Tag: Biography

The Post Review: A Lesson To Keep Government in Check

January 15, 2018

Hollywood invested a lot of time, programming, and money into making sure he didn’t win and when that didn’t happen, people kinda lost their shit. Steven Spielberg put the production of this movie on the fly because he saw “scary parallels” between The Pentagon Papers and today’s White House. The narrative of this movie is “truth tellers” are to be believed and they are the “real heroes”. Reality is that just isn’t the case. … More The Post Review: A Lesson To Keep Government in Check

I, Tonya Review: A Pop Culture Villain Turned Anti-Hero

January 1, 2018

Screenwriter Steven Rogers tells a story about Harding that has rarely been told, and we end up sympathizing with her for the first time telling this story. When the Detroit attack happened, Harding was painted as the villain as Kerrigan was portrayed as the poor innocent girl who viciously attacked. While the attack was indeed dastardly, Kerrigan’s portrayal by the media was anything but accurate, while people were too harsh on Tonya but history is written by the victor. … More I, Tonya Review: A Pop Culture Villain Turned Anti-Hero

Darkest Hour Review: Gary Oldman’s Career-Defining Moment

December 23, 2017

Gary Oldman’s interpretation of Winston Churchill is one of the best historical captures we have seen in years. Along with the great Cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel who captures the tensions of war and debate visually with dramatic panning/perspective shots, Darkest Hour is Oldman’s career-defining moment as well as a great story of leadership in the most trying of times. … More Darkest Hour Review: Gary Oldman’s Career-Defining Moment

Thank You For Your Service Review: A Message To Help Out Vets

October 27, 2017

This isn’t a movie for mainstream audiences, but if there is someone who I hope watches this film it is someone from the Trump Administration. Veteran care in this country has a long way to go and the first step in fixing it is doing so from the top down. Anyone who goes to war to fight for our country should be first in line over anyone else to get the care they deserve. Thank You For Your Service isn’t a pro-military film, but it has one of the most pro-military messages of the year, help out vets. … More Thank You For Your Service Review: A Message To Help Out Vets

Only The Brave Review: An Authentic Character Driven Biopic

October 27, 2017

There is no easy transition into depicting the events Yarnell Hill Fire and the film has to essentially create filler conflict while establishing many secondary characters. Only The Brave remains an authentic character driven biopic that provides some of the best work we’ve seen from its veteran actors and a pretty decent performance from Miles Teller as well. … More Only The Brave Review: An Authentic Character Driven Biopic

American Made Review: A Compelling Counterpoint To 80s Drug Culture

September 30, 2017

Looking to lick the wounds of The Mummy, a film that was not only a critical flop, a monetary flop (95 Million dollar loss), but it may have killed Universal’s Dark Universe before it even started. Tom Cruise is hoping everyone forgets about that film as his latest project, American Made hit theaters. … More American Made Review: A Compelling Counterpoint To 80s Drug Culture

The Case for Christ Review: A Christian Story For Mainstream Audiences

April 11, 2017

The real Lee Strobel shortly quit his job as a reporter and became a pastor with his wife, the story of his life is a fascinating ride from non-believer to believer that not only delivered a bestselling book but a compelling film. The Case For Christ is a story that can be embraced by mainstream audiences along with Christian audiences right in time for Easter. … More The Case for Christ Review: A Christian Story For Mainstream Audiences