aliens always strike a chord with audiences. Interplanetary takeovers are hardly a new phenomenon, though – in the forties and fifties, years before manned […]
Justin Long in a Teeny Weeny Red Speedo and More Hilarity with New Images from The Farrelly Brothers Movie 43
The Farrelly Brothers are back to their old tricks–at least we hope they are–in Movie 43, starring Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Gerard Butler, Bobby Cannavale, Kieran Culkin, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, John Hodgman, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace […]
‘Mustang’ Puts A Talented Bunch Of Girls Into A Very Basic Coming-Of-Age Movie
Synopsis: In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five […]
Anchored By Strong Performances, Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ Earns Its Oscar Nomination
Synopsis: Forushande (The Salesman) is the story of a couple whose relationship begins to turn sour during their performance of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Release Date: February 17, 2017 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Thriller Film Review Production One of the bigger stories coming out of this year’s Oscar race has nothing to […]
Touch Of Noir: Christopher Nolan’s Ingenious, Notoriety Worthy Neo-Noir ‘Following’
Fans of director Christopher Nolan will note his eight feature films prevailing noir tones. From Memento (2000) to the The Dark Knight Trilogy and Inception (2010), Nolan is constantly imbibing his films with sheer mystery and suspense. As Nolan continues to cleverly deceive audiences, his ardent fans return to his first features and the start […]
Cinema Fearité Presents Another Tribute To Rutger Hauer With ‘Nighthawks’
Cinema Fearité presents ‘Nighthawks’ Rutger Hauer upstages the hero yet again in Nighthawks. Last week, Cinema Fearité paid respects to the late Rutger Hauer with The Hitcher. Well, one movie isn’t enough to cover the career of one of the greatest character actors of his time. So, we’re doubling down on the Rutger this week […]
Movies Banned In The United States To Watch, Ignore, Or Celebrate
The United States is not immune to banning movies from cinemas, and some were big hits for the people who did see them, others now cult classics.
Drew Goddard’s ‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ Is Trashy, Pulpy, And Just Plain Fun
After creating the hit TV series “Lost,” writer/director Drew Goddard jumped into feature filmmaking with both feet in 2012 and made The Cabin in the Woods, which is easily one of the best movies of the twenty-first century. Since then, he’s settled into screenwriting by working on scripts for big budget Hollywood fare like The Martian and World War Z. But now, after four years of writing for others, Goddard makes a triumphant return to the director’s chair with the pulpy Bad Times at the El Royale.
For Colored Girls
Synopsis: In 1974, Ntozake Shangeâs choreopoem âFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enufâ made its stage debut, combining poetry, dance and music, and most significantly, placing the black female experience center stage. In lyrical, honest, angry, funny and tender language, Shangeâs âcolored girlsâ evoked the feelings woven into the fabric of […]