03 October
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DON JONDirector/Writer: Joseph Gordon-LevittStarring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headley, Brie Larson A day in the life of Jon Martello (Gordon-Levitt) consists of porn, the gym, porn, clubbing, hooking up with some gorgeous blonde, and more porn to close out the night. On Sundays he adds church, confession, and family dinner to his schedule. He is your typical Guido type character with the thick Jersey accent, slicked back hair, muscular, Italian, and very much the ladies’ man. On the other hand, I would say that he is far smarter than your average Guido you would find on some annoying reality show.Read More →

25 September
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PRISONERSDirector: Denis VilleneuveStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo This twisty ethical child abduction mystery thriller will have people pretty divided. I can tell you that I was engrossed from the very first frame and did not check the watch in the entire two and a half hour run-time. No, this is not even my Jake Gyllenhaal bias showing through. Thanksgiving should be this joyful day spent with family and friends stuffing your face and having a peaceful time. For the Dover and Birch families, it will go down as the Thanksgiving they will never forget. AfterRead More →

18 September
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INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2Director: James WanStarring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson Director James Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell shocked horror fans with 2011’s Insidious, one of the best films of the genre in the last ten years. It was inevitable that a sequel would be green lit. Whannell and Wan got the whole cast back together for a deeper look into the Lambert family. Josh (Wilson) and Renai (Byrne) are relieved to have their son Dalton (Simpkins) back to normal after a mysterious spirit haunted him. The events of that evening have left their medium EliseRead More →

16 September
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BEST WORST MOVIEDirector: Michael Paul StephensonStarring: George Hardy, Claudio Fragasso, Michael Stephenson, Margo Prey At first I thought I was watching the wrong documentary. I thought I had my first Netflix mishap. The documentary starts out by following a day in the life of a local dentist who seems to love his job and everyone in town loves him. Low and behold, George Hardy starred in a small budget horror flick called, Troll 2 before he was a dentist. It has become known as one of the worst movies ever. Word slowly gets out that George was one of the stars of the film. Director Michael PaulRead More →

12 September
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KILL YOUR DARLINGSDirector: John KrokidasStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Jack Huston, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Elizabeth Olsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh Daniel Radcliffe goes from one literary world to another as he dons some nifty glasses and curls to play beat poet Allen Ginsberg. The directorial debut by John Krokidas brings forth the story of some of the best poets of the beat generation: Ginsberg, Lucien Carr (DeHaan), William Burroughs (Foster), and Jack Kerouac (Huston) and the murder that forever changed their lives. Kill Your Darlings has an had some screenings at the Sundance, Venice, and Toronto Film Festivals and received mixed to positive reviews. TheRead More →

06 September
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AUSTENLANDDirector: Jerusha HessStarring: Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Seymour, Bret McKenzie, Georgia King Whenever I hear people talk about Jane Austen, there is always a die-hard fan among the group that knows everything Austen. They have their favorite Mr. Darcy, they can dissect each book, and they know the ins and outs of what makes a faithful film adaptation. Even during our honeymoon in Paris, we met an Austen-aholic on one of our tours. She was a little intense and did not stop talking about all things Austen. Writer/Director Jerusha Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) introduces us to someone obsessed with Ms. Jane Austen. LuckilyRead More →

05 September
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THE WORLD’S ENDDirector: Edgar WrightStarring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike The thought of doing a pub crawl through twelve different bars having twelve pints of beer just sounds exhausting and a recipe for disaster. Yes, it sounds epic and riotous, but I am not in college anymore. I know I would be in trouble after bar number five. Maybe I am already giving myself too much credit there. For Gary King (Pegg) the thought of finishing off the Golden Mile pub crawl is exactly what he needs in life. Some twenty years ago, Gary and his friends attemptedRead More →

03 September
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THE SPECTACULAR NOWDirector: James PonsoldtStarring: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larson I am a sucker for these types of “coming of age” or “growing into adulthood” type movies especially when they actually feature smart characters going through realistic situations. It is that time in your life when you are a senior in high school and you need to come to terms with what your next path in the life will be after you graduate. Sutter Keely (Teller) faces that exact problem as he starts to fill out those infamous college applications. I think we have all hadRead More →

01 September
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CHRONICLEDirector: Josh TrankStarring: Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly, Bo Petersen If you are getting sick of found footage movies, Chronicle may not be your cup of tea. I will say that this filming technique is used far better here than in most movies. Andrew (DeHaan) has recently bought a video camera and decides to start filming everything going on his in life. From shots of his ill mother to his life at school, anyone and anything will be caught on camera. He is already considered a bit odd at school and the constant filming is not helping his cause. Apparently, no one wantsRead More →

30 August
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PARKLANDDirector: Peter LandesmanStarring: Zac Efron, Jacki Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti, Tom Welling, Ron Livingston, Jackie Earl Haley If you are familiar with the more specific details of the JFK assassination, you know that Parkland refers to the Parkland Hospital where President Kennedy was rushed to after the shooting. He eventually died there along with his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Oswald’s assassin, Jack Ruby.The star-studded film is based on the book “Four Days in November” by Vincent Bugliosi and is a multi-storied look into the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination. The studio is advertising it as “the story you know,Read More →