It’s only fair to start with a confession; I enjoy “Signs” more than I should. Even knowing there are huge flaws, I still will watch it every Sunday afternoon it plays on TBS. We all have a few of these movies that are our Kryptonite. “Sleepless in Seattle” is up there too. Get your mother […]
Reel News: Week of Sept. 10 — The Visit, The Perfect Guy
Upcoming Theatrical Releases The Visit Director: M. Night Shyamalan PG-13; 1 hr. 34 min. Trailer The terrifying story of a brother and sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip. Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing, they see their chances of […]
Reel News: Week of August 28 — No Escape, We Are Your Friends, Mistress America, Citizenfour
Upcoming Theatrical Releases No Escape Director: John Erick Dowdle and John E. Dowdle R; 1 hr. 41 min. Trailer An intense international thriller, NO ESCAPE centers on an American businessman (Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, […]
Reel News: Week of Aug. 14 — Straight Outta Compton, The End of the Tour, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Underdogs
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Straight Outta Compton Director: F. Gary Gray R; 2 hr. 27 min. Trailer In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive […]
Dagger Movie Night — “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”: Is Ethan Hunt the American James Bond?
“With the IMF now disbanded and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, a new threat — called the Syndicate — soon emerges. The Syndicate is a network of highly skilled operatives who are dedicated to establishing a new world order via an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Faced with what may be the […]
Reel News: Week of Aug. 7 — Fantastic Four, The Gift, Shaun the Sheep, Rikki and the Flash, Insurgent
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Shaun the Sheep Director: Mark Burton and Richard Starzak PG; 1 hr. 25 min. Trailer When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan, and a very steep hill lead them […]
Reel News: Week of July 24 — Pixels, Paper Towns, The Southpaw
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Pixels Director: Chris Columbus PG-13; 1 hr. 46 min. Trailer As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie “The Fire Blaster” Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times – at 25 cents a game in the video arcades. Now, […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Ant-Man” — Enjoy its Subversive Humor While It Lasts
“Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a master thief just released from prison. Lang becomes Ant-Man, trained by Pym and armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size, possess superhuman strength and control an […]
