Reviews
![Manchester by The Sea: Emotions Run High in Stirring, Simplistic Drama [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MBTS.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Manchester by The Sea: Emotions Run High in Stirring, Simplistic Drama [Review]
We’ve all been there before; we’ve experienced that feeling of handling the loss of a loved one and what happens next. Earlier this year, my grandfather passed away after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. It was a rough time for me, coping with the fact that one...
![Westworld Season 1: Just Give Anthony Hopkins The Emmy – These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/anthony_hopkins_as_dr._robert_ford_-_credit_john_p._johnson_hbo_-_h_2016.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Westworld Season 1: Just Give Anthony Hopkins The Emmy – These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends [Review]
From HBO and Jonathan Nolan comes the sci-fi drama series Westworld, based on the original film from Michael Crichton. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Rodrigo Santoro and Jeffrey Wright. Westworld will return for...
![La La Land: Mellifluously Amazing [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/qdf02xf.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
La La Land: Mellifluously Amazing [Review]
“Here’s to the fools who dream.” We’re all reliant on our dreams, whether they are big or small. We set ourselves up for achieving what we want most. And along the way, we encounter risk, reward, sacrifice, emotion, and what it means to live. Director Damien Chazelle...
![Lucas Stand: Kurt Sutter Weaves a Genre-Bending & Time-Travelling Demon Hunter Epic [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lucastand6cover-1-e1480739486213.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Lucas Stand: Kurt Sutter Weaves a Genre-Bending & Time-Travelling Demon Hunter Epic [Review]
From Boom! Studios and creators Kurt Sutter, Caitlin Kittredge, Jesus Hervas and Steve Berman comes the six-issue mini series Lucas Stand - a comic about a dead man who enlists as a time travelling bounty hunter seeking out demonic forces. This is my review of the...
![The Shannara Chronicles Season One: Superior Viewing with Glorious Special Effects [Blu-ray Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/shannara.2.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
The Shannara Chronicles Season One: Superior Viewing with Glorious Special Effects [Blu-ray Review]
From Al Gough and Miles Millar comes The Shannara Chronicles MTV series, an epic fantasy journey based on the Terry Brooks novels. The first 10-episode season debuted January 2016 and stars Poppy Drayton, Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett and John...
![Stake Land 2: A Bloody Damn Good Time with Stunning Performances by Connor Paolo & Nick Damici [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/stakelander2.png?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Stake Land 2: A Bloody Damn Good Time with Stunning Performances by Connor Paolo & Nick Damici [Review]
From Dark Sky Films, directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, with a script by star Nick Damici comes the SyFy co-produced sequel The Stakelander, aka Stake Land 2. Starring Damici, Connor Paolo, Laura Abramsen, A.C. Peterson, Steven Williams, Bonnie Dennison and Kristina...
![Moana: Funny & Charming. Impossible Not to Love [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Moana-photos-preview.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Moana: Funny & Charming. Impossible Not to Love [Review]
It’s impossible not to love Moana; it’s so charming. I was stuck elbow to elbow with a theater positively stuffed with little kids at that special age where they cough and sneeze without covering their mouths and I still had a good time. I love the effort Walt...
![The Goddamned #5: Dismantling Christian Mythology in Compelling and Violent Fashion [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/goddamned5-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
The Goddamned #5: Dismantling Christian Mythology in Compelling and Violent Fashion [Review]
From Image Comics, bestselling writer Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards) and artist R.M. Guéra (Scalped) comes the dark biblical epic The Goddamned. Here’s my review of issue #5, the conclusion to the first story arc 'Before The Flood'. “And the earth was filled with...
![Looking The Complete Series & The Movie: Genuine and Intense, I loved This… A Lot [Blu-ray Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Looking.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Looking The Complete Series & The Movie: Genuine and Intense, I loved This… A Lot [Blu-ray Review]
From HBO, creator Michael Lannan comes the comedy series Looking, starring Jonathan Groff (Glee, Frozen), Frankie J. Alvarez (Life Now, Life Then), Murray Bartlett (Guiding Light, August), Russell Tovey (Being Human, Quantico) and Raul Castill (Special...
![The Monster: Turns Horror Genre Upside-Down by Injecting Oscar Worthy Family Drama [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-monster-2016-4-e1479840679573.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
The Monster: Turns Horror Genre Upside-Down by Injecting Oscar Worthy Family Drama [Review]
From A24, Unbroken Pictures and director Bryan Bertino (The Strangers) comes the horror thriller about a dysfunctional mother and daughter who get stranded and attacked by a beast in the woods, comes The Monster. Starring Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Chris Webb, Scott...
![Moana: Another Animated Disney Classic, Which is Just What We Need Right Now [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/moana_still_h_2016.jpeg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Moana: Another Animated Disney Classic, Which is Just What We Need Right Now [Review]
Leave it to Disney to help alleviate some of the turmoil felt throughout America since the Election Day results with an animated sea-journeying epic. Moana has all the makings of a classic 90s animated Disney movie - it includes a wonderful coming-of-age story,...
![Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A Visually Rich, Wonderful Visit to The Harry Potter Universe [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/615film.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fantastic-Beasts-and-Where-to-Find-Them-39.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: A Visually Rich, Wonderful Visit to The Harry Potter Universe [Review]
This week I went to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which I was excited about seeing since I saw the trailer. It looked wonderful. It’s been so long since I’ve seen the Harry Potter Universe, I think I kind of missed it. This movie is a wonderful dip...