In the spring of 1990, my eight-year-old self stumbled across “Mad Max” in the backroom of his grandparents’ house. Memory is a fleeting thing, but the image of Goose getting burned alive in that field has stuck with me. Maybe it was because my world at the time rarely ventured outside of Fraggle Rock. Maybe […]
Reel News: Week of May 15 — Mad Max Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, Lambert & Stamp, Mortdecai
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Mad Max – Fury Road Director: George Miller R; 2 hr. Trailer In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back […]
Reel News: Week of May 8 — Hot Pursuit, Selma, Mr. Turner, Fifty Shades of Grey
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Hot Pursuit Director: Anne Fletcher PG-13; 1 hr. 27 min. Trailer In “Hot Pursuit,” an uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen. (Synopsis by New Line) Exactly […]
Reel News: Week of April 17: Paul Blart Mall Cop 2, Unfriended, True Story, The Babadook
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Director: Andy Fickman PG; 1 hr. 34 min. Trailer After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty […]
Reel News: Week of April 10 — Desert Dancer, The Longest Ride, While We’re Young, A Most Violent Year
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Desert Dancer Director: Richard Raymond PG-13; 1 hr. 44 min. Trailer Set in Iran, this powerful and unbelievable true story follows the brave ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, where many cultural freedoms were threatened, Afshin and some friends (including Elaheh played by Freida Pinto) […]
Reel News: Week of March 27 — Get Hard, Home, Merchants of Doubt, Into the Woods, Unbroken, Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Get Hard Director: Etan Cohen R; 1 hr. 40 min. Trailer When millionaire James King is nailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars. (Synopsis by Warner Bros.) Funny for fans of Ferrell and Hart, but not edgy enough for […]
Reel News: Week of March 20 — Insurgent, The Gunman, Annie, Exodus: Gods and Kings
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Insurgent Director: Robert Schwentke and Neil Burger PG-13; 1 hr. 59 min. Trailer THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Cinderella” — Why the Disney Movie Formula Works So Well
It’s hard to find any aspects of this age-old story that haven’t been analyzed to death. One could go on about how backwards it is when looking at it from a feminist’s perspective, or about how Cinderella is a terrible role model for young girls. I could flex my critical muscles by writing academically about […]
