I’d say I don’t know why I watched Fifty Shades Darker, but I know exactly why I watched it. For the same reason I watched the first one, to hate and hate myself for watching it. What little is improved from last time is completely negated by the film’s incessant need to try – and fail – to live up to its expectations.
by Nile Fortner
The Boogeyman is back…AGAIN. Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, 47 Ronin) is back as the action packed, brutal, and everyone’s favorite international assassin, John Wick.
The first John Wick film focused on an iconic retired hitman named John Wick (Reeves). When the sudden death of his wife leaves Wick in mourning, he receives a beagle puppy as a gift. One night Wick’s Mustang vehicle catches the eye of some thugs. The thugs steal his car, vandalize his house, beat up Wick, and kill his puppy. This brings Wick out of retirement, and those thugs do not realize they have just resurrected the boogeyman, the most brutal assassin the crime underworld has ever seen, they have resurrected The Boogeyman known as John Wick.
by Kevin Muller
Despite what you may feel about him, Mel Gibson is one hell of a director. He gives his projects such a determined passion that isn’t really seen in movies today. It has been ten long years since he has been in the director’s chair, after controversial marks that nearly destroyed his career, and he has given us a war movie about hero Desmond Doss.
Logan brings out his Boston accent and reviews the 2017 Oscar nominated film, Manchester By The Sea starring Casey Affleck. #ManchesterByTheSea #MovieReview#oscarnominee2017
Logan is excited for the new Halloween (franchise) film coming out in 2018! We have John Carpenter – The Master of Horror Blumhouse and Danny McBride (actor) on-board. Check it out below and subscribe to our YouTube channel! #Halloween# Halloween2018
The intimacy of watching television is different than bonding with movies or music. Whenever I enter new periods of confusion in my life, I make it a point to rewatch the The Graduate (1967) or blast the electric “I-don’t-give-a-fuck” Live 1966 “Royal Albert Hall” version of Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone.” I pursue the familiar wisdom born of disillusionment in these pieces of art because it’s comforting and gives me hope. Television shows come to me as ever-changing episodes that demand my attention in the present moment. Whatever happens in my life between these installments informs my perspective on the stories and characters.
by Nile Fortner
So I’m going to get into this review right here. A review of the HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman. Now if you’re like me asking yourself, “Slenderman? Who the hell is Slenderman?” Honestly, I never heard of Slenderman until the two 12-year-old girls murdered their friend as a sacrifice to Slenderman. I remember when someone first told me about Slenderman, and I honestly thought it was a new rapper or trap dance hitting the music scene. Really, I thought someone named Slenderman was dropping an album next week. I’ve always been a fan of HBO documentaries. Spike Lee’s 4 Little Girls is one of my all time favorite HBO documentaries, and just one of my favorite documentaries in general. However, lately it seems like HBO is creating some damn fine documentaries. HBO’s Beware the Slenderman is about how an urban myth played a role in two girls murdering one of their classmates, one of their friends, and it looks like HBO has delivered another damn fine documentary.
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In this episode of Cinephellas Podcast, Logan and Henry talk about brand new TV shows coming out this year, returning TV series, and some of our favorites to look out for in 2017!
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by Kevin Muller
Every so often in Hollywood, film makers throw at us a movie that looks like one that young children would enjoy, but contain themes that are way beyond their years. In 2009, the long awaited adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” finally came to cinemas. Many were expecting a movie about the adventures of a boy and a few oversized monsters. What they got was a deep and meaningful piece of art about the emotions that Max, the human main character of the story, goes through and how he must deal with these extreme feelings. Yeah, this definitely sounds like something a six year old would eat up. Sarcasm aside, even though the movie was lauded by critics, it left many children and parents, wanting to find a movie to keep their kids occupied for two hours, cold to what was done to the beloved children’s novel.
