If “St. Vincent” feels like a rehash of familiar movie trope, you’re right. The plot is neither original nor particularly engaging after so many takes. What makes it work is tweaks which create a deeper character and the comedy talent at play. “St. Vincent” is thematically weak, but strengthened by the presence of those involved. […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 24 — John Wick, St. Vincent, Ouija, Snowpiercer
Upcoming Theatrical Releases St. Vincent Director: Theodore Melfi PG-13; 1 hr. 43 mins. Trailer Maggie (McCarthy), a single mother, moves into a new home in Brooklyn with her 12-year old son, Oliver (Lieberher). Forced to work long hours, she has no choice but to leave Oliver in the care of their new neighbor, Vincent (Murray), […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 16 — Fury, The Best of Me, The Book of Life, Pride, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Book of Life Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez PG; 1 hr. 35 mins. Trailer THE BOOK OF LIFE, a vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 10 — The Judge, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Dracula Untold, Kill the Messenger
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Judge Director: David Dobkin R; 2 hr. 22 min. Trailer In “The Judge,” Robert Downey Jr. stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Robert Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along […]
Reel News – Week of Sept. 26: The Equalizer, The Boxtrolls, Neighbors
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Equalizer Director: Antoine Fuqua R; 2 hr. 11 mins. Trailer In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the […]
Dagger Movie Night — “A Walk Among the Tombstones”: A Film Noir That Can’t Find True Darkness
The resemblance to “Taken” seems too close for this to be considered anything else. Yet this is much, much darker undertaking with enough of a film noir feel to separate the final product from that earlier hit. Neeson excels even when the storyline succumbs to movie tropes. Did he really need a sassy black kid […]
Reel News: Week of Sept. 19 — This is Where I Leave You, The Maze Runner, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Tusk, The Fault in Our Stars
Upcoming Theatrical Releases This is Where I Leave You Director: Shawn Levy R; 103 mins. Trailer The dramatic comedy “This is Where I Leave You” is directed by Shawn Levy, and based on the hilarious and poignant best-selling novel by Jonathan Tropper. It features a starring ensemble cast including Golden Globe winner Jason Bateman (“Arrested […]
Reel News: Week of Aug. 15 — The Giver, The Expendables 3, Calvary, Muppets Most Wanted
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Expendables 3 Director: Patrick Hughes PG-13; 126 mins. Trailer In THE EXPENDABLES 3, Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team come face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to […]
