At no point during this movie review will I reveal or spoil any of the story points from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I managed to see the film without knowing major plot turns or surprise twists (and there are a few) and would love for filmgoers to have the same experience I did. On the other hand, I have to report that this movie, one of the most hyped of all time, is very … [Read more...] about STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS New Movie Review
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EX MACHINA New Movie Review
In the near future, Caleb (played by Domhnall Gleeson) is a code programmer who works for an Internet search engine company called Blue Book. When Caleb is summoned by Nathan (Oscar Isaac), the company's elusive CEO, he finds himself flown by helicopter over acres of snowy, mountainous regions, all of which, he's informed, are owned by Nathan. Once Caleb meets his employer, … [Read more...] about EX MACHINA New Movie Review
INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS New Movie Review
Writing this review puts me in a weird position. This being a critique of a Coen brothers movie, I guess the weirdness is appropriate. Earlier this year, I taught a class on "The Films of Joel and Ethan Coen," in which I spent four months covering their films, their lives and influences on American and world cinema. These guys are giants of the film world and have a style so … [Read more...] about INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS New Movie Review