Directed by: Abdellatif Kechiche. Starring: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche. Runtime: 3h. Released: May 23, 2013 (Cannes). Some spoilers follow. I’ve seen debate about the length of films lately, especially with the release of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, which clocked in at three and a half hours. Personally, I don’t have a problem … Continue reading 29 Days of Romance, Review #27: Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Released: November 8, 2013. Directed by: Steve McQueen. Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch. Runtime: 134 min. Imagine you're at home enjoying your life as a free black man in upstate New York. Your beautiful wife and kids go away for two weekends, and when two men approach you with an opportunity to make … Continue reading 12 Years a Slave (2013)
The new releases The two new movies coming to theaters this weekend is Seth Gordon's Identity Thief, starring Melissa McCarthy as the woman who steals the identity of Sandy Patterson, played by Jason Bateman. He is playing the straight man, and it's a role he plays very well in the comedy … Continue reading Identity Thief, Side Effects (Box Office Predictions: 2/8 – 2/10/13)
Warm Bodies opened to a great $20.3 million on the Superbowl weekend, and it's also a really good film. Stand Up Guys opened to $1.5 million at 659 theaters, which is pretty decent. However, Sly proves that this is not a good year for solo outings for The Expendables co-stars. Arnie's vehicle, The Last Stand, only grossed $6.2 million in its … Continue reading Warm Bodies Scares Away the Competition (February 1-3 Box Office Results)
The new releases This weekend, there are three new releases coming along: the zombie-love story, Warm Bodies; Stallone's new vehicle, Bullet to the Head; and a limited release of Stand Up Guys, where Alan Arkin, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken team up for a crime comedy. Sylvester Stallone is breaking off … Continue reading Zombies Will (Probably) Devour Stallone, Elderly in a Crime Comedy, and the Rest of the Competition
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters came out on top with $19.69 million, and Mama drops 53.9% to $13.088 million this weekend. Parker made $7 million, while Movie 43 proves to be the worst reviewed film of the year so far, and the largest box office bomb with a measly $4.8 million. Click the title for my review. Top 10 Box Office, The Results … Continue reading ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Comes Out on Top (Jan. 25-27)
The new releases There are three releases coming out this weekend: an action-comedy cross-over, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters; a crude comedy, Movie 43 and; a new Statham vehicle, Parker. The most intriguing, to me, is Hansel and Gretel. I love a good twist on a classic tale, and Will Ferrell … Continue reading January 25-27 Box Office Predictions
2012 saw some great films, and some real stinkers. I have seen 68 of them. These are my top 25 favourite films of 2012, and also the ten worst. Oh and, some of these films don't have the highest scores, but they're higher up on the list. This is because some films (like The Hobbit) … Continue reading My Top 25 Films of 2012
The first weekend of 2013 had surprising earnings with Texas Chainsaw 3D, but great nonetheless. It won't hold the top spot a second time, I think that'll go to Zero Dark Thirty. Here are the new releases for the weekend: Plot: Malcolm and Keisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. … Continue reading January 11-13 Box Office Predictions
Plot: A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward. The world has seen many films revolving around the the Sawyer family legacy. This is the first wide release for Leatherface in quite some time, so horror fans … Continue reading January 4-6 Box Office Predictions
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