The film may have a loosey-goosey tone, but it is thankfully dopey without ever becoming dumb.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’
Fans should rejoice that Lionsgate has delivered their beloved 'Games' on Blu-ray with a wealth of special features.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Odd Thomas’
The best film on both Sommers' and Koontz’s big screen resumes.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Son of God’ – Do We Need Another Jesus Movie?
As long as the popcorn munching public fills the seats, the answer is a less than enthusiastic but resounding “Yes.”
Read More »Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ – A Necessary and Compelling Film for Black History Month
I invite you to sit down and watch Lee Daniels’ 'The Butler', and once you have experienced the film, I doubt you will ever question why we have a month devoted to black history.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Memory of the Dead’
It’s all just a way to string along the plot to the big reveal which is about the only thing that leaves an impression; the title is all you’re bound to remember.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘3 Days to Kill’
There’s a clue that you’re watching a Luc Besson film. It comes in the form of a bazooka showing up in the first 10 minutes.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ – The Criterion Collection
Could Criterion release a new version merely four years later that could better that presentation? Not really.
Read More »Athena Film Festival Movie Review: ‘Rebel’
A woman fighting during the Civil War? What is the likelihood that she would have donned trousers and taken up arms to fight with the South or the North? Rebel, directed by Maria Agui Carter reveals how this could happen and in fact did relating the adventures of Loreta Velazquez based on her forgotten memoir, 'The Woman in Battle'.
Read More »Athena Film Festival 2014: A Celebration of Women and Leadership
2014 Athena Film Festival rocks and inspires at Barnard College in February. Award recipients Callie Khouri, Kasi Lemmons, and Keri Putnam were on hand for the festivities.
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