Upcoming Theatrical Releases McFarland, USA Director: Niki Caro PG; 2 hr. 9 min. Trailer From Disney comes MCFARLAND, the true against-all-odds story of the 1987 McFarland high school cross country team in an economically challenged community. (Synopsis by Disney) Like many of Disney’s products, this is too concerned with being “on brand” than creating the […]
Dagger Movie Night: Kingsmen The Secret Service — “Too Much Stylish Hyper-Violence to Catch the Message”
This week, Dagger contributor Cliff Bugle joins Mark Elloff to review “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive […]
Reel News: Week of Feb. 13 — Fifty Shades of Grey, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Red Army, Leviathan, Alexander, Nightcrawler
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Fifty Shades of Grey Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson R; 1 hr. 50 min. Trailer Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. (Synopsis by Focus) The source material leaves much to be desired, so it’s forgivable that this couldn’t be turned into a better movie. […]
Reel News: Week of Feb. 6 — Jupiter Ascending, Seventh Son, Spongebob Movie
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Jupiter Ascending Director: Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski PG-13; 2 hr. 5 min. Trailer From the streets of Chicago to the far-flung galaxies whirling through space, “Jupiter Ascending” tells the story of Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), who was born under a night sky, with signs predicting she was destined for great things. […]
Reel News: Week of Jan. 30 — The Loft, Black or White, Black Sea, Project Almanac, Fury
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Loft Director: Erik Van Looy 1 hr. 44 min. Trailer Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness) and James Marsden (2 Guns) star in the tense psychological thriller THE LOFT, the story of five guys who conspire to secretly share a penthouse loft in the city–a place where they can indulge in […]
Reel News: Week of Jan. 23 — The Boy Next Door, Mortdecai, Mr. Turner, Strange Magic, Lucy
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Boy Next Door Director: Neill Fearnley and Rob Cohen R; 1 hr. 31 min. Trailer Jennifer Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door, a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far. Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) and written by Barbara […]
Dagger Movie Night: American Sniper — “A Simplified Good vs. Bad War Film That Muddles Moments of Nuance”
When your icon of the enemy is complete you will be able to kill without guilt, slaughter without shame. The thing you destroy will have become merely an enemy of God, an impediment to the sacred dialectic of history. – “How to Create an Enemy” by Sam Keen Collectively, we have been inundated with cultural […]
Reel News: Week of Jan. 16 — American Sniper, The Wedding Ringer, Blackhat, Paddington, Gone Girl, A Walk Among the Tombstones
Upcoming Theatrical Releases American Sniper Director: Clint Eastwood R; 2 hr. 14 min. Trailer From director Clint Eastwood comes “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. But there was much more to this true American hero than his skill with a rifle. U.S. Navy SEAL sniper […]
