Cecilia Kass (Elizabeth Moss) is a woman living in fear. Despite living a life of wealth and privilege in a seaside home; she is ready to take drastic steps in her life. Cecilia is trying to escape from her controlling and abusive husband who despite being considered a wealthy genius in the field of Optics; has made her life a living hell and forces her … Continue reading The Invisible Man (2020)
I have read all three books written by Veronica Roth. I came in with expectations of character profiles and I reviewed the characters on IMDb. I understand that all book-to-movie adaptations make it difficult to fit in all the elements and are not perfect. It’s impossible to portray the book word for word. Despite knowing all of this, I came in with a low expectation. … Continue reading Divergent (2014)
The plot : The French government has erected giant walls around the poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods. Inside these walls its a veritable jungle, with the strongest (and ofter most corrupt) ruling. This is the directorial debut of Pierre Morel. He has worked as the cinematographer on Danny the Dog (a.k.a. Unleashed) and the Transporter. If this movie gives you a sense of deja vu, … Continue reading District B13 (2004)
Imagine a ménage à trois of Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock and Quentin Tarantino at the Overlook Hotel with a banging 60’s soundtrack. Got that unpleasant vision in your mind? Good! You’re halfway there to getting the feel of “Bad Times at the El Royale”. And they really are bad times! It’s 1969 and an oddball set of characters arrive at the faded glory of the … Continue reading Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Guns Akimbo can best be described as a film that had ingredients for a cult classic but its lack of adequate direction and pacing hold it back from reaching its full potential. This film is a bit too full of itself to capture a wide audience because of its overbearing gamer culture references which easily could have been dumbed-down or removed completely. Another big problem … Continue reading Guns Akimbo (2019)
Not two weeks after “Guns Akimbo” Daniel Radcliffe rewards us with yet another great performance, this time in a tightly made, old-school B-like jailbreak thriller set against a historically true background. Francis Annan’s “Escape from Pretoria”, while flawed in some areas, gives legitimate thrills and keeps you excited all throughout, as you follow the trio of men on the quest of freedom. “Escape from Pretoria” … Continue reading Escape from Pretoria (2020)
This film gets right to the point and doesn’t hesitate revealing the true nature of each character. The premise isn’t original and although it’s been done more times than I can count more recently the film “UPGRADE”comes to mind but the pace of the film is quick so you never get a chance to harbor on the flaws of each scene. Plus it’s always a … Continue reading Bloodshot (2020)
