Year: 2016
TOP TEN MOVIES FOR EARTH DAY
Celebrate Earth Day this weekend with movies. Here are 10 movies for Earth Day. Ten Films To Watch On Earth Day
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR film review
– By Cate Marquis – Good cast cannot save prequel/sequel “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” is a part prequel, part sequel to 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman.” Like the first fairy tale-themed fantasy/action/adventure movie, this prequel/sequel sports flashy visual effects and lavish costumes, but this one also features a more…
THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY film review
– By Cate Marquis – THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY is celebrity-filled, behind-scenes look at Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2015 exhibition ‘China: Through the Looking Glass’ Is fashion art? That question is raised in the documentary THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY. Actually, director Andrew Rossi’s documentary focuses less on that philosophical debate that on…
ELVIS & NIXON film review – by Cate Marquis
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Elvis and Nixon’ finds satiric comedy, surprising insights in famous photo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Likely you have seen the photo: Richard Nixon, President of the United States, shaking hands with Elvis Presley, the King of Rock N’ Roll in full Las Vegas costume. It looks like a…
ELVIS & NIXON film review – by Mark Glass
– By Mark Glass – **** Stars out of 5 (R) If ever there was a film that defined the concept of a “sleeper”, this has to be it. Even for one who staunchly opposed the latter, and was mainly indifferent to the former, this fictionalized account of the unlikely actual meeting between arguably our…
For Earth Day, new trailer of Independence Day: Resurgence
Just in time for Earth Day, a new Independence Day: Resurgence trailer has arrived! To help us all defend our planet, for a limited time, the original INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) movie will be available for only $0.99, with all of Fox’s net proceeds being donated to Earth Day Network! Get your…
CRIMINAL film review
– By Cate Marquis – Spy thriller ‘Criminal’ is cringe-worthy mess The spy thriller “Criminal” is billed as Kevin Costner “as you have never seen him.” Costner may have intended this role to launch a new tough action phase for his career but it seems like the star can’t quite let go of his nice…
DOCTOR STRANGE trailer
Marvel released a new trailer for “Doctor Strange,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and due for release Nov. 4, 2016. Here is the Youtube video:
BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY musical at Fox review
– By Cate Marquis – Musical “Bridges of Madison County” fills Fox with bittersweet romance Romance fans will be pleased as the Fox Theater brings another Broadway musical adaption of a film (and in this case best-selling book) to its stage with “Bridges of Madison County.” With music by three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert…
EYE IN THE SKY film review
– By Cate Marquis – Thought-provoking drone thriller ‘Eye In The Sky’ hits all targets Gavin Hood showed a talent for handling complex issues with brilliant skill in “Tsotsie,” a film about a small-time thug that was both a thriller and a balanced exploration of the intersection of crime, poverty and AIDS in South Africa’s…