Michael Mann has made some incredible movies: Collateral, Heat, The Insider, The Last of the Mohicans. He's also had the occasional blunder, like Miami Vice and Texas Killing Fields, but nothing too serious. I thought, surely, if anyone could bring some life to a cyber-thriller movie it would be Michael Mann and Chris Hemsworth.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes in life, we are challenged beyond what we think we can achieve. That’s the point though; push us past our own limits so we can become something even greater. I think it’s important to remember that most of the time the biggest thing holding us back is ourselves. That’s what I got out of... Continue Reading →
Win a screening pass for you and a guest to see an advanced screening of Prisoners in Kansas City, MO. The screening is on Monday, September 16th at 7:30 PM in Kansas City. How far would you go to protect your family? Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is... Continue Reading →
Pixar's Monsters University is dominating the the box office this weekend with more than $139M overall since it premiered; while the recently released White House Down is poised to have a a very weak opening weekend. As of this writing the action-thriller starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx has earned an estimated $9M in... Continue Reading →
*This review is directed towards those who have read the novel the film is based on, but this review does not contain any spoilers.* The first trailer for Beautiful Creatures bought me on the concept of a romance set in a world of witches or “casters” as they liked to be called. I have been... Continue Reading →
Having not read the book, Beautiful Creatures, the first trailer had me intrigued. This second trailer sheds more "light" on the story, especially Emma Thompson's character who I thought was just a concerned local in the first trailer. Nope. She appears to be the most evil, powerful witch or caster, and wants Lena to join... Continue Reading →
Forgive me if I use this review as a bit of a soapbox on the ineffective school systems this country seems to be plagued with. Won't Back Down, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis, are two mothers on a mission for better education for their young children. Davis stars as Nona Alberts, a second grade... Continue Reading →
Win a screening pass for you and a guest to see WON'T BACK DOWN in Kansas City! In this powerful story – inspired by true events – of parenthood, friendship, hope and courage, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis portray determined mothers¬ who will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a... Continue Reading →
Beautiful Creatures is a film based on the first novel in a series written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. I have yet to read it, but I may have to pick it up based on this trailer. It is a supernatural film that is set in the South. It has an impressive cast that... Continue Reading →
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