Burnt Review

Burnt Burntfails as a character study, but thrives when bringing the fast-moving world of professional chefs to cinematic life. Burntstars Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones , a two - star Michelin rockstar chef who has spent the last duad of years getting neat and chucking oysters in New Orleans , after he all but destroyed his career as a Parisian chef with his drug abuse and foolhardy behavior in the workplace ....

October 30, 2015 · 5 min · 984 words · Carrie King

Our Brand is Crisis Review

our brand is crisis Our Brand is Crisisstumbles in turning the 2002 Bolivian presidential election into a cohesive dramedy but the film is packed with memorable humor. After a decade brawl on the stage of United States political dramatic art , Jane " Calamity " Bodine ( Sandra Bullock ) is living a placid life in a removed mass cabin . Three years drab and getting the best sopor of her life , Bodine spends her 24-hour interval crafting pottery and recovering from her former chore as a campaign strategist ....

October 30, 2015 · 7 min · 1366 words · Rachel Mendez

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension Review

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension In spite of connections to the ongoing series saga,Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensioncould easily be mistaken for an Asylum B-movie knockoff. In 2013 , the Fleege family - father Ryan ( Chris J. Murray ) , female parent Emily ( Brit Shaw ) , and seven - twelvemonth - sometime girl Leila ( Ivy George ) - prepare for their first Christmas in a fresh house ....

October 23, 2015 · 7 min · 1430 words · Sean Peterson Jr.

Rock the Kasbah Review

Rock the Kasbah Rock the Kasbahis a lazy comedy and outdated political farce that wastes Bill Murray’s comedic talents. Bill Murray stars inRock the Kasbahas Richie Lanz , a washed - out rock candy music coach who ( through sheer silent fortune ) lands his last remaining client / secretary Ronnie ( Zooey Deschanel ) a gig performing as part of an USO circuit in Afghanistan . However , the tenseness of being in the war - torn country is too much for Ronnie to handle and she is ready to go forth Richie strand in Kabul , taking his wallet and passport with her ....

October 23, 2015 · 6 min · 1217 words · Alison Durham

Bridge of Spies Review

Bridge of Spies Bridge of Spiesis a bit of dull historical theater propped up by the talents of Spielberg, Tom Hanks and the Coen Bros. Bridge of Spiestakes us back to the height of Cold War - epoch paranoia , where shadowy spy games between the U.S. and Soviet Union were played for bet as big as nuclear annihilation . In this world of espionage , we satisfy Rudolf Abel ( Mark Rylance ) , a Soviet agent who is apprehended by U....

October 16, 2015 · 7 min · 1331 words · Anthony Haynes

Crimson Peak Review

Crimson Peak Crimson Peakis a classic case of style over substance resulting in a hollow movie experience that never fully reaches its potential. Crimson Peakstarts off in recent 19th century America , where we foregather vernal would - be generator Edith Cushing ( Mia Wasikowska ) and her no - nonsense tycoon father , Carter Cushing ( Jim Beaver ) . The Cushings ' man takes a dark bout when a mysterious alien named Sir Thomas Sharpe ( Tom Hiddleston ) show up up on their doorstep , with a proposal for Carter regarding a machine used to take out clay from the earth ....

October 16, 2015 · 6 min · 1132 words · Benjamin Hamilton

Goosebumps Review

Goosebumps Goosebumpsis a fun, if frantic, scary adventure for kids that even captures the spirit of R.L. Stine’s original books. Goosebumpsbegins with teenager Zachary " Zach " Cooper ( Dyan Minnette ) and his mamma Gale ( Amy Ryan ) having just moved to the modest townspeople of Madison , Delaware , where Gale will part her new line of work as vice lead at the local high-pitched school . Zach is apace smitten with his new young woman next threshold , the teenage Hannah ( Odeya Rush ) , but her mysterious Father of the Church ( Jack Black ) - known by the local anaesthetic as " Mr....

October 16, 2015 · 7 min · 1326 words · Kevin Williams

Steve Jobs Review

Steve Jobs Steve Jobsis a quality portrait of Apple’s co-founder, with a gripping turn from Fassbender, even if the film plays fast and loose with history While marketing section head Joanna Hoffman ( Kate Winslet ) attempt to keep the technical school guru focused on the product launch , Jobs is also confronted by his ex - girlfriend , Chrisann Brennan ( Katherine Waterston ) who maintain that her girl , Lisa , was fathered by the Apple laminitis ....

October 16, 2015 · 6 min · 1200 words · Rebecca Clark

Sicario Review

Sicario Sicariois a solid piece of crime genre fiction elevated into a haunting and powerful cinematic experience by impeccable filmmakers and a talented cast. Sicarioopens with a hair-raising look at the battle between U.S. police force enforcement and the Mexican drug combine along the Arizona border . While tracking leads in a kidnapping display case , FBI factor Kate Macer ( Emily Blunt ) and her squad make the dread uncovering of a mundane Arizona home that has been serving as a trust graveyard ....

October 2, 2015 · 7 min · 1432 words · Michael Robinson

The Walk Review

The Walk The Walkis an entertaining and often thrilling piece of storytelling, in addition to being an impressive display of 3D filmmaking. The Walkstars Joseph Gordon - Levitt as Philippe Petit , a French street artist who becomes obsess with tightrope walking at a young years . Philippe hone his craft under the steering of the experienced eminent - wire performing artist Papa Rudy ( Ben Kingsley ) , before setting out to " hang his wire " in a variety of ambitious and dangerous locations - sometimes illicitly , if need be ....

September 30, 2015 · 7 min · 1364 words · Michael Ramos

Hotel Transylvania 2 Review

Hotel Transylvania 2 Hotel Transylvania 2offers cute but brainless escapism for young moviegoers - as well as parents looking to distract their children for a few hours. After years of fearing man , Dracula ( Adam Sandler ) and the monsters of Hotel Transylvania have finally spread their door to " normal " masses - thanks to the whiz - traverse love between Dracula ’s daughter , Mavis ( Selena Gomez ) , and her non - monster married man , Jonathan ( Andy Samberg ) ....

September 25, 2015 · 8 min · 1521 words · Brian Evans

Pawn Sacrifice Review

Pawn Sacrifice Pawn Sacrificeis an engaging and well-made biopic with solid performances, but fails at being an insightful and thematically rich work of cinema. Pawn Sacrificebegins in the early 1950s , when Bobby Fischer is a young boy grow up in Brooklyn and teaching himself how to play chess . Bobby , under the guidance of Bromus secalinus expert Carmine Nigro ( Conrad Pla ) , quickly ascends to the social rank of youngest Grandmaster ever , participating in both U....

September 25, 2015 · 7 min · 1310 words · Cynthia Giles

The Intern Review

The Intern The Internis an insubstantial Nancy Meyers comedy kept afloat by Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway’s screen chemistry. The Internstars Robert De Niro as Ben Whittaker , a 70 - year old widower and longtime New York house physician who has acquire frustrated with the retirement life-style and finds himself ineffectual to fill up " the hole " that he now feel in his day - to - 24-hour interval being ....

September 25, 2015 · 6 min · 1178 words · Brittany Marquez