The new Hunger Games won me over immediately, with an opening that not only sets the scene but addresses a problem I had with the previous film. We begin with Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), survivor of the kill-or-be-killed “games,” hunting in the woods. She kills an animal with her bow and, for a moment, hallucinates that she’s killed a person instead. It’s a shocking moment, … [Read more...] about HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIRE New Movie Review
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Partying is for other signs. The focus of your birthday month, unfortunately, is work, not fun. Tragically, the universe channels mostly tough love for you Virgos. Hey, don’t nag (or stab) the messenger; I’ll applaud you if you say, “Screw it,” take off for Cancun, and spend your savings on pina coladas. However, I doubt your ambitious goals will allow … [Read more...] about Your Horoscope
THE GREAT GATSBY New Movie Review
Late into Baz Luhrmann’s film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, Tobey Maguire utters the line, “I’m tired of all of you people.” I knew how he felt and thought the same thing early on. There’s a lot of talent and opulence on display here but, while the story is capably re-told, it amounts to a thoroughly artificial, tiresome and hollow movie. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as … [Read more...] about THE GREAT GATSBY New Movie Review
Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review
In this prequel to L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz books and the timeless 1939 musical, James Franco plays Oz as a ramshackle, womanizing, traveling magician. A tornado whisks him away to the land of Oz, where, due to a prophecy, he is declared king. But there’s a catch: he will become ruler of the land and in possession of piles of gold only after he kills the … [Read more...] about Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review
Jack The Giant Killer New Movie Review
Nicholas Hoult stars as Jack, a young lad who lives in a kingdom with a troubled ruler (played by Ian McShane). A shift in royal power takes place when a devious politician (Stanley Tucci) uses a supernatural crown to obtain power. But Jack’s random encounter with a priest on the run results in his receiving a handful of magic beans, which create a beanstalk that stretches far … [Read more...] about Jack The Giant Killer New Movie Review