"Black Mass" of Heaviness
There are movies that exist that leave you very satisfied that you have seen it, but makes you think about deep and complex questions, like "Can humanity really be this dark and cruel?" Black Mass is the movie I will be talking about. The movie stars Johnny Depp as the infamous Boston Irish gangster James "Jimmy" "Whitey" Bulger and his time as a crime lord during the 1970s and 80s, as well as being an informant to the FBI to help take down the Italian mafia. Performances shines, tension builds, and darkness cree…
Success Comes "Straight Outta Compton"
I find it rare to find a biopic that not only is very intriguing, but also has the courage to not fully glorify its focus but at the same time celebrate what is so special or interesting about said focus while at the same time succeeding in creating a compelling and entertaining movie. Straight Outta Comtpon tells the intriguing story of late 80s, early 90s hip-hop group N.W.A., in particular its members Andre "Dr. Dre" Young (Corey Hawkins), O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), and Eric "Eazy-E&quo…
"Dope" is Dope is Overused....but True.
It is rare to get a film that is original, clever, funny,and takes you to an unfamiliar environment. Dope is certainly one of those films. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, the film follows the story of Malcolm (Shameik Moore), his friends Jib (Tony Revolori), and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons), who are high school geeks obsessed with hip hop culture of the 1990s. This fun for them, and at the same time not so fun for them because they grow up in Inglewood, California where gangs run the streets. They are constantly picked on for not just being geeks, but …
"The Wind Rises" and Soars Up
In worldly celebrated animator, Hayao Miyazaki's, farewell film, The Wind Rises tells the story of Jiro (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) a young man in 1930s Japan who dreams of designing the greatest airplanes ever to soar the skies. Inspired by Italian aircraft designer, Giovanni Caproni (voiced by Stanley Tucci), young Jiro designs planes, makes friends, accomplishes dreams, goes through obstacles, and finds love. Truly a story about the life and the wonders one can accomplish by living it, The Wind Rises, makes Miyazaki's exit dese…
I Love "Her"
As we continue to live on, it is slowly proving that we are becoming more and more dependent on technology. In the near future, we do not know, it just maybe proven as every day technology is constantly advancing. Spike Jonze writes and directs this original story in which its setting is related to that. The story of Her follows a lonely and introverted writer named Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) who is going through a divorce and longs for that company that can make his life more satisfying. He purchases an artificially intelligent O.S. that is n…
"American Hustle" A New American Classic!
David O. Russell seems to pay a well crafted homage to the new wave Hollywood crime films of the early and mid 1970s with American Hustle. The story is about two con artists, Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser, posing as an alias Lady Edith Greensly (Amy Adams) who are forced by an FBI agent named Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) to set up a sting operation on Camden, New Jersey mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner). Meanwhile, Rosenfeld's wild and unpredictable wife, Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) seems to cause trouble whenev…
"Saving Mr. Banks", A Spoonful of Decency
We all know the beloved Disney classic, Mary Poppins. It's a wonderful family picture that has been watched by generations in the past and probably many more in the future. But do we know the troubles that went behind the scenes when making this beloved film.? Well Saving Mr. Banks has the answers. P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), the author of the original book of Mary Poppins, is called to Los Angeles as she is pleaded by Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) to sell the rights to her book, so The Walt Disney Studios can make a feature film based on. Bu…
