Rent It If you’ve seen the trailer for Peter Segal’s Grudge Match (2013), chances are good that you’ve formed a clear opinion already…and though it doesn’t quite play out how you’d expect, there aren’t many surprises along the way. The film follows the rivalry of Henry “Razor” Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy “The Kid” McDonnen (Robert De Niro), two former boxers whose only single career …
Rent It The Movie: Not having much of an idea of what Grace Unplugged was before I saw it, I was surprised to see that it was a film with noticeable Christian themes in it, and that these themes are addressed by people of some faith. Not having as much faith as the characters or the actors portraying them, it took me back just the tiniest of bits, but nevertheless I will attempt to discuss the …
Highly Recommended The Movie: When I was in high school, I had a history teacher who was a big movie buff. He helped organize an after-school cinema club, where a dedicated pocket of burgeoning film fans would watch mostly old movies
Rent It Kamisama Kiss Blu-ray Review Kamisama Kiss is the latest anime directed by Akitaro Daichi ( Fruits Basket , Now and Then, Here and There ). Theproduction of the anime started in 2012 and it was produced by TMSEntertainment as an adaptation of the manga series written by JuliettaSuzuki and released throughout North America by VIZ. The animeadaptation has been dubbed and released by …
Recommended The Hunchback of Notre Dame Blu-ray Review Click onan image to view the Blu-ray screenshotwith 1080p resolution The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the most famous storiesever told. The basis of this film version (and the many otheradaptations that have happened throughout decades) is the novel byaut…
Skip It Jack (John Cusack) has one task to complete on his newest assignment: deliver a bag.
Highly Recommended In 10 Words or Less Harold Lloyd tackles popularity at college Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Classic comedies Likes: Harold Lloyd, good slapstick Dislikes: Most silent films Hates: Big-time college sports, most modern slapstick The Movie The Criterion Collection has long been in the Charlie Chaplin business, but they’ve kept the other members of the silent comedy holy trinity …
Skip It The Film: Several optimistic possibilities rush through one’s mind while watching the trailer for 47 Ronin , Carl Rinsch’s costly feature-length debut. Could it be visually interesting in the vein of Asia’s native martial-arts fantasies? Or, will it offer enough swordsmanship and wizardry within it quasi-historical Japanese context to become something of a guilty pleasure
Recommended The Movie: The first film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet is an intentionally odd film that follows the exploits of a French professor (Jacques Doniol-Valcroze) in Turkey whose unhappy existence is brightened by an encounter with a stunningly beautiful, albeit very mysterious, woman (Fran oise Brion).
Skip It Other than maybe the inspirational sports movie, few concepts have been as thoroughly covered by films and television than “the bag full of money.” Not just thrillers, either, but also a great deal of more staid dramas, plenty of comedies, and no doubt at least a handful of horror movies have covered this chestnut — a case could be made that The Box is the sci-fi variant. However, there …