Upcoming Theatrical Releases SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes PG-13; 2 hr. 30 min. Trailer A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind Spectre. (Synopsis […]
Dagger Movie Night: “99 Homes” — An Entertaining Film that Confronts the Way We Live
Moral interludes, a classic form of theater, derive their form from short plays and are intended for educational purpose. They were the bridge between longer medieval morality plays and early Tudor dramas. This film is a direct call back to this classic form. Our protagonist, Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield), is faced with the moral quandary […]
“Harry and Snowman” Draws Crowd at Bel Air Film Festival
The seventh annual Bel Air Film Festival kicked off Oct. 16 with the film “Harry and Snowman,” a documentary aimed at Harford County’s equestrian sensibilities. Cooperation with the Maryland Film Office offers the opportunity for the Bel Air Film Festival to show documentaries that have recently shown on the festival circuit before they have received […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Sicario” — An Intense Look at the War on Drugs
This is not necessarily a unique look at issues along the southern border, but it is by far one of the most intense films to deal with the complicated relationships fueling the drug war. The gas pedal is kept at least half-way to the floor throughout the entire two-hour runtime. The extended action scenes then […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 10 — He Named Me Malala, Pan, The Walk, 99 Homes
Upcoming Theatrical Releases He Named Me Malala Director: Davis Guggenheim PG-13; 2 hr. Trailer HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Malala Yousafzai, who was wounded when Taliban gunmen opened fire on her and her friends’ school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old teenager, who had been targeted for speaking out […]
Dagger Movie Night: The Martian — “The Most Upbeat Take on Near-Certain Death Ever Written”
“Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that’s usually how you end up crying?” — Chuck Palahniuk Who knew getting stuck on Mars could be so much fun? Ridley Scott and Andy Weir deliver what has to be the most upbeat take on near-certain death ever written. While the […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 2 — The Martian, Sicario, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Entourage, Poltergeist
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Martian Director: Ridley Scott PG-13; 2 hr. 14 min. Trailer During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager […]
Reel News: Week of Sept. 25 — Hotel Transylvania 2, The Intern, Pitch Perfect 2
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Hotel Transylvania 2 Director: Genndy Tartakovsky PG; 1 hr. 29 min. Trailer Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel. (Synopsis by Sony) As Adam Sandler was the primary writer, it was unsurprising that […]
